News articles tagged with 'dermatology'
Tanning bed exposure can be deadly when complicated by medication reactions
— 2 Mar 2011 12:13 | HealthTanning bed exposure can produce more than some tanners may bargain for, especially when they self-diagnose and use the radiation to treat skin eruptions, according to research conducted…
Stanford researchers first to turn normal cells into 3-D cancers in tissue culture dishes
— 22 Nov 2010 10:04 | HealthResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have successfully transformed normal human tissue into three-dimensional cancers in a tissue culture dish for the first time.…
New approaches to skin cancer prevention
— 23 Oct 2010 17:57 | HealthThe annual 'Euromelanoma Day' campaign is designed to prevent skin cancer among the general public. While there has been considerable interest, it has proved difficult to reach out…
Yale team finds a genetic rarity: A mutation that restores health
— 27 Aug 2010 11:01 | HealthErrors in the copying of genes during cell division can cause numerous diseases, including cancer. Yale School of Medicine scientists, however, have unravelled the secrets of a much…
New publications examine treatment outcomes for infantile haemangiomas
— 20 Jul 2010 11:53 | HealthIn an ongoing effort to find better and safer treatment for complicated infantile haemangiomas, researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin,…
Patients with acne may get electronic follow-up care
— 20 Apr 2010 12:14 | HealthFollow-up visits conducted via a secure Web site may result in similar clinical outcomes as in-person visits among patients with acne, according to a report in the April issue of Archives…
Geneticists hunt for scleroderma triggers
— 30 Oct 2009 11:31 | HealthAt its most benign, the autoimmune disease scleroderma can discolour parts of the skin of its sufferers. At its most pernicious, it can thicken and harden their skin, their blood vessels,…
Researchers find demand for cosmetic procedures in dermatologic surgery rising rapidly
— 6 Oct 2009 16:58 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Laser and Skin Cancer Centre of Indiana, (Carmel, Indiana), found that there has been a dramatic increase in the…
Gene variation is 'major genetic determinant of psoriasis'
— 28 Aug 2009 07:28 | HealthA specific genetic region that has been increasingly identified as the strongest genetic link to psoriasis has an even more significant role in the chronic skin disease than has been…
Dermatologist skin examinations detect more, thinner skin cancers than patients identify themselves
— 18 Aug 2009 12:48 | HealthMost melanomas detected in a general-practice dermatology clinic were found by dermatologists during full-body skin examinations of patients who had come to the clinic for different…