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Volume 14 - Issue 2 - February 2006

DNA Repair Adjuvants
09/04/2008
While anti-oxidants have long been getting a great deal of attention as prophylactics of and panaceas for cancers, there’s a now a new group of therapeutic compounds in the spotlight — DNA repair promoters. So how exactly do DNA repair...
While anti-oxidants have long been getting a great deal of attention as prophylactics of and panaceas for cancers, there’s a now a new group of therapeutic compounds in the spotlight — DNA repair promoters. So how exactly do DNA repair...
While anti-oxidants have long...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
Two New Departments Debut
09/04/2008
This month, we bring you two new departments. “Surgical Insights”, which is authored by Joel L. Cohen, M.D., and Ranella Hirsch, M.D., is a bi-monthly department. “Issues in Dermatology”, which is coordinated by Gary...
This month, we bring you two new departments. “Surgical Insights”, which is authored by Joel L. Cohen, M.D., and Ranella Hirsch, M.D., is a bi-monthly department. “Issues in Dermatology”, which is coordinated by Gary...
This month, we bring you two new...
09/04/2008
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Rare and Important Presentations of Skin Cancer
09/04/2008
Rare presentations of common tumors can lead to late or incorrect diagnoses. As dermatologists, we provide a critical diagnostic and therapeutic role in the management of these tumors with rare presentations. The following cases are from...
Rare presentations of common tumors can lead to late or incorrect diagnoses. As dermatologists, we provide a critical diagnostic and therapeutic role in the management of these tumors with rare presentations. The following cases are from...
Rare presentations of common...
09/04/2008
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Legal Ease
Compounding:
Can It Legally Involve You? Part 2
09/04/2008
This article, the second of a two-part series, is devoted to the discussion of drug compounding, an issue that is one of the key legal issues in the case that DUSA Pharmaceuticals (Wilmington, MA) has brought in recently suing several...
This article, the second of a two-part series, is devoted to the discussion of drug compounding, an issue that is one of the key legal issues in the case that DUSA Pharmaceuticals (Wilmington, MA) has brought in recently suing several...
This article, the second of a...
09/04/2008
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Pharmacotherapy Update
Topical Corticosteroids: Examining Pharmacologic Properties
09/04/2008
Topical corticosteroids are a mainstay of therapy in dermatology, and the choices of available agents are plentiful. There is a wide array of options among these agents with variables including chemical structures, halogenation and vehicles....
Topical corticosteroids are a mainstay of therapy in dermatology, and the choices of available agents are plentiful. There is a wide array of options among these agents with variables including chemical structures, halogenation and vehicles....
Topical corticosteroids are a...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
FDA Warnings
Have No Meaning
09/04/2008
In February 2005, The Washington Post ran an article, “FDA Panel Urges Warnings on 2 Eczema Drugs” (Rob Stein, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005; Page A08).  The article stated: “A prescription cream and an ointment that...
In February 2005, The Washington Post ran an article, “FDA Panel Urges Warnings on 2 Eczema Drugs” (Rob Stein, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005; Page A08).  The article stated: “A prescription cream and an ointment that...
In February 2005, The Washington...
09/04/2008
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Issues in Dermatology
The Pathology Debate
09/04/2008
Fee-splitting, or the act of receiving payment for referring a patient, has been a hotly debated topic in dermatology and in medicine in general. Specific to dermatology, a debate has grown over the ethics and legality of negotiating a...
Fee-splitting, or the act of receiving payment for referring a patient, has been a hotly debated topic in dermatology and in medicine in general. Specific to dermatology, a debate has grown over the ethics and legality of negotiating a...
Fee-splitting, or the act of...
09/04/2008
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Spotlight
Perspectives
09/04/2008
SPOTLIGHT on Walter B. Shelley M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Shelley is Professor Emeritus of Dermatology at the Medical University of Ohio. He has been a prolific author of countless journal articles and dermatology books, including Advanced...
SPOTLIGHT on Walter B. Shelley M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Shelley is Professor Emeritus of Dermatology at the Medical University of Ohio. He has been a prolific author of countless journal articles and dermatology books, including Advanced...
SPOTLIGHT on Walter B. Shelley...
09/04/2008
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Challenge: Correcting a Downturned Smile
09/04/2008
Patient: A 44-year-old woman with a horseshoe-shaped mouth. When her facial muscles are at rest, it gives her the unintentional appearance of anger. Treatment Issue: Combining botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic) and a filler agent,...
Patient: A 44-year-old woman with a horseshoe-shaped mouth. When her facial muscles are at rest, it gives her the unintentional appearance of anger. Treatment Issue: Combining botulinum toxin type A (Botox Cosmetic) and a filler agent,...
Patient: A 44-year-old woman...
09/04/2008
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Research in Review
Infectious Complications of Atopic Dermatitis
09/04/2008
Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common dermatoses presenting to pediatric dermatologists. In addition to the management of xerosis, pruritus and recurrent flares of dermatitis, there are numerous complications to recognize and manage.
Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common dermatoses presenting to pediatric dermatologists. In addition to the management of xerosis, pruritus and recurrent flares of dermatitis, there are numerous complications to recognize and manage.
Atopic dermatitis is one of the...
09/04/2008
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Derm Dx
What Caused These Papulonodules?
09/04/2008
Patient Presentation  A 49-year-old African-American male presented with a 2-year history of a diffuse skin eruption and severe arthritis. On presentation, he complained of pain in multiple symmetric joints, including his wrists, hands,...
Patient Presentation  A 49-year-old African-American male presented with a 2-year history of a diffuse skin eruption and severe arthritis. On presentation, he complained of pain in multiple symmetric joints, including his wrists, hands,...
Patient Presentation  A...
09/04/2008
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Cosmetic Clinic
Fautox Repercussions
09/04/2008
 More than a year has passed since an unlicensed osteopathic physician in Florida injected himself and three others with industrial-grade botulinum toxin. The patients involved have not completely recovered, but they have done remarkably...
 More than a year has passed since an unlicensed osteopathic physician in Florida injected himself and three others with industrial-grade botulinum toxin. The patients involved have not completely recovered, but they have done remarkably...
 More than a year has...
09/04/2008
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Allergen Focus
Focus on T.R.U.E. Test Allergen #24: Thiuram
09/04/2008
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease with high impact in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and contact...
Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an important disease with high impact in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and contact...
Allergic contact dermatitis...
09/04/2008
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Pediatric Melanoma on the Rise
09/04/2008
Oklahoma City dermatologist Mark Naylor, M.D., won’t soon forget the teen-aged patient who showed up in his office a few years ago to have him check a suspicious growth on her buttocks which, on pathology, was found to be a melanoma. “It...
Oklahoma City dermatologist Mark Naylor, M.D., won’t soon forget the teen-aged patient who showed up in his office a few years ago to have him check a suspicious growth on her buttocks which, on pathology, was found to be a melanoma. “It...
Oklahoma City dermatologist Mark...
09/04/2008
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New Skin Typing System
09/04/2008
In the early 1900s, the legendary Helena Rubinstein, who created a cosmetics empire and influenced generations of women on beauty, identified four skin types: dry, oily, combination and sensitive.1 Back then, far fewer skincare products...
In the early 1900s, the legendary Helena Rubinstein, who created a cosmetics empire and influenced generations of women on beauty, identified four skin types: dry, oily, combination and sensitive.1 Back then, far fewer skincare products...
In the early 1900s, the...
09/04/2008
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SKIN CANCER AND PHOTOAGINGUpdate
09/04/2008
New Data Provide Better Prognostic Information for Cutaneous Melanoma. Did you know? >> A better understanding of prognostic factors in cutaneous melanoma has evolved over the last decade. A revised melanoma staging system was...
New Data Provide Better Prognostic Information for Cutaneous Melanoma. Did you know? >> A better understanding of prognostic factors in cutaneous melanoma has evolved over the last decade. A revised melanoma staging system was...
New Data Provide Better...
09/04/2008
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