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Volume 21 - Issue 7 - July 2013

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Evaluating Cosmeceuticals
07/22/2013
Cosmeceuticals have the potential to benefit a multitude of patients. Utilizing the science behind the products will enable the dermatology provider to offer all patients a cosmeceutical regimen that is tailored to individual...
Cosmeceuticals have the potential to benefit a multitude of patients. Utilizing the science behind the products will enable the dermatology provider to offer all patients a cosmeceutical regimen that is tailored to individual...
Cosmeceuticals have the...
07/22/2013
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A Managed Care Perspective on Biologics
04/07/2016
Biologics remain an expensive class of drugs, as they account for one-fourth of what Americans spend on medications each year, marking their importance in the managed care arena.
Biologics remain an expensive class of drugs, as they account for one-fourth of what Americans spend on medications each year, marking their importance in the managed care arena.
Biologics remain an expensive...
04/07/2016
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An Overview of Biologics
04/07/2016
The emergence of biologic therapies has changed the way dermatologists treat many chronic cutaneous diseases.
The emergence of biologic therapies has changed the way dermatologists treat many chronic cutaneous diseases.
The emergence of biologic...
04/07/2016
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Results From 5-Year Study of Safety of Ustekinumab
04/07/2016
The review of several long-term safety evaluations of ustekinumab supports the assertions of short-term studies that indicate this biologic as favorable for the treatment of psoriasis. These long-term analyses included 3,117 patients who...
The review of several long-term safety evaluations of ustekinumab supports the assertions of short-term studies that indicate this biologic as favorable for the treatment of psoriasis. These long-term analyses included 3,117 patients who...
The review of several long-term...
04/07/2016
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Active Treatment in Individuals With Psoriatic Arthritis
04/07/2016
Sensitive biomarkers help determine early changes in those with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Marjan de Groot, MD, and colleagues published a study in Dermatology in 2012 that determined which changes in the skin best correlate with clinical...
Sensitive biomarkers help determine early changes in those with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Marjan de Groot, MD, and colleagues published a study in Dermatology in 2012 that determined which changes in the skin best correlate with clinical...
Sensitive biomarkers help...
04/07/2016
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Effects of Adalimumab on Arterial Infammation
04/07/2016
Biologic treatment for skin infammation in psoriasis leads to improvement, but its effect on vascular infammation is less defned. Robert Bissonnette, MD, FRCPC, and col- leagues published a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging in...
Biologic treatment for skin infammation in psoriasis leads to improvement, but its effect on vascular infammation is less defned. Robert Bissonnette, MD, FRCPC, and col- leagues published a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging in...
Biologic treatment for skin...
04/07/2016
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Study Indicates That Ustekinumab Does Not Affect BMI
04/07/2016
In a study published in 2013 in British Journal of Dermatology, Paolo Gisondi, MD, and colleagues observed the difference in the effects that the biologic agents ustekinumab and infiximab have on patients’ body mass index (BMI). When...
In a study published in 2013 in British Journal of Dermatology, Paolo Gisondi, MD, and colleagues observed the difference in the effects that the biologic agents ustekinumab and infiximab have on patients’ body mass index (BMI). When...
In a study published in 2013 in...
04/07/2016
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Cost-Effectiveness Modeling in Biologics For Partial Responders
04/07/2016
A systematic review conducted by Slaven Sikirica, published in Value in Health in 2013, confrmed that psoriasis patients with an improvement of a minimally important difference (MID) in their health-related quality of life (QOL), as...
A systematic review conducted by Slaven Sikirica, published in Value in Health in 2013, confrmed that psoriasis patients with an improvement of a minimally important difference (MID) in their health-related quality of life (QOL), as...
A systematic review conducted by...
04/07/2016
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Etanercept Improves Work Productivity in Psoriasis Patients
04/07/2016
Psoriasis is a condition that is known to reduce work productivity, and many biologic treatments lack a suffcient amount of evidence regarding their role in improving work output. In a recent study conducted in Canada and published in...
Psoriasis is a condition that is known to reduce work productivity, and many biologic treatments lack a suffcient amount of evidence regarding their role in improving work output. In a recent study conducted in Canada and published in...
Psoriasis is a condition that is...
04/07/2016
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Biologic Treatment and Its Effect on Disease Severity and Quality of Life
04/07/2016
A study published in February 2013 in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology states that, for those with moderate-to-severe psoriasis being treated with biologics, a reduction of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index...
A study published in February 2013 in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology states that, for those with moderate-to-severe psoriasis being treated with biologics, a reduction of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index...
A study published in February...
04/07/2016
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Adalimumab in Psoriasis Patients Leads to Sleep Improvements
04/07/2016
Almost 50% of psoriasis patients report a disturbance in their sleep at least once a month due to their condition. This sleep defciency can be attributed to a number of related symptoms, including pain and emotional disturbances. A study by...
Almost 50% of psoriasis patients report a disturbance in their sleep at least once a month due to their condition. This sleep defciency can be attributed to a number of related symptoms, including pain and emotional disturbances. A study by...
Almost 50% of psoriasis patients...
04/07/2016
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The Challenges of Using Biologics to Treat Pediatric Psoriasis
04/07/2016
Dermatologists may start to reconsider biologics as a viable option in the treatment of pediatric psoriasis. However, at this time, most data concerning the outcomes and side effects of biologics have been garnered from studies involving an...
Dermatologists may start to reconsider biologics as a viable option in the treatment of pediatric psoriasis. However, at this time, most data concerning the outcomes and side effects of biologics have been garnered from studies involving an...
Dermatologists may start to...
04/07/2016
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Comparison of Biologic Treatment Costs Per Patient
04/07/2016
In an analysis using MarketScan Commercial Database to determine the costs of biologic treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Machaon M. Bonafede, PhD, and...
In an analysis using MarketScan Commercial Database to determine the costs of biologic treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Machaon M. Bonafede, PhD, and...
In an analysis using MarketScan...
04/07/2016
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Men Appear to be More Severely Affected By Psoriasis
04/07/2016
A longitudinal study conducted in Sweden by David Hägg, a doctoral student at Umea University, and colleagues sought to understand whether the lower percentage of female psoriasis patients treated with biologics is related to gender...
A longitudinal study conducted in Sweden by David Hägg, a doctoral student at Umea University, and colleagues sought to understand whether the lower percentage of female psoriasis patients treated with biologics is related to gender...
A longitudinal study conducted...
04/07/2016
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Survey: Psoriasis Patients Are Unsatisfed With the Care They Receive
04/07/2016
A recent study conducted by Kantar Health discovered 4 in 10 individuals with psoriasis do not consult a doctor for their condition. The self-administered survey, called the Psoriasis Syndicated Patient Study, also revealed that, out of those...
A recent study conducted by Kantar Health discovered 4 in 10 individuals with psoriasis do not consult a doctor for their condition. The self-administered survey, called the Psoriasis Syndicated Patient Study, also revealed that, out of those...
A recent study conducted by...
04/07/2016
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Biologics Provide Additional Options For Clinicians and Patients
04/07/2016
As the new managing editor of The Dermatologist, it is my pleasure to welcome you to read this special issue on biologics, an area with great signifcance to dermatologists and their patients. A recent study by IMS Health showed that biologics...
As the new managing editor of The Dermatologist, it is my pleasure to welcome you to read this special issue on biologics, an area with great signifcance to dermatologists and their patients. A recent study by IMS Health showed that biologics...
As the new managing editor of...
04/07/2016
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Spotlight
Spotlight on: Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, MD, PhD
07/22/2013
Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas received her three degrees from Harvard University: a BA from Harvard University, an MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University. 
Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas received her three degrees from Harvard University: a BA from Harvard University, an MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University. 
Dr. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas...
07/22/2013
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Legal Ease
Recent Cases Establish Need for Defensive Documentation
07/22/2013
Litigation filed against two physicians highlight an expanding list of reasons why doctors may face lawsuits.
Litigation filed against two physicians highlight an expanding list of reasons why doctors may face lawsuits.
Litigation filed against two...
07/22/2013
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Cosmetic Clinic
Anti-Aging Pills
07/22/2013
The search for a “fountain of youth” and increasing media attention often prompt patients to inquire about hormones and other supplements.   
The search for a “fountain of youth” and increasing media attention often prompt patients to inquire about hormones and other supplements.   
The search for a “fountain of...
07/22/2013
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An "F" For Evidence-Based Medicine
07/22/2013
One physician offers a plea for compassionate and comprehensive patient care.
One physician offers a plea for compassionate and comprehensive patient care.
One physician offers a plea for...
07/22/2013
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Treating Rare Fungal Infections: Chromoblastomycosis
07/22/2013
Chromoblastomycosis, or chromomycosis, is a subcutaneous, dematiaceous fungal infection, resulting from skin inoculation by pigmented fungi including Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Phialophora verrucosa, Cladophialophora carrionii, Fonsecaea...
Chromoblastomycosis, or chromomycosis, is a subcutaneous, dematiaceous fungal infection, resulting from skin inoculation by pigmented fungi including Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Phialophora verrucosa, Cladophialophora carrionii, Fonsecaea...
Chromoblastomycosis, or...
07/22/2013
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Vivacare, The Online Patient Education Service, to Launch New Disease Education Centers
07/12/2013
In dermatology, the Centers will include acne, psoriasis and more. The service is also becoming more mobile-friendly.
In dermatology, the Centers will include acne, psoriasis and more. The service is also becoming more mobile-friendly.
In dermatology, the Centers will...
07/12/2013
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Aesthetics Corner
Fractionated C02 Laser Treatment for Photoaging of the Arms and Legs
07/10/2013
This case demonstrates that utilizing fractionated CO2 laser on the arms and legs can impressively rejuvenate photodamaged skin.
This case demonstrates that utilizing fractionated CO2 laser on the arms and legs can impressively rejuvenate photodamaged skin.
This case demonstrates that...
07/10/2013
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Derm Dx
What is This Black Umbilical Nodule?
07/10/2013
A 68-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer presented with a black nodular lesion in her umbilicus that had been present since her teenage years.
A 68-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer presented with a black nodular lesion in her umbilicus that had been present since her teenage years.
A 68-year-old woman with a...
07/10/2013
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