Creamy cleanser.(Products)
Stelatopia Cream Cleanser is designed to help control eczema flares
in infants and children by replenishing the lipids in the skin. The
cleanser contains sunflower oil distillate, which promotes . . .
Topical gel for hyperhidrosis.(Products)
Hydrosal Professional is available as a first-line treatment for
excessive sweating. It is available only through a physician. The gel
contains 15% aluminum chloride hexahydrate, which has proven . . .
Cleansing bar for sensitive skin.(Products)
Sukibody Sensitive Cleansing Bar gently softens the skin and
relieves dryness. The bar is made with 100% organic ingredients,
including saponified vegetable oils; pure shea butter, an . . .
Health care equality views shaped by med school
diversity.(Practice Trends)
White students attending more racially diverse medical schools
consider themselves better prepared to care for patients of racial and
ethnic minority group, according to a study of more than . . .
Revering the work of physician writers.(The Rest of Your
Life)
Well before he attended medical school at Columbia University, New
York, Dr. Daniel C. Bryant had been captivated by reading and writing,
underscored by an undergraduate degree in French literature . . .
Companies target patients as agents of change: Microsoft and
Google executives believe that digitally enabled patients will push
WASHINGTON -- Search engine giant Google has joined software giant
Microsoft in an attempt to revolutionize health care information
technology, one patient at a time.
Google launched Google . . .
Midlevel practitioners help drive bottom line.(Practice
Trends)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Physician assistants and nurse practitioners can
enhance the bottom line of a dermatology practice, but it is important
to take a hard look at the numbers before hiring a . . .
PQRI frustrating, but not costly.(Policy & Practice)
A total of 90% of physicians answering a Medical Group Management
Association survey said that they had trouble accessing their
confidential 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) . . .
FDA warns on laser brush.(Policy & Practice)(Food and Drug
Administration)(Sunetics International Corp)(Brief article)
The Food and Drug Administration has warned Sunetics International
Corp. of Las Vegas that it is illegally marketing its Laser Hair Brush
and Laser Skin Brush. The company advertises the products . . .
MedSpa bill fails in California.(Policy &
Practice)(International Medical Spa Association )(Brief article)
A bill that could have shuttered a huge number of medical spas in
California essentially expired after a failed floor vote in the state
Senate and protracted negotiations over a competing bill in . . .
Pregnancy mortality risk much higher for blacks.(Across
Specialties)
CHICAGO -- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of
pregnancy-related deaths in the United States during 1998-2004 indicates
that black women have nearly a fourfold higher incidence . . .
Calcium, cohosh often replace hormone therapy.(Across
Specialties)
NEW ORLEANS -- Among women who have discontinued hormone therapy
for vasomotor symptoms, black cohosh and multivitamins with calcium were
two of the most common substitutes, according to survey . . .
Marital status may influence Alzheimer's risk.(Across
Specialties)
CHICAGO -- People who are married from mid- to late life are
significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's, while those who
remain single face up to an eightfold increased risk, Krister . . .
Happily married women report less insomnia.(Across
Specialties)
BALTIMORE -- Women who are happily married in midlife report fewer
sleep problems than unhappily married or unmarried women, based on data
from nearly 3,000 women.
Previous studies have shown . . .
Studies deem Rituximab effective for Wegener's.(Across
Specialties)(Clinical report)
PARIS -- Rituximab displayed impressive efficacy as rescue therapy
in refractory Wegener's granulomatosis and other forms of
antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis in the . . .
Cancer screening not needed with vasculitis Dx.(Across
Specialties)
PARIS -- Patients with newly diagnosed antineutrophil cytoplasmic
antibody--associated vasculitis do not have an increased rate of
underlying malignancies, according to the findings of a large . . .
Alcoholism is increasingly seen as medical illness.(Across
Specialties)
WASHINGTON -- The public became more likely to regard alcohol
dependence as a medical illness over a 10-year period, but
stigmatization of alcoholism increased over that period as well, the
latest . . .
Type of liquor consumed plays role in next-day hangover
risk.(Across Specialties)
BALTIMORE -- Drinking clear liquors--such as vodka and gin--and
drinking more than one type of alcoholic beverage are both associated
with an increased risk of having a hangover among college . . .
Varenicline helps curb alcohol cravings in smokers, study
finds.(Across Specialties)
WASHINGTON -- The antismoking drug varenicline also appears to curb
alcohol cravings in smokers who are heavy drinkers, results of a small
study show.
Nondependent heavy drinkers taking . . .
Diagnosis: histiocytoid sweet syndrome.(Case of the
Month)(Disease/Disorder overview)(Case study)(Clinical report)
A 58-year-old woman presented with fever, arthralgia, and a rash on
her hands, arms, and feet. The symptoms appeared 2 days into a 5-day
course of azithromycin. Complete blood count, liver function . . .
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