Archives for May 2007
Australian Medical Association Awards 2007 - The MJA Wyeth Award
The twelfth The Medical Journal of Australia/Wyeth Australia award for the best original research published in the Medical Journal of Australia was awarded during the opening ceremony of the AMA National Conference in Melbourne today. [click link for full article]
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Light Dimensions Releases Clinical Study Results For The RejuvaWand Home-Use, LED And Infrared Light-Based Skincare Appliance
Many beauty and skin care companies launch new products claiming to improve the overall look and feel of the skin. However, the evidence for the use of over-the-counter cosmetic products that claim anti-aging effects has not been clearly substantiated, until now. Light Dimensions, a developer of restorative, light-based personal care products, today announced clinical study [...]
CIMZIATM (certolizumab Pegol) Demonstrates Efficacy In Psoriasis Patients Previously Treated With Biologics
Results from the first study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CIMZIATM (certolizumab pegol), the first PEGylated, Fc-free anti-TNF, in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis previously treated with other biological drugs (’biologics’) were presented today at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Annual Meeting. [click link for full article]
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Guidelines On Skin Reactions To New Class Of Cancer Drugs
Skin reactions to a powerful new class of anti-cancer drugs are frequent, but manageable through a simple and rational treatment approach - usually without the need to reduce the dose or interrupt treatment with potentially life-prolonging chemotherapy, according to an article in the May issue of “The Oncologist.”The special article presents the first recommendations on [...]
Stress And Hair Loss
The next time you begin losing large amounts of hair, think about the role of stress and hair loss. To illustrate the point, here is a real life story about stress and hair loss. Elaine was always an attractive girl. While in college, she took on a job to help make ends meet. [...]
Herpes Outbreaks Causes
Herpes is a virus and the two main types of this virus are simplex 1 (HSV1) which generally infects the mouth causing cold sores and simplex 2 (HSV2) which usually infects the genital tract causing genital sores. The different herpes infections have become very common diseases with a large number of people experiencing one [...]
Athletes Foot Causes And Treatment
Many people will develop athlete’s foot at least once in their lives. Some will get it more often. To avoid athlete’s foot, the following advice should help: - Wash your feet every day, or even twice, with a mild soap paying special attention to the area between the toes. - Wear sandals or [...]
Athletes Foot Apprearance
Athlete’s Foot, known as tinea pedis, is a very common fungal infection that grows on human skin but especially the feet. It mostly affects men of all ages as well as young people and appears in the area between the toes, on the soles of the feet as well as in the fingernails and [...]
Retinol Lotion Reduces The Fine Wrinkles From Natural Aging Of Skin, Not Just Skin Aged By Sun
Lotions containing retinol improve the appearance of skin that has become wrinkled through the normal aging process, not just skin that has been damaged by exposure to the sun, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.Researchers tested lotions containing retinol - Vitamin A that is found in many skin-care products [...]
Inovio Biomedical’s DNA Delivery Technology Shows Safety And Enhances Gene Expression & Tumor Responses In Interim Melanoma Clinical Study Results
Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO), focused on the development of DNA-based DNA vaccines for cancers and infectious diseases and a novel alternative to surgery to treat localized cancers, announced today that interim clinical trial results demonstrated that a DNA-based immunotherapy delivered by Inovio’s electroporation technology was safe and tolerable, facilitated gene expression, and resulted in significant [...]