Archives for July 2007
Topical Negative Pressure, Or VAC Therapy For Wound Healing Questioned
How effective and useful VAC Therapy, or Topical Negative Pressure is in the treatment of long-term wounds is questioned in an article in this month’s Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). This treatment has become progressively more popular. Topical Negative Pressure involves placing a foam dressing, cut to shape, into the wound. [click link for full [...]
Israeli-Developed Microcapsules Deliver Vitamins Straight To Your Skin
Idan Harpaz isn’t quite ready for the media. Micro encapsulation company Tagra Biotechnologies has been in such a busy period of development and growth in the last few years that CEO Harpaz hasn’t spared much time on thinking about how to present his company to journalists or media professionals. That’s all about to change. [click [...]
Unusual Remedies For Insect Bites
Mosquito bites seem to come with summer. It’s best to think ahead and apply an insect repellent some even are combined with sunscreen to give double protection from summer hazards before going out. But if you forgot and get an itchy welt, Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University, suggests this [...]
Dermatrends Announces Positive Developments In Moisturization And Exfoliation Study
Dermatrends, Inc., a drug delivery and skin sciences company, announced today that it has demonstrated positive results in a human study to evaluate its proprietary Hydroxide Releasing Agent (HRA) technology on human skin for moisturization and exfoliation (removal of dead skin cells). The study validated that Dermatrends’ HRA technology can be [...]
Dermatologists And Pathologists Assemble For In-Depth Training On Confocal Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation
More than two dozen dermatologists and pathologists assembled in New York City for the first in a series of in-depth courses to train future diagnostic readers on the interpretation of in-vivo confocal images of pigmented lesions. Led by one of the world’s leading in-vivo confocal imaging medical researchers, Dr. Giovanni Pellacani from the University [...]
Consumer Alert From The American Academy Of Dermatology: Questions To Ask For Safe And Successful Cosmetic Surgery
The number of cosmetic procedures performed in shopping malls, spas and walk-in clinics has risen dramatically in the past several years. Unfortunately, patients who choose to have these procedures performed in such locations may be forgoing safety for convenience of location and bargain prices. The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) urges patients to [...]
Itch Gene Found - Could Lead To New Treatments That Target Itching
If you are one of the millions of people on this planet who suffers from itching you may be pleased to read that scientists at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, have identified the first itch sensation gene. This discovery, say the researchers, may well lead to new treatments which target itchiness precisely [...]
ULURU Inc. Announces The Commencement Of A Clinical Study In Burn Patients
ULURU Inc. (Amex: ULU) today announced that it has commenced a clinical study to evaluate the mobility of severely burned joints treated with its patented Hydrogel Nanoparticle Wound Dressing as compared to the current standard of care. This clinical trial is one of numerous studies that are being conducted to support the marketing of [...]
Tru-Blu(TM) Light Treatment Approved For Acne
National Biological has received FDA approval to add the Tru-Blu(TM) to its extensive line of phototherapy products. Designed for a physician’s office with its small footprint and ease of operation, the Tru-Blu(TM) will treat facial acne and the difficult to reach acne on the torso of the body. Since 40% of all acne lesions [...]
Scientists Make Strides Against Melanoma
Melanoma remains a stubborn foe, with doctors reporting limited success in preventing the sometimes fatal skin cancer and even less success developing a cure. “We’d like to reduce that death rate, but that’s not happening,” said Dr. Martin A. Weinstock, chairman of the American Cancer Society’s Skin Cancer Advisory Committee. “We’re not being effective in [...]