Archives for August 2007
Which? Helps Abandoned Cosmetic Filler Victims Take Action, UK
Over 50 people abandoned by cosmetic treatment company Isolagen are set to take legal action to win thousands of pounds in damages, with the help of Which? Isolagen offered patients, who wanted to smooth their wrinkles, a cosmetic filler which used their own skin cells. Cells were taken during a biopsy and re-injected into the [...]
Gene Signature Spells Poor Outcome
Other than visually inspecting the disease, doctors have no genetic blueprint to classify melanomas, a lethal form of skin cancer. Tumors generally are ranked by how deeply the growth has invaded underlying skin tissue. The deeper it burrows into the skin, the more lethal the cancer, but some patients defy the odds and survive with [...]
New Skin-Healing Chemicals
Researchers have made synthetic lipids called pseudoceramides that are involved in skin cell growth and could be used in treating skin diseases in which skin cells grow abnormally. Ceramides are lipids found in the outermost skin layer called the stratum corneum, which is made of dead skin cells and mainly serves as a physical barrier. [...]
Manipulating Melanin Production In The Body To Improve Treatment For Skin Pigment Problems
Melanocytes are not the only cells responsible for differences in skin coloration. New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has shown that some of the most basic cells on the skin’s surface influence pigment production and help regulate skin coloration.The finding offers hope for new approaches to the treatment of pigmentation disorders that leave [...]
Which? Warns Of The Dangers Of Mixing Sun And Laser Hair Removal, UK
Holidaymakers having laser hair removal in preparation for escaping the British weather this weekend must do their research and consider the risks, warns Which?Which? research1 shows that almost two fifths (39 per cent) of people thinking about having cosmetic treatments consider cost to be the most important factor in their decision and only 14 per [...]
FDA Proposes New Rule For Sunscreen Products - Highlights Include New UVA Rating System, Sun Warning Information
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new regulation that sets standards for formulating, testing and labeling over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen drug products with ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) protection. “For more than 30 years, consumers have been able to identify the level of UVB protection provided by sunscreens using only sunburn protection [...]
Advanced Life Sciences Announces ALS-357 Granted FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Metastatic Melanoma
Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADLS) announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to its oncology product, ALS-357, for the topical treatment of metastatic melanoma. Melanoma is estimated to be the sixth most common cancer among new cases of cancer in the United States and [...]
Two Blood Chemicals Associated With Eczema And Itching
If you scratch an area of your skin, levels of two blood chemicals rise accordingly, say scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This new discovery, they say, could lead the way to devising new treatments for eczema and itching. You can read about this in the British Journal of Dermatology.The researchers had [...]
Saving Lives Of California Residents Who Develop Skin Cancer Each Year: The Key Is Early Detection And Treatment
Once every ninety minutes a California resident is diagnosed with a new case of melanoma skin cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. A local dermatologist is working to decrease this alarming statistic, and increase the likelihood that local residents diagnosed with this deadliest type of skin cancer will survive. [click link for [...]
Beauty Secret For Balanced Skin Color And Tone Discovered By Scientists
In the timeless quest for healthier, younger looking skin, scientists from the University of Cincinnati and Tokyo Medical University have made an important discovery toward manipulating skin tone and color. The implications of this research range from helping doctors develop more natural looking bioengineered skin grafts to helping cosmetics companies develop new products for achieving [...]