Archives for June 2009
NeurogesX Provides U.S. Regulatory Update For Qutenza(TM)
NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to its proposed study to evaluate Qutenza(TM) in patients with post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) following pretreatment with an FDA-approved topical anesthetic.
Save The Date! National Bug Busting Day - Monday June 15th 2009
Campaigning to tackle the massive problem of head lice. Next Monday June 15th 2009, it’s the Department of Health’s National Bug Busting Day. On this day, families everywhere are encouraged to check their hair for traces of head lice and their nits. In support of this Department [...]
FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Skin Products Made By Clarcon Due To Bacterial Contamination Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory Inc. of Roy, Utah, is voluntarily recalling some skin sanitizers and skin protectants marketed under several different brand names because of high levels of disease-causing bacteria found in the product during a recent inspection. The FDA is warning consumers to not use any [...]
Metastatic Melanoma PV-10 Trial Results Encouraging Says Drug Company
Early results of a clinical trial that treated 40 patients with metastatic melanoma using PV-10, a form of the staining compound better known as Rose Bengal, were described as “encouraging” because the drug was well tolerated and showed selective tumor destruction in the majority of patients, said [...]
Palomar Receives FDA Over-The-Counter Clearance For A Home Use Wrinkle Removal Laser Device
Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTI), a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced that it has become the first company to receive a 510(k) over-the-counter (OTC) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new, patented, home use, laser device for the treatment of periorbital [...]
What Is Dandruff? What Causes Dandruff?
Dandruff affects the scalp and causes flakes of skin to appear - it is a common condition. Our skin cells are forever renewing themselves. When the skin cells on our scalp are renewed the old ones are pushed to the surface and out of the scalp. For a person with dandruff the renewal is faster, [...]
What Is Cellulitis? What Causes Cellulitis?
Cellulitis and cellulite are two completely different things. Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the dermis - the deep layer of skin - as well as the subcutaneous tissues (fat and soft tissue layer) that are under the skin. While cellulite is caused by fatty deposits under the skin that give it an orange peel [...]
Hydrogen Peroxide In The Immune System
When you were a kid your mom poured it on your scraped finger to stave off infection. When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair. Now there’s another possible function for this over-the-counter colorless liquid: your body might be using hydrogen peroxide as an envoy that marshals troops of [...]
Stiefel Laboratories Reaps First Fruits Of Barrier Acquisition With Completion Of Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial For 200 Mg Hyphanox(TM)
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. announced the completion and analysis of a pivotal phase III clinical trial for Hyphanox(TM) (itraconazole) tablet. The 200 mg itraconazole tablet formulation was developed using the proprietary Meltrex(R) technology. This trial is the largest randomized controlled clinical study in onychomycosis ever undertaken.
Skin Lesion Leads To More Cancer Types Than Once Believed
Actinic keratoses are sun-damaged rough patches or lesions on the skin - often pink and scaly - that doctors have long believed can turn into a form of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma. Now researchers at Brown University, the Veterans Administration Medical Centers in Providence and Oklahoma City, and others [...]