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February 2, 2012
Smoking tied to higher psoriasis risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding to the list of possible health consequences from smoking, a large study suggests that smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition psoriasis.
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January 20, 2012
Overweight linked to acne in teen girls
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight girls in their late teens were twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to report having a lot of acne in a large new survey of Norwegian teenagers that did not find the same link in boys.
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January 19, 2012
U.S. indoor tanning tax having mixed effects
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although a 2010 federal excise tax was meant to deter customers from using indoor tanning salons, only a minority of the businesses taking part in a new survey reported a drop in clients and most said their customers did not seem to care.
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January 19, 2012
Packaging may pump-up kids' sunscreen use
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids using a pump dispenser applied the most sunscreen in a new Australian study, but they still used less than half the amount needed for full protection.
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January 18, 2012
Video consults with dermatologists aid treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After a live video consult with a dermatologist, almost every patient who'd previously been checked out by a primary care doctor had a change in their diagnosis or in their treatment, in a new study from California.
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January 10, 2012
Heart disease more likely in people with psoriasis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from psoriasis may want to pay extra attention to heart risks, according to a new study that found they are at a greater risk for blocked arteries than those who don't have the skin disease.
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December 21, 2011
Targeted drug side effects add to cancer costs
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Painful rashes and other skin-related side effects of newer targeted cancer drugs may jack up treatment costs, suggests a new study.
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December 19, 2011
Tanning lotion users more likely to stay out of sun
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use sunless tanning lotions and gels tend to cut back on outdoor sunbathing and trips to tanning beds, according to a new study from Georgia.
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December 19, 2011
Maggots speed up cleaning of stubborn wounds
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maggots may trump scalpels when it comes to cleaning large wounds that won't heal easily, such as those seen in diabetics, according to French researchers.
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December 13, 2011
Indoor tanning tied to common skin cancers: study
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November 21, 2011
More sore throats in people on acne medication
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who take oral antibiotics for acne may be more likely to get sore throats, according to a new study.
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October 27, 2011
Soy supplement may improve crow's feet
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An experimental supplement derived from soy may help postmenopausal women smooth their "crow's feet" a bit, a small pilot study suggests.
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October 17, 2011
Should your hairdresser screen you for skin cancer?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Next time you get a haircut, you might end up with something you didn't expect: a referral to a dermatologist.
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September 22, 2011
Skin doctors head to sunnier pastures
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain areas of the United States, including the Midwest and Mountain regions, have an especially hard time holding on to dermatologists, according to a new study.
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September 19, 2011
Laser for varicose veins no better than surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Laser therapy doesn't appear to outshine the standard surgery to treat severe varicose veins, new research suggests.
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August 23, 2011
No major heart risk seen in new psoriasis drugs
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new, highly effective class of psoriasis drugs did not appear to raise the risk of heart problems in a review of published studies, but the analysis may not have been big enough to detect rare cases, U.S. researchers said.
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July 18, 2011
Hispanics still lagging in sun-safe behaviors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hispanics shouldn't assume their darker skin means they can't get skin cancer, and they should make sure to protect themselves when they're out in the sun, according to a new report.
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June 22, 2011
Botox and texting may not mix: report
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Are you a typical American teenager who sends more than 1,000 text messages each month? If so, Botox might impair your communication prowess, suggests a new report of a 17-year-old who had the treatment for a condition that causes excessive sweating.
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June 15, 2011
Kids with gov't insurance wait longer for some care
BOSTON (Reuters Health) - Sick children covered by Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) must wait twice as long as youngsters with private insurance to get an appointment with a specialist -- if they can get an appointment at all, according to a new study of a few hundred specialty clinics in Illinois.
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June 8, 2011
Financial transparency skin-deep at medical journals
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When scientists concluded in a report from November that they had found a potential anti-aging skin treatment, readers had good reason to think they could trust the claim.
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May 18, 2011
Metal under the skin? Find it with a magnet: doctor
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Got something stuck in your arm? If it's metal and hidden underneath the skin, doctors might be able to use an ordinary magnet to find it, according to a new case report.
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May 16, 2011
No physical explanation for delusional infestations
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People complaining that they were infected with bugs, worms, eggs, fibers, and even triangles, generally had a clean report on medical exams a new study finds.
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May 9, 2011
Crohn's patients respond to J&J's Stelara in study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's Stelara helped a significantly higher percentage of Crohn's disease sufferers than those who received a placebo, according to a study of patients who had not been helped by other commonly used drugs.
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April 14, 2011
FDA finds more blood cancer with TNF blocker drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have received more reports of rare blood cancer in young patients taking a class of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat digestive disorders.
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April 12, 2011
Note to dermatologists: the necktie is out
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new survey of patients at dermatologists' offices sends a clear message to doctors about their attire: scrap the necktie, but don't lose the white coat just yet.
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April 11, 2011
Black women's hair loss tied to braiding, weaving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very tight braiding or weaving is linked to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African American women, new research suggests.
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April 11, 2011
Drug resistance not a risk in acne treatment: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are prescribed certain antibiotics for acne - even those who take them for months at a time - are unlikely to develop bacteria resistant to those drugs, according to a new study.
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April 1, 2011
Can painkillers prevent melanoma?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New findings add to confusion over whether taking aspirin, ibuprofen or related painkillers reduces the risk of developing melanoma.
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March 31, 2011
Painful, itchy skin linked to obesity in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Small children who are obese may be more likely to develop severe eczema, a painful, extremely itchy skin condition, a new study says.
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March 21, 2011
Melanoma rates higher in wealthy white women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescent girls and young women living in wealthy communities were more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma in a new study of skin cancer cases in California.
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February 27, 2011
Doctors urge indoor tanning ban for minors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. tanning salons should close their doors to minors to protect them from skin cancer, a group of 60,000 pediatricians said Monday in a new policy statement.
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February 11, 2011
Will young doctors recognize melanoma?
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) - Fourth-year medical students - at least those at the University of Illinois at Chicago -- are not very proficient at detecting melanomas, the most serious type of skin cancer, researchers from that school said this week at the 69th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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January 18, 2011
Skin creams may not protect against all UV light
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many daily skin creams that claim to provide ultraviolet protection and anti-aging benefits may not have enough of the critical ingredients needed to block UV-A light, according to new research.
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December 23, 2010
Bacteria trigger production of key immune cells
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Allergies and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis could one day be prevented by consuming a type of bacteria, like probiotics taken in yogurt, according to a study published on Thursday.
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December 21, 2010
Many ignore indoor tanning risks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Too many Americans are ignoring the dangers of indoor tanning, or they are unaware of the dangers, as evident by the number of people who do it and the fact that most don't acknowledge it increases their risk of skin cancer.
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November 19, 2010
Painful "gluten rashes" might not be forever
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small percentage of people with a painful, blistering skin disease may eventually go into remission, saving them from medication and a strict diet, a new study reports.
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November 18, 2010
Mela defends skin cancer tool at U.S. FDA panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mela Sciences Inc defended its experimental skin cancer detection system before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday just days after agency staff questioned the data and said a new trial should be conducted.
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November 17, 2010
Skiers, beach goers face similar sun dangers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean the sun can't cook your skin, hints a new study of ultraviolet (UV) radiation and people's behavior at mountain ski resorts.
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November 2, 2010
Cancer cream poses little-known risk to pets
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientific journals usually aren't the province of puppy pictures, but the October 2010 issue of Archives of Dermatology contains an image of pitiable Ruby, a young Yorkshire Terrier with a tragic medical history: Ruby died of accidental poisoning after gnawing on a tube of her owner's cancer therapy, a potent cream called 5-fluorouracil.
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October 20, 2010
Baldness drug works, but some have sexual problems
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The widely used baldness drug finasteride (Propecia) indeed boosts hair growth in men, but some may develop sexual problems, according to a new analysis.
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October 18, 2010
Watch the lime juice when drinking Corona: skin doc
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Have you seen the Corona TV ad in which a woman, irritated that her beach companion has been staring at a bikini-clad blonde, squirts him with the lime sitting atop his beer?
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October 11, 2010
Abbott psoriasis drug succeeds in pivotal trial
NEW York (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories' experimental psoriasis treatment briakinumab, which is awaiting U.S. and European approval decisions, demonstrated superior skin clearance rates compared with a commonly used medicine in a pivotal late-stage clinical trial, the company said on Monday.
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October 6, 2010
In early trials, drug fights inflammatory diseases
LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental new antibody drug has proved safe and effective in treating three diseases involving inflammation - scaly skin, arthritis and a sore eye condition, data showed on Wednesday.
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September 20, 2010
REFILE: Skip sunbathing, use tanning lotion, doctors say
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Armed with a fake tan, government-funded researchers have found they can get women to cut back on sunbathing.
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September 16, 2010
Depression link to acne drugs questioned: study
LONDON (Reuters) - Fears that acne drugs like Roche's Accutane could cause depression may have been overblown, since the condition itself is strongly linked to suicidal thoughts and depression, scientists said on Thursday.
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August 17, 2010
Vitamin D not behind UVB's psoriasis benefit
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ultraviolet light therapy lessens the symptoms of psoriasis and simultaneously raises vitamin D levels, a new study shows. However, increased vitamin D is probably unrelated to light therapy's benefits for psoriasis, the researchers say.
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August 16, 2010
Psoriasis tied to depression, suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with the skin condition psoriasis are more likely to be depressed, anxious and thinking about suicide, than those without the problem, according to a new study of British adults.
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July 30, 2010
Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.
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July 26, 2010
REFILE: What "clinically proven" means for a beauty product
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Science doesn't just help to invent new products, it can push existing ones.
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July 23, 2010
What "clinically proven" means for a beauty product
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Science doesn't just help to invent new products, it can push existing ones.