Dermatology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the hair, nails, skin and its diseases.[1][2] It is a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects.[2][3][4] A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.[2][5]

Jury still out on effect of systemic psoriasis meds on MI risk

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 15:05

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Results from some studies have concluded that treatment with conventional systemic or biologic therapy improves the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

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FDA advisers want more data on sunscreen safety

Posted on: 05/09/2014 - 20:40

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The widespread and long-term use of sunscreens demands that manufacturers provide more long-term safety data and information on how the active ingredients affect the health of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: German screening initiative catches skin cancer sooner

Posted on: 04/09/2014 - 18:20

EDINBURGH – Is population screening for skin cancer worthwhile? Yes, Dr. Eckhard Breitbart said in a debate at the 15th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin. "Screening is not a diagnostic...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: What’s your UV risk today? There’s an app for that

Posted on: 04/09/2014 - 16:55

EDINBURGH – How would you like a smartphone app that offers a personalized sun protection strategy based on location and skin type? At the 15th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin, Nina Goad,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Photodynamic therapy clears thin AKs better than cryotherapy

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 21:00

Thin actinic keratoses on the face or scalp were 14% more likely to clear completely in patients treated with photodynamic therapy, compared with cryotherapy, in a meta-analysis of four studies...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Field therapy preferred when treating actinic keratoses

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 14:00

VANCOUVER, B.C. – In the clinical opinion of Dr. Mariusz Sapijaszko, treating actinic keratosis without field therapy creates a disadvantage "because this is not an individual lesion...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Consider a zero therapy approach to periorificial dermatitis

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:55

CHICAGO – For periorificial dermatitis, don’t do a thing. That was the first-line therapy suggested at this year’s American Academy of Dermatology summer meeting. "Sometimes you have to be...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Psoriasis patients post above-average cancer rates

Posted on: 22/08/2014 - 18:55

CHICAGO – Malignancy rates in patients with psoriasis outstrip those in the general population, based on data from a retrospective analysis of commercial claims. Rates for all cancers were similar...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Anti-adalimumab antibodies mean poorer outcomes in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 22/08/2014 - 17:35

Psoriatic arthritis patients with detectable anti-adalimumab antibodies have significantly lower serum adalimumab concentrations and poorer clinical outcomes at 28 weeks and 52 weeks of treatment,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Infliximab may carry a higher infection rate in psoriasis patients

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – Patients with psoriasis treated with infliximab had the highest incidence of serious infections in a retrospective analysis of commercial claims data. After 5 years of follow-up among...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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