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Botox Special on Maui!!!
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Source: aloha-dermatology.com - March 8, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: bigwave Tags: Botox Dr. Micki Ly Kaanapali Kapalua Kihei Lahaina Maui Wailea Source Type: blogs

Is Olay Pro-X As Good As A Dermatologist?
Modistmoz asks…I’ve just begun looking into starting an anti aging regiment for my skin (I am 30 with very fair skin). I’m working hard to research products to find the best fit. I was wondering what the Beauty Brains has to say about the new Oil of Olay Professional Pro-X line. Is it any good? The Right Brain replies: Is Pro-X any good? According to one study, it’s as good as prescription anti-aging from a dermatologist. Maybe. Doubtful data? According to Cosmeticsdesign testing done by Procter Gamble, makers of Olay, shows that its Pro-X line performs as well as a tretinoin-based prescription tre...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - March 8, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Anti-aging Questions Olay Pro-X Retin-A Wrinkle Treatment Source Type: blogs

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Source: Skin Deep - A Dermatology Blog - March 7, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Source Type: blogs

The joys of retirement : bring on the scooter
A short while ago, I retired.It's a strange business. In many ways, I had been looking forward to it but, when the day came, it was...well, strange. You do not really wind down. You finish an afternoon surgery on a Friday (well, that's what I did) and the new, young doctor takes over on the Monday. He is frighteningly well qualified and I'm sure my patients will be in safe hands.In days gone by, retired doctors used to keep dabbling in medicine by doing locums. I've made the decision not to do that. For several reasons. I would worry about getting out of date. Yes, you can go on courses, and read the journals, ...
Source: NHS Blog Doctor - March 7, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: retirement; GMC scooters Source Type: blogs

Two stories, two songs, one bottle of wine.
This is not something you're going to hear a lot of people say, but I love free flaps.(For the non-medical folks, a "free flap" is where a chunk of fat, skin, and blood vessels is hacked off of one part of the body and sewn onto another. Okay, maybe not "hacked", but it looks pretty awful for the first couple of days. Anyway.)Free flaps are what our plastic surgeons use when they have to take half of somebody's face off, usually due to skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma is the culprit in these cases (see your dermatologist regularly!) and the patients are mostly men in their 70's. Flaps usually come from either the chest...
Source: Head Nurse - March 5, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: Jo Source Type: blogs

Best and Worst of HIMSS Wrapup
I saw someone else do something like this and so I thought it would be fun to do a post talking about the best and worst parts of HIMSS. So, here we go. Best Session No doubt the ONC town hall was one of the most popular sessions and for good reason. The place was packed with standing room only. It was kind of neat to be there when they announced that the final rule on EHR certification bodies was just posted. It was interesting to see them filter the questions from the audience, but there was some interesting information gleaned from the town hall. Best Party I think there’s little doubt that the MEDecision party at...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 5, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: EHR EMR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record HealthCare IT HIMSS HIMSS 10 Source Type: blogs

Nanotechnology Promises a Glamorous Future for Cosmetics and Skincare Products
Nanotechnologies are already in use in the cosmetics industry. Nonetheless, nanotechnology will become the next new thing in beauty products and skincare. So says Adnan Nasir, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor in the department of dermatology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, who recently gave a talk at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology about the capacity of nanotech to improve cosmetic products in the future. From an American Academy of Dermatology: Dr. Nasir explained that when certain ingredients are included in micrometer-sized particles, which are considerably large...
Source: Medgadget - March 4, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

Incompetent GPs and prostate cancer
Do you remember the Nigel Molesworth "self-adjusting thank-you letter"? OK, OK, most of you are not that old, but it amused a very young Dr Crippen. I cannot find a copy of it, but it went something like this:Dear (Aunt) (Uncle) (Stinker) (Gran) (Clot) (Pen-Pal) Thank you very much for the (train) (tractor) (germ gun) (kite) (delicious present*) (sweets) (space pistol) (toy socks). It was (lovely) (useful) (just as good as the other three) (not bad) (super)And I hav (played with it constantly) (busted it already) (no patience with it) (given it to the poor boys) (dismantled it) I am feeling (very well) (very poorly) ...
Source: NHS Blog Doctor - March 4, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: PSA intermediate practitioners cancer screening nigel molesworth medical journalists incompetent GPs Source Type: blogs

Laser Treatments of Tattoos – an Article Review
This study’s conclusions might provide general guidance for optimizing lightening therapy. The authors make it clear that this is an initial study which will require further exploration. This said, their study suggest: The studies herein demonstrate that the selection of adequate laser variables guarantees the selective elimination of tattoo pigments in vivo, even using a density of energy significantly lower than those usually reported in the literature. We found that under the present conditions, fluences of 0.7 to 1.6 J/cm2 were effective in the removal of tattoos compared with fluences of 9.0 to 12...
Source: Suture for a Living - March 3, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: article review skin Source Type: blogs

1000 words (probably less for a smaller picture)
One of the very first outward signs of HIV I bore was seborrheic dermatitis. It was more like a reaction to being told that I had HIV. This has not been a consistent problem with me – or else I ignore it equally as consistently – but it has become problematic in the last month and [...]
Source: My journey with AIDS - March 3, 2010 Category: HIV AIDS Authors: Kenn Chaplin Tags: AIDS and HIV health-care hydrocortisone hydrocortisone valerate ketoconazole seborrheic dermatitis Source Type: blogs

Device to Detect Melanoma Through High Resolution Infrared Imaging
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are testing a new optical system to differentiate normal skin tissue from the more active cancerous variety. Because the skin is most adapt to external optical scanning, this technology of differentiating varying heat regions is thought best for detecting melanoma. From a Hopkins press release: Because cancer cells divide more rapidly than normal cells, they typically generate more metabolic activity and release more energy as heat. To detect this, Herman [Cila Herman, professor of mechanical engineering] uses a highly sensitive infrared camera on loan from the Johns Hopkins Applie...
Source: Medgadget - March 1, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Michael Source Type: blogs

Thoughts for the Day…
Just Call Me Flaky… Just file this under the “it’s always something” title. I’ve been using Head and Shoulder’s Intensive Care dandruff shampoo for years now. Well, this week it decided to no longer work and I’ve had an especially acute breakout of dandruff. Mom looked at my head last night and excitedly said, “You’ve got to go to the dermatologist!” She loves doctor’s appointments. Dad groaned. This comes on the heels of me relenting and deciding to get this troublesome wisdom tooth pulled on the condition I go to a dentist down in Columbus, Georgia that uses anesthesia. ...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - March 1, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Tags: Mom and Me medical matters Work Related Issues George and the Gang Model Railroading Source Type: blogs

What Reformers Are Up Against
Sunday, Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell told CNN that even if Democrats made a significant concession— such as a provision that would limit malpractice suits against health-care providers — this would not persuade Republicans to vote for health reform legislation. He added that there is probably no way that Democrats could win a single Republican vote—even if they revised their plan.I think McConnell is right. Republican politicians know that many of the voters who elected them oppose reform.While responding to a comment by Health Beat reader Greg P. I ran into this statement by a North Carolina college stu...
Source: Health Beat - February 28, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Maggie Mahar Source Type: blogs

Summer is dangerous, new studies ‘prove’
LATimes.com: A growing body of evidence from around the world suggests that summer is unhealthful, if not downright dangerous. Researchers in an array of medical fields have found previously unsuspected health risks in the famously school-free, sun-worshiping time between spring and fall. And while the researchers themselves are not making the connection between their findings and the inherent dangers of this seemingly benign season, the conclusion by today’s popular standards is obvious. Consider: One team announced this week that the season appears to be connected to autoimmune diseases in women. Another team recen...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - February 27, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Perlmutter Tags: Heads Up Source Type: blogs

The role of beta-HPVs in skin cancer development
Student guest post by Desiré Christensen Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small DNA viruses that infect epithelial cells. There are well over 100 subtypes of HPV. The subtypes that infect cutaneous epithelia are termed beta-HPVs and those that infect the mucosal epithelia are termed alpha-HPVs. Some alpha-HPVs have received attention as strong risk factors for the development of cervical cancer. Less public awareness has been generated over the role of HPVs in the development of other cancers such as vulvar, vaginal, anal, head and neck, and penile cancers. Only recent research has focused on an association between HPV ...
Source: Aetiology - February 25, 2010 Category: Epidemiologists Tags: Cancer epidemiology Source Type: blogs

Differences between Primary Care, Family MD
by CaribMD (Posted Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:31 pm)tangent1.57 wrote:CaribMD wrote:Primary care is Family practice ( this includes ER, and minor surgery) Internal MedicineOBPed'sGYN ( can be)basically these deal with multi systemsSpecialties would be single systems as a focus like Neuro and DermatologyI think this would make it easier t understand.Very good. One of my friends is doing a fellowship in internal medicine. I asked him if he did *NOT* do the fellowship, would he be considered a primary care physician, and he said that he would be a PCP. However, since he's doing this residency/fellowship, he will *NOT* be a PCP. Here...
Source: Med Student Guide - February 25, 2010 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

How doctors can improve patient interactions
by Lockup Doc Physicians learn a lot about many different topics, both in medical training and in practice. However, there are some life lessons that we never learn as well as when we become patients ourselves. When I was 13 or 14 years old, I regularly interacted with 2 different physicians with disparate interpersonal styles. Little did I know then that these seemingly meaningless encounters would indelibly shape my own beliefs about how people should treat each other. Ironically, many years later the experiences would help guide me as a physician in my interactions with my own patients. For a couple of years I was the ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 24, 2010 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Patient care primary care specialist Source Type: blogs

Suffocating Head Lice Product Works
It’s an instant reaction, isn’t it? Read or hear the word “lice,” and our scalp gets itchy. Unfortunately, head lice is a fact of life for many people, even in the so-called developed world, particularly among school children. Lice are not life threatening and they don’t carry illness, but they are still not something we want in our homes or on our scalp. However, treatment is usually with chemicals that can be harmful and often treatments need to be repeated because the follow up, picking out all the nits, is not always easy to do (Lice: The Real Nitpicking). In fact, some of the chemicals ar...
Source: A Hearty Life - February 24, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Diseases & Conditions Benzyl Alcohol Lotion 5% head lice ulesfia Source Type: blogs

Action on Smoking and Health Cites Purported Hazards of Fourth-Hand Smoke to Promote Bans on Adoption of Children by Smokers
In a press release issued last Friday, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) uses the purported effects of fourth-hand tobacco smoke to promote policies by which the adoption or fostering of children by smokers is not allowed, even if the prospective parents agree not to smoke inside the home.To more accurately describe the important difference between two "new" types of tobacco smoke exposure, I am today introducing the term fourth-hand smoke to make an important distinction that has not heretofore been recognized.Thirdhand smoke has been described as the off-gassing of residues that occurs after smoking has ceased in a room...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - February 22, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs

Researcher Warns that Smokers are a Danger to Their Children, Even if They Only Smoke Outdoors
As quoted in an article by the French news agency AFP, a co-author of the recent study regarding the risks of "thirdhand smoke" has warned that smokers represent a health threat to their children even if they only smoke outdoors because the residue on their skin and clothing is deposited in the home and leads to the formation of harmful levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines, some of which are recognized as carcinogens.Apparently, study investigators told the news agency that smoking outside the home does not mitigate the significant risk posed by thirdhand smoke. According to the article, Dr. Lara Gundel, a co-author of ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - February 17, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs

Differences between Primary Care, Family MD
by CaribMD (Posted Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:30 pm)Primary care is Family practice ( this includes ER, and minor surgery) Internal MedicineOBPed'sGYN ( can be)basically these deal with multi systemsSpecialties would be single systems as a focus like Neuro and DermatologyI think this would make it easier t understand.Read Main Topic
Source: Med Student Guide - February 16, 2010 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs

New and Exciting in PLoS this week
Let's see what's new in PLoS ONE, PLoS Biology and PLoS Medicine today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one click. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites: Avian Magnetoreception: Elaborate Iron Mineral Containing Dendrites in the Upper Beak Seem to Be a Common Feature of Birds: The magnetic field sensors enabling birds to extract orientational information from th...
Source: A Blog Around The Clock - February 16, 2010 Category: Medical Publishers Tags: Science News Source Type: blogs

Botulinum Toxin May Help Some Migraineurs
Migraines are more than just a bad headache – they are intense, focused pain, usually on one side of the head. And, for many people, they involve more than pain, but they also cause visual disturbances, nausea, sensory sensitivity, and even stroke-like symptoms in some people. Because of the severity of migraines and the economic impact they can have (missed work, money spent on treatment), researchers are trying to find just about anything that can help migraineurs, those who are living with the migraines. In a small study, just published in the Archives of Dermatology, researchers found that injecting a commonly us...
Source: A Hearty Life - February 16, 2010 Category: Nurses Authors: Marijke Durning, RN Tags: Diseases & Conditions botox botulinum toxin injection migraines migraineurs ocular migraines Source Type: blogs

Allergan's "Eye-popping" Migraine Botox Study: Freedom of Expression or Off-Label Promo Tool?
According to this study, Botox may be effective in the treatment of "imploding" or "eye-popping" headaches but NOT "exploding" headaches. Among all participants who responded to treatment, patients with exploding headaches experienced an average reduction in migraine frequency of 11.4 to 9.4 days per month (ie, not much improvement), whereas frequency in participants with imploding or ocular headaches reduced from an average of 7.1 days per month to 0.6 days per month.“These preliminary data are intriguing, and our results provide support for the hypothesis that patients with migraine that is characterized by imploding a...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - February 15, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Allergan migraine Botox Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 12-15/02/2010
Poor kids trail in language skills – The Guardian 15th February 2010 “Britain’s poorest children are already almost a year behind their richer classmates in their language skills by the time they start school, research has shown. The Sutton Trust report reveals the educational inequalities between the richest and poorest youngsters and the impact of parenting and a child’s home environment on their vocabulary.” tags: Education, Poverty, Deprivation, Speech and Language Therapy, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Investing in equality – The Guardian 12th February 2010 Tot...
Source: Fade Library - February 15, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Pulling the information together
Search engines can be strange things. They are principally there to help users, with a gap in their knowledge, gain the information they need. This information may be a phone number, address, opening times, drug interactions.Needless to say my interest is in clinical uncertainty. Imagine if search engines were never invented and someone sat down to design a tool that would answer clinical questions. Would anyone really suggest that someone types in a few related terms, hits 'search' and then gets presented with 10-20 results that may have the information they're interested in? It's laughable really. This is further complic...
Source: Liberating the literature - February 14, 2010 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

It's Okay to Just be Sick
Why is it important to medically-intervene for each and every illness or symptom? Symptoms may actually be beneficial; masking them does not expedite healing. As kids, we welcomed a little illness from time to time so we wouldn't have to go to school. As adults, a day off from work, although inconvenient at times, is often a welcomed break. As long as the illness isn't too bad, it's okay to just be sick.The vast majority of human diseases are viral, and there are only a few viruses that can be treated, such as herpes or influenza. Most viruses are self-limited; lasting about a week or so. Viruses do not respond to antibiot...
Source: All Ears - February 11, 2010 Category: Physician Assistants Authors: Rod Moser_PA_PhD Source Type: blogs

Tort Reform and the Social Contract
Matt Steinglass at the Economist has interesting take on tort reform, specifically that limiting physician liability for adverse patient outcomes must come with an equable cost to doctors. In Europe, the costs accrued due to medical errors are covered by the wide-ranging social safety net; the lottery system of massive med mal judgments is virtually absent. It's part of the social contract: doctors accept limited salaries in exchange for limited liability; patients accept that they cannot sue doctors for millions of dollars in exchange for a guarantee of access to decent health care.True or not (certainly not true if you a...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 11, 2010 Category: Surgeons Source Type: blogs

Smoking Rolling and Cancer
Another recent stimulating conversation raised the following question: Do people whose livelihoods depend on hand rolling cigars have higher rates of cancer in their fingers or hands? Or, in other words, does handling tobacco affect your risk of certain cancers?Unfortunately, there isn't much information out there on the subject. But here at the Bayblab we don't take "I don't know" for an answer, so rather than disappoint our reader here's what the literature has to say:First off, most of the relevant research out there deals with cigarettes not cigars, but they seem a reasonable proxy to answer the original question. Seco...
Source: Bayblab - February 10, 2010 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Kamel Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 09/02/2010
Asylum failings damage lives, says immigration watchdog – The Guardian 9th February 2010 “Parliamentary ombudsman says UK Border Agency is not managing its workload or resolving applications in time” tags: Asylum Seekers, Work Load, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Restless Legs Syndrome might sound trivial – but far from it – The Guardian 9th February 2010 “Ekbom’s disease is a debilitating disorder and treatment is difficult” tags: Neurology, Pain, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Make STD testing mandatory – The Guardian 8th February 2010 “Legal and financial disi...
Source: Fade Library - February 9, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

International Health News 09/02/2010
Study confirms link between older mothers and autism – The Independent 9th February 2010 “Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said Monday in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age. The father’s age had nearly no impact on the child’s risk of autism unless the father is older and the mother is younger than 30, according to the 10-year study, which examined 4.9 million births in the 1990s.” tags: Autism, Human Fertility, Health, News, Obstetrics, Disabilities, IHN, The Independent Help ...
Source: Fade Library - February 9, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Winter Sun Linked To Skin Cancer
Filed under: Skin CancerIf you're like many Americans, it's snowy or cold where you are, and you probably haven't seen the sun in several days. That doesn't mean that you should abandon your sunscreen! Even though you can't feel the sun's heat, the sun's UV rays are still reaching your skin and causing damage. UVA rays remain constant throughout the winter, contributing to skin cancer and skin aging. And although UVB rays -- those responsible for sunburns and skin cancer -- are not as intense during winter months, they still exist. Winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing can leave a person exposed ...
Source: The Cancer Blog - February 8, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Amber Greviskes Tags: skin cancer SkinCancer sun aging sunscreen ultraviolet rays UVA UVB winter winter sports Source Type: blogs

Eczema in pregnancy
This is the commonest dermatosis associated with pregnancy. Eczema is a multifactorial disease controlled by genetic predisposition & environmental factors.Effect of pregnancy on Eczema25% of pregnant women with eczema improve but more than 50% deteriorate.Deterioration occur at anytime but more common in second trimester.Effect of Eczema on pregnancyGenerally eczema doesn't affect fertility or the pregnancy.Genetic & environmental factors determine the development of eczema in a child.It is important to recognize & treat eczema herpeticum as this could lead to serious maternal mortality & morbidity.Aciclov...
Source: MRCOG FACTS - February 6, 2010 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: blogs

John Travolta: Bald and Bold
Travolta hairless in "Paris" Blowdried in "Fever" Dreadful dreadlocks in "Earth" John Travolta, known to take risky movie roles, makes one of his most courageous decisions yet as a rogue agent in "To Paris With Love." As Charlie Wax, Travolta appears to have waxed (or at least shaven) off his scalp hair. The man who wowed the disco crowd with his "Saturday Night Fever" mop top opts instead for a scalp as reflective as a mirrored disco ball. Unlike Bruce Willis...
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - February 6, 2010 Category: Dermatologists Authors: vail reese Source Type: blogs

How Can I Treat Back Acne?
Pam Ponders…I have a persistent back acne problem and my dermatologist recommended Clindamycin solution and Ketoderm cream to treat it. Do they really work? How? (By the way my back acne has not improved at all). The Right Brain responds: Clindamycin is an antibiotic cream that is frequently prescribed for severe acne. Why? Because one of the causes of acne is bacteria and antibiotics kill bacteria. So, although not everyone responds the same, it does make sense to try it as a treatment approach. Ketoderm is an antifungal cream, which is not typically used as a treatment for acne since acne is not caused by a fungu...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 6, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Acne back acne bacne Source Type: blogs

Eczema in pregnancy
This is the commonest dermatosis associated with pregnancy. Eczema is a multifactorial disease controlled by genetic predisposition & environmental factors.Effect of pregnancy on Eczema25% of pregnant women with eczema improve but more than 50% deteriorate.Deterioration occur at anytime but more common in second trimester.Effect of Eczema on pregnancyGenerally eczema doesn't affect fertility or the pregnancy.Genetic & environmental factors determine the development of eczema in a child.It is important to recognize & treat eczema herpeticum as this could lead to serious maternal mortality & morbidity.Aciclov...
Source: MRCOG FACTS - February 5, 2010 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Authors: Ravi Source Type: blogs

Picking a specialty – “what is the next hot field”
Last night I had a very interesting conversation with some 3rd year medical students. We talked about intern applications, scheduling the 4th year and choosing a specialty. One of the students wants radiology and is not concerned about the 20% decrease in payment that radiologists are getting from Medicare. Another student asked me to predict what the next "chic" specialty will be. The fact that the question was asked and that the other students were interested in my thoughts discourages me. I know that students have championed the ROAD – radiology, orthopedics, anesthesiology and de...
Source: DB's Medical Rants - February 2, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: rcentor Tags: Medical Rants Source Type: blogs

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/02/2010
‘Immune jab’ treatment blocks chronic pain – BBC Health News 2nd February 2010 “A treatment already used for immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis appears to also work for chronic pain, scientists have discovered. One small dose of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) reduced pain in just under half of patients treated. “ tags: Pain, Drug Therapy, Health, News, UHN, CMHN, BBC Health News Does Liverpool want cheap booze ban? – Liverpool Echo 1st January 2010 “LIVERPOOL health chiefs are pushing for minimum price legislation for booze to be passed. Liverpool PCT is preparing to lob...
Source: Fade Library - February 2, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

New Regulatory Wrinkle: Cosmetic Doctor Gets FDA Warning Letter! Who Snitched?
In what has been called a "first," the FDA "has cracked down on one of the most widely quoted cosmetic doctors, sending shudders through the ranks of opinion leaders in fashion publishing and vanity medicine," according to the New York Times (see here)."The F.D.A. recently sent a warning letter to Dr. Leslie Baumann, a well-known dermatologist and clinical researcher in Miami Beach, citing the doctor for expressing premature enthusiasm in the media about Dysport, an injectable antiwrinkle drug the agency had not yet approved," said the New York Times.FDA, in its letter, cited statements made by Dr. Baumann in newspapers an...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - February 1, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Tags: Botox #fdasm Source Type: blogs

UK Health News 01/30-02/01/2010
Make right to die legal – Pratchett – The Guardian 1st February 2010 “Sir Terry Pratchett is to use a prestigious lecture to say that the “time is really coming” for assisted suicide to be legalised. The author’s comments come after two polls found that a majority of people want assisted death to be allowed for the terminally ill.” tags: Suicide, Euthanasia, Ethics, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Sir Terry Pratchett calls for assisted death to be legalised – The Sunday Times 31st January 2010 Assisted suicide: 4 in 5 say do not prosecute – The Sunda...
Source: Fade Library - February 1, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade Mass Media Source Type: blogs

Seroxat and the myth of the ‘chemical cure’ – dead in the water
This study contributes to the extensive research that has helped to characterize the role of antidepressants,” which “are an important option, in addition to counseling and lifestyle changes, for treatment of depression.” A spokesperson for Pfizer, which makes Zoloft, also cited the “wealth of scientific evidence documenting [antidepressants'] effects,” adding that the fact that antidepressants “commonly fail to separate from placebo” is “a fact well known by the FDA, academia, and industry.” Other manufacturers pointed out that Kirsch and the JAMA authors had not studi...
Source: seroxat secrets... - January 31, 2010 Category: Mental Illness Authors: admin Tags: Anti-depressant Drug Marketing Source Type: blogs

What Can I Do About Blackheads?
Ali asks…I was wondering what is the best approach to dealing with blackheads. What are they and what can we do to keep them at bay. Thanks! The Right Brain replies: Ali, there’s really nothing to worry about.Blackheads are just pores on your skin that have a wider than usual opening. And this opening, because it’s so large and gaping, is filled up with “skin garbage” consisting of plugs of sebum and dead skin cells. And this garbage jamming your open skin pores has undergone a series of oxidative chemical reactions that have created a dark, black mass. A deep, dark black mass, like the kin...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 30, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Right Brain Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs

Dermatology and Web 2.0: Selected Online Resources
Webicina, the first medical web 2.0 guidance service, published today Dermatology and Web 2.0, a free comprehensive resource containing all the web 2.0 tools from quality blogs and communities to online slideshows and mobile applications. It was designed to help medical professionals interested in dermatology find the best resources online. Please take a look at the table of contents: News and Information on Dermatology Dermatology in the Blogosphere Deramtology Podcasts and Intrerviews Dermatology Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums Microblogging: Twitter and Friendfeed Dermatology Wikis Dermatology videos, ani...
Source: ScienceRoll - January 29, 2010 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Bertalan Meskó Tags: Health Health 2.0 Medicine Medicine 2.0 PeRSSonalized Medicine Web 2.0 Webicina eHealth Source Type: blogs

Laser Technology Used In Conjunction With Topical Therapy Cures Acne Completely
From MedIndia.net: Researchers have found a combination of laser therapy to safely and effectively treat one of the most common skin conditions that plagues teenagers and adults alike-acne. Dermatologist Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, MD, PhD, FAAD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., demonstrated how photodynamic therapy combined with a long-pulse, pulsed-dye laser and topical 5-aminolevulinic acid provides long-lasting clearance of acne lesions. “Laser technology has made great inroads in the treatment of acne, which until recently has been treated ...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - January 29, 2010 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. Perlmutter Tags: Heads Up Source Type: blogs

BehindTheMedspeak: Traveling when you have no fingerprints
........................................FunFact: "About one in 50 people lack fingerprints."Rita Rubin's May 27, 2009 USA Today story exploring this unusual condition follows.•••••••••••••••••••••••••Checking fingerprints when a person has noneBefore they can enter the USA, virtually all non-U.S. citizens 14 to 79 have their fingerprints screened at the airport or seaport to confirm their identity and make sure they're not a security threat.But what if you don't have fingerprints?That was the dilemma faced by a Singapore cancer patient whose chemothera...
Source: bookofjoe - January 28, 2010 Category: Anesthetists Authors: bookofjoe Source Type: blogs

Archives of Dermatology 2010 (Vol. 146 No. 1)
Contents page Fade Fave: In Vitro and In Vivo Laser Treatments of Tattoos Fade Skinny: Through the years, many different methods of tattoo removal have been explored. Older techniques involve removal of the outer skin layers using mechanical (dermabrasion and salabrasion), chemical, or thermal (cryosurgery and cauterization) methods. Progress in laser technology offers alternative treatments to patients with cutaneous discolorations, including senile lentigos and tattoos. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Curr...
Source: Fade Library - January 28, 2010 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: tracyjulia Tags: Athens Password Current Awareness E-Journals Laser Treatments Tattoos Source Type: blogs

Update: January 28, 2010
GIDEON what's new: January 26 to January 28, 2010 Infectious Diseases - Diagnosis Country Updated < Worldwide > <Bioterrorism simulator > Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Azores Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Colombia Comor...
Source: GIDEON blog - January 28, 2010 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Steve Berger Tags: What's New Source Type: blogs

Black Market Botox
Earlier today I listened to NPR’s broadcast of the Diane Rehm show: Implications of a Global Black Market for Botox. The guests were Col. Randall Larsen, executive director of the bi-partisan, Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism and the founding director of The Institute for Homeland Security (2000-2003) Marina Voronova-Abrams, biosecurity or biothreat reduction expert, formerly based in Central Asia and Russia, now works for the nonprofit environmental group Global Green Dr. Tina Alster, clinical professor of dermatology at Georgetown University Medical...
Source: Suture for a Living - January 27, 2010 Category: Plastic Surgeons Tags: terrorism BOTOX black market Source Type: blogs

FDA Warns Researcher For Promoting A Drug
Clinical trial investigators better be careful about discussing a drug with the media now that the FDA has chastised a researcher for touting an anti-wrinkling compound. The agency’s Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications sent a warning letter to Leslie Baumann for violating regs over comments she made about Ipsen Biopharm’s Dysport to two magazines and NBC’s Today show. Baumann conducted Phase III trials of the med, which was also known as Reloxin, for treating frown lines between the eyebrows. And she excitedly told Allure in an April 2007 article that the drug “will likely co...
Source: Pharmalot - January 27, 2010 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Allergan Botox Clinical Trials Dysport FDA Ipsen Biopharm Leslie Baumann Reloxin Warning Letter Source Type: blogs