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Washington - A new study by the lobby group Environmental Working Group (EWG) suggests that a number of cosmetic products with a petroleum base may contain a cancer-causing impurity called 1.4-dioxane, according to the online news source cosmeticsdesign.com.

International report - The European Union has found tea tree oil, an ingredient in many beauty products, to be unsafe and may ban the ingredient in light of research showing the oil causes skin irritation and inhibits the effectiveness of antibiotics, according to Pharmaceutical Business Review.

Washington - Older patients with long-standing diabetes and diabetic neuropathy and who have thick, discolored toenails are likely to harbor fungal infections, Reuters Health reports.

Exfoliation is the key to eliminating dry spots on the skin

Topicals, lasers and SPF are all ways to diminish unsightly brown spots

Cellulite is one of the most vexing problems for dermatologists. All treatments have their limitations

Joel Schlessinger, M.D answers all your cosmetic questions

Nail health can be affected by stress, fungus or even your lifestyle. Make some positive changes to get your nails back to their best.

Education, physician selection keys to Botox safety, success

Find the perfect filler- whether for lone wrinkles or for adding volume

The first misconception most physicians have is that they should only protect their personal assets from potential lawsuits. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Her parents never pushed her into medicine, or even to go to college, for that matter. Instead, they instilled the values she needed to do what she does today.

EMRs' promise comes with a downside, Dr. Siegel notes. Would people want all this information out there if encryption and security mechanisms ultimately chosen as standards prove insufficient?

The difference in payment between CPT codes 99211 and 99212 is approximately $16. If you undercode this just a couple of times a day, you could lose as much as $8,000 a year.

The first step is for dermatologists to recognize that these cutaneous conditions might be linked to new cancer treatments and to see these patients as quickly as possible.

Studies have shown that the long-term application of these topicals in mice skin was associated with the development of lymphoma.

Though not innately aggressive in the majority of cases, BCC must be treated in a timely manner to avoid the subsequent necessity of more invasive treatment of the tumor and to preserve the surrounding normal tissue.

If it is not growing, chances are it is not malignant. If it is growing, malignancy is possible. The problem is that all acquired nevi also have a growth phase, so growth cannot be used as a sole parameter.

Since we place all our "mole check" patients in gowns, it was easy to evaluate the patient's leg veins during the visit.

CMS published a proposed rule change that would let physicians repay Medicare overpayments over time, rather than demanding the money all at once.

Los Angeles - Natural oral and topical treatments can help round out traditional approaches to treating atopic dermatitis, especially for patients reluctant or unable to seek more conventional therapies.

Dermatologists prescribing any of the medications off label for pruritic dermatosis will find the dosages recommended are too low to suppress the itch of the dermatitic process.

Pittsburgh - New "activated" moisturizers help the skin retain moisture, and they also repair abnormalities with the skin at baseline in atopic dermatitis patients, according to Douglas W. Kress, M.D., of Children's Dermatology Services at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

The prevalence of atopic dermatitis has steadily increased over the past 40 years, and in children born after 1980, the rate has increased 15 percent to 20 percent.

Manchester, England - Treatments for psoriasis have evolved, with state-of-the-art biologicals leading the way for the more severe forms, but to maximize the effectiveness of any therapy it is crucial to assess the psychological aspects of psoriasis, as well as the physical, according to one expert.

San Francisco - Anecdotal evidence has long supported the notion that a person's mental health can impact his or her physical health and that psychological stress can have real physiological affects.

Washington - Because many skin diseases have associated rheumatic components, thorough musculoskeletal evaluations can help doctors slow or prevent some patients' disability, an expert says.

Unlike cancer, in which Srcasm levels are down and Src kinase levels are up, in psoriasis tissue samples, researchers have found that Src kinase levels are up, but so too are Srcasm levels, compared with normal skin on that same patient.

Sign follow-up correspondence to no-shows yourself; physician involvement may help patients understand the impact of their behavior.