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The current financial crisis has left many Americans with less wealth than they had just a year ago. Home and stock market investments are likely worth a lot less ? and it may be years until the values of these assets return to previous levels. Investment advisers Carole C. Foos, C.P.A., and David B. Mandell, J.D., M.B.A., offer a strategy with two simple steps to help you start now to make up for your losses.

Washington - An FDA panel has decided that product labels on wrinkle fillers should be strengthened to include long-term effects, such as possible scarring, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Hong Kong - Indigo naturalis, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, may be effective in treating psoriasis, according to a study.

Aliso Viejo, Calif. - Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced it has acquired DermaTech, an Australian pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology products, marketwatch reports.

World report - Scientists may have discovered a way to restore color to white hair following illness, according to a study published in the British Journal of Dermatology.

San Diego - Histogen has announced that Zoe Diana Draelos, M.D., will be joining the company’s scientific advisory board, PR Newswire reports.

Clark, N.J. - A recent L’oréal research study compared the efficacy of glycolic acid (GA) to capryloyl salicylic acid (LHA)in treating wrinkles hyperpigmentation, inside cosmeceuticals reports.

Toronto - Canadian dermatologist Dana W. Hanson, M.D., has been elected the 2009-10 president of the World Medical Association (WMA), a France-based independent confederation of 94 national medical associations representing more than 8 million doctors worldwide.

National report - New research suggests astaxanthin is superior to other carotenoids in sun protection, NPI center reports.

Las Vegas - Skinvisible has announced the appointment of Geert Cauwenbergh, Ph.D., as the head of its International Advisory Board, MarketWatch reports.

San Diego - Artes Medical has announced enrollment is completed in the 1,000-patient post-marketing study required by the Food and Drug Administration for ArteFill, the only FDA-approved non-resorbable dermal filler, according to Business Wire.

Tehran, Iran - Though the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser and the alexandrite laser are both efficacious in long-term hair removal, a combination of the two lasers causes more adverse effects with no additional benefit, HealthDay News reports.

France - Melanoma patients treated with a special tumor-fighting T cell have a greater change of survival without relapse, according to HealthDay News.

Repeated use of topical therapies for atopic dermatitis may lead to sensitization that results in allergic contact dermatitis. In a recent study, investigators identified several risk factors that are significantly linked with sensitization to local atopic dermatitis therapies.

New York - The Skin Cancer Foundation raised almost $900,000 during its annual Skin Sense Award Gala, an event honoring those who have contributed to educating the public about the prevention, detection and treatment of skin cancer, according to a press release.

Available data indicates that the number of MRSA infections is increasing in both AD patients and the general population, an expert says. Understanding innate immunity and antimicrobial peptide production may lead to new treatment modalities.

Washington - The Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) launched its multi-year initiative on the Burden of Skin Disease Co-Morbidities at an invitational scientific conference Oct. 15-16 in Bethesda, Md.

National report - According to a recently released study, the $5 billion a year that pharmaceutical companies spend on direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising may not always be such a good investment. And to some dermatologists, DTC drug advertising may not always be such a good idea from a medical standpoint.

National report - With four generations of dermatologists rubbing elbows in medical schools and residency programs, and three generations working side by side in practice and other settings, it's no wonder that doctors of all ages are feeling frustrated.

Too many physicians over the last decade have sought cookie-cutter asset protection plans to give them some "peace of mind" that if they ever endure an outrageous malpractice case, they won't lose everything. While we admire these doctors' commitment to pro-actively managing their risk, we have to remind doctors that all "asset protection plans" are not created equal. In fact, many will not even "work" if they ever are relied on.

Photography plays a valuable role in dermatology for improving patient care, but the usefulness of archived images depends on how they are stored.

As we near the end of 2008 - one of the most economically volatile years in my memory-it seems natural to wonder what the coming year will bring. Even in the most stable of economic times, predicting future developments is an unwise indulgence at best. In times like these, it's pure madness.

Erin Boh, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of dermatology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, says her life has been a series of seamless connections - or, as she puts it, happenstance.

First impressions have a strong influence on our perceptions and, ultimately, our loyalty to a service, a company or a physician.

The Internet provides a forum for disgruntled patients, employees or competitors to defame a doctor's reputation. One company helps doctors protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits.

Because verrucous carcinoma and ILVEN can have striking histologic similarities, one expert recommends considering verrucous carcinoma in the differential diagnosis of ILVEN. Initial biopsies can be misleading, evidence from this case demonstrates.