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National report - Changes to requirements for graduate medical education in dermatology have sparked protest by the American Society for Mohs Surgery (ASMS), even as some dermatologists say the society's concerns are unfounded.

Columbus, Ohio - The most common sun-related damage to skin DNA occurs when ultraviolet (UV) rays strike adjacent thymine molecules, causing them to form a cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD).

National report - The dermal filler Restylane (Medicis Aesthetics) appears to stimulate production of collagen in aging and photodamaged skin, according to a study published in the February issue of the Archives of Dermatology.

National report - Dermatologists and other trained medical professionals should oversee use of topical numbing creams, and should use only low concentrations for only short periods of time to ensure the safety of patients, say experts in the field and officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

National report - A new approach to treating psoriasis targets the inflammatory mediators IL-12 and IL-23 and has proven to be highly effective in a large phase 2 clinical trial.

Dermatologists and other physicians who participate in the Medicare program are facing a tighter financial squeeze as federal officials seek to control costs while giving patients more information about the performance of their healthcare providers.

The attempt (of P4P) is to shift the focus of healthcare away from what is done to the patient toward what is done for the patient.

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 - 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.

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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.