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modernmedicine.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are significantly better than tuberculin skin tests (TST) at predicting progression from latent tuberculosis (TB), a new meta-analysis from Germany shows.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Interferon-gamma release assays better for TB testing http://t.co/G9FRAoBs #dermatology
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modernmedicine.com — “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experimental drugs that show a significant effect early in development for treating serious or life-threatening diseases would get a faster and cheaper path to U.S. approval, under a proposal likely to become law this year.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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U.S. may speed approval of 'breakthrough' drugs http://t.co/7Kg9HLyL #dermatology
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modernmedicine.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New recommendations from a government-backed panel call for primary care doctors to talk about the importance of wearing sunscreen and covering up on sunny days with their fair-skinned teenage and young adult patients.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Talk to teens, young adults about sun safety: panel http://t.co/6pdOdadE #dermatology
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modernmedicine.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women diagnosed with melanoma are more likely to survive the skin cancer than men and less likely to have it recur, according to a new study.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Women with melanoma fare better than men http://t.co/uzsowpgg #dermatology
Melanoma survival greater in women than men - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Female patients with melanoma have an approximate 30 percent advantage over men in survival and progression, according to a recent study.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Melanoma survival greater in women than men http://t.co/Bs0Dm1LG #dermatology
Food scientists create process for pain-free bandages - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Scientists at Penn State University may have found a way to take the “ouch” out of bandage removal.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Food scientists create process for pain-free bandages http://t.co/fDW9Gytf #dermatology
Vitamin D deficiency may be tied to sunscreen use - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Sunscreen used as recommended by the World Health Organization may lead to vitamin D deficiency, a small study suggests.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Vitamin D deficiency may be tied to sunscreen use http://t.co/94H035JY #dermatology
Extensive scarring more likely in discoid lupus - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Patients suffering from the discoid form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus tend to have worse skin damage than patients with systemic lupus, a new report suggests.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Extensive scarring more likely in discoid lupus http://t.co/Dx0FTcjp #dermatology
BCC subtype best predicts disease invasion depth - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Identifying basal cell carcinoma (BCC) subtype on biopsy and excision specimens is the most accurate predictor of invasion depth, according to an April report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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BCC subtype best predicts disease invasion depth http://t.co/Zad51KoF #dermatology
College of Surgeons, CDC team up to prevent surgical site infections - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “A recently announced joint strategic partnership between the American College of Surgeons and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aims to combine expertise and resources to track, report, and prevent surgical-site infections (SSIs) and other adverse outcomes among surgical patients.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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American College of Surgeons, CDC team up to prevent surgical site infections: http://t.co/iHmI1tqb #ptsafety #SSI
Careful laser selection, combination therapies set standard for leg vein treatment - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “The revolution in treatments for venous incompetence includes combinations of lasers and sclerosing technologies for leg veins, along with the gold standard of pulsed dye lasers for facial telangiectasias, hemangiomas and port wine stains, according to Neil Sadick, M.D.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Careful laser selection, combination therapies set standard for leg vein treatment http://t.co/GzF00mxo #dermatology
Uncertain future for healthcare prompts dermatologists to expand, adjust services - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “On Call asked dermatologists around the country what they, or their practices are planning this year as they await a determination of what healthcare delivery will look like. Are they making any major changes, expanding or downsizing their practices?” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Uncertain future for healthcare prompts dermatologists to expand, adjust services http://t.co/uGbU6qEl #dermatology
When boards of nursing and boards of medical examiners disagree, who wins? - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Dr. Laser, in an attempt to lower office fees, taught his nurses to use lasers for various problems such as hair removal, facial toning and acne treatment. He sent his staff to many training courses and established rigid in-office guidelines for laser treatments. Unfortunately, a patient treated by a laser nurse now has a scar on her upper lip, and she filed a complaint against the nurse and Dr. Laser with the state board of nursing.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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When boards of nursing and boards of medical examiners disagree, who wins? http://t.co/i0nUpR1L #dermatology
Physician groups, House Republicans aim to strike down IPAB - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “On March 22, the GOP-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), established by the new healthcare law now being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court, and intended to provide a mechanism to control increasing Medicare costs. That, of course, has been sought by large numbers of physicians groups, including the American Academy of Dermatology Association.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Physician groups, House Republicans aim to strike down IPAB http://t.co/LfjYj0wv #dermatology
Newer injectables, energies prove to suit darker skin types - - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Just as they do in lighter-skinned patients, new injectable and energy-based aesthetic treatments work synergistically for patients of color, according to Hema Sundaram, M.D.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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Newer injectables, energies prove to suit darker skin types http://t.co/p3kzT4vI #dermatology
