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  • MGH Dermatologists First In New England To Offer New Laser Treatment
    Dermatologists at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are using a powerful new type of laser to evaporate patients' wrinkles and sun damage with fewer treatments. Called Fraxel re:pair?, this novel technology has roots in the Boston area. The concept was originally developed at the MGH and has led to a whole class of lasers in use across the country, including the Fraxel re:store? and Fraxel re:pair?.

  • Skin Flaps Deliver Cancer-Fighting Therapy, ASPS Study Reveals
    Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

  • XenaCare Holdings Inc. (XCHO) Launches UV Sun Defense In A Pill
    XenaCare Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: XCHO) announced, after an 8-month development program, the official launch of their new product called the SunPill®. The SunPill® is a dietary supplement that helps the skin protect itself from the harmful rays of the sun. It contains scientifically researched ingredients.

  • Cynosure's Accolade(TM) Workstation For Pigmented Lesions Receives Korean Regulatory Approval
    Cynosure, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYNO), a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems, announced that it has received market approval from the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA) for its flagship Accolade(TM) workstation for the removal of pigmented lesions.

  • No Need To Endure Excessive, Embarrassing Sweating
    When shaking someone's hand becomes a self-conscious ordeal because of excessive sweating, talk to a care provider. The May issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter outlines treatment options to help minimize excessive sweating.Called focal hyperhidrosis, this condition most commonly involves excessive daytime sweating of the palms, soles and underarms. It can make typical work and social activities hard to endure.

  • Interacting Proteins Identified, Key To Melanoma Development, Treatment
    Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that therapeutic targeting of these proteins is necessary for drugs to effectively treat this deadly form of cancer.

  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces Temporary Stay In Efudex(R) Case
    Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) announced that Spear Pharmaceuticals has agreed not to market, sell or ship a generic fluorouracil cream 5% pursuant to a stay in Valeant's legal case against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The stay will remain in place until May 14, 2008, or until a further order of the Court is issued. On April 11, 2008, the FDA approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a fluorouracil cream 5% sponsored by Spear Pharmaceuticals.

  • Indoor Tanning Is Not As Safe As You Think - In Fact, It's Totally Out
    At age 17, all Meghan Rothschild and Brittany Lietz wanted was a dark tan. They thought it made them look beautiful. But both had no idea that in just three years they would be battling melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Now Meghan, 24, of Wilbraham, Mass., and Brittany, 23, of Annapolis, Md., are speaking out about their experiences.

  • New Studies Support Dermatologists' Recommendation: Self-Exams, Screenings Vital For Detecting Skin Cancer
    When detected early, most skin cancers can be successfully treated. In fact, melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is highly curable when found and treated early. The five-year survival rate for people whose melanoma is detected and treated before it spreads to the lymph nodes is 99 percent.

  • Warning: New Skin Cancer Study Finds Outdoor Workers Are Less Likely To Get Screened For Skin Cancer
    While occupational risks are inherent in many jobs, workers who make a living toiling in the sun face an increased threat of skin cancer from repeated overexposure to the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Now, new research finds that workers who need skin exams the most by nature of their occupation -- such as construction, forestry, fishing and farming workers -- are the least likely to get them.


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