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Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Dermatology Times E-News
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The tattoo boom of recent years has spawned an additional growth industry. The ranks of tattoo removal practitioners have increased substantially over the past five years, with revenue rising at an average annual rate of about 21 percent to $65.6 million in 2012, market analysis firm IBISWorld reports.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Dermatology Times E-News
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A new study has identified key signals that regulate protective and sometimes pathological skin inflammation, and also identifies a “gatekeeper” that, when lost, can cause inflammatory skin disease in the absence of injury or infection.
Date: Feb 8, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Dermatology Times E-News
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The American Board of Dermatology has warned residents that the practice of using so-called “airplane notes” to cheat on certification exams is illegal, the board’s executive director says.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Lisette Hilton
| Source: Dermatology Times
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Born into an accomplished dermatology family, Ethan Lerner, M.D., has had to ask himself if he had any choice but to join the specialty. His father, the late Aaron B. Lerner, M.D., former professor and chairman of the Yale University dermatology department, discovered melatonin and developed transplantation therapy for vitiligo.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Jeremy Green, M.D.
| Source: Dermatology Times
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Neodymium is a crystal that is used as a lasing medium for some solid-state lasers. The 1,064 nm neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser emits monochromatic light in the near-infrared spectrum. Near-infrared lasers include other devices emitting wavelengths between 750 nm and 1,400 nm.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Lisette Hilton
| Source: Dermatology Times
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National report — Many mid-level providers get their dermatology training on the job, but continuing education and advanced training opportunities also are available.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Bill Gillette
| Source: Dermatology Times E-News
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Clinical trial results suggest that natural supplement Pycnogenol (Horphag Research), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, improves skin hydration and elasticity in women.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
John Jesitus
| Source: Dermatology Times
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Analyzing 18th and 19th century (Victorian-era) paintings can help dermatologists think beyond their established habits and preconceptions in the search for visual and other diagnostic clues, says Irwin Braverman, M.D., professor of dermatology, Yale School of Medicine.
Date: Feb 1, 2012
By:
Bob Roehr
| Source: Dermatology Times
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Stopping of a type of regulated cell death called necroptosis in keratinocytes is critical for the prevention of skin inflammation, according to new research from Germany.
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