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Research Updates

Basal cell carcinoma, hedgehog and vismodegib

20 March 2012

Rita V Patel, MD, and Gary Goldenberg, MD

This article reports on how vismodegib - a SMO inhibitor targeting the sonic hedgehog pathway - represents the first FDA-approved drug for use in advance forms of BCC, one of the most common skin cancers.

Clinical Updates

Skin diseases first described by Japanese dermatologists. Part3: Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis

08 February 2012

Yoshiki Miyachi, MD, PhD 

EPF is a chronic pruritic and non-infectious inflammatory skin disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration involving the pilosebaceous units. This article presents results from a recent nation-wide survey of EPF in Japan, as well the latest research findings on the pathomechanisms of EPF.

News Headlines

Evidence fails to support homeopathy for eczema

11 May 2012

Results from a systematic review of the scientific literature fail to demonstrate that homeopathy is an effective treatment for eczema.

New vitiligo susceptibility regions linked to hair, skin, and eye color

11 May 2012

Results from a genome-wide association study have identified 13 new regions or loci in the genome linked with vitiligo susceptibility.

Artificial ‘dead sea climatotherapy’ effective for treating psoriasis

04 May 2012

An artificial version of dead sea climatotherapy is effective for improving symptoms of patients with psoriasis, show study results.

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