Pityriasis rosea: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Learn all about pityriasis rosea, a skin rash that is largely benign. We take a look at its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Vitamin D may help to treat sunburn, study suggests
Researchers found that high-dose vitamin D not only led to a reduction in sunburn-induced skin inflammation, but it also activated skin repair genes.
Ichthyosis vulgaris: Pictures, diagnosis, and treatment
Ichthyosis vulgaris is a condition affecting skin that causes dryness and a scaly appearance. Learn to recognize ichthyosis vulgaris and how to treat it.
Skin plays significant role in spread of leishmaniasis
Scientists at the University of York have discovered that parasites responsible for leishmaniasis - a globally occurring neglected tropical disease spread by sand flies - are mainly acquired from the...
Nine ways to treat and prevent razor burn
Razor burn may affect any part of the body that can be shaved, but what is razor burn and how can razor burn be treated? Learn about prevention methods.
FDA clears expanded use of cooling cap to reduce hair loss during chemotherapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the expanded use of a cooling cap, DigniCap Cooling System, to reduce hair loss (alopecia) during chemotherapy.
Study shows antibiotics effective for treatment of small skin infections
New multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus...
Common antimicrobials help patients recover from MRSA abscesses
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to more serious or life-threatening infection in...
Study finds long-term sustained effect of biological psoriasis treatment
Biological treatment of psoriasis shows a good efficacy in clinical trials. Since most analyses have focused on short-term outcomes of single biological agents, little has been known about long-term...
Delaying lymph node biopsy after melanoma diagnosis does not affect survival rates
Postponing lymph node biopsy more than 30 days after melanoma diagnosis doesn't adversely impact long-term clinical outcomes, according to new study findings published online on the Journal of the...