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Enjoy your August Dermatology Times

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6 steps for a practice-based laser safety program

In this slideshow, an expert describes six steps practices can take to improve laser and energy device safety for patients and staff. These six steps are pivotal for a practice-based energy device and laser safety program, based on administrative controls summarized in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z136.3 2011 publication.

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Promising laser advances

While cosmetic applications of lasers are well-established, they may hold more potential for other uses. Fractionated lasers can help with everything from scar contractures to delivering living tissue – such as stem cell treatments – through the skin, says an expert.

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The science behind psoriasis

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Sulzberger lecturer provides in-depth look at psoriasis comorbidities

In his talk at AAD 2017, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, discussed the findings from research investigating associations between psoriasis and comorbidities and their relevance for providing comprehensive medical care for patients with psoriasis. '…The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient.' For the patient with psoriasis, that means we need to look beyond the skin," said Dr. Gelfand,

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How psoriasis arises

Dermatologists' appreciation of the central role that the interleukin (IL)-23/Th17 pathway plays in psoriasis has developed gradually, through research and serendipity, according to James Krueger, M.D., Ph.D., who spoke on the topic at the MauiDerm 2017 meeting. "It's clear that psoriasis represents a big change in biology from background skin," he said.

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