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September 17, 2013

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Should you suggest alternative medicine to patients?

The trend for alternative treatment approaches in dermatology is on the rise, particularly among those patients whose disease or condition is recalcitrant to standard conventional therapies.
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AAD work groups aim to facilitate research within three specialties

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Council on Science and Research’s Research Agenda work group has identified three keys areas — pruritus, cutaneous oncology and performance measurement and outcomes — to target in the future for continuing research in the dermatology specialty.
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Risks marginal for acne treatment with isotretinoin, contraceptive pills

Popular media coverage of purported links between isotretinoin and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are largely overblown, as are patients’ concerns regarding the risks of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) for acne, according to an expert.
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Sustainability of ustekinumab established in patients with psoriatic arthritis

Analyses of data collected through one year of follow-up in two phase 3 clinical trials demonstrated that ustekinumab was associated with significantly greater improvements in joint, tissue and skin manifestations after 24 weeks compared with placebo, had durable or increasing efficacy with ongoing quarterly injections, and provided benefit for individuals previously treated with a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor.
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Scar revision treatment can kick off lasting relationship with aesthetic patients

Treating existing scars can help dermatologists and other core aesthetic specialists build lasting relationships with patients, says an expert who spoke at Cosmetic Boot Camp in Aspen, Colo.
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