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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx61 Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in vitiligo Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article
62 Current update on the treatment of genital warts Expert Review of Dermatology, June 12, 2013 Clinical Article
63 Brazilian keratin hair treatment: a review Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 12, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
64 Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and increased risk of incident Crohns disease in US women Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, June 11, 2013 Clinical Article
65 Low-level laser therapy for fat layer reduction: a comprehensive review Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, June 11, 2013 Clinical Article
66 SWIRL, a clinically validated, objective, and quantitative method for facial wrinkle assessment Skin Research and Technology, June 11, 2013 Clinical Article
67 Imaging of hemoglobin oxygen saturation ratio in the face by spectral camera and its application to evaluate dark circles Skin Research and Technology, June 11, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
68 The safety profile of ustekinumab in the treatment of psoriasis patients with concurrent hepatitis B or hepatitis C British Journal of Dermatology, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
69 Disturbed protein-protein interaction networks in metastatic melanoma are associated with worse prognosis and increased functional mutation burden Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
70 Aspartic proteinases of Candida spp.: role in pathogenicity and antifungal resistance Mycoses, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
71 Clinical evaluation of a novel commercial multiplex-based PCR diagnostic test for differential diagnosis of dermatomycoses Mycoses, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
72 Silk sericin ameliorates wound healing and its clinical efficacy in burn wounds Archives of Dermatological Research, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
73 Advanced therapies for chronic wounds: NPWT, engineered skin, growth factors, extracellular matrices Dermatologic Therapy, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
74 Photosensitive spongiotic/lichenoid eruption of micropapules and plaques: A morphologically distinct entity Full Text Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology , June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
75 Hypo-collagenesis in photoaged skin predicts response to anti-aging cosmeceuticals Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, June 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
76 Hair in newborns and infants: clinical and dermoscopic evaluation of 45 cases British Journal of Dermatology, June 10, 2013 Review Article
77 Up-dosing with bilastine results in improved effectiveness in cold contact urticaria Allergy, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article
78 Fixed eruption due to quinine in tonic water: A case report with high-performance liquid chromatography and ultraviolet A analyses The Journal of Dermatology, June 10, 2013
79 Measurement of vitamin D and cathelicidin (LL-37) levels in patients of psoriasis with co-morbidities Full Text Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology , June 7, 2013 Clinical Article
80 Antigen-specific, antibody-coated, exosome-like nanovesicles deliver suppressor T-cell microRNA-150 to effector T cells to inhibit contact sensitivity The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, June 7, 2013 Clinical Article
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Treatment of severe nail psoriasis with acitretin: an impressive therapeutic result Dermatologic Therapy, February 11, 2013
2 Androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) in the United States: What treatments should primary care providers recommend? Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, May 17, 2013
3 Serum Ferritin and Vitamin D in Female Hair Loss: Do They Play a Role Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, February 20, 2013
4 Prevalence of Actinic Keratosis and Its Risk Factors in the General Population: The Rotterdam Study Journal of Investigative Dermatology, May 16, 2013 Review Article
5 Chlorhexidine: uses and adverse reactions Dermatitis, May 24, 2013 Review Article
6 Is dermatitis palmaris sicca an irritant contact dermatitis Dermatitis, May 24, 2013 Review Article
7 Focal dermal hypoplasia (goltz-gorlin syndrome): A new case with a novel variant in the PORCN gene (c.1250T>C:p.F417S) and unusual spinal anomaly American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 24, 2013 Review Article
8 Reticulated acanthoma with sebaceous differentiation: another sebaceous neoplasm associated with muir-torre syndrome Australasian Journal of Dermatology, May 24, 2013 Review Article
9 Therapeutic Efficacy of Anti-Dandruff Shampoos: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Products Based on Potentiated Zinc Pyrithione and Zinc Pyrithione/Climbazole International Journal of Cosmetic Science, April 25, 2013
10 Bullosis diabeticorum The Lancet, May 24, 2013
11 Sebaceous carcinoma in the clinical setting of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: the Mayo Clinic experience International Journal of Dermatology, May 24, 2013 Review Article
12 Womens sun protection cognitions in response to UV photography: the role of age, cognition, and affect Journal of Behavioral Medicine, April 29, 2013 Review Article
13 Vemurafenib and radiosensitization vemurafenib and radiosensitization JAMA Dermatology, May 23, 2013 Review Article
14 Comparison of the efficacies of intermittent and continuous low-dose isotretinoin regimens in the treatment of moderate acne vulgaris International Journal of Dermatology, May 24, 2013
15 Hepatitis c virus genotypes among patients with lichen planus in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia International Journal of Dermatology, May 24, 2013 Review Article
16 The skin landscape in diabetes mellitus. Focus on dermocosmetic management Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, May 24, 2013 Free full text Review Article
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Lepromatous leprosy treated with combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy (injection bcg): three case reports
International Journal of Dermatology, May 24, 2013
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18 Transition metal sensing by toll-like receptor-4: next to nickel, cobalt and palladium are potent human dendritic cell stimulators Contact Dermatitis, May 23, 2013 Review Article
19 Autoimmune, atopic, and mental health comorbid conditions associated with alopecia areata in the United States JAMA Dermatology, May 23, 2013
20 Infective dermatitis associated with human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in a child with bronchiectasis The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 23, 2013 Review Article
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