MedicineWorld.Org blog writers create dozen of blog posts every day including this skin news blog. Visit main blog page for more selection of blog postings Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT en-us http://medicineworld.org/images/skin-news.jpg 95 75 http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/12-2008/dangerous-skin-cancer.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/12-2008/dangerous-skin-cancer.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT The German Cancer Society has worked out new guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of cancerous melanomaa disease with unfavorable prognosis. Cancerous melanoma is responsible for 90% of deaths from skin cancer. The incidence has increased 5-fold within the last 30 years and UV radiation is believed to be an important cause. Caucasian populations are most affected........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/12-2008/men-are-red-women-are-green.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/12-2008/men-are-red-women-are-green.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Michael J. Tarr, a Brown University scientist, and graduate student Adrian Nestor have discovered this color difference in an analysis of dozens of faces. They determined that men tend to have more reddish skin and greenish skin is more common for women. The finding has important implications in cognitive science research, such as the study of face perception. But the information also has many potential industry or consumer applications in areas such as facial recognition technology, advertising, and studies of how and why women apply makeup........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2008/chronic-inflammation-can-help-nurture-skin-cancer.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2008/chronic-inflammation-can-help-nurture-skin-cancer.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Inflammation, a frontline defense against infection or disease, can help nurture skin cancer, scientists have found. IDO, an enzyme that works like a firefighter to keep inflammation under control, can be commandeered to protect early cancerous cells, say Medical College of Georgia scientists studying an animal model of chronic inflammation and skin cancer........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2008/young-womens-attitudes-about-tanning.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2008/young-womens-attitudes-about-tanning.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT A new study indicates that educational literature can influence young women's use of indoor tanning, not by raising their fear of skin cancer but by changing their attitudes about indoor tanning and promoting healthier alternatives for changing appearance. The study is reported in the December 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2008/does-too-much-sun-cause-melanoma.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2008/does-too-much-sun-cause-melanoma.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun causing us more harm than good? Two experts debate the issue on BMJ.com today........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/6-2008/inherited-melanoma-risk-what-you-do-know.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/6-2008/inherited-melanoma-risk-what-you-do-know.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Salt Lake CityWhen people know the results of genetic tests confirming they have inherited an increased risk of developing melanoma, they follow skin cancer screening recommendations more proactivelymuch like those who have already been diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease, as per results of a study completed at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute. and reported in the recent issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention....... ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/6-2008/safe-promising-for-melanoma.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/6-2008/safe-promising-for-melanoma.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT The combination of two different biotherapies may be beneficial for patients with inoperable melanoma, as per a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) study presented at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Scientists in the melanoma and skin cancer program at UPCI combined two biotherapies therapys that stimulate the immune system to fight cancer and found the results promising in terms of anti-tumor effects and tolerable in terms of toxicity. High-dose interferon alfa-2b, a standard therapy for metastatic skin cancer, and tremelimumab, an antibody thought to instigate the bodys immune system to attack tumors, were combined for the first time in this phase 2 clinical trial........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/2-2008/two-different-peels-both-effective-in-acne.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/2-2008/two-different-peels-both-effective-in-acne.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, scientists at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found - the first study to compare the two different types of acid peels as therapies for the skin disorder........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/1-2008/melanomas-may-appear-different-than-other-moles.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/1-2008/melanomas-may-appear-different-than-other-moles.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT A preliminary study suggests that melanomas have a different appearance than other irregular skin moles (i.e., are ugly ducklings), as per a report in the recent issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Rates of cancerous melanoma continue to increase, and early identification allows surgeons to treat the disease by removing the tumor, as per background information in the article. The disease is more common in individuals with a number of moles or other skin marks, particularly if the marks are atypical in color, shape or size. The challenge for clinicians who diagnose and treat pigmented skin lesions is to distinguish between cancerous melanoma and non-malignant simulants, the authors write........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/1-2008/multiple-skin-cancer-risk-behaviors-are-common.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/1-2008/multiple-skin-cancer-risk-behaviors-are-common.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Whether youre basking on the beach during vacation, coasting down glittering white snow on a weekend ski trip, or simply walking the dog or running errands, sunlights ultraviolet rays can damage your skin year-round. Yet a new study by behavioral scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center shows that most American adults engage in multiple behaviors that boost their risk of skin cancer by increasing their exposure to UV rays........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/12-2007/broccoli-against-devastating-genetic-skin-disorder.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/12-2007/broccoli-against-devastating-genetic-skin-disorder.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT The compound sulforaphane whose natural precursors are found at high levels in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables has been hailed for its chemopreventive powers against cancer. Now sulforaphane has demonstrated new skills in treating a genetic skin blistering disorder called epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), Pierre Coulombe and his colleagues at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore report at the American Society for Cell Biology 47th Annual Meeting........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2007/mechanism-for-acne-drugs-link-to-depression.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2007/mechanism-for-acne-drugs-link-to-depression.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT As per a research findings reported in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine, researchers reveal a potential mechanism that might link the drug Roaccutane (Accutane in the US) to reported cases of depression in some patients taking the medication. The scientists had previously reported that the drug caused depressive behaviour in mice but, until now, the mechanism by which this might happen was unknown........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2007/smoking-increases-risk-of-psoriasis.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2007/smoking-increases-risk-of-psoriasis.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Another disease can be added to the list of smoking-related disorders -- psoriasis. Scientists have observed that smoking increases the risk of developing psoriasis, heavier smoking increases the risk further, and the risk decreases only slowly after quitting. Investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Harvard School of Public Health, all in Boston, USA, and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, have published the results in the November 2007 issue of The American Journal of Medicine........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2007/using-honey-to-heal-wounds.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2007/using-honey-to-heal-wounds.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Surgeons are being advised to consider the supermarket as well as the drugs cupboard when it comes to effective wound healing, as per a research review reported in the recent issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice. And patients whove undergone surgery should ask their doctors whether they should apply honey to their wounds to speed up healing and reduce infection........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/9-2007/results-of-phase-1-metastatic-melanoma-study.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/9-2007/results-of-phase-1-metastatic-melanoma-study.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:26:33 GMT Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced preliminary results of its Phase 1 clinical trial of Provecta for the therapy of metastatic melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Provecta demonstrated minimal side effects, significant efficacy and bystander effect on melanoma tumors in stage III patients. The study reviewed safety and efficacy of Provecta in a total of 20 subjects at two sites in Australia........ ]]>