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Tue, 08/17/2010 - 12:25
Conducting a Clinical Trial

Dermatologists setting up shop as a clinical trial center may see many benefits, but they also face multiple challenges.

As clinical trials expand well beyond academic centers and move increasingly into the community-practice arena, many dermatologists who’ve not performed research are being enticed to give it a try. The primary appeal is the opportunity to expand the dermatologist’s — and the practice staff’s — horizons. And in this era of declining reimbursement, some practices are eyeing the remuneration of research participation as an additional revenue source.

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08/18/2010
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Can you make this diagnosis by studying the photo and case history?

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Patient Resources: Psoriasis
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 10:11
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Helping patients find the right support groups can go a long way in helping them cope with chronic conditions like psoriasis.

August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, which the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) sponsors to highlight the impact psoriatic disease has on people and to address the need to find a cure.

The NPF, whose mission is “to find a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and to eliminate their devastating effects through research, advocacy and education,” was established in October 1968. However, the organization, according to press material from the NPF, actu

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Insights Into Treating Palmoplantar Psoriasis
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 11:44
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A review.

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated, multi-system disease with a prevalence of approximately 1% to 3% worldwide.1 Chronic stable plaque psoriasis, or psoriasis vulgaris, is the most common form of disease, accounting for 85% to 90% of cases. Joint involvement is common, affecting anywhere from 6% to 42% of patients with psoriasis. 2 Other phenotypes include intertriginous, scalp, palmar, plantar and seborrheic, and patients may present with multiple forms. 3,4 At present, there is no curative therapy available and the clin

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Undesired Pigmentary Alterations Associated with Q-Switched Laser Tattoo Removal
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 11:37
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A retrospective study and review of the literature.

Tattoo ink treatment via Quality-switched (QS) lasers is widely considered the gold standard tattoo removal modality and is a relatively safe procedure, especially when compared to the continuous wave lasers and non-laser treatment methods used in the past. That being said, adverse side effects including undesired pigmentary alterations that occasionally occur with the use of the QS devices, while widely acknowledged among laser specialists, haven’t been clearly quantified in the medical literature. This article addresses the undesi

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