Source: Dermatology Times E-News A new study reveals dramatic results for an experimental drug designed to attack a melanoma tumor’s genetic trigger in patients with advanced disease. About half of melanoma patients’ tumors carry a mutation of the BRAF gene, which causes skin cells to reproduce out of control. The experimental drug, called PLX4032 or […]
More bizarre parenting, this time from the UK. Plastic-surgery obsessed mom gives daughter a voucher for breast augmentation…but she’s only SEVEN. Here’s the story, from the Daily Mail: ******** She made the headlines last year when she confessed to teaching her then six-year-old daughter Poppy to pole dance. And now Sarah Burge is back in the […]
With a name like the SPY system, you might think that “Q”, from the James Bond series, would be introducing the technology with a clipped “Pay attention, 007”. Not the case here, though. Despite the neat moniker, the SPY system is a Canadian-made tool to help surgeons figure out whether tissue is getting the correct […]
The drug Aromasin appears to cut the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent in high-risk postmenopausal women, new research has found. Unlike other anti-estrogen drugs like tamoxifen, Aromasin doesn’t seem to have an increased risk of uterine cancer or blood clots.Aromasin, an aromatase inhibitor, is currently approved for early breast cancer patients, but is […]
Say goodbye to the USDA Food Pyramid. The Pyramid, introduced in 1992, has been replaced by a simpler new graphic, the Plate. It’s a lot simpler, and easier to understand. There’s less emphasis on grains, and more emphasis on fruits and vegetables, which now make up one-half of the plate. It’s all part of the […]
“You look great in leather!” I see that leathery sun-damaged skin too often, here in sun-drenched Florida! And it’s hard to fix! In all seriousness, though, here are some tips about how to preserve your skin from sun damage and avoid skin cancers, from skincancer.org – Seek the shade, especially between 10 AM and 4 PM. […]
A new, noninvasive test that relies on a special adhesive tape to collect cells from the surface of suspicious skin lesions can accurately identify both early and advanced melanomas, researchers say. It might be a way,in future, to avoid surgical biopsies of skin lesions. The experimental tape test is being developed by California-based biotech company […]
A murder-suicide in a parking garage at Florida Hospital in Orlando left a doctor and the gunman dead today, police said. The doctor was identified as 41-year-old Dmitriy Nikitin, a skilled transplant surgeon. The gunman, allegedly a disgruntled patient, killed himself after shooting the surgeon several times in the chest. Officers closed off the hospital […]
Here’s a cool product I checked out in Boston: 3-D imaging for patients, without an expensive, dedicated multi-camera system. Swiss software company Crisalix has been working on this for several years, and now they are at the stage where they are offering a commercial product, designed to help patients thinking about breast augmentation surgery. Simply upload 3 […]
This breaking news story from the Reuters News Agency *****Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a “master switch” that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.In a study published in the journal Nature Genetics, the […]
