6 New Ways To Diagnose Skin Cancer

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:33:27 -0700

Had a summer of too much sun and not enough sunscreen? It's probably time to make a trip to the dermatologist's office for a skin cancer screening. The good news is, the experience probably won't be as painful as you're expecting.

While biopsies are still considered the gold standard for determining whether a suspicious-looking mole is cancerous, advances in technology and medicine are starting to change the landscape of dermatologic diagnostics. Thanks to the mains ...

Cosmetic surgery goes mainstream

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:08:49 -0700

Cosmetic surgery is increasing in popularity so rapidly that soon "getting work done" will be viewed in the same category as having teeth whitened or capped, says a Sydney academic.

There are a number of complications associated with eczema:

Bacterial Infections

Bacterial infection is almost inevitable in atopic eczema. This may cause a flare up of symptoms and signs of eczema. Most patients with active eczema will carry Staphylococcus aureus on the skin. Sometimes yellow crusting is seen as with impetigo but more frequently the skin only shows erosions. This bacteria may cause ...

Study backs dermatologist�s claim that total skin exams are key to detecting melanomas

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:25:02 -0800

Chicago — A new study shows that most melanomas would not be detected without a dermatologist’s total body skin examination, Medscape reports.

The study, conducted by Florida dermatologist Jonathan Kantor, M.D., and presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), observed 25 consecutive cases of invasive melanoma and melanoma in situ that Dr. Kantor diagnosed.

The study’s objective w ...