I was particularly struck by one particular fact contained in this month’s cover story, which is titled, “The Chemicals That Surround Us,” and was written by Mari Paz Castanedo-Tardan, M.D., Adnan Nasir, M.D., and Sharon Jacob, M.D.
Were you aware that each year “1,700 synthetic chemicals are introduced into the U.S. market, and many of these do not undergo basic testing”? The authors also noted that of the 82,000 chemicals that are in use in the United States, “only about 25% have undergone testing.”
Why Should You Care About This?
Naturally, this is something that piques my interest as a non-dermatologist, and I think it’s a topic most people would want to know more about in general. However, as the authors noted, this topic is especially pertinent to dermatology because many chemicals enter the body via the skin.
As the authors point out in this article, “the prevalence of environmentally related chronic diseases has dramatically risen in the last 30 years.” Dermatologists, they maintained, “are in a unique position to detect environmentally related disease, given the fact that the skin is a common site for toxicity manifestations.”
The increasing popularity of using nanotechnology — particles that are smaller than 100 nm — in products also raises concern about the uncertainty regarding how these chemicals act once they’ve entered our bodies.
“Results from initial skin absorption studies have been variable and mixed when establishing the ability of [nanoparticles] NP to penetrate the skin,” according to the cover story authors. “Some studies reported in the literature that particles as small as 1000 nm can enter undiseased skin while particles 7000 nm in size or smaller penetrate skin that is damaged.”
Area of Special Interest
As Dr. Jacob explained, she and the co-authors of this month’s cover article have a special interest in the effects of chemicals, nanoparticles notwithstanding, on the skin, especially given their focus on contact dermatitis.
However, they also acknowledged that the area of environmental dermatology is growing and that the number of articles they gathered in the process of research this article was a testament to the popularity of the topic of chemicals and their effects on the body.
“We researched this article for 10 months,” Dr. Jacob explained. “We gathered 79 articles to use as references, but there were many more to choose from,” she added.
To read this month’s cover story, turn to page 38. If you’re interested in reading more on this topic, the authors suggested the following links:
1. https://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature4/index.html?
fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com
2. https://www.kcra.com/health/13585340/detail.html
3. https://cbs13.com/recalls/recalls_story_152161840.html
4. https://video.aol.com/video-detail/id/4083399282
Larisa Hubbs
Executive Editor
lhubbs@hmpcommunications.com
I was particularly struck by one particular fact contained in this month’s cover story, which is titled, “The Chemicals That Surround Us,” and was written by Mari Paz Castanedo-Tardan, M.D., Adnan Nasir, M.D., and Sharon Jacob, M.D.
Were you aware that each year “1,700 synthetic chemicals are introduced into the U.S. market, and many of these do not undergo basic testing”? The authors also noted that of the 82,000 chemicals that are in use in the United States, “only about 25% have undergone testing.”
Why Should You Care About This?
Naturally, this is something that piques my interest as a non-dermatologist, and I think it’s a topic most people would want to know more about in general. However, as the authors noted, this topic is especially pertinent to dermatology because many chemicals enter the body via the skin.
As the authors point out in this article, “the prevalence of environmentally related chronic diseases has dramatically risen in the last 30 years.” Dermatologists, they maintained, “are in a unique position to detect environmentally related disease, given the fact that the skin is a common site for toxicity manifestations.”
The increasing popularity of using nanotechnology — particles that are smaller than 100 nm — in products also raises concern about the uncertainty regarding how these chemicals act once they’ve entered our bodies.
“Results from initial skin absorption studies have been variable and mixed when establishing the ability of [nanoparticles] NP to penetrate the skin,” according to the cover story authors. “Some studies reported in the literature that particles as small as 1000 nm can enter undiseased skin while particles 7000 nm in size or smaller penetrate skin that is damaged.”
Area of Special Interest
As Dr. Jacob explained, she and the co-authors of this month’s cover article have a special interest in the effects of chemicals, nanoparticles notwithstanding, on the skin, especially given their focus on contact dermatitis.
However, they also acknowledged that the area of environmental dermatology is growing and that the number of articles they gathered in the process of research this article was a testament to the popularity of the topic of chemicals and their effects on the body.
“We researched this article for 10 months,” Dr. Jacob explained. “We gathered 79 articles to use as references, but there were many more to choose from,” she added.
To read this month’s cover story, turn to page 38. If you’re interested in reading more on this topic, the authors suggested the following links:
1. https://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature4/index.html?
fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com
2. https://www.kcra.com/health/13585340/detail.html
3. https://cbs13.com/recalls/recalls_story_152161840.html
4. https://video.aol.com/video-detail/id/4083399282
Larisa Hubbs
Executive Editor
lhubbs@hmpcommunications.com
I was particularly struck by one particular fact contained in this month’s cover story, which is titled, “The Chemicals That Surround Us,” and was written by Mari Paz Castanedo-Tardan, M.D., Adnan Nasir, M.D., and Sharon Jacob, M.D.
Were you aware that each year “1,700 synthetic chemicals are introduced into the U.S. market, and many of these do not undergo basic testing”? The authors also noted that of the 82,000 chemicals that are in use in the United States, “only about 25% have undergone testing.”
Why Should You Care About This?
Naturally, this is something that piques my interest as a non-dermatologist, and I think it’s a topic most people would want to know more about in general. However, as the authors noted, this topic is especially pertinent to dermatology because many chemicals enter the body via the skin.
As the authors point out in this article, “the prevalence of environmentally related chronic diseases has dramatically risen in the last 30 years.” Dermatologists, they maintained, “are in a unique position to detect environmentally related disease, given the fact that the skin is a common site for toxicity manifestations.”
The increasing popularity of using nanotechnology — particles that are smaller than 100 nm — in products also raises concern about the uncertainty regarding how these chemicals act once they’ve entered our bodies.
“Results from initial skin absorption studies have been variable and mixed when establishing the ability of [nanoparticles] NP to penetrate the skin,” according to the cover story authors. “Some studies reported in the literature that particles as small as 1000 nm can enter undiseased skin while particles 7000 nm in size or smaller penetrate skin that is damaged.”
Area of Special Interest
As Dr. Jacob explained, she and the co-authors of this month’s cover article have a special interest in the effects of chemicals, nanoparticles notwithstanding, on the skin, especially given their focus on contact dermatitis.
However, they also acknowledged that the area of environmental dermatology is growing and that the number of articles they gathered in the process of research this article was a testament to the popularity of the topic of chemicals and their effects on the body.
“We researched this article for 10 months,” Dr. Jacob explained. “We gathered 79 articles to use as references, but there were many more to choose from,” she added.
To read this month’s cover story, turn to page 38. If you’re interested in reading more on this topic, the authors suggested the following links:
1. https://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0610/feature4/index.html?
fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com
2. https://www.kcra.com/health/13585340/detail.html
3. https://cbs13.com/recalls/recalls_story_152161840.html
4. https://video.aol.com/video-detail/id/4083399282
Larisa Hubbs
Executive Editor
lhubbs@hmpcommunications.com
