Volume 14 - Issue 7 - July 2006
Column
Legal Ease
09/04/2008
At a ground rounds lecture sponsored by a pharmaceutical company, the speaker’s slides look in part slick, cluttered and spiced with jargon as to outcomes. Later, in your office, a detail person focuses his spiel on an elaborate color...
At a ground rounds lecture sponsored by a pharmaceutical company, the speaker’s slides look in part slick, cluttered and spiced with jargon as to outcomes. Later, in your office, a detail person focuses his spiel on an elaborate color...
At a ground rounds lecture...
09/04/2008
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Practice Pearls
09/04/2008
It’s a great time to practice medicine, and the cosmetic market continues to thrive! We’ve never before had such opportunity to provide cosmetic services and procedures. More and more patients demand non-surgical cosmetic procedures, such as...
It’s a great time to practice medicine, and the cosmetic market continues to thrive! We’ve never before had such opportunity to provide cosmetic services and procedures. More and more patients demand non-surgical cosmetic procedures, such as...
It’s a great time to practice...
09/04/2008
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Spotlight
09/04/2008
Dr. Franzblau was born in Detroit, MI, with familial roots in Poland and Rumania. His residency training took place at the University of California, San Francisco, and St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in London, England. He was in...
Dr. Franzblau was born in Detroit, MI, with familial roots in Poland and Rumania. His residency training took place at the University of California, San Francisco, and St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin in London, England. He was in...
Dr. Franzblau was born in...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
The 1st World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference was held in Stockholm in June, organized by The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA). IFPA is a nonprofit organization made up of psoriasis associations from...
The 1st World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Conference was held in Stockholm in June, organized by The International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA). IFPA is a nonprofit organization made up of psoriasis associations from...
The 1st World Psoriasis &...
09/04/2008
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Department
Allergen Focus
09/04/2008
The thin-layer rapid-use epicutaneous (T.R.U.E.) test is a valuable, first-line screening tool used by many dermatologists. Although the test focuses on common allergens, frequent questions have arisen from colleagues and patients as to where...
The thin-layer rapid-use epicutaneous (T.R.U.E.) test is a valuable, first-line screening tool used by many dermatologists. Although the test focuses on common allergens, frequent questions have arisen from colleagues and patients as to where...
The thin-layer rapid-use...
09/04/2008
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Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
As the dermatology workforce welcomes the next class of graduating residents, I thought this would be a perfect time to address the issue of “the shortage of dermatologists.”
Much has been written about the shortage of physicians in both...
As the dermatology workforce welcomes the next class of graduating residents, I thought this would be a perfect time to address the issue of “the shortage of dermatologists.”
Much has been written about the shortage of physicians in both...
As the dermatology workforce...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Life-threatening pediatric dermatoses, while rare, can be particularly devastating for patients. Clinicians are often lulled by the benignity of most childhood disorders. However, without a vigilant index of suspicion, many potentially morbid...
Life-threatening pediatric dermatoses, while rare, can be particularly devastating for patients. Clinicians are often lulled by the benignity of most childhood disorders. However, without a vigilant index of suspicion, many potentially morbid...
Life-threatening pediatric...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
While most of our patients are aware that sunbathing has an adverse impact on their skin’s health and appearance, many are unaware how much incidental sun exposure they receive during the day. Running errands, walking the dog, and even...
While most of our patients are aware that sunbathing has an adverse impact on their skin’s health and appearance, many are unaware how much incidental sun exposure they receive during the day. Running errands, walking the dog, and even...
While most of our patients are...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
The most common plant rashes may be classified as allergic or chemical irritant dermatitis. The dermatitis caused by poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac — the “classic” allergic contact dermatitis — involves a delayed type IV...
The most common plant rashes may be classified as allergic or chemical irritant dermatitis. The dermatitis caused by poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac — the “classic” allergic contact dermatitis — involves a delayed type IV...
The most common plant rashes may...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Your best chance to perform well on the upcoming American Board of Dermatology examination was to have started studying at the start of your residency. The time to heed or ignore that advice has long since come and gone, but with the Aug. 13...
Your best chance to perform well on the upcoming American Board of Dermatology examination was to have started studying at the start of your residency. The time to heed or ignore that advice has long since come and gone, but with the Aug. 13...
Your best chance to perform well...
09/04/2008
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