Volume 15 - Issue 4 - April 2007
Issues in Dermatology
09/04/2008
Pay for performance is scheduled to begin this July. This proposed mechanism of quality improvement has been extensively editorialized in the medical and lay literature, and its effects have been studied. Rosenthal and colleagues studied...
Pay for performance is scheduled to begin this July. This proposed mechanism of quality improvement has been extensively editorialized in the medical and lay literature, and its effects have been studied. Rosenthal and colleagues studied...
Pay for performance is scheduled...
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09/04/2008
A Phase IV study presented as a poster at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting this year in Washington, D.C., supported findings of earlier trials indicating that efalizumab (Raptiva), a humanized anti-CD11a antibody, is safe and...
A Phase IV study presented as a poster at the American Academy of Dermatology meeting this year in Washington, D.C., supported findings of earlier trials indicating that efalizumab (Raptiva), a humanized anti-CD11a antibody, is safe and...
A Phase IV study presented as a...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Skin & Aging’s sister journal Wounds is the nation’s leading wound care research journal, and it’s the major source of current research, treatment methodology, and current protocol in the field of wound care. In addition, this...
Skin & Aging’s sister journal Wounds is the nation’s leading wound care research journal, and it’s the major source of current research, treatment methodology, and current protocol in the field of wound care. In addition, this...
Skin & Aging’s...
09/04/2008
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09/04/2008
It may come as a surprise to physicians who are highly regarded by their colleagues that their recognized professional expertise is merely one of seven components that garner the highest praise and confidence of their patients. These other...
It may come as a surprise to physicians who are highly regarded by their colleagues that their recognized professional expertise is merely one of seven components that garner the highest praise and confidence of their patients. These other...
It may come as a surprise to...
09/04/2008
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09/04/2008
Patients often present with lesions that must be removed on areas of the body where the skin does not provide a great deal of laxity, such as on the hands and feet. Thus, closure of the secondary defect resulting from removal of the lesion is...
Patients often present with lesions that must be removed on areas of the body where the skin does not provide a great deal of laxity, such as on the hands and feet. Thus, closure of the secondary defect resulting from removal of the lesion is...
Patients often present with...
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Department
Financial Matters
09/04/2008
You should never operate any business or practice as a general partnership. Why? Because a general partnership is a creditor or plaintiff’s dream and a partner’s liability nightmare. Consider three hidden dangers of a general...
You should never operate any business or practice as a general partnership. Why? Because a general partnership is a creditor or plaintiff’s dream and a partner’s liability nightmare. Consider three hidden dangers of a general...
You should never operate any...
09/04/2008
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Acne & Rosacea Review
09/04/2008
Americans spend billions each year on complementary and alternative medicines.1 My interest in herbal supplements began years ago when a local television channel headlined with a story of a “vitamin” supplement treatment for acne....
Americans spend billions each year on complementary and alternative medicines.1 My interest in herbal supplements began years ago when a local television channel headlined with a story of a “vitamin” supplement treatment for acne....
Americans spend billions each...
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Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
Another atopic child came in the office the other day. She had typical dry, scaly skin with a few areas of active dermatitis. She had seen one of my partners, perhaps with a resident at the last visit. For the most part, the active dermatitis...
Another atopic child came in the office the other day. She had typical dry, scaly skin with a few areas of active dermatitis. She had seen one of my partners, perhaps with a resident at the last visit. For the most part, the active dermatitis...
Another atopic child came in the...
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Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
Each year about the time the daffodils are revealing their cheery yellow blossoms in the Mid-Atlantic region, we’re readying our annual cover story on the top 10 research findings in wound care for the printer.
This year again proved to be...
Each year about the time the daffodils are revealing their cheery yellow blossoms in the Mid-Atlantic region, we’re readying our annual cover story on the top 10 research findings in wound care for the printer.
This year again proved to be...
Each year about the time the...
09/04/2008
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Feature
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are foci of cutaneous epithelial dysplasia that may develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
in situ or invasive SCC. Treatment for AK includes ablative techniques such as cryotherapy, and topical “field treatment”...
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are foci of cutaneous epithelial dysplasia that may develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
in situ or invasive SCC. Treatment for AK includes ablative techniques such as cryotherapy, and topical “field treatment”...
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are foci...
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