Volume 15 - Issue 12 - December 2007
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The legal difference between a cosmetic and a drug is determined by a product’s intended use. Different laws and regulations apply to drugs and to cosmetics. Firms sometimes violate the law by marketing a cosmetic with a drug claim, or by...
The legal difference between a cosmetic and a drug is determined by a product’s intended use. Different laws and regulations apply to drugs and to cosmetics. Firms sometimes violate the law by marketing a cosmetic with a drug claim, or by...
The legal difference between a...
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A 21-year-old Hispanic male presented with multiple nodules on the forehead, neck, chest and back for more than 10 years.
A 21-year-old Hispanic male presented with multiple nodules on the forehead, neck, chest and back for more than 10 years.
A 21-year-old Hispanic male...
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Our CME author Aaron Loyd nicely traced the big events of the ending year with his wrap-up “2007 Year in Review,” which starts on page 44. And what a year it was with many positive advances made in the field of dermatology. Here are a few,...
Our CME author Aaron Loyd nicely traced the big events of the ending year with his wrap-up “2007 Year in Review,” which starts on page 44. And what a year it was with many positive advances made in the field of dermatology. Here are a few,...
Our CME author Aaron Loyd nicely...
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CME #133 December 2007
Skin & Aging is proud to bring you this latest installment in its CME series. This series consists of regular CME activities that qualify you for one category 1 physician credit hour. As a reader of Skin &...
CME #133 December 2007
Skin & Aging is proud to bring you this latest installment in its CME series. This series consists of regular CME activities that qualify you for one category 1 physician credit hour. As a reader of Skin &...
CME #133 December 2007
Skin...
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Issues in Dermatology
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In a recent New York Times article, Dr. Michael F. Holick, a Professor of Dermatology, Biophysics and Physiology at Boston University Medical Center, conveyed “his enthusiasm for his favorite hormone, vitamin D.”1 Dr. Holick, who posed in a...
In a recent New York Times article, Dr. Michael F. Holick, a Professor of Dermatology, Biophysics and Physiology at Boston University Medical Center, conveyed “his enthusiasm for his favorite hormone, vitamin D.”1 Dr. Holick, who posed in a...
In a recent New York Times...
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Facial aging constitutes multiple changes in the physical composition and function of the skin and its underlying structures. The skin gradually undergoes dermatochalasis and there is a decremental loss of hya-luronic acid, a major component...
Facial aging constitutes multiple changes in the physical composition and function of the skin and its underlying structures. The skin gradually undergoes dermatochalasis and there is a decremental loss of hya-luronic acid, a major component...
Facial aging constitutes...
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Department
Financial Matters
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Are you an owner of a medical practice taxed as a flow-through entity . . . such as an S-corporation? Most of the physicians we speak to who are “partners” in their practice are in this situation. As such, they are paid both as an employee of...
Are you an owner of a medical practice taxed as a flow-through entity . . . such as an S-corporation? Most of the physicians we speak to who are “partners” in their practice are in this situation. As such, they are paid both as an employee of...
Are you an owner of a medical...
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Allergen Focus
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In 1997 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an indication for the use of the Thin-layer Rapid-Use Epicutaneous (T.R.U.E.) test panels 1.1 and 2.1 as valuable, first-line screening tools in the diagnosis of allergic contact...
In 1997 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an indication for the use of the Thin-layer Rapid-Use Epicutaneous (T.R.U.E.) test panels 1.1 and 2.1 as valuable, first-line screening tools in the diagnosis of allergic contact...
In 1997 the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
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An official looking letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs arrived. “I am writing to inform you that a portable computer hard drive used by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center is missing. The hard drive included demographic...
An official looking letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs arrived. “I am writing to inform you that a portable computer hard drive used by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center is missing. The hard drive included demographic...
An official looking letter from...
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Spotlight
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Growing up was full of new places, new people and a formal, quiet family life for Dr. James. From his career-military father, he learned the value of hard work, honesty, humility and the benefits of an easy laugh. His mother’s influence was...
Growing up was full of new places, new people and a formal, quiet family life for Dr. James. From his career-military father, he learned the value of hard work, honesty, humility and the benefits of an easy laugh. His mother’s influence was...
Growing up was full of new...
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