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Volume 16 - Issue 2 - February 2008

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Chief Medical Editor Message
Welcome New Columnists
09/04/2008
This month, we have two new columns debuting: “Coding Solutions” authored by Leon H. Kircik, M.D., and “Contemporary & Alternative Medicine” by Sarah L. Taylor, M.D., M.P.H. Coding Solutions For Dr. Kircik, a dermatologist in...
This month, we have two new columns debuting: “Coding Solutions” authored by Leon H. Kircik, M.D., and “Contemporary & Alternative Medicine” by Sarah L. Taylor, M.D., M.P.H. Coding Solutions For Dr. Kircik, a dermatologist in...
This month, we have two new...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
The Purpose of our Dermatology Journals
09/04/2008
We have many journals in dermatology, with many struggling to find and maintain their niches. New Editor, New Focus at JID It also seems that many of the best of our journals give their editors a limited tour of duty. This year, the...
We have many journals in dermatology, with many struggling to find and maintain their niches. New Editor, New Focus at JID It also seems that many of the best of our journals give their editors a limited tour of duty. This year, the...
We have many journals in...
09/04/2008
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News and Trends
09/04/2008
FDA Approvals & News   Simplified MRSA Detection Test FDA Cleared Through its BD Diagnostics segment, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its simplified test for the detection of...
FDA Approvals & News   Simplified MRSA Detection Test FDA Cleared Through its BD Diagnostics segment, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its simplified test for the detection of...
FDA Approvals &...
09/04/2008
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Coding Solutions: Clarifying Site-Specific Biopsy Coding
09/04/2008
This year, we are faced with new coding challenges. Decreasing fee schedules by Medicare have become our Christmas and Hanukkah presents year after year. However, many of us are still miscoding some procedures, and we could increase our...
This year, we are faced with new coding challenges. Decreasing fee schedules by Medicare have become our Christmas and Hanukkah presents year after year. However, many of us are still miscoding some procedures, and we could increase our...
This year, we are faced with new...
09/04/2008
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Issues in Dermatology
Optimism and Health-Related Outcomes
09/04/2008
A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article presented evidence that, except among those in one specific profession, our brains seem to be “built for optimism.”1The Upbeat BrainAccording to this article, researchers at New York University have...
A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article presented evidence that, except among those in one specific profession, our brains seem to be “built for optimism.”1The Upbeat BrainAccording to this article, researchers at New York University have...
A recent Wall Street Journal...
09/04/2008
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine: Expand Your Knowledge About CAM
09/04/2008
Did you know that one out of every three of your adult patients are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? According to a large, nationwide government survey of 31,044 adults released in May 2004, 36% of U.S. adults...
Did you know that one out of every three of your adult patients are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? According to a large, nationwide government survey of 31,044 adults released in May 2004, 36% of U.S. adults...
Did you know that one out of...
09/04/2008
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20 Clinical and Practice Management Tips
09/04/2008
Scott Dinehart, M.D., a dermatologist in private practice in Little Rock, AR, focused on employees — keeping track of who’s where when, protecting them from latex allergy, and your computers from their abuse and viruses. 1. Lose the LatexWith...
Scott Dinehart, M.D., a dermatologist in private practice in Little Rock, AR, focused on employees — keeping track of who’s where when, protecting them from latex allergy, and your computers from their abuse and viruses. 1. Lose the LatexWith...
Scott Dinehart, M.D., a...
09/04/2008
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Botulinums on the Horizon
09/04/2008
While there are at least eight forms of botulinum toxin A in various stages of testing around the world, only four are available or in testing in the United States. at this time. They are Botox and Reloxin (Medicis), PurTox (Mentor...
While there are at least eight forms of botulinum toxin A in various stages of testing around the world, only four are available or in testing in the United States. at this time. They are Botox and Reloxin (Medicis), PurTox (Mentor...
While there are at least eight...
09/04/2008
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Electronically Enhancing Patient Education
09/04/2008
The average patient forgets 50% of the information provided by the physician within 5 minutes of leaving the office and, on average, remembers only four points made during that encounter.1 To make matters worse, only 25% of patients are...
The average patient forgets 50% of the information provided by the physician within 5 minutes of leaving the office and, on average, remembers only four points made during that encounter.1 To make matters worse, only 25% of patients are...
The average patient forgets 50%...
09/04/2008
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Feature

Pharmacotherapy Update
Judging Oral Isotretinoin On Its Own Merits
09/04/2008
  Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease affecting millions of Americans, from preteens to adults. More than 2 million people are projected to suffer from severe inflammatory-cystic acne; however, it is projected that many remain...
  Acne vulgaris is a common skin disease affecting millions of Americans, from preteens to adults. More than 2 million people are projected to suffer from severe inflammatory-cystic acne; however, it is projected that many remain...
  Acne vulgaris is a...
09/04/2008
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C onsidering their widespread use, adverse reactions to cosmetic ingredients only occur in a minority of individuals. But the allergies are still a problem so knowing what the causes are and how to screen your patients for them is important....
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