Cellulitis can be a costly infection for hospitals as studies place the cost around $4.5 billion of health care spending. Inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of cellulitis leads to unnecessary antibiotic use and that translates into somewhere between $195 and $515 million in avoidable health care costs each year. A recent […]
February 26, 2018
The benefits of colchicine have been reported for many years for joint pain, gout and other inflammatory ailments. The flower from which it is derived, Colchicum autumnale, was mentioned as a remedy as far back as 1500 BCE in an ancient Egyptian manuscript, though the FDA did not approve the […]
February 26, 2018
There have been studies that show that pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) may flare up for the first time after a surgical procedure. However, there has been little research on whether the same postoperative risk exists for patients that have a diagnosed history of PG. Knowing the risk may help providers prepare […]
February 18, 2018
So-called ‘hedgehog pathway inhibitors’ (HPI) such as vismodegib and sonidegib are effective therapies for treating basal cell carcinoma (BCC). HPI target overactive signals in the hedgehog molecular pathway that lead to the proliferation of cancer cells. However, when inhibiting the cancer cells, HPI also inhibit hair follicle (HF) growth which […]
February 18, 2018
Forty-two states plus the District of Columbia have laws limiting use of tanning salons by minors. However, even with these regulations in place, nearly 2 million high school students report indoor tanning. Using a phone survey, a recent study sought to determine how often salons in 42 states and the […]
February 12, 2018
Thalidomide shows promise for treating cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) when the first-line treatment has failed. However, thalidomide has its drawbacks, including high cost and high teratogenicity. Clinical benefits must be weighed against potential serious adverse events such as peripheral neuropathy that does not resolve after end of treatment and thromboembolic […]
February 12, 2018