Green light for new drug for advanced skin cancer
Monoclonal antibody Opvido is for unresectable or metastatic melanoma Related items from OnMedicaGP melanoma biopsy speeds referralLate stage skin cancer drug gets thumbs downGuidance aims to iron out wide variations in melanoma managementSunlight still causes damage after darkMelanoma drug is first to be fast tracked under NHS early access scheme (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 28, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Check sweat glands, hair follicles in mycosis fungoides
SAN FRANCISCO – Check for syringotropism and folliculotropism in biopsies when managing mycosis fungoides, based on data from an ongoing observational, prospective study at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
The presence of syringotropism and folliculotropism indicates the need for more... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 22, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: SAN Conference News SAN Clinical News SAN News American Academy of Dermatology Source Type: news
Online Dermatologist Put To The Test
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BOSTON (CBS) – Getting an appointment with a dermatologist can be tough. Sometimes, we’re not even sure we really even need to see a doctor.
A new option is making it much easier to get a professional opinion.
Laurie Reis is like most working mothers when it comes to finding time to go to the doctor. It can be almost impossible.
Related: Demand For Online Doctor Visits Grows
But Reis’ skin was breaking out and she really wanted to find out if it was something serious. She didn’t go to the doctor’s office, however. She went online...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: bostonwebintern Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Tech Watch Listen Doctor Appointment Dr. Mallika Marshall Online Doctors Source Type: news
How 3D Printing Could End The Deadly Shortage Of Donor Organs
Three-dimensional printing has been used to make everything from pizza to prostheses, and now researchers are working on using the emerging technology to fabricate hearts, kidneys, and other vital human organs.
That would be very big news, as the number of people who desperately need an organ transplant far outstrips the number of donor organs available. On average, about 21 Americans die every day because a needed organ was unavailable.
What exactly is the promise of 3D printing organs and tissues, or "bioprinting?" How does the technology work, and when might it start saving lives?
For answers to these and other q...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How 3D Printing Could End The Deadly Shortage Of Donor Organs
Three-dimensional printing has been used to make everything from pizza to prostheses, and now researchers are working on using the emerging technology to fabricate hearts, kidneys, and other vital human organs.
That would be very big news, as the number of people who desperately need an organ transplant far outstrips the number of donor organs available. On average, about 21 Americans die every day because a needed organ was unavailable.
What exactly is the promise of 3D printing organs and tissues, or "bioprinting?" How does the technology work, and when might it start saving lives?
For answers to these and other q...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Skin Test Could Lead To Earlier Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Diagnoses
Scientists have isolated a biomarker in the skin that could potentially help diagnose neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Since the biomarker can be found in a skin biopsy rather than a more invasive brain biopsy, the test could shed additional light on the diseases and lead to an earlier pathological diagnosis. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - February 27, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Skin biopsies from people with Parkinsons and Alzheimers could help diagnose dementia
The study from doctors in Mexico found people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's had higher levels of phospho-tau protein compared with healthy people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Years In Advance, Study Says
While severe problems with the memory and the nervous system are hallmarks of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's respectively, it's the skin that could detect the disease early on, perhaps even before symptoms surface.
A new study says a simple skin test could be the next breakthrough in predicting the onset of neurodegenerative diseases before obvious symptoms appear. Researchers from the University of San Luis Potosi predicted that evidence of the diseases could be found in skin samples, as brain and skin tissues have the same origin. They studied 53 people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and dementia, taking samples of skin ti...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin Test for Alzheimer'S, Parkinson's Shows Early Promise
Higher levels of key proteins may point to disease, but more study is needed, experts say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alzheimer's Disease, Biopsy, Parkinson's Disease (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Skin test may shed new light on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
Scientists have discovered a skin test that may shed new light on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. The study showed that skin biopsies can be used to detect elevated levels of abnormal proteins found in the two diseases. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Guidance aims to iron out wide variations in melanoma management
NICE opens consultation on first draft guidance issued on this skin cancer Related items from OnMedicaSmaller excision margin for melanoma safe, trial concludesSmartphone apps miss a third of melanomasMen more likely to die of melanoma than womenGP melanoma biopsy speeds referralMelanoma is now fifth most common cancer in England (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 2, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Scientists Grow Human Muscle That Contracts Like The Real Thing
In what's being hailed as a medical first, researchers at Duke University announced this week that they had bioengineered human skeletal muscle tissue capable of contracting like the real thing.
The scientists said the lab-grown tissue could become a powerful new tool for studying diseases like muscular dystrophy. In addition, it could facilitate the development of specialized drugs to treat these diseases--and eliminate the need to test the drugs on humans, which can be risky.
“One of our goals is to use this method to provide personalized medicine to patients,” Dr. Nenad Bursac, a professor of biomedical engineeri...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 15, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Can eating like a Viking 'reduce obesity risks'?
Conclusion
This study found that the activity of certain genes, some of which are associated with inflammation, was different in obese people who ate a Nordic diet compared to those on a control diet.
Yet there was little correlation between these findings and any changes in measurements of risk factors such as participants' cholesterol or blood pressure. The authors concede that the clinical relevance of their findings is unclear.
As the authors say, one limitation is that volunteers in the study may have had healthy eating habits before the study began.
If these volunteers had been randomised to the control diet group...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Obesity Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: A Man with Wrist Pain for Three Months
(MedPage Today) -- Case Study: A thirty-three-year-old man presented to a Tennessee orthopaedic clinic with a three-month history of pain in the left wrist. He reported no recent trauma to the extremity, no respiratory illness preceding the wrist pain, and no fever, chills, or other constitutional symptoms. Physical examination of the left wrist revealed tenderness over the distal part of the radius but no palpable masses or overlying skin changes. The patient had full range of wrist motion and was neurologically intact.
Radiographs of the wrist, shown here, demonstrated a radiolucent lesion in the lateral aspect of the di...
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - December 22, 2014 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
New Handheld Imaging Device Can Diagnose Melanoma in Physicians’ Offices, Potentially Reducing the Volume of Skin Biopsies Referred to Pathology Labs
This diagnostic instrument would be preferred by patients and physicians alike because it is noninvasive and provides immediate results Dermapathologists will be interested to learn about a new handheld, point-of-care (POC) device that images melanoma tumors and enables the in vivo diagnosis of melanoma. Because this diagnostic technology is noninvasive and provides immediate results, it […] (Source: Dark Daily)
Source: Dark Daily - December 22, 2014 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: jude Tags: Instruments & Equipment Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Operations Laboratory Pathology clinical laboratory dermapathologist Lihong Wang Lynn Cornelius M.D. Source Type: news
