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In-demand Devices

Aesthetics Exposed

LED is used widely in skin care by estheticians and medical providers since it has demonstrated effective results with the appearance of many skin conditions. Ultrasound Ultrasound is best known for monitoring fetuses during pregnancy and diagnosing medical conditions, but it has many other uses. 2001 Dec;19(6):305-14.

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Uncovered: Bidirectional Link Between Autoimmune Disease and Perinatal Depression

The Dermatology Digest

For the study, researchers used data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register and identified all women who had given birth in Sweden between 2001 and 2013. Of approximately 815,000 women and 1.3

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Pediatric Psoriasis: Characteristics of a Cohort at UCSF Spanning 2 Decades

The Dermatology Digest

Specifically, between 2001 and 2011, conventional systemics and biologics were used primarily in adolescents. This should prompt greater comfort with systemic therapies for children among dermatologists and improved access to medications. The study authors say more research is needed.

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Pediatric Psoriasis: Characteristics of a Cohort at UCSF Spanning 2 Decades

The Dermatology Digest

Specifically, between 2001 and 2011, conventional systemics and biologics were used primarily in adolescents. This should prompt greater comfort with systemic therapies for children among dermatologists and improved access to medications. The study authors say more research is needed.

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Tonsillectomy Is a Bad Idea?

Aesthetics Advisor

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association-Otolaryngology looked at the mortality, complications and reoperation rate in adult tonsillectomy. 2018.0614 8 Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2014;96(8):586 9 Ulster Medical Society, 2013;82(2):121 10 EurekAlert!, Dennis Scanlon, Ph.D.,

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Higher Vitamin D Levels Lower Cancer Risk

Aesthetics Advisor

The American Medical Association uses of 20 ng/ml as sufficient, but research shows 40 ng/mL should be the cutoff point for sufficiency in order to prevent a wide range of diseases, including cancer. Sources and References 1 Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis v.8(4); Vitamin D 26 Salk. Vitamin D and MS: Is There Any Connection?

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Demodex: Mites That Live On Your Skin

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The hair follicle mites Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis: biology and medical importance. Rosacea-like demodicidosis in an immunocompromised child. Pediatric dermatology, 20(1), 28–30. link] Rufli, T., & Mumcuoglu, Y. Dermatologica, 162(1), 1–11. link] Riechers, R., & Kopf, A. The Demodex mite population in rosacea.

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