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Study: The Number of New Dermatology Drugs Approved by the FDA Is on the Rise

The Dermatology Digest

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased between 2012 and 2022 compared with prior decades, according to a research letter in JAMA Dermatology. The number of new dermatologic drug approvals by the U.S. By contrast, just five new drugs for diseases treated primarily by dermatologists were approved by the FDA between 1999 and 2009. .”

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Malignant Melanoma

First Derm

Radiation therapy is used in some cases to damage cells in different ways. Some findings prove that cancer cells are sometimes particularly susceptible to radiation therapy. Radiation therapy can cause different types of reactions, depending on what part of the body irradiated, how high radiation doses as the body is exposed to.

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Median Nail Dystrophy

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Treating Median Nail Dystrophy Median nail dystrophy can be very difficult to treat, as no therapy is consistently successful. ISRN Dermatology Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 680163. Available at: [link] Nathan Y. Hoy, Alexander K. Leung, et al. Available at: [link] Anna Hillert Winther and Anette Bygum.

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

The Dermatology Digest

“There has been a substantial increase in the use of systemic and biologic therapies over time, which is an important step in bridging the treatment gap for moderate-to-severe pediatric psoriasis patients,” noted Carmel Aghdasi, BA, one of the study authors.

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

The Dermatology Digest

“There has been a substantial increase in the use of systemic and biologic therapies over time, which is an important step in bridging the treatment gap for moderate-to-severe pediatric psoriasis patients,” noted Carmel Aghdasi, BA, one of the study authors.

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Sirtuins: Benefits and How to Activate Them (2023)

Aesthetics Advisor

According to a 2012 animal study on male mice published in Nature, the overexpression of the SIRT6 gene may increase their lifespan by up to 15 percent ( 5 ). SIRT2 A 2012 study has found that SIRT2 may help to lower mitochondrial activity and fatty acid metabolism ( 18 ). You can learn more about vitamin D by reading this article.

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Ozempic vs Berberine: What's the Difference?

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History of Ozempic 2012: Semaglutide, the active ingredient in both Wegovy and Ozempic, was developed by Novo Nordisk. A meta-analysis of 46 clinical trials found that Berberine, both as a standalone treatment and as an add-on therapy with standard medication, significantly improved metabolic profiles in individuals with T2DM.