Dermatology
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Expert Reveals Secrets to Mohs Coding
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Hospitalizations With Antibiotic-Resistant Infections on the Rise
Major Finding: The percentage of hospitalizations that involved an antibiotic-resistant infection rose from 0.12% in 1997 to 0.46% in 2006.
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Interrupting Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis: What to Expect
Major Finding: Patients who started retreatment with less than a PASI 50 climbed to a peak response of PASI 66 at week 24 of retreatment and...
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Sunscreen Found to Cut Melanoma Incidence
Major Finding: Patient randomly assigned to use sunscreen daily for 5 years had a lower incidence of melanoma during 10 further years of follow-up...
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Expert Suggests Changes in Fungus Treatment
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Itch Centers May Be Coming
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Recommendations for Short Sun Exposure to Boost Vitamin D Criticized
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Severe Skin Lesions Complicate Anti-TNF Therapy for IBD
Major Finding: Overall, 34% of patients taking anti-TNF-alpha drugs for inflammatory bowel disease discontinued treatment because of severe...
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Briakinumab Boosts Quality of Life for Psoriasis Patients
Major Finding: Scores on the Dermatology Life Quality Index declined by a mean of 10.3points with briakinumab, 8.1 points with etanercept, and 3.0...
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New Data Support Safety of Dermatologic Office-Based Surgery
Major Finding: Forty-six deaths and 263 complications required hospital transfers in Florida.