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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – Clindamycin is an effective and guideline-recommended treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections that has one major shortcoming for use in children: The liquid pediatric formulation tastes and smells, well, awful. "What we do instead of... »
Oral HPV Infection More Prevalent in Men Than Women
The prevalence of oral human papillomavirus is nearly three times higher in men than in women, according to data from more than 5,000 individuals in the United States. The findings were simultaneously published online in JAMA and presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium... »
First U.S. Cell-Based Flu Vaccine Plant Awaits Pandemic
With the official dedication Dec. 12 of America’s first facility for making influenza vaccine in cell culture, the United States took a small but important step toward improved protection against the next flu pandemic, experts said. But some question just how many weeks this new facility will... »
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – Clindamycin is an effective and guideline-recommended treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections that has one major shortcoming for use in children: The liquid pediatric... »
Changes to HPV, Influenza Vaccine Recs Top 2012 Schedule
The "Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules – United States, 2012" includes updated schedules for children aged 0-6 years, 7-18 years, and a catch-up schedule for children with late or... »
Hep B for Diabetes Patients Tops Vaccine Recs for 2012
Major changes regarding the use of the human papillomavirus vaccine in males, the hepatitis B vaccine in adults with diabetes, the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine in pregnant women, and the influenza in... »
What were dermatologists watching from Skin & Allergy News in 2011? Here's the top five countdown. 5. New Drugs Help Melanoma Patients Live Longer: Dr. Lynn Schuchter puts the studies, which were... »
Combination Therapy Can't Beat Bacterial Vaginosis
QUEBEC CITY – Oral metronidazole was not more effective for bacterial vaginosis when combined with clindamycin or a probiotic, based on data from 450 women. "Bacterial vaginosis is the most common cause of... »
Cost of Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Susan Foster discusses her data on the costs of antimicrobial resistance. Miriam Tucker reports at the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance. View Video Now. »
New research in the emerging field of nanodermatology is setting the stage for the more efficient use of nitric oxide to treat infections. Nitric oxide (NO) is known for its antimicrobial activity, but it is... »
Blog: Cantharidin Supply Worries Dermatologists
Dermatologists are banding together to try and persuade the Food and Drug Administration to stop squishing access to beetle juice. Cantharidin, a vesicant extracted from crushed Chinese blister beetles, has been used by... »
Commentary: Frost or Acid for Plantar Warts
The Problem A 36-year-old mechanic presents to you for a 4-week history of feeling as if he is "walking on a pebble." You examine his foot and determine that he has a plantar wart. You pare it down and apply... »
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| Feb 4 - 8 Maui, HI | Advances in Cosmetic & Medical Dermatology (MauiDerm 2012) |
| Feb 8 - 12 Naples, FL | Dermatology Foundation (DF): Clinical Symposia |
| Feb 16 - 20 Miami Beach, FL | 2012 South Beach Symposium |
| Feb 19 - 24 Waikoloa, HI | Skin Disease Education Foundation (SDEF): Hawaii Dermatology Seminar |
| Feb 20 - 23 Jeddah, | King Faisal Specilalist Hospital - Jeddah: Jeddah Dermatology & Cosmetics Conference |
| Mar 1 - 4 Banff, | 2012 Canadian Melanoma Conference |
| Mar 14 - 15 San Diego, CA | International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP): 15th Joint Meeting |
| Mar 14 - 17 San Diego, CA | Association of Dermatology Administrators and Managers (ADA-M): 20th Annual Meeting |
| Mar 15 San Diego, CA | Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD): Pre-American Academy of Dermatology Meeting |
| Mar 15 San Diego, CA | 16th Annual Meeting of the Council for Nail Disorders |
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