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Severe Acne Study:
This is a 28 week long study involving an investigational medication for acne. Study participants must be 12 to 35 years of age and suffer from severe acne….
An article published by HealthDay on January 16, 2012 reported, “Teenage girls who are overweight or obese are significantly more likely to develop acne than their normal-weight peers,” according to a research letter…
Psoriasis patients should keep in mind that if what appears to be a psoriasis lesion is not responding to your psoriasis treatment which is working well elsewhere, that it can mean one of two things…
Dr. Benjamin Barankin as part of the Canadian Guidelines for Psoriasis committee for Canada was co-author on “Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Plaque Psoriasis: Overview”…
A study published in the January 2012 issue of the International Journal of Dermatology showed that psoriasis is associated…
A study published in the January 2012 issue of the International Journal of Dermatology revealed a prevalence…
Our very own Dr. Benjamin Barankin recently co-authored a medical research paper called “Cutaneous manifestations of modern technology use” in the prestigious…
A recent study in the December 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology showed that a 5% minoxidil foam used once daily was as effective as the 2% minoxidil lotion which requires twice a day application in promoting hair growth and increasing hair width in people with genetic patterned hair loss (androgenetic alopecia).
An interesting article in the December 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found a considerable number of patients with psoriasis having complications affecting the eyes, such as: blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and uveitis. Periodic eye examinations for psoriasis patients who have eye (“ocular”) symptoms should be considered. Systemic therapy of psoriasis may improve eye problems associated with psoriasis.
