Skin barrier therapy in the form of topical application of sunflower seed oil or Aquaphor reduces mortality in very premature neonates in hospital settings, according to results of a study from Bangladesh. Reuters Health Information
The results of a study conducted in a Romanian community suggest that a recessive gene plays a key role in determining susceptibility to vitiligo, but that non-genetic factors determine disease onset. Although the community is unique in having a very high rate of this skin disorder, the researchers believe that the findings could extend beyond this population. Reuters Health Information
Use of oral antidiabetic drugs from the thiazolidinedione group may reduce the risk of developing psoriasis, according to Swiss and US researchers reporting in the March issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Reuters Health Information
Learn about the concept of facial volumization, review highlights from the literature, and explore the use of dermal fillers in skin of color. Medscape Dermatology
Monotherapy with ceftobiprole is as effective as combination therapy with vancomycin plus ceftazidime for skin infections caused and complicated by a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Indeed, ceftobiprole "may be considered a member of the fifth-generation cephalosporins," according to an editorial in the March 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Imiquimod 5% cream was effective in clearing human papillomavirus infection and in causing disease regression in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Medscape Medical News
