An interferon-gamma release assay is superior to the tuberculin skin test in identifying individuals at high risk of progressing to active tuberculosis (TB), among foreign-born populations with high rates of previous bacille Calmette-Gurin (BCG) vaccination for TB, according to a report by U.S. researchers in the April issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued clinical guidelines for all healthcare clinicians for the treatment of atopic eczema in children. Medscape Medical News
Patients with migraine headaches are more likely to develop cutaneous allodynia than people who suffer other types of headache, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
Patients with symptomatic oral lichen planus respond equally well to betamethasone oral mini-pulse therapy and to topical triamcinolone acetonide, but they may respond more quickly to betamethasone, results of a randomized comparative study indicate. Reuters Health Information
In this volume: Learn how Dr. Rhoda Narins creates beautiful eyes and eyebrows nonsurgically, and review the latest in the aesthetic medicine literature. Medscape Dermatology
Volume loss in the cheeks is one of the most fundamental aspects of facial aging, yet many patients -- and even some clinicians -- fail to recognize its importance. Medscape Dermatology
Psoriasis is a common complex inflammatory disease that shares many immunological features with other common complex disorders, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, depression and inflammatory arthritis. Expert Review of Dermatology
Alefacept, an immunomodulatory biologic agent that targets T cells, is effective in treating scalp psoriasis in adults, according to a report in the April issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Reuters Health Information
What is the evidence to support using medical checklists? Do they play a fundamental role in error management? International Journal for Quality in Health Care
