Topics discussed at the 2008 AAD Annual Meeting included the genetics of skin as a barrier and new biologic therapies for psoriasis. Medscape Dermatology
A single clinical team working from distinctly different hospital based wound programs achieve consistent outcomes using a uniform clinical approach to wound care Wounds
A naturally occurring variant of a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism appears to be associated with an increased risk for skin cancer. Medscape Medical News
In PHOENIX 1, a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, ustekinumab showed long-term, sustained efficacy in the treatment of plaque psoriasis. Medscape Medical News
Teenagers and men who were vaccinated with Gardasil were 90% less likely to develop genital warts related to the 4 human papillomavirus strains that the vaccine targets. WebMD Health News
