News tagged with skin patches
Topical application of chemotherapy drug may improve appearance of aging skin
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Topical application of the chemotherapy medication fluorouracil appears to reduce potentially precancerous skin patches and improve the appearance of sun-damaged skin, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of ...
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Fentanyl pain patches are recalled
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 18, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Fentanyl transdermal system patches due to a potential safety hazard.
Radioactive skin patch can treat cancer
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting. The skin patch, ...
Mice with skin condition help scientists understand tumor growth
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Cancerous tumors sometimes form at the site of chronic wounds or injury, but the reason why is not entirely clear. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have engineered mice with a persistent ...
Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization. A team of researchers at Emory University and ...
Smoking: New research helps itch to quit
Sep 13, 2009 |
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European scientists said Sunday they could explain why nicotine patches designed to help smokers kick their habit can cause skin irritation.
Skin defects set off alarm with widespread and potentially harmful effects
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May 28, 2008 |
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When patches of red, flaky and itchy skin on newborn mice led rapidly to their deaths, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis looked for the reason why. What they found was a molecular alarm ...
Sweat it out: Study examines ability of sweat patches to monitor bone loss
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Some health assessments that are routinely carried out on Earth are not practical when the "patients" are free-floating astronauts on long space flights, such as missions to Mars or the Moon. A new, NASA-funded study from ...
Experts turn to web to combat distressing skin disease
Mar 23, 2009 |
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People experiencing the skin disease psoriasis may get relief from their symptoms and the psychological distress they can cause through a new web-based therapy programme.
Microneedles: Flu Vaccine in Painless Skin Patches under Development
Oct 04, 2007 |
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Flu vaccine delivered through painless microneedles in patches applied to the skin could soon be an alternative to delivery through hypodermic needles, according to researchers at Emory University and the ...
Skin lesion leads to more cancer types than once believed
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Actinic keratoses are sun-damaged rough patches or lesions on the skin — often pink and scaly — that doctors have long believed can turn into a form of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma.
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