Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Genomic Medicine (CGM) and their colleagues have identified 8 new loci associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in the Japanese population. The findings, which appear in the journal Nature Genetics, advance our understanding of the genetic basis of...
New findings point to a possible role for manuka honey in the prevention of clinically significant radiation-induced dermatitis in breast cancer patients. The results, from a phase 2 study reported at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress (EMCC), show that the product may also...
Children whose mothers are exposed to farm animals and cats are better protected against atopic dermatitis and are less likely to develop this painful inflammation of the skin in their first two years of life. A group of researchers from the University of Zurich and other universities have...
I recently ran out of my prescription cream and am waiting on an appointment to get more. I have heard lotrimin works wonders on athlete's foot, which is a fungus. Dermatitis is also a fungus. Should I attempt to use it to control my condition until I get more cream? It will be very short...
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: HITK) announced that it received clearance from the FDA to market Tropazone™ lotion, a prescription dermatological product which will be promoted by Hi-Tech's branded marketing subsidiary, ECR Pharmaceuticals Co., Inc. The product is indicated for the...