Facts about facebook Most visited website in the world with 1.3 billion users 72 % visit the website at least once a month 829million daily users Duration of each visit lasts on average 21 minutes Facts about Twitter 1 billion users 550 million accounts BUT 44% never tweeted 271million monthly users average time per month…
DetailsWhat “apps” are available and do they work ? At the time of this presentation about 1 million apps are available app store 50 billion downloads 17000 apps are health-related – evidence about their reliability is mostly lacking. They are projected to generate $26 billion revenue in 2017 In 33% physicians are NOT involved in…
DetailsIncidence of Acne in the first 20 years of life: -3% of affected individuals are neonates -6% in childhood (pre-adolescents) -91% in teenagers (adolescents…predictably) Thorough examination must be done in children to rule out differential diagnosis: -keratosis pilaris -miliara -perorificial dermatatis -pomade acne (cosmetic use) -flat warts -molluscum contagiosum Scarring is a complication…
DetailsAge-related changes are due to many factors influencing the structure of the epidermis (texture changes) as well as changes in the dermis (loss of volume). The following study shows the role of hyaluronic acid (HA), BOTH large and small fragments in Epidermal age related skin changes. This study shows that topical application of small HA…
DetailsCentral to that is calcium regulation which allows changes in cellular differentiation. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is important for this and is abnormally expressed in psoriasis lesions. In this study, the speed of wound healing is suggested to be faster in psoriasis wounds as compared with wounds of unaffected individuals. Psoriasis shares many things in…
DetailsAndrogenetic alopecia is an often hereditary condition with thinning of the hair into vellus hairs which occurs in males and females according to a male pattern (Hamilton classification) or a female pattern (ludwig classification) It is psychologically devastating and treatments include topical (minoxidil), oral (finasteride) treatments sometimes so ineffective that the only solution is wearing…
DetailsOne of the autoimmune systemic diseases which have extensive skin manifestations is mixed connective tissue disease or MCTD. This disorder is a combination of other autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis and polymyositis. The cause of this disorder is not completely known but is stipulated to be an effect of one’s immune system…
DetailsSkin aging (ageing) concerns the skin, in the epidermis where it is responsible for texture changes. However the most visible effect of aging is loss of volume in the dermis. In the dermis intact collagen fibers (as well as hyaluronic acid) play an important structural role in its volume. The visible changes in aging are…
DetailsFumaric acid esters (FAE) (oral intake) are used in come countries (Germany…) in the treatment of psoriasis. It is an effective drug however its limitations lie in the fact that it can cause gastrointestinal symptoms as well as flushing In this retrospective study from Ireland done in 249 patients, demographic data, length of treatment, reasons…
DetailsVitiligo is suggested in a study by the same authors (HERE) to be associated with metabolic syndrome. High blood sugar and hypertension are risk factors and this study suggests that atherosclerosis could also be associated with vitiligo. Moreover, insulin resistance and increased homocysteine levels have already been described. Atherogenesis in its initial stages involves oxidative…
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