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- Lupus: A Patient Care Guide for Nurses and Other Health ProfessionalsPatient Information Patient Information Sheet #7, Skin Care and Lupus
and Other Health Professionals Patient Information Sheet #7, Skin Care and Lupus Skin problems are very common in people with lupus. Some skin rashes and sores (also called lesions or ulcers) are very specific to lupus, while others can occur in other diseases as well. A sensitivity to and too much exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of sun and some types of artificial light are responsible for aggravating some rashes and lesions. Many types of skin conditions are common in lupus. Butterfly...
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Prevent Diabetes Problems: Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy
On this page: What are diabetes problems? What should I do each day to stay healthy with diabetes? How can diabetes hurt my feet? What can I do to take care of my feet? How can I get my doctor to help me take care of my feet? What are common diabetes foot problems? How can special shoes help my feet? How can diabetes hurt my skin? What can I do to take care of my skin? For More Information More in the Series Acknowledgments Too much glucose (sugar) in the blood for a long time can cause...
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Genes and Disease: Skin and Connective Tissue
The skin is the largest organ in the body both in weight and in surface area and separates the body's internal environment from the external environment. The skin has many diverse roles. It acts as a channel of communication with the outside world; protects the body from water loss; uses specialized pigment cells, called melanocytes, to protect the body from ultraviolet radiation; participates in calcium homeostasis by contributing to the body's supply of vitamin D; and helps regulate body...
National Center for Biotechnology Information
- FDA Clears Skin Lotion for Military to Protect Against Chemical Burns
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for use by the U.S. military a liquid decontamination lotion intended to remove or neutralize chemical warfare agents and T-2 fungal toxin from the skin. The lotion, called Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion (RSDL), must be applied to exposed skin as soon as possible after exposure to a chemical agent. The lotion is impregnated in a sponge pad packaged as a single unit in a heat-sealed foil pouch. When exposed to chemical warfare agents, the...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- FDA Approves New Use of Drug to Treat Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma, a Type of Skin Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of a new indication for Aldara (imiquimod) topical cream. This product is currently approved for the treatment of actinic keratosis and external genital warts. Today, FDA is approving its use for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC), a type of skin cancer . This type of skin cancer is diagnosed by a healthcare provider after biopsy and is different from other types of skin cancer including other types of...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Organizations
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- Skin Cancer Foundation - http://www.skincancer.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types -
- National Skin Cancer Prevention Education Program - http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nscpep/index.htm
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, HHS - http://www.nih.gov/niams/
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- Milk, ice cream may influence conception
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:34 EST
- Ice cream good for fertility, study suggests
MSNBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:06 EST
- Immunotherapy Does Not Prolong Life When Skin Cancer Spreads
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Eating Ice Cream May Help Women To Conceive, But Low-fat Dairy Foods May Increase Infertility Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Can Ice Cream Boost Fertility?
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- An Evaluation of the Efficacy, Safety, Preference and Duration of Response of Clobex (Clobetasol Propionate) Spray vs. Taclonex (Calcipotriene 0.005%/ Betamethasone Dipropionate 0.064%) Ointment in Subjects With Stable Plaque Psoriasis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00437255 - Active, not recruiting
Psoriasis
- Determine the efficacy of topical tretinoin cream for the prevention of nonmelanoma skin cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00007631 - Active, not recruiting
nonmelanoma skin cancer
- Efficacy and Safety of Calcipotriene/Betamethasone Gel/Ointment in Psoriasis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00279162 - Completed
Psoriasis
- Imiquimod Cream in Treating Patients With Basal Cell Skin Cancer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00079300 - Active, not recruiting
Non-Melanomatous Skin Cancer
- Efficacy and Safety of Calcipotriol Cream and (Calcipotriol + Betamethasone Dipropionate) Ointment in Psoriasis Vulgaris
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00216892 - Active, not recruiting
Psoriasis Vulgaris

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