GlaxoSmithKline and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corporation have announced that they have signed an exclusive over-the-counter licensing agreement for NanoBio’s unique nanoemulsion treatment for cold sores in the United States and Canada. James R. Baker, Jr., M.D…
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Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. announced today the commercial launch of VIBATIV™ (telavancin) in the United States. On September 11, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VIBATIV for the treatment of adult patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus [...]
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Face and Hand Transplants – Ready to Become Mainstream Medicine? Though once inconceivable, face and hand transplants are quickly making themselves more present, both in the operating room and in the media. The world’s first hand transplant was performed more than a decade ago, and the first partial-face transplant performed [...]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Stelara (ustekinumab), a biologic product for adults who have a moderate to severe form of psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis is an immune system disorder that results in the rapid overproduction of skin cells. About 6 million people in the United States have plaque psoriasis which is characterized [...]
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Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTI), a leading researcher and developer of light-based systems for cosmetic treatments, announced that it has become the first company to receive a 510(k) over-the-counter (OTC) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new, patented, home use, laser device for the treatment of periorbital [...]
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Wound Care Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM), announced today that it will exhibit at the 22nd Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society (SAWC/WHS) conference in Dallas April 26-29. This conference is regarded industry wide as the premier educational wound-care focused program and has [...]
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According to the National Rosacea Society, there are more than 14 million people in the United States with rosacea, yet only a small number are being treated. Rosacea is a chronic condition that often requires extended treatment periods which often cause side effects, and treatments that provide sustained relief of the signs and symptoms of [...]
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American Biotech Labs, LLC (ABL), developer of a new class of products based on the company’s patented nano-catalytic SilverSol Technology(R), announced that the company has been granted formal approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its ASAP Wound Dressing Gel throughout the United States.
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A plastic surgery team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, led by Dr. B Pomahac, has carried out a partial face transplant. This is the second partial face transplant to be performed in the United States. The seven plastic surgeons, as well as an ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeon, along [...]
Also tagged Anesthesiologists, Brigham And Women, Ear Nose And Throat, Ent Ear Nose, Face Area, Facial Surgery, Facial Transplant, Hospital Boston, Led, Nurses, Partial Face Transplant, Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery, Throat Surgeon, Women S Hospital
Atopic dermatitis, the common, chronic, inflammatory skin disease marked by red, itchy rashes, has been increasing in prevalence over the past two decades and affects a disproportionate number of children. According to current estimates, approximately 15 percent to 20 percent of children in the United States and other industrialized countries around the world develop atopic [...]
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