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Topical steroid withdrawal diagnostic criteria defined by researchers

Medical Xpress

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have determined that dermatitis resulting from topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) is distinct from eczema and is caused by an excess of an essential chemical compound in the body. The findings were published today in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

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Fewer Food Allergies in Kids If Mom Drinks Milk While Breastfeeding: Study

The Pharma Data

4, 2021 — Mothers who drink cow’s milk while breastfeeding may reduce their child’s risk of developing food allergies , a new Swedish study suggests. “Though the association is clear, we do not claim that drinking cow’s milk would be a general cure for food allergies,” she said in a university news release.

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More complex than we thought: The body’s reaction to contact allergens

Scienmag

Together with hay fever and food allergies, allergic contact dermatitis due to exposure to e.g. nickel and perfume ingredients represents the majority of allergic reactions seen among Danes. Traditionally, researchers have distinguished between immediate […].

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Subjective Measures, Objective Outcomes: Data Quality in Atopic Dermatitis Clinical Trials

VirTrial

Improving Measurement Reliability Measurement standardization continues to challenge dermatology clinical trials. Signant’s research has shown that standardizing rater training can greatly improve data quality of subjective ClinROs in dermatology clinical trials. JAMA Dermatology , 149 (5), 577-582. Schupp, C.

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Leo puts target on Dupixent in US as FDA clears tralokinumab

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The green light comes later than Leo hoped, as the FDA turned down the dermatology specialist’s first attempt last year, despite making it through regulatory reviews in the EU, UK, Canada and UAE where it is already launched as Adtralza. billion in the same year. billion in 2020.

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Natural killer cells also have a memory function

Scienmag

One third of the cytotoxic killer cells in the liver as a potential therapeutic target Credit: MedUni Wien/Matern (Vienna, 19 October 2020) Good news for the human immune system: researchers from MedUni Vienna’s Departments of Dermatology and Surgery have managed to ascribe an immunological memory function to a subset of cytotoxic NK cells, which (..)

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Acute itching in eczema patients linked to environmental allergens

Scienmag

Worse, antihistamines — the standard treatment for itching and allergy — often don’t help. New research […].