As we settle into the winter months, dry skin becomes a more frequent problem. Continue reading →

Atopic dermatitis can have a profound impact on the quality of life of adolescents and even more so for adolescents with skin of color as severe atopic dermatitis is believed to be six times more common in black children than white children.1 RELATED:Eczema more common in black patients On top of that, diagnosing atopic dermatitis in skin of color patients can be a challenge because erythema can be harder to identify in skin with darker tones meaning that atopic dermatitis may be missed or undertreated in deeply pigmented adolescents.1 Atopic dermatitis can have psychological ramifications for teenagers, write the authors of a recent review of the impact and management of atopic dermatitis in adolescents with skin of color published in Cutis.2 teenagers with AD report having fewer friends, are less socially involved, participate in fewer sports, and are absent from classes more often than their peers. In black patients with atopic dermatitis, school absences are even more common. One US study of 8015 children aged 217 years with atopic dermatitis found that black children had a 1.5-fold higher chance of being absent for six days over a six-month school period compared to white children, which led the researchers to suggest that this greater number of school absences was due to atopic dermatitis having a greater impact on quality of life in children with skin of color.3 Given the social and emotional impact of atopic dermatitis on patients with skin of color, it is imperative to treat the condition appropriately, the authors write Continue reading →

Dry and scaly skin woes can be due to a number of skin conditions. Two that can sometimes appear so similar that its tough for doctors to tell the difference are psoriasis and eczema. Continue reading →

Ive always felt different from other kidsbecause I look different from other kids. When I was 2 years old, I was diagnosed with severe atopic dermatitis (AD), a form of eczema, a disease that causes rashes and intense itching Continue reading →

emma is a realistic full-size model, commissioned by office equipment company fellowes, that reminds us how detrimental poor posture and inadequate workstations can be in 20 years time. in partnership with behavioral futurists william higham, fellowesperformed a survey to investigate the current and long-term health of office workers in the UK. all images by fellowes brand survey findings show that nine in ten british office workers are suffering from poor health due to their work environment. Continue reading →

As the year comes to a close, Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) has a holiday gift for investors in the form of a new strategy. The French drugmaker announced a $2.5 billion biotech takeover in the growing immuno-oncology field earlier this week, then a day later said it is dropping research in the diabetes and cardiovascular fields Continue reading →