Latest Actinic keratosis Stories
By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jul. 28--Gone are the unsightly scabs. Left behind are small pink circles, bright and obvious against tanned skin -- signs of a new beginning. The scars are the result of weeks spent prodding my wife to have a couple of spots on her back looked at by a doctor. Ellen finally caved and scheduled an appointment. I'm glad she did. Were it not for the results of her test, the red, scaly circles that had lived on my skin for Lord knows how long...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) today announced that Spear Pharmaceuticals has agreed not to market, sell or ship a generic fluorouracil cream 5% pursuant to a stay in Valeant's legal case against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The stay will remain in place until May 14, 2008, or until a further order of the Court is issued. On April 11, 2008, the FDA approved an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a fluorouracil cream 5% sponsored by Spear Pharmaceuticals. On the...
By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular, long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may protect against the development of actinic keratosis, a precancerous skin condition caused by long-term exposure to the sun, and squamous cell cancers (SCC) of the skin, according to a study conducted in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Co-author Dr. David Whiteman, of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Brisbane, said he was not particularly...
