HEALTH LAW & POLICY

California law targets illegal medspas

Sacramento, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill designed to curtail the unlicensed practice of medicine, particularly medical spas and similar aesthetic procedure clinics. » More

PSORIASIS

Methotrexate insufficient for psoriatic arthritis

London — Methotrexate appears to provide no improvement on synovitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis, results of a recent study indicate. » More

FYI ...

$1 billion

Estimated cost associated with occupational illness caused by contact dermatitis

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

TISSUE ENGINEERING

Scientists grow vessels from autologous fat

New Orleans — Liposuction can provide raw materials for engineers to grow small-diameter blood vessels, new research suggests. » More

SKIN CANCER

Researchers identify melanoma-driving genes

National report — Melanoma researchers may now have a better idea of which genes damaged by ultraviolet radiation actually drive the disease. » More

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