Dermatology

Toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common skin bacteria, caused glucose intolerance in rabbit cells… Bacteria and viruses have an obvious role in causing infectious diseases, but microbes have also been identified as the surprising cause of other illnesses, including cervical cancer (Human papilloma virus) and stomach ulcers …

Condition increased risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications… In a new study, diabetic patients with psoriasis generally had an increased risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications compared with diabetic patients without psoriasis. However, greater severity of psoriasis was not associated with a greater risk of diabetic complications. April W. Armstrong, …

New published research describes how aspirin acts on key skin cells called keratinocytes, delaying skin repair at wound sites….

Healthpath $6.99/iOS and $8.11 Android   MOWA – Mobile Wound Analyzer – is an app for the advanced management of pressure ulcers, diabetes and vascular disease. A sophisticated and practical software tool to analyze images of ulcers, it may also be useful as a reference manual and guide for post-visual …

A molecule inhibiting blood vessel growth in patients with diabetes, PGC-1 alpha, may be the culprit….

Alefacept drug shows insulin secretion…. 

Shared medical appointments show promise in treating veterans with diabetes…. 

Complications from surgical wound closure occur three times higher in diabetic patients with high blood glucose levels…. 

Anne Peters, MD, and Lori Laffel, MD, MPH, Editors Jane Lee Chiang, MD, Managing Editor Interdiction: Prevention of Beta-cell Destruction and Preservation for Those with Existing Type 1 Diabetes Jane Lee Chiang, MD, and Stephen E. Gitelman, MD Anti-Inflammatory Agents European Nicotinamide Diabetes Intervention Trial (ENDIT). Like DPT-1, ENDIT represented …

The enzyme, 11β-HSD1, helps to produce cortisol….