Research Scouring the Skin for Clues to Better Health By Emily Boynton Jun. 15, 2012 The skin is much more than the part of our body that gets sunburned in the summer and pasty in the winter: It is our largest organ and the barrier that separates us from the outside world. Persistent ...
Research URMC Researchers Exploring Keys to Melanoma Progression By Leslie Orr Jul. 18, 2011 Melanoma is devastating on many fronts: rates are rising dramatically among young people, it is deadly if not caught early, and from a biological standpoint, the disease tends to adapt to even the ...
Patient Care Contaminated Cocaine Triggers Decaying, Dying Skin By Emily Boynton Jun. 23, 2011 If the obvious reasons for avoiding recreational drug use aren’t off-putting enough, physicians have yet another detrimental consequence to add to the list – crusty, purplish areas of dead skin that ...
Research Study Reveals Major Shift in How Eczema Develops By Emily Boynton Dec. 16, 2010 Like a fence or barricade intended to stop unwanted intruders, the skin serves as a barrier protecting the body from the hundreds of allergens, irritants, pollutants and microbes people come in ...
Research Widely Used Arthritis Pill Protects Against Skin Cancer By Emily Boynton Dec. 1, 2010 A widely used arthritis drug reduces the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers – the most common cancers in humans – according to a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer ...
Patient Care Ibrahim Joins Medical Center Dermatology, Skin Cancer Team By Leslie White Oct. 27, 2010 Dermatologist Sherrif Ibrahim, M.D., Ph.D., a fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in skin cancers and cosmetic procedures, recently joined the University of Rochester Medical Center. He practices ...
Community Dermatologists Offer Free Skin Cancer Checks May 22 By Leslie White Apr. 7, 2010 Area dermatologists will provide free skin checks from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22, and remind participants of the importance of skin cancer prevention measures. Local dermatologists will ...
Research Researchers Study Whether Psychosocial Interventions Ease Psoriasis By URMC Communications Nov. 10, 2009 The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has awarded University of Rochester Medical Center researchers $2.5 million to investigate the impact of psychological interventions on ...
Patient Care Free Skin Cancer Checks May 30 at University of Rochester Medical Center By Leslie White Apr. 28, 2009 A free skin cancer detection clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Local dermatologists will conduct skin screenings to detect skin ...
URMC Skin Cancer Expert to Give Free Talk By URMC Communications Mar. 17, 2009 Elaine S, Gilmore, M.D., Ph.D., of University Dermatology Associates and the department of Dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will give a free talk titled “Skin Cancer ...
