DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has completed its re-examination of US Patent No. 5,079,262, “Method of detection and treatment of malignant and non-malignant lesions utilizing 5-aminolevulinic acid.” In its latest communication, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Re-examination Certificate which affirms the patent’s original seven claims and adds eight claims.

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Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announces that following a request for re-examination from the Applicant Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen-Cilag), a Johnson & Johnson company, the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) confirmed its previous negative opinion on the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for ceftobiprole for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTI). The CHMP has confirmed its previous negative opinion on the use of ceftobiprole for the treatment of cSSTI.

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Medline Industries, Inc. has introduced Remedy® with Phytoplex™, a highly advanced skin care system for sensitive and damaged skin. A blend of the latest advances in biotechnology and molecular biology, Remedy® with Phytoplex™ is specifically designed and developed to nourish and soothe the skin, act as a structural moisturizer and help protect sensitive skin from free radical damage.

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NanoVibronix has announced that following its initial success with the first generation PainShield device for pain therapy, especially for the severe pain associated with Trigeminal Neuralgia, NanoVibronix presents its second generation PainShield with additional features for the therapy of chronic pain and wounds. PainShield is a small, portable device that produces low frequency, low intensity ultrasonic waves for healing of soft tissue such as tendon, chronic wounds and neuropathic pain.

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New Look Skin Care Ltd. has  introduced the latest treatment for stretch marks available in town, Carboxytherapy—a Carbon dioxide therapy that has been applied to the treatment of stretch marks, cellulite, and hypertrophic scars with impressive results. New Look Skin Laser Centre provides this facility at all the seven centers in Delhi and five other centers in the NCR region.

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Derma Sciences has received CE mark for Algicell Ag wound dressings for use in the EU. Algicell Ag is an antimicrobial silver alginate dressing that delivers 1.4% ionic silver at a slow consistent release rate for broad-spectrum efficacy. Derma Sciences claimed that Algicell Ag provides advanced bactericidal action with kill rates of approximately 99.99%, while absorbing approximately 16% more exudates than the leading competitive product.

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A study done by the FDA indicated that the Vitamin A used in almost half of the roughly 500 sunscreens on the market may actually increase the growth of skin cancer. Dr. Kim Gittere Abson, a dermatologist at the Polyclinic in Seattle, “So this is a study that was conducted by the FDA that looked at mice using a form of Vitamin A called Retinal Palmitate.” “And in the mice, that were just treated with the Vitamin A, versus the ones that were not, there was a 21% increase in skin cancer in those mice.”

Onset Therapeutics has announced a publication in the June issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology summarizing the results of a study assessing the effect of BenzEFoam™ (benzoyl peroxide) 5.3% Emollient Foam compared to a commercially available prescription benzoyl peroxide 8% cleanser in reducing the level of P. acnes counts in patients with significant P. acnes colonization on their backs.

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A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help to heal wounds following surgery, according to new results published by plastic surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City and biomedical engineers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where the novel compound was developed. Results show that a sticky gel composed of polyethylene glycol and a polycarbonate of dihydroxyacetone (MPEG-pDHA) may help to seal wounds created by surgery.

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