Monthly Archives: May 2009

UV Blocking Eyewear – Do I need it?

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Chris Cane

When one is being treated with UVA, UVB or UVB Narrowband, it is mandatory that one protects one’s eyes from the ultraviolet rays. To work without eye protection is probably foolhardy. There is an article on this blog: See http://www.uvbnarrowband.com/?p=679 for … Continue reading →

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Ray Boissy Receives Award

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Chris Cane

A friend and colleague of mine received “the Achievement Award from the American Skin Association (ASA) for his work studying vitiligo and pigment cell biology.” Ray Boissy chairs the National Vitiligo Foundation (www.nvfi.org) which is now based here in Cincinnati. The … Continue reading →

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Enbrel for the treatment of Psoriasis

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Chris Cane

Wow, one does wonder why a doctor would prescribe Enbrel or other extremely expensive drug rather than trying UV phototherapy first. Just the warnings and possible side effects of Enbrel are enough to scare me away. There are some side … Continue reading →

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PUVA vs UVB NB and UVB Narrow Band Wins!

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Chris Cane

Randomized double-blind trial of treatment of vitiligo: efficacy of psoralen-UV-A therapy vs Narrowband-UV-B therapy. Yones SS, Palmer RA, Garibaldinos TM, Hawk JL. Dip Der, FCD, Photobiology Unit, Second Floor, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, … Continue reading →

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The Eyes have it! UVB NB on the Eyelid

Posted on May 23, 2009 by Chris Cane

Present status of eyelid phototherapy. Clinical efficacy and transmittance of ultraviolet and visible radiation through human eyelids. Prystowsky JH, Keen MS, Rabinowitz AD, Stevens AW, DeLeo VA. Department of Dermatology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. BACKGROUND: Phototherapy for the … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Chris Cane

Since the Industrial Revolution, we’ve known about Rickets and other diseases and problems caused by the lack of sunlight as we as a people moved indoors. The lack of Calcium may also lead to Ricketsand other bone problems. I leave it … Continue reading →

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UVB Phototherapy in the Home – Effective ?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Chris Cane

It’s great to have an independent source ratify what we’ve known for years. UV Phototherapy at home is safe, well tolerated and here in the USA, very cost effective for the patient and the insurance company that sometimes is paying … Continue reading →

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UVB treatment for cutaneous lichen planus

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Chris Cane

UVB treatment for cutaneous lichen planus: our experience with 50 patients. AUTHORS: Pavlotsky F, Nathansohn N, Kriger G, Shpiro D, Trau H. Department of Dermatology, Phototherapy and Day Care Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. felixp@post.tau.ac.il BACKGROUND: Previous … Continue reading →

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Narrow-band UVB in the treatment of early stage mycosis fungoides: report of 16 patients.

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Chris Cane

Authors: Ghodsi SZ, Hallaji Z, Balighi K, Safar F, Chams-Davatchi C. Razi Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Although early stage mycosis fungoides (MF) has a generally good prognosis, and long-term survival rates with current … Continue reading →

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Is Home phototherapy comparable to in-clinic treatment?

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Chris Cane

SOURCE: Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: May 08, 2009 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco TITLE: Home phototherapy is comparable to hospital-based ultraviolet B treatment for psoriasis patients, researchers … Continue reading →

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