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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jonathan I. Silverberg, M.D., M.P.H., call Erin Elizabeth White at 847-491-4888 or email ewhite@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2098. JAMA…

  EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sherry L. Pagoto, Ph.D., call Lisa M. Larson at 508-856-6200 or email lisa.larson@umassmed.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3590. JAMA Dermatology…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author April W. Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email mark.couch@ucdenver.edu. An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Dermatology website: http://bit.ly/1eFUc6O   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Junko Takeshita, M.D., Ph.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.2094. JAMA Dermatology   Bottom…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Henry W. Lim, M.D., call David Olejarz at 313-874-4094 or email David.Olejarz@hfhs.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1875. JAMA Dermatology   Bottom…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Edward W. Cowen, M.D., M.H.Sc., call NCI Press Officers at 301-496-6641 or email ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1550. JAMA…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Susana Ortiz-Urda, M.D., Ph.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1077. JAMA Dermatology Bottom Line:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel B. Eisen, M.D., call Charles Casey at 916-734-9048 or email charles.casey@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. To contact editorial author Harvey Lui, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Brian Murphy at 604-822-2048 or email brian.murphy@ubc.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sarah Shen, M.B.B.S., B.Med.Sci., email sshenwq@gmail.com. To contact editorial author Raymond L. Barnhill, M.D., M.Sc., call Elaine Schmidt 310-794-2272 or email eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu. An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Dermatology website: http://bit.ly/1eFUc6O To place…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Abrar A. Qureshi, M.D., M.P.H., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email David_Orenstein@brown.edu. To contact commentary author April W. Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H., call Erika Matich at 303-724-1528 or email Erika.Matich@ucdenver.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Tamar Nijsten, M.D., Ph.D., email t.nijsten@erasmusmc.nl.   JAMA Dermatology     Bottom Line: Other than aging, risk factors for sagging eyelids include being a man, having lighter skin color and having a higher body mass index (BMI).   Author:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Lyndsay R. Shipp, M.D., call Jennifer Scott at 706-721-8604 or email jscott1@gru.edu.   JAMA Dermatology Study Highlight     Bottom Line: Using higher-wattage ultra violet (UV) lamps at nail salons to dry and cure polish was associated with more UV-A…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Alfred T. Lane, M.D., M.A., call Krista Conger at 650-725-5371 or email kristac@stanford.edu. To contact editorial author Kenneth A. Katz, M.D., M.Sc., call Janet Byron at 510-891-3115 or email janet.l.byron@kp.org. JAMA Dermatology  Bottom Line:  The availability of free medication…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David J. Margolis, M.D., Ph.D., call Kim Menard 215-662-6183 or email Kim.Menard@uphs.upenn.edu. Please visit our For the Media website http://bit.ly/QbIRTK for a related editorial.   JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   Bottom Line: Children diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD or eczema)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRURARY 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Gery P. Guy, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H., call Brittany Behm at 404-639-3286 or email media@cdc.gov.     JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   A national survey of high school students finds that indoor tanning is a common practice, particularly among female, older…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRURARY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Monika Janda, Ph.D., email m.janda@qut.edu.au. Please visit our For the Media site (http://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. Showing men a video on skin self-examination and skin awareness may help to increase the number of patients who receive whole-body clinical skin…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Misha Rosenbach, M.D., call Kim Menard at 215-662-6183 or email kim.menard@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact commentary author Lindy P. Fox, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email elizabeth.fernandez@ucsf.edu. An author interview will be available February 19 on the JAMA Dermatology…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Eleni Linos, M.D., Dr.PH, call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu.     JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   Exposure to indoor tanning is common in Western countries, especially among young people, which is a public health issue because…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Robert S. Kirsner, M.D., Ph.D., call Lisa Worley at 305-243-5184 or email lworley2@med.miami.edu.   JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   In Florida, there is one tanning salon for every 15,113 people and 1.16 tanning facilities for every 50 squares miles,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Philippe Brouqui, M.D., Ph.D., email philippe.brouqui@univ-amu.fr.     JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   Providing insecticide-treated underwear to people in homeless shelters was effective in eliminating body lice infestations, but the effect did not last and resistance to insecticide resistance increased,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Heike I.M. Mahler, Ph.D., call Margaret Lutz at 760-750-4011 or email mlutz@csusm.edu. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights Avoiding sunburn is the top reason for using sunscreen, while forgetting to apply it is the most common reason for not using it, according…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author H. Ray Jalian, M.D., call Rachel Champeau at 310-794-2270 or email rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu.     JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   Lawsuits Increasing Over Nonphysician Operator-Performed Laser Surgery   Lawsuits related to skin laser surgery performed by nonphysicians are increasing particularly…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Luise Winkel Idorn, M.D., Ph.D., email luise.idorn@gmail.com. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights Patients with Melanoma Not Remaining Cautious About Sun Exposure Patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) did not remain cautious about sun exposure in the three years after their diagnoses,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Robert P. Dellavalle, M.D., Ph.D., MSPH, call David Kelly at 303-503-7990 or email david.kelly@ucdenver.edu.   JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights   Study Examines Mobile Applications in Dermatology   More than 200 dermatology-related mobile applications (apps) are available and they have…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2013   JAMA Dermatology Viewpoint Highlight     When Is “Too Early” to Start Cosmetic Procedures? Heather K. Hamilton, M.D., and Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D., both of SkinCare Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Mass., write: “‘Is it too early?’ is often asked when use of an appearance-enhancing procedure…