Phototherapy

FDA Extends Review Timeline for STELARA(TM) (ustekinumab) Biologic License Application by Three Months

...lt patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy. The amendment, submitted within three months of ...oderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy. In Europe, STELARA is approved for the treatment of m...

Set out on the Pathway to Change with the Dermatology Nurses' Association

...approach Dermatology emergencies Systemic manifestations and pharmacological interventions Ethnic skin What's new in phototherapy Common pediatric dermatological complaints and related management strategies Atopic dermatitis Hair disorders ...

Psoriasis Patients Happy With Home-Based Treatment

...r psoriasis is as effective and safe as outpatient phototherapy at a hospital, Dutch researchers report. Receiv... treatment at a hospital. Both groups received the phototherapy according to standard practice. Disease severity, ...eatment. The study found that home and hospital phototherapy were equally safe and effective, but patients trea...

Don't rely on jaundiced eye for assessing newborns

...bin level or to accurately predict an infant's risk of developing significant hyperbilirubinemia (defined in this study as a bilirubin level for which phototherapy is recommended). Furthermore, contrary to a common belief that it is harder to visually assess jaundice in dark-skinned infants, there was no signifi...

Don't Rely on Jaundiced Eye for Assessing Newborns

...bin level or to accurately predict an infant's risk of developing significant hyperbilirubinemia (defined in this study as a bilirubin level for which phototherapy is recommended). Furthermore, contrary to a common belief that it is harder to visually assess jaundice in dark-skinned infants, there was no signifi...

Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help

...y and one that looked at the effects of aggressive phototherapy -- found that neither treatment was effective in r...e for the insulin treatment group. The aggressive phototherapy (light) study, however, did find a lower risk of n...urrent study sought to evaluate whether aggressive phototherapy -- meaning a stronger use of light -- would improv...

New research reveals ultraviolet light therapy is as beneficial for darker skin as lighter skin

...T Southwestern Medical Center researchers show. phototherapy is the use of ultraviolet light to treat skin diso... "This study is good news, indicating that UVA1 phototherapy should be considered as a therapeutic option for m...ts," noted Dr. Jacobe, who heads UT Southwestern's phototherapy clinic, one of a select few UVA1...

Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines

...t, in many cases, topical treatments should not be used exclusively to treat psoriasis if patients would benefit from a combination of systemic and/or phototherapy treatments. Currently, five biologics are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of psoriasis, and three of those five are...

American Academy of Dermatology Issues New Guidelines for the Management of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

...ized therapy, but in many cases they should not be used exclusively to treat psoriasis if patients could benefit from a combination of systemic and/or phototherapy treatments. When evaluating a patient, a dermatologist will determine if traditional systemic treatments, [methotrexate, cyclosporine (CyA) and oral r...

Remicade Therapy Effective in Treating Severe Psoriasis

...ed with this chronic disease who previously failed phototherapy or systemic therapy," said Alan Menter, MD, dermat...69 percent of study patients had received previous phototherapy or systemic therapy, respectively. At week 10, amo...ps), 79 percent of patients who had received prior phototherapy and 76 percent who had been previously treated wit...

Phototherapy in Medical Technology

Pivotal Clinical Data Published for the Only Laser Phototherapy Device Cleared by the FDA for Hair Growth

- Study provides clinical efficacy of the HairMax LaserComb in the treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia in males commonly known as 'male pattern baldness' - BOCA RATON, Fla., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings of the pivotal clinical trial of the HairMax LaserComb that provided clear evidence ...

Keraderm to Release $100 Phototherapy Treatment for Fungal Nail Infections

HAMPTON, Va., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Keraderm, a leader in the development of phototherapy treatments for infections, plans to introduce a $100 phototherapy treatment for fungal nail infections (onychomycosis) in 2009 upon completion of their current pivotal trials and pending marketing clea...

New One-Year Data from REMICADE(R) SONIC Trial Show Sustained Efficacy Compared with Azathioprine in Treatment of Crohn's Disease

... or have diabetes. Any type of cancer or a risk factor for developing cancer, for example, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or had phototherapy for psoriasis. Heart failure or any heart condition. Many people with heart failure should not take REMICADE. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) ...

REMICADE-Treated Patients Experienced Rapid and Substantial Improvement in Psoriasis in Critical Regions of Body

...h psoriasis. REMICADE was similarly effective regardless of previous use of phototherapy or major conventional systemic therapies.(i) About EXPRESS EXPRESS was ...east 10 percent BSA, a minimum PASI score of 12 and who were candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy. Patients were randomized to induction doses of REMICAD...

Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) Receives FDA Approval For Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

... history, and the primary treatment goals are to reduce the thickness, redness, scaling and itching of the skin. Treatment may include topical agents, phototherapy or medication taken by pill or injection. Important Safety Information Serious infections, sepsis, tuberculosis (TB) and opportunistic infections,...

Phototherapy in Medical Products

SpaTouch Pro Phototherapy System

Description: SpaTouch Pro, powered by LHE, provides excellent clinical results on a multi-application platform. A powerful tool in the fight against acne, SpaTouch Pro works fast, providing noticeable results usually within the first few treatments. Uncompromising safety in each of its applications, SpaTouch Pr...
Company:Radiancy

XtremeClear Phototherapy System

Description: Radiancys premium product for acne, XtremeClear, powered by LHE, provides excellent clinical results on a scalable multi-application platform. A powerful tool in the fight against acne, XtremeClear works fast, providing noticeable results usually within the first few treatments. Uncompromising safe...
Company:Radiancy

SPR Phototherapy System

Description: SPR treats pigmented and vascular lesions, skin aging, sun damaged skin and fine lines and wrinkles with clinically proven LHE technology....
Company:Radiancy

SpaTouch Phototherapy System

Description: SpaTouch was designed specifically to meet the varying needs of todays medical and aesthetic practitioner. It is a simple to use, compact, dual application system that will successfully launch you into the lucrative field of light based hair removal. SpaTouch works on all hair and skin types and is...
Company:Radiancy

SkinStation Phototherapy System

Description: SkinStation, powered by LHE, is Radiancys flagship product. A powerhouse by design, it incorporates todays most sought after applications all on one user-friendly system ....
Company:Radiancy

Phototherapy in Biological Technology

Dermatologists Report Increased Use of Biologics in the Treatment of Psoriasis

...ave unique advantages and disadvantages. Similar to oral agents, the use of phototherapy to treat psoriasis increases with disease severity, although only about one-fifth of patients with severe psoriasis are receiving phototherapy treatment. For all treatment types (topicals, orals, biologics), long-ter...

Solei Systems, Inc., Announces That the Company Is Now Publicly Traded

...ms (LTS) is a research and development company that manufactures commercial phototherapy equipment for skin care applications to the health, beauty, and medical ind...and solutions, which are designed to complement and work in tandem with its phototherapy treatment equipment. LTS systems are liquid cooled unlike competitor's syst...