Obesity Increases Risk of Malignant Melanoma

by doctor on March 14, 2012

Italian researchers have proposed that the increased risk of malignant melanoma (MM) in obese patients is due to the underlying leptin resistance. Specifically, obese patients exhibit decreased melanogenesis and melanocyte DNA repair resulting from an increase in melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) antagonists (attractin, MCH, ASRP, and ASIP). The increase in MSH antagonists in turn leads to [...]

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Vitamin A Supplements May Be Linked To Reduced Melanoma Risk.

by megan on March 8, 2012

WebMD (3/2, Mann) reports that, according to research published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, vitamin A supplements may be linked to a reduced risk of melanoma. Investigators “analyzed melanoma risk among 69,635 people.” The investigators “found that those participants who took vitamin A via supplements were about 40% less likely to develop melanoma than [...]

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Maternal Third-Trimester Smoke Exposure May Raise Baby’s Eczema Risk.

by megan March 8, 2012

HealthDay (3/4, Mozes) reported, “A mother’s exposure to tobacco smoke during the last three months of pregnancy may increase the risk that her child will develop the allergic skin condition eczema during infancy,” according to a study presented Saturday at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology’s annual meeting. After examining data on “1,400 [...]

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Smoking Associated With Higher Risk For Developing Psoriasis.

by megan March 8, 2012

HealthDay (3/3, Dotinga) reported that people who smoke are at increased risk of developing psoriasis, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. After examining data on 2,410 individuals diagnosed with psoriasis, then adjusting for confounding factors, “researchers found that current smokers were about 1.9 times more likely to have psoriasis [...]

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One Melanoma Patient Treated With Adoptive Immunotherapy Currently Cancer-Free.

by megan March 8, 2012

The Los Angeles Times (3/6, Healy) reports, “In a bid to make cancer immunotherapy more effective, researchers report they have succeeded in halting the progress of aggressive melanoma in its tracks — at least briefly — in seven patients treated with an army of cloned cancer-fighting immune cells.” Researchers found that, “in one of those [...]

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Kids With Asthma May Have Increased Risk For Shingles.

by megan March 8, 2012

HealthDay (3/6, Mozes) reports, “Children with asthma have a higher risk for developing shingles — a painful skin rash — following infection with the herpes zoster virus,” according to a study presented yesterday at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology annual meeting. After analyzing “277 medical records involving patients under the age of [...]

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