Category Archives: Research

Comparing Home to Outpatient UVB Phototherapy

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Chris Cane

The article below relates to Psoriasis.  I believe that similar results would be found if this or a similar study were done with patients with Vitiligo. My suspicion would be that the results if the the study were done for … Continue reading →

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PUVA vs UVB NB and UVB Narrow Band Wins!

Posted on July 23, 2010 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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Is Home phototherapy comparable to in-clinic treatment?

Posted on July 23, 2010 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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Vitiligo and Skin Cancer: Are you at risk?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Chris Cane

Today I was re-reading the Winter Newsletter from Vitiligo Support International and one of the articles was edited and vetted by Dr. James Nordlund here in Cincinnati. An often-expressed concern of both vitiligo patients and dermatologists is whether having vitiligo … Continue reading →

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