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14 Nov 2017
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Dermatology,Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology in Dermatology

What is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology can be described as a collection of methods and techniques for processing materials at an atomic and molecular scale to create products with special physicochemical properties such as rigidity, hydrophobicity, size, shape, charge, conductance, chemical reactivity, magnetism in relation to conventional products. It deals with materials less than 100 nm. There …

5 Nov 2017
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Cosmetic,Dermatology

Practicing Evidence- Based Cosmetic Dermatology

“That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence” – Christopher Hitchens Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Byomkesh Bakshi. Three great fictitious detectives gave us hours of on-the-edge reading with one single-minded task- the quest for evidence. The word ‘evidence’ is derived from Latin (evident= obvious to the eye or mind). Webster …

23 Oct 2017
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Dermatology,MRSA infections

MRSA Infections: Are they relevant in the Indian context?

Celbenin, or methicillin, which was discovered by Beecham in 1961, was touted then as the ultimate staphylococcidal, being effective against penicillinase producing strains, but soon after, strains resistant to it were also discovered, initially in the hospital setup, and later, in the community setup. This organism, christened as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, has …