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Microneedles provide an artificial pathway across the skin barrier
for medical and cosmetic applications. This technology has seen a
significant increase in popularity over the past years; as an
example, the use of multiple small needles mounted on a roller to
pierce the skin, prompting it to stimulate collagen production, has
undergone a resurgence of interest as an adjunctive procedure for a
number of skin disorders. This monograph draws together what is
known about how to integrate microneedle technology into clinical
dermatologic practice.
This revised text discusses key aspects for protective gloves,
including glove materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to
perform testing of gloves, and glove performance. The book provides
guidance on how to select gloves to prevent skin contamination from
chemical and microbial exposure in the occupational environment and
presents hard-to-find information in one easy-to-use resource. It
covers important concepts, including prevention of contact
dermatitis, clinical testing of occupation-related glove
sensitivity, and infection control and preventative measures for
pandemics. The book: Provides update state-of-the-art information,
practices, standards, and guidelines Covers information on
protective glove material technology, protective effects, and
adverse medical effects Explores ways to select gloves to prevent
skin contamination from chemical and microbial exposure in the
occupational environment Discusses concepts, including glove
materials, the manufacture of gloves, how to perform testing of
gloves, and glove performance according to standardized technical
methods in vivo. The text will be useful for professionals in the
fields of occupational and industrial hygiene, health care, and
public health. It will also help graduate students in the fields of
chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology,
pharmacy, and environmental health. This book offers a wealth of
information on protective glove material technology, protective
effects, and adverse medical effects. It gives detailed discussion
of parameters, including the selection and use of gloves for
industrial chemicals, acrylates, and pesticides, and gloves as
protection against microbial contamination. It will be a valuable
resource for professionals and graduate students in the fields of
occupational and industrial hygiene, healthcare, public health,
chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biology,
pharmacy, and environmental health.
Updating and expanding the scope of topics covered in the previous
edition, Percutaneous Absorption: Drugs, Cosmetics, Mechanisms,
Methods, Fifth Edition supplies new chapters on topics currently
impacting the field including cutaneous metabolism, skin
contamination, exposure to protein allergens, in vitro absorption
methodology and the percutaneous absorption of chemical mixtures.
Complete with studies on the role of the skin as a key portal of
entry for chemicals into the body, this book serves as a detailed
reference source for recent advances in the field, as well as an
experimental guide for laboratory personnel. Key Features: Details
in vivo and in vitro methods for measuring absorption, dermal
decontamination, mechanisms of transdermal delivery, and the
relationship of transepidermal water loss to percutaneous
absorption Considers a range of mathematical models, the safety
evaluation of cosmetic ingredients, the absorption of hair dyes,
nanoparticles for drug delivery, and other novel methods of drug
delivery Discusses topics including skin metabolism, the skin
reservoir, and the effects of desquamation on absorption
Microneedles provide an artificial pathway across the skin barrier
for medical and cosmetic applications. This technology has seen a
significant increase in popularity over the past years; as an
example, the use of multiple small needles mounted on a roller to
pierce the skin, prompting it to stimulate collagen production, has
undergone a resurgence of interest as an adjunctive procedure for a
number of skin disorders. This monograph draws together what is
known about how to integrate microneedle technology into clinical
dermatologic practice.
Cosmetics are increasingly tending towards being medications, and
it can often be hard, even for a professional in the field, to
assess the suitability and effectiveness of the range of products
and procedures available. This acclaimed fully illustrated and
highly readable handbook discusses the main types of treatment
available for the skin, hair and nails. It explains how these
treatments are used and how they act, including descriptions of the
active ingredients involved. Special emphasis is given to
preventive measures. All those wishing to broaden their knowledge
of cosmetics and skin care, or those already working in the beauty
care and skin care industries, will find this book a clear and
simple guide to the medical and scientific aspects of skin, hair
and nail care.
The authors show how the pharmaceutical industry faces the
development of dermal drugs and provide the only book of its kind
that describes how the industry develops and selects dermal drugs,
complete with the challenges and opportunities of the field.
Delivery of drugs through the skin has been an attractive and
challenging area for research, and advances in modern technologies
have resulted in a larger number of drugs being delivered
transdermally, including conventional hydrophobic small molecule
drugs, hydrophilic drugs and macromolecules. Offering the
perspective from the industrial side of selection and development
of drugs, the primary audience is geared towards the pharmaceutical
industry but can also offer valuable information to clinicians,
compounding pharmacists, and similarly pharmacy students. Dermal
Drug Selection and Development covers the scientific gaps that
exist in terms of dermal pharmacokinetics and the resulting
uncertainty by clinicians when choosing a drug candidate.
Thousands of international medical graduates come to the United
States to start their career as physicians. Many of them, however,
are not aware of the challenges and problems that they may
encounter along the way. These difficulties can range from the
language and cultural barriers to a lack of confidence and
self-esteem. Many students are also unaware of the other career
options besides getting into a clinical residency program. As a
result of these issues, a great number of foreign medical students
remain unmatched into the National Resident Matching Program. Not
matching can be devastating for these graduates, both financially
and medically. Students often suffer from psychological effects
like major depression and generalized anxiety disorder. This book
outlines the potential problems faced by these graduates and their
possible solutions. Each chapter collects research evidence,
interviews and surveys to gather information to work on each
possible problem one by one and describes a solution in great
detail. Comprised of thirty chapters, each chapter is broken down
into smaller sub-sections to investigate the main theme in depth.
Issues addressed include the different types of international
medical graduates and their lives in the United States, differences
in the education system and healthcare system, the triangle of
residency, language and cultural barriers, lack of professional
contacts, confidence, self-image and self-esteem issues, and
restriction to specific fields and career paths. Written by experts
in the field, International Medical Graduates in the United States
is a first of its kind text that addresses the biggest issues faced
by foreign medical graduates in today's world.
One third of misdiagnosed medical cases result in serious injury or
death. Moreover, 40,000-80,000 deaths occur each year in the United
States alone because of misdiagnosis. This is a major clinical
crisis that medical schools and hospitals have failed to adequately
address. There is currently no book available that provides general
clinicians with the knowledge to prevent such lethal errors in a
variety of disciplines. Composed of clinical cases, the book
represents seventy chapters fashioned into sixteen modules and are
organized by systems, such as allergy and immunology, cardiology,
neurology and rheumatology, just to name a few. Each chapter is
organized with a general introduction to the topic followed by the
name of the specific disease. Next comes the actual clinical case
presentation followed by the differential diagnosis. It then
explains what was misdiagnosed in the specific case and why. A
general discussion and plan of action is then described followed by
a conclusion. Uniquely incorporated in the book is a chapter
dedicated to the legal perspectives of misdiagnosis followed by an
editor’s perspective.  The Misdiagnosis Casebook in
Clinical Medicine is a valuable and much-needed resource for
clinicians as well as practitioners in all areas of medicine.
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