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New Frontiers open for cannabis dermatology

David Downs, Greenstate.com (Nov. 27, 2017)

Cannabis has been used to treat pain, alleviate anxiety and depression, and ease neuropathy. Now some dermatologists say it may also improve skin health. While there are no FDA trials of cannabis’ effect on the skin studies so far suggest that weed’s active ingredients, cannabinoids, may help regulate inflammation and immune function and create more youthful-looking skin.  

do cannabis beauty products actually work?

Carlene Higgins, Coveteur (Date)

In 2017, a research report out of the University of Colorado School of Medicine was published on the topic of cannabinoids in dermatology. After reviewing the handful of studies done to date, the team of dermatologists summarized that cannabis plant extracts like THC and CBD have indeed been proven to reduce inflammation and itch in cases of psoriasis, eczema, and allergic dermatitis when applied to the skin.

some colleges make indoor tanning too easy 

Kim Painter, USA Today (Oct. 9, 2016)

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tanning salons' most devoted customers are young adults ages 18 to 25.  As a result, it is not surprising that tanning salons cluster near college campuses.  In a 2014 study, Pagoto found that 12% of top-ranked colleges had on-campus tanning beds, 15% referred students to off-campus housing with tanning beds and 14% listed tanning salons in debit-card programs.  But some health advocates say it is surprising that many colleges maintain ties with tanning businesses. Research — disputed by the tanning industry — links the light from tanning beds to 400,000 cases of skin cancer in the U.S. each year, CDC says. The risks include melanoma, a deadly form of the disease. People who tan often and early in life appear most at risk. (Spray tans, offered at many salons, do not carry the same risks.) 

Dermatology drug prices in U.S. soared in

RECENT YEARS

Andrew M.  Seaman, Reuters (Nov. 25, 2015)

The price of many drugs prescribed by U.S. dermatologists has skyrocketed over the past six years, far exceeding increases in overall health care costs and stretching patients’ budgets in an era of high insurance deductibles, according to a new study from Florida.