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) DOTmed Industry Sector Report: Cosmetic and Surgical Laser Sales
He could witnesses the manifestation of disappearing wrinkles, shaving bumps, varicose veins, tattoos, scars, acne, hair removal and the effects of similar aesthetic rejuvenations, not with an elixir but with light. Nearly 500 years later, people still clamor to be ever-young, ever-beautiful and ever-healthy, and aesthetic and surgical lasers help enhance their appearance, self-esteem, personal comfort and quality of life. And thus, they are willing to pay for the benefits of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) treatment. Aesthetic LASERs and MediSpas The International SPA Association (ISPA)1 indicates the number of Spas in the U.S. increased from 14,600 to 18,100 last year, a growth of 24%. More than 138 million people indulged in spa visits though no data from ISPA stated what aesthetic medical procedures were performed. More>> - (
) Algeta Brings in $35M Privately for Alpharadin Work in HRPC
The funds will be used to complete a Phase I study investigating a novel topical treatment for acne, preclinical studies on a nebulized therapy for cystic fibrosis, and a Phase I study for an intranasal seasonal influenza vaccine. ? Opsona Therapeutics Ltd., of Dublin, Ireland, completed an ?18 million (US$22.5 million) Series B financing round to support clinical trials in areas of inflammatory disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and transplantation. The company is developing small-molecule products designed to modulate the innate immune system, with the lead program, OPN-305, a monoclonal antibody to a Toll-like receptor target, set to start pivotal clinical trials in 2010. Novartis Venture Fund, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Inventages Venture Capital and Seroba Kernal Life Sciences participated in the financing, and Opsona added Florent Gros, of Novartis Venture Fund, and Manus Rogan, of Fountain Healthcare, to its board. More>> - (
) China Sky One Resumes Flurry of Product Development Activity
Mei Lu gel treats Acne vulgaris and relieves itching. It also treats eczema and dermatitis solaris, and it repels insects.China Sky One expects the clinical trials for the two gels will take about six months to complete, with final SFDA approvals following in 2010.
China Sky One ended calendar 2008 with an unbelievable flurry of new product approvals and corporate developments. It has been less newsy during the early months of 2009, but now seems to have emerged from hibernation, a period of quiet that lasted only two months.
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) Interesting Product of the Week
Normally, I would call this my "Useful Product of the Week," but I am not sure how useful this Verilux ClearWave Deluxe Acne Light really is.It's definitely interesting. I will give it that. Interesting and expensive.
Has anybody heard of light as an acne remedy? I never did, until now. Here is an article about light treatment from BBC News, which cites a study of acne "patients" who were treated with blue and red light wavelengths for 15 minutes a day for 12 weeks. The patients, on average, showed a 76 percent decrease in the number of visible acne spots on the area treated.
Basically, this product is the lightbox used in that study.
Here is the product description on Amazon.com: "This breakthrough personal care device uses the power of light to stimulate the body's natural processes to help clear skin. More>>