L’Oreal Warned of False Promotion by FDA

The Wall Street Journal (9/12, B3, Dooren, Glazer, Subscription Publication) reports that in a letter dated Sept. 7, the FDA warned L’Oréal’s Lancôme USA subsidiary that its online ads falsely promotes anti-wrinkle products as having medical benefits....

New Melanoma Vaccine Looks Promising

According to an article posted in Dermatology Daily, from the American Academy of Dermatology, reports that a new vaccine from Amgen called TVEC, which harnesses the power of a patient’s own immune system, appears to have some effect in controlling melanoma on a...

5 Easy-to-Miss Sunscreen Spots

1. Around and Between your Eyes. Afraid it will burn? Elta MD Sunscreen is guaranteed to not burn or sting if it gets in your eyes. Twenty percent of skin cancers on the face develop on the eyelids. 2. Lips. Use a waxy lip palm with SPF 30 and apply it often. Even...

Bill Signed to Protect Medical Spa Patients

The Sacramento (CA) Business Journal (7/20, Robertson, Subscription Publication) reported that in California, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) “has signed a measure into law that’s designed to protect…patients from the unlicensed practice of medicine in...