Case report: Bugs?An 18-year-old patient with a curious rash all over her body she feared her family wasn’t tak-ing seriously. QUIZ: All about cellulitisSkin with redness, swelling, warmth: Test your knowledge about identifying and treating cellulitis. Is swimmer’s ear really a minor ailment? OCP debates mandatory training and declarations as exploration of scope expansion continues This week’s Ontario College of Pharmacists' Board of Directors meeting ignited debate how best to establish competency for each new minor ailment. Not manly enough? The many myths keeping sunscreen off your patients’ skin Anything natural is good for you! Chemicals you can’t pronounce are definitely bad for you! People with darker skin never need sunscreen! Case report: Changes A case the underscores the importance of looking into any lesion that changes—even if you’ve have it forever. Case report: Silver Most of us come into contact with the ‘pure’ metals that aren’t supposed to cause allergic reactions—but things aren’t always so simple. Case report: Follow-up? Dr. Robert Dickson discusses how one patient's failure to return for a follow-up visit underscores significant issues in acute walk-in care. Are expensive shampoos worth it? Here’s what the dermatologists have to say Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand? Case report: Hand made The lesson learned (again) from this encounter, was to elicit a careful, thorough history, especially from young people. Do these dietary supplements work to combat androgenetic alopecia? A new network meta-analysis examines the effects of different supplements on hair growth. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
