Dr. Abdul Razzaque Ahmed Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From the Pan Arab League of Dermatologists

 http://muslimobserver.com/dr-abdul-razzaque-ahmed-receives…/  

May 19, 2011 by TMO 

Press Release

 Dubai, UAE–On 19th of April 2011, the Pan Arab League of Dermatologists honoured Dr. Abdul Razzaque Ahmed of Boston, Massachusetts with a “Lifetime Achievement Award”.  The Award was given at a joint meeting of the Pan Arab League of Dermatologists and Dubai Derm 2011 held at the International Convention Center in Dubai.  The patron of the Meeting was HRH Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who presided over the session.  In announcing the Award, Dr. Omar Al Sheikh of Riyadh, KSA, Secretary General, stated.  

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Cream Targeting Itch Shows Promise in Psoriasis

Jim Kling

DENVER — The topical TrkA kinase inhibitor CT327 reduces chronic itch in patients with psoriasis, according to results from a new study.

"This is an unmet need," said Gil Yosipovitch, MD, professor of dermatology at Temple University and the director of Temple Itch Center in Philadelphia.  

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Study Suggests New Treatment for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Kate Johnson

| March 19, 2012

March 19, 2017 (San Diego, California) — Six weeks of compassionate treatment with intravenous (IV) ertapenem resulted in a dramatic improvement in patients with severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The treatment "is hardly seen in the literature for this disease," reported Aude Nassif, MD, here at the American Academy of Dermatology 70th Annual Meeting.

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Human Immunodeficiency VirusType-1 (HIV-1) Disease Progression and Viral Activity: A Seroepidemiological and Molecular Study

ABSTRACT

Objective:To determine the frequency and epidemiological characterization of human immunodeficiency virustype-1

(HIV-1) infection, HIV disease progression, immune status and viral activity.

Study Design:Descriptive study.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, University of the Punjab and Institute of Public Health, Lahore,

from September 2005 to August 2008.

Methodology:The study enrolled samples from general population, high risk groups and spouses of HIV+ deport workers

with criteria; positive double enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and positive western blot. Immune status and

viral activity was determined by cluster determinants (CD4+ and CD8+) cell count, ratio of CD4+/CD8+ on flow cytometer,

and HIV RNAviral load on polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

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