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Hydrochlorothiazide May Increase Risk Of Skin Cancer, Study Suggests.

Reuters (12/22, Rapaport) reported researchers found that "people who take a certain water pill [hydrochlorothiazide] prescribed to control fluid retention and treat high blood pressure may be more likely to get skin cancer than other individuals." The article pointed out that the drug has previously been linked to an increased risk of sunburn, but the new research linked the common medication to basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Study To Use Small-Doses Of Electricity To Treat Pain Caused By Lupus.

Newsday (NY) (12/26, Ricks) reports a new study using "small doses of electricity delivered through a clothespin-like device clipped to a patient's ear is being tested as a way to banish pain caused by lupus in yet another test of the emerging, drugless strategy known as bioelectronic medicine." The new "form of therapy was pioneered at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, the site of the new pilot clinical trial for lupus."

Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock

Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

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