Persistence in Atopic Dermatitis

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00November 30th, 2016|Information on Red Skin Syndrome, RSS The Disease, Uncategorized|

November 17, 2016   Bruce H. Thiers, MD c/o Detra Davis, Managing Editor Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 930 E Woodfield Rd Schaumburg, IL 60173   Re: Persistence of Atopic Dermatitis To the Editor:   In the recent article “Persistence of Atopic Dermatitis” (Simpson et al – JAAD Oct 2016 V75 N4 p681-687) [...]

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Letter to Editor of JAAD

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00November 30th, 2016|Dupilumab, Topical Steroid Withdrawal|

  November 17, 2016   Bruce H. Thiers, MD c/o Detra Davis, Managing Editor Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 930 E Woodfield Rd Schaumburg, IL 60173   Dear Dr. Thiers: Please review the two enclosed “letters to the Editor” with an open mind. I am appealing to your scientific nature as a doctor [...]

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Ethics in Drug Studies

By |2019-12-12T18:13:56-08:00November 30th, 2016|Dupilumab, RSS Patients|

November 17, 2016 Bruce H. Thiers, MD c/o Detra Davis, Managing Editor Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 930 E. Woodfield Rd Schaumburg, IL 60173   Re: Ethics in Drug Studies To the Editor:   Dupilumab (JAAD 2016, 75; 506-516) by Simpson et al has three glaring ethical concerns: Protocol: There is no mention [...]

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RSS and Science Denial

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00September 1st, 2016|Information on Red Skin Syndrome, RSS The Disease|

John Cook wrote an interesting article in the July – August, 2016 issue of the Skeptical Inquirer. He stated that “science denial has significant consequences. AIDS denial caused over 300,000 deaths in South Africa. Vaccination denial has allowed preventable diseases to make a comeback. Climate science denial helped delay sorely needed mitigation policies, committing us [...]

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The Price of Beauty

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00August 24th, 2016|Information on Red Skin Syndrome, RSS Patients, Uncategorized|

Dermatologists around the world practice their medicine in two separate domains. One major area is the treatment of disease and the other is the realm of anti-aging and beauty. Each discipline offers medications and procedures. Prices for anti-aging treatments are high despite most of them having questionable value. Prices for drugs treating diseases have skyrocketed. [...]

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RSS and ITSAN

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00August 17th, 2016|Information on Eczema, Red Skin Syndrome Causes|

Everyone is trying to get an edge into the therapy of the RSS suffering patients. The NEA, ITSAN and others are all selling something with the promise of huge success. In addition the websites routinely beg for donations. ITSAN in its recent webpage from March 31, 2016 states they have gotten into a new partnership [...]

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Eczema and the National Eczema Association (NEA)

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00August 10th, 2016|Treatment of Red Skin Syndrome, What Is Eczema|

Eczema and the National Eczema Association In their June, 2016 newsletter the NEA published results of a patient survey collected in January, 2016 concerning patients’ eczema therapy. There was no indication of how many patients were involved nor how the survey was conducted. But the outstanding negative results must be discussed. Be that as [...]

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Topical Steroid Addiction (TSA) & Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) – Medical Errors

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00August 3rd, 2016|Information on Red Skin Syndrome, Topical Steroid Withdrawal|

Topical Steroid Addiction (TSA) & Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) – Medical Errors Medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. This is due to wrong diagnosis, wrong medications, and wrong medical management, wrong techniques, and preventable infections acquired in hospitals. Treatment mishaps must include topical steroid addiction (TSA) [...]

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Red Skin Syndrome & the Sun

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00July 28th, 2016|Information on Red Skin Syndrome, Red Skin Syndrome Causes|

Red Skin Syndrome - Sun Exposure Much has been written about damage to the skin caused by sun exposure. Most Americans are fearful of every ray of sunshine because they worry that a new wrinkle or a skin cancer will develop from even the smallest amount of exposure. Are these concerns valid? The following [...]

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Eczema and the National Eczema Association (NEA)

By |2021-10-19T03:16:47-07:00July 20th, 2016|Red Skin Syndrome Causes, Red Skin Syndrome Cures|

To all dermatologists, The June 2016 NEA report is a scathing indictment of your treatment protocols for your atopic patients. 86% report they were NOT satisfied with your treatment. 91% responded they think you do NOT know how to treat them. More than 56% have reported seeing up to 5 different doctors for their condition [...]

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