April 03, 2022 Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This letter reflects the growing interest in using biotin supplementation for dermatologic conditions despite limited evidence of benefits in the absence of deficiency and warnings issued by the FDA regarding biotin interference in laboratory tests. Biotin is recommended by many dermatologists who may […]
— One-year study meets primary disability-based endpoint, company says. by John Gever, Managing Editor, MedPage Today April 21, 2015 WASHINGTON — Patients with progressive multiple sclerosis showed improvements in standard measures of disability after taking large doses of biotin in a phase III study, the product’s developer announced. Paris-based MedDay SAS said the 154-patient, placebo-controlled trial […]
Practice Update Sarah L Chamlin MD July 23, 2014–Several topics related to pediatric hair loss were discussed at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, held in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, July 9th through the 12th, 2014. Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD, from the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues presented a poster […]