Oatmeal has been used for centuries as a soothing agent to relieve itch and irritation associated with various xerotic dermatoses. In 1945, a ready to use colloidal oatmeal, produced by finely grinding the oat and boiling it to extract the colloidal material, became available. Today, colloidal oatmeal is available in various dosage forms from powders for the bath to shampoos, shaving gels, and ...

Panthenol is the alcohol analogue of panthothenic acid, known as vitamin B5, which is required for the biosynthesis of coenzyme A in cells. This compound exists as two stereoisomers, D-pathenol and L-panthenol, only the former being biologically active (1). It is a common ingredient in pharmaceutical products, for example in topical treatments for rhinitis, conjunctivitis, sunburn, and wounds, ...

risk of developing melanoma, even after skin cancer risk factors including skin type are controlled for. Hispanics also are less knowledgeable about melanoma, less likely to perform self-examinations, and often unaware of the clinical signs of skin cancer; they have worse outcomes. The worse outcomes are to result from issues of health care delivery, but the possibility exists that melanomas in...