New
First vitiligo support group meeting in New York city
Speakers: Prof. Nanette B. Silverberg, MD, and Dr. Carmen Grau, PhD. Date: Monday Oct. 7, 2013 at 6:30 8:00 p.m. Address: Roosevelt Hospital, Conference Room B, 2nd Floor, 1000 Tenth Avenue, NY, NY 10019. To reserve a seat, please send your name and number of attendees to email: nycvitiligosupp@gmail.com
Be a part of NYCs first Vitiligo Support Group!
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- Red Wine and Vitiligo
Recent research has revealed intriguing findings about the potential protective effects of red wine against vitiligo, using a genetic approach to study health outcomes. Red Win...
- What causes vitiligo?
The exact cause is a complex puzzle, but we know the foundation: It is pre-wired in your genes. Think of your genetics as a loaded spring, just waiting for a specific "trigger" ...
- Which is better for judging vitiligo — Wood’s lamp or dermoscopy?
A recent study out of India compared the two head-to-head. Both tools correlated fairly well with clinical criteria, but dermoscopy had a slight edge: Wood’s lamp: sensitivit...
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