Disease a Month

Disease-a-Month



Description

Designed for primary care physicians, each issue of Disease-a-Month presents an in-depth review of a single topic. In this way, the publication can cover all aspects of the topic-pathophysiology, clinical features of the disease or condition, diagnostic techniques, therapeutic approaches, and prognosis.

Disease-a-Month has an Impact Factor of 1.618 in the 2005 ISI Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Scientific.


Free access:
Volume 54, Issues 1-2, Pages 1-156 (January-February 2008)

Contact Allergy: Alternatives for the
2007 North American Contact
Dermatitis Group (NACDG) Standard
Screening Tray
Foreword 6
Contact Allergy: Alternatives for the 2007 North American
Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) Standard Screening Tray 7
Introduction 7
Cosmetic Contact Allergy 11
Part I: Fragrances and Related Oral Allergens 11
Fragrance 11
Fragrance Mix, Cinnamic Aldehyde 12
Balsam of Peru 14
Benzyl Alcohol 15
Botanical Fragrances 16
Compositae and Sesquiterpenlactone Mixes 16
Tea Tree Oil 18
Ylang Ylang Oil 19
Propolis 20
Fragrance-Free Products 20
Oral Exposure to Fragrance-Related Substances 21
Part II: Non-Fragrance Allergens in Skin, Hair, Cosmetic, Nail,
and Oral Products
66
Parabens 66
Formaldehyde-Releasing Preservatives 66
Kathon CG (Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone) 67
Euxyl K400 (Methyldibromoglutaronitrile/Phenoxyethanol) 68
Iodopropynylbutylcarbamate 68
Preservatives Hidden in Herbal Extracts 68
Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Amidoamine 69
Propylene Glycol 70
Lanolin and Wool Alcohol 71
Oxybenzone 74
Vitamin E 75
Cocamide DEA 75


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