In vitro skin irritation testing has emerged as a critical component in the safety evaluation of chemicals and medical devices, aiming to replace traditional animal-based assays. Central to this ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. For people who experienced an allergic reaction to their first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, skin testing ...

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic, is helping to develop an artificial ...

The Indian personal care industry is booming, raising consumer safety concerns. "Dermatologically tested" labels aim to reassure, but testing limitations and the importance of Indian skin-specific ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a reaction of grade 2 or higher were 19.9 times more likely to develop persistent allergy.

ALK has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new AccuTest range of allergy skin testing devices. The line includes the AccuTest-1, AccuTest-8 and AccuTest-10, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AccuTest provides smaller tine lengths and diameters, which improve precision and lessen discomfort. AccuTest ...

Directive 2010/63/EU laid down restrictions on animal testing for the testing of cosmetics and their ingredients throughout the EU. Therefore, there is an intense search for alternatives to test the ...

– The innovative AccuTest™ features a range of single prick and multi-head skin testing devices and well trays to improve the accuracy of allergy diagnosis and testing – The AccuTest™ allergen well ...