Textbook of Aging Skin / Textbook of Aging Skin (eBook)

Miranda A. Farage is a Principal Scientist in Feminine Care and Family Care Clinical Sciences at the Procter & Gamble Company. Dr. Farage leads research on vulvology, dermatological testing, methods development, sensitivity, physiology, and general vulva health. She has published more than one hundred manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored several scientific textbooks in women’s health and dermatoxicology. She received a Ph.D. in toxicology/pharmacology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Before joining Procter & Gamble, she was a faculty member at Virginia Tech University.Dr. Kenneth Miller is the Associate Director for Global Product Safety, Regulatory, and Microbiology in for the Feminine Care and Family Care business units at The Procter and Gamble Company.  Dr. Miller is responsible for the strategic development and execution of research and testing in the areas of dermatotoxicology, clinical safety and efficacy studies, post-market surveillance studies, epidemiology studies, environmental studies (biodegradation, solid waste disposal, aquatic and terrestrial toxicology, and global waste disposal infrastructure), standard microbiological testing, and microbiological methods development research (including molecular microbiology techniques).   Too, he has responsibility for a team conducting microbiological and clinical research in toxic shock syndrome, superantigens, and vaginal microbial ecology. Dr. Miller has published over twenty-five manuscripts in the area of toxicology in peer-reviewed journals plus numerous abstracts and presentations at meetings of scientific societies.  Dr. Miller is board-certified in toxicology (DABT) and a member of several scientific and professional societies.Howard I. Maibach is Professor of Dermatology at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. The author of over 1700 papers in dermatology, toxicology, pharmacology, physiology and related fields, he is the co-editor of several books including Cosmeceuticals; Cutaneous Infection and Therapy; Cutaneous Infestations and Insect Bites; Neonatal Skin; Percutaneous Absorption, Third Edition; and Psoriasis, Third Edition. He received his M.D. from Tulane University.

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BASIC SCIENCES.- DISEASE STATE / CONDITIONS WITH AGING.- Malignant Ski Conditions.- Non-Malignant Skin Conditions.- TECHNIQUES AND METHODS.- Bioengineering Methods.- Biometrics.- Quality of Life.- Cell (Molecular) Biology.- Percutaneous Penetration.- Sensory Methods.- Modelling.- Genetic.- TOXICILOGICAL OR SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.- Safety Evaluation for the Elderly Population.- Microbiology.- Wound Healing.- Wrinkles.- Beauty Care Products.- Oral Care Products.- Fem Care Products.- Health Care.- GLOBAL CONSUMER AND OTHER TOPICS.- Sociological Implications.- Psychosocial Implications.- Anthropology.- Gender and Ethnicity Differences.- Sensitive Skin.- Sexology.- Cosmetic Surgeries.- Incontinence.- Psychological Effects.- Nutrition and Effect on Skin Aging.- GLOBAL MARKET PLACE.