Is there a diet-acne connection?
Drs. Jonette Keri and Rajiv Nijhawan from the University of Miami in Florida have reviewed the evidence. Here are the...
Acne and touching your face
For the average American kid — you know the one: has caring parents, lives in a nice place, with no...
Soap and acne
In an adolescent’s zeal to punish pimples, there is a tendency to select the most harsh, abrasive skin cleansers available....
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Acne: Recommendations are easy; data, scarce
Herbalists recommend more than a dozen herbal remedies for acne and scarring, according to a recent article. Unfortunately, only 1...
Acne cosmetica and other myths
Acne cosmetica was first described over 30 years ago. It was proposed that substances in cosmetic products caused the formation...
Support for the effect of diet on acne
Acne vulgaris has anecdotally been attributed to diet. This review by researchers at The George Washington University Medical Center, in...
Herbal treatments for acne vulgaris
Faculty members from Hamdard University in New Delhi, India have published a review on Medscape of treatment options for acne,...
Ineffective herbal remedies for treating acne
I recently came across a website advocating herbals to treat or prevent acne. The website isn’t important, but the results...
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Consumer Alert: Miracle Mineral Supplement aka MMS
This product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm. Swallowing doses of this bleach,...
Does anyone use St. John’s wort to treat dental pain?
Its claimed anti-pain and anti-inflammatory properties in homeopathic medicine have led to a number of studies in patients with acute...
Predicting the risk of psychosis in cannabis users
Cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. It’s suggested that genetic variation in the AKT1 gene might...
Acne treatments
The surest way to know that there is no truly effective treatment for a condition is to count the number...
Secrets to improving acne treatment
A big challenge in treating acne is sticking with treatment over the long haul. Dr. Mary Lupo, a dermatologist and...
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Up in smoke: Medical marijuana debunked
Proponents of the use of medical marijuana like to start speeches and articles by quickly stating that cannabinoids are of...
What you should know about aromatherapy
If you expect aromatherapy to cure a major illness, you will probably be disappointed, according to AromaWeb — a source...
Hospitalization rate based on changes in physical activity in people with COPD
Emphasis in this study by researchers in Spain was on walking, the most common form of physical activity.
TENS device FDA-approved for migraine prevention
It’s the first device approved to prevent migraine headaches, and the first transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device specifically authorized...
Benefits of keyboard playing in people with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy results from injury to or abnormal development of the brain, with various problems in movement, posture, and other...
The end of trans fats
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils — the primary dietary source of...
Lack of effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. on cholesterol
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (roselle, red sorrel; Arabic: karkade) grows as large shrubs or small trees that produce huge, colorful, trumpet-shaped...