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Blue Light Therapy Helps Treat Acne

Written by Michele Blacksberg on September 16, 2009 - 9:22am

Acne isn’t fun at any age. I remember dabbing skin tinted Clearasil all over my face to cover newly sprouted pimples. My brother used a sun lamp to help clear up his skin (as if living in Southern California didn’t expose us to enough UV rays.)

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Battling Acne: A Menu of Options for Mild to Severe Cases

Written by Cathy Enns on September 1, 2009 - 7:58pm

If you suffer from acne, you probably know it’s one of the most common of all skin conditions. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center who developed a report for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services a few years ago, as many as 45 million people in the U.S. have acne. What’s more, the Johns Hopkins investigators reported that 85% of the population between the ages 15-24 has acne to at least some extent.

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Acne's "Invisible Scars"

Written by Herbert P. Good... on June 25, 2009 - 1:35pm

Acne affects adolescents at a time when they're developing their personalities and evolving into adulthood. The psychological impact of severe or even mild acne can lead your child to feelings of diminished self-esteem and be a source of anxiety when it comes to dealing with the world.

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New Laser Combo Therapy Zaps Acne

March 6, 2009 - 12:48pm

FRIDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Laser therapy can safely and effectively treat mild to severe cases of acne, according to a small preliminary study of 18 people.

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Adult Acne: Shouldn’t This Have Ended Years Ago?

Written by Dr. Carrie Jones on January 27, 2009 - 9:47am

Would someone please tell our skin that puberty is over? It ended years ago, and still we are dealing with the aftermath. Why do adult women have the kind of acne we experienced as teenagers? The large, inflamed, all over your face type that blisters up out of nowhere and manages to come the morning of a large, important event…and stay for days.

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Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk

January 23, 2009 - 3:31pm

FRIDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis suggests that an acne medication that was tried as a possible skin cancer preventative in a 1998 clinical trial probably did not cause the deaths of several veterans participating in that research.

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Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies

August 18, 2008 - 2:03pm

MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- American teens would be willing to pay a lot of money to be acne-free, according to researchers who surveyed 266 high school students in San Francisco.

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Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema

May 15, 2008 - 7:28am

(HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they may be able to prevent the tissue damage that lung diseases, such as emphysema, cause by treating the patient with doxycycline, an antibiotic commonly used to treat acne.

In experiments on mice, doxycycline -- which is also used to treat common ailments such as sinusitis and urinary tract infections -- appears to counter low levels of VEGF, a protein that helps to maintain healthy lung tissue but is in unusually low levels in people with emphysema.

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