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....
Acne/RosaceaBerberine (Goldenseal)BlackcurrantChamomileChinese MedicineEchinaceaEvening PrimroseLavenderTea Tree Oil
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,...
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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Use of dietary supplements by medical specialists
Here’s a look at the use of dietary supplements by physicians in 3 specialties in the US: cardiology, dermatology, and...
Essential recommendations for acne care
I recently worked on an educational program with a group of dermatologists who specialize in treating acne. During a series...
Recommendations to treat acne rosacea
Researchers from the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program in Salt Lake City have published recommendations. Let’s focus on initial...
Acne/RosaceaCancerCholesterol/LipidsCod-liver oilDiabetes MellitusHigh Blood PressureRheumatoid DiseasesVitamins
In praise of mothers who forced their children to take cod liver oil
In a Medscape editorial, Dr. George Griffing from Saint Louis University in Missouri outlines the benefits.
Milk and acne risk in teenage boys
There was an association between higher intake of skim milk and more pimples in this study.
Herbal treatments for acne
Faculty members from Hamdard University in New Delhi, India have a review of Ayurveda on Medscape.
Photodynamic therapy treats acne
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) — also called photo radiation therapy, phototherapy, or photo chemotherapy — involves using a drug called a...
Is there a role for herbal medicines in treating infections?
Not based on what we know right now. Here’s an overview.
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The use of CAM by people with asthma
During the most recent meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians Dr. Paul Blanc from the University of California...