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Acne: The Scourge of the Teen YearsTuesday, January 09, 2007 By Dr. Manny AlvarezPrintAcne is the scourge of youth. If you had it, you know exactly how miserable it felt to have all those little red and white bumps and scars on your face, and how helpless you were to prevent them.People of all races get acne, boys as well as girls. It usually starts at the age of 11, though outbreaks can appear up until the age of 30, and some people suffer from it into their forties and fifties.Acne is not a health threat, but it can cause significant emotional distress for adolescents--as well as for their parents. A field guide of acne lesions would include everything from pustules , or simple pimples, to papules , or small pink bumps on the skin that are tender to the touch, to very large nodules , which are painful solid lesions locked deep in the skin, to cysts , those deep, painful, pus-filled lesions that can cause scarring.Knowing what acne is doesn't make it any better, but I'll tell you anyw...
The cure to your acne problem might be right under your nose … or, in fact, on any part of your face. Scientists have found that common, benign viruses living on you...
The cure to your acne problem might be right under your nose … or, in fact, on any part of your face. Scientists have found that common, benign viruses living on you...
The contraceptive pill is being blamed for the death of a 24-year-old woman who was using it as part of her acne treatment.Tanya Hayes, a student from Croydon in Mel...
While women undergo menopause, it appears that middle-aged men also experience their own very significant period of change called andropause – sometimes referred to ...
An ex-boyfriend who fatally stabbed a 16-year-old cheerleader started looking for an excuse — mood swings caused by pimple medicine — while still hospitalized with i...
Prescription pills used to treat severe acne were linked to a two-fold risk of developing eye problems, such as pink eye, styes and dryness, in a large new study fro...
The FDA has approved a new gel to treat acne.Aczone Gel 5%, made by QLT Inc., is approved to treat acne vulgaris. That's a common skin condition in which oil and dea...
Acne in adult women is common, but in some cases, it can signal an underlying hormonal disorder, experts say.Identifying such cases is important, not only to better ...
Acne affects more than 50 million Americans, making it the most common skin condition in the United States. But while many patients get professional help to control ...
Every day, your body tells you all kinds of things: Scratch my elbow. I’d like some salt. But hidden in these signals can be deeper messages about your health. Here’...
France's health regulator has opened an inquiry into acne drug Diane-35, which is also used as a contraceptive, after four deaths linked to the drug in the past 25 y...
It's hard not to get excited when you finally make the decision to get in shape. And who wouldn't be tempted to speed things up with an extra workout here, eliminati...
A 14-year-old boy died after he had an allergic reaction to his first dose of acne medication, BBC News reported.Shaun Jones, a rugby player from Rhydyfelin in Ponty...
Adult acne is a skin condition older women hope not to have. However, according to a study of 2895 women from Massachusetts General Hospital, “45 percent of women ag...
How can one treat adult acne ?
A healthy teen, who played rugby, died 12 hours after taking an acne medication, an inquest into the teen's death was told Wednesday.Shaun Jones, 14, of Rhydyfelin, ...
Oily hair products, seafood, genetics, stress, cosmetics, or maybe it’s just inherited.Whatever the reason, most people think they know why they have acne long after...
Just when most adults thought the trials and tribulations of the teenage years were behind them, acne comes back to haunt many of them long after adolescence, and it...
Young adults who take oral antibiotics for acne may be more likely to get sore throats, according to a new study.While it's not clear that the medications caused the...
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