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This is a slightly different Rosacea News item I normally put up. I went and did my bit for rosacea research yesterday. I have pleaded in the past for any rosacea sufferers located in Perth to go and support the research being done by PhD researcher Daphne Su at Murdoch University. Well Daphne is still looking for more people to take part. She …

A new topical treatment for acne, known generically as Omiganan, is to be trialled for rosacea. The treatment is known as a topical cationic peptide. This treatment has anti-inflammatory properties that were promising for acne. Now the developers are planning to trial it next year against rosacea.  From MIGENIX Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results Omiganan (CLS-001/MX-594AN; topical cationic peptide; treatment of dermatological diseases): Cutanea Life …

Dr Margot Whitfeld, Head of Dermatology at St Vincents Hospital is undertaking a research project on Rosacea over the next months (August until the end of the year) in which they aim to identify the pathophysiology of rosacea.In this project they are proposing that the cause of the disease maybe a bacterial one and thus they are specifically looking at patients that have …

CLINICAL TRIAL PAPULO-PUSTULAR ROSACEA The Skin and Cancer Foundation in Melbourne Australia is conducting a clinical trial of a new cream for papulo-pustular rosacea. The trial will be conducted over a 12 week treatment period and will involve fortnightly visits to the centre during the study. Patients must be at least 18yrs and over to participate. …

Daphne Su, a Doctor of Psychology Candidate at Murdoch University is looking for people to help her with some reasearch into the affects of stress and anxiety on rosacea. Her supervisor is Dr. Peter Drummond who is known to us as being a member of the new defunct RRF Medical Advisory Committee. We have quoted Dr. Drummond in the past in the …