flushing articles ↓

Looks like the FDA has finally caught up with Melanocorp for selling Melanotan II over the internet. Their web site currently down. FDA Issues Warning Letter to Melanocorp, Inc. For Illegal Sale of Melanotan II Melanocorp, Inc. advertises the product Melanotan II on its Web site as an injectable tanning product, with additional claims that it is effective in protecting against skin …

Dr. Peter D. Drummond, PhD, Professor in the School of Psychology, Murdoch University, in Perth, Western Australia, kindly answered a few questions on the links between rosacea and the SNS (Sympathetic Nervous System). Dr. Drummond’s research interests include the neural control of facial blood flow, and the role of the sympathetic nervous system in pain and inflammation.See Dr. Dummond’s Publication …

This paper explores the different problems that may be causing flushing. The list of possible reasons other than rosacea is extensive. The author was kind enough provide a full copy of this paper, so contact me if you’d like to read it.

The flushing patient: Differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 55, Issue 2 , August 2006, …

propranolol (also known as inderal) is a non-selective beta-blocker. Some extracts from the article ;On the other hand, flushing associated with rosacea commonly fails to respond to standard therapies for rosacea. Idiopathic flushing rends to occur in women and the symptoms persist for a long duration. Treatment of flushing is difficult primarily because it has been assoicated with multiple …

Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Facial Flushing Dermatologic Surgery, Volume 30, Number 1, January 2004, pp. 102-104(3) Authors: Melanie Yuraitis, MS, and Carolyn I. Jacob, MDIndiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, Indiana Advanced Skin and Mohs Surgery Center, Skokie, Illinois 60076, USA.Background: Facial flushing is a common problem that is encountered by fair-skinned patients of Celtic …