March 24th, 2011, by David Pascoe | research, rosacea cause
This short abstract from Dr. Richard Gallo is an introduction to an article further on in the journal edition from Dr. Ahrens et al. Gallo’s interest is piqued by the possibility of a coordinated defense effort from the permeability and antimicrobial barriers of the skin. Ahrens was able to show that certain Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), called beta-defensins were upregulated (i.e. they …
March 3rd, 2011, by David Pascoe | in the news, research
How exactly does the mind play a role in the way that medicines help us ? How come even when we know the treatment is fake, we can get better ? Should we be asking our doctor for a bottle of placebo pills the next time we visit ? I would love to know the answer to these questions and …
February 25th, 2011, by David Pascoe | natural treatments, research, topicals
A just published abstract introduces a botanical extract for the treatment of rosacea. Researchers from the National University of Córdoba in Spain compared a topical gel containing 4% Quassia Amara with Metrogel and Finacea. The extract compared favourably to these established rosacea topicals, and thus might offer an alternative …
December 21st, 2010, by David Pascoe | research
An article today in the Wall Street Journal’s Health Aches & Claims section discusses treatments that are available to remove spider veins that can develop on the face. The author quotes Dr. David Goldberg who is well know to rosacea sufferers as a director of Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey and a clinical professor of dermatology and director …
December 10th, 2010, by David Pascoe | demodex mites, research, rosacea cause
This abstract promises to tell us everything we need to know about the possible role of micro-organisms in the way that the disease Rosacea starts and develops. Even though the role of published research is not to provide reading material for the general public, I still look to journal …
