reminder: lindasy.com is closing down

There are just a couple of days left now, vita-oil and the oatmeal cleanser are sold out, but ZincO cream still has some stocks. Just in case anyone has missed the email over at rosacea-support; Linda Sy has been in contact to say that she is retiring and thus her web site and business is […]

How to Decrease Your Visible Pore Size

A question we hear from time to time from rosacea sufferers is `how do I go about reducing the size of my skin pores ?’ This is quite a difficult question to properly answer. The enlarged pores that you sometimes see with rosacea or acne can feel like they will never go away. You are […]

NRS Acknowledges Children Can Get Rosacea

The latest instalment of the NRS Ask the Doctors blog addresses the possibility of children suffering from rosacea. Dr. Paller says that the published literature does mention cases of rosacea being found in children, although it is rare. The possibility of childhood ocular rosacea is also mentioned. My wife believes that our 10-year-old son might […]

Photoprotection expertise from Clinuvel

Perhaps Clinuvel is best known as the Australian company that is developing Afamelanotide. As some background: Melanotan is the proprietary name for afamelanotide (CUV1647) which is being development by Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals. Afamelanotide has been designated by the world health organisation as the International Nonproprietary Name for the melanocyte stimulating hormone under development by Clinuvel. Clinuvel […]

NRS on seborrheic dermatitis

The National Rosacea Society web site has just uploaded a page on Seborrheic Dermatitis ; Although the two disorders are unrelated, a recent clinical study found that 26 percent of patients with rosacea also had facial seborrheic dermatitis and 28 percent had seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp. Additionally, a survey by the National Rosacea Society […]