Archive for November, 2008
Recent Rosacea Blog Posts
Self diagnosis using search engines can lead to internet users concluding the worst about their ailments. So says some recent research from Microsoft. The researchers looked at health related web searches and also surveyed employees of Microsoft. This study is thought to be the first systematic look at the anxiety of people doing web searches […]
The Independent newspaper in the UK has an article today in their Health & Wellbeing section detailing (seemingly) a reporter who was badly burned by an IPL treatment. The photos show large uneven red welts on her chest and areas of redness on her face also. The initial treatment was carried out by a technician […]
The guys at RosaceaCare have sent me some samples of their new Cool Relief Facial Mask. Their web site promotes this product as a cooling mask that “contains many of the ingredients that have proven so successful in our other products: Willowherb Extract, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Jojoba Seed Oil, Allantoin and Titanium Dioxide.” Being […]
Apparently cinnamon oil supplements are commonly used by sufferers of type 2 diabetes to reduce their blood sugar and cholesterol levels. One study from Pakistan concluded that cinnamon taken at 1, 3, or 6 gm daily significantly decreased the triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol levels after 40 days. However, a recent study performed in […]
The mainstream UK press has several articles today about the risks of an using a yet to be approved injectible tan, even go so far as to name Melanotan. The Independent: Warnings over ‘injectable tan’ product People seeking a glow this winter should avoid an "injectable tan" being sold illegally, regulators warned today. The Medicines […]
