http://www.acne.md A forum for dermatologists and clinicians to discuss research, clinical trials, and observations Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:26:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Acne Treatments Treating acne has been one of the main focuses of dermatology for many years. Even with years of study and research continually looking to improve acne treatments, acne sufferers are often left with only modestly clearer skin. Problem pimples still pop up, zits, blackheads and whiteheads emerge and overall ... http://www.acne.md/?p=62 An article in the March-April 2009 issue of Clinical Dermatology discusses the possible effect of the glycemic index on the prevention of disease, with a particular emphasis on acne. The glycemic index (GI) is a way of ranking the effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose and insulin levels. Although its ... http://www.acne.md/?p=37 In a comparison study, Korean researchers have found that a combined 585/1,064-nm (sequential dual-wavelength pulsed dye laser [PDL] and neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet) laser is as safe and effective as a PDL laser alone in treating mild to moderate acne (acne vulgaris) For the randomized, double-blinded, split-face study, which was published ... http://www.acne.md/?p=34 In a study published recently in the Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, a team of Korean researchers reported that the pulsed dye laser (PDL) and the 1065-nm long-pulsed neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser were equally effective in treating atrophic facial acne scars in the same patient. Eighteen patients were enrolled in the ... http://www.acne.md/?p=30 A new analysis of data from an earlier study found that an acne medication that was investigated as a possible preventive treatment for skin cancer did not cause the excessive deaths that led to the premature termination of that study. The earlier study, known as the Veterans Affairs Topical Tretinoin Chemoprevention ... http://www.acne.md/?p=26 Epiduo, a new once-a-day prescription gel that combines adapalen and benzoyl peroxide for the topical treatment of mild-to-moderate acne, is now on pharmacy shelves. The gel, which is marketed by Galderma Laboratories, received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval late last year. Both the retinoid adapalen and the antimicrobial benzoyl peroxide ... http://www.acne.md/?p=19 New research showing how combination laser therapy can clear acne lesions was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in March. Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, MD, of the Yale University School of Medicine, reported on the findings from a small, preliminary study that investigated whether photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined ... http://www.acne.md/?p=15 A new study published in the journal Dermatologic Therapy (2008 Mar-Apr;21(2):86-95) discusses the latest developments in the treatments available for acne. Of great concern recently has been the emergence of antibiotic resistance and the implications of this for the use of topical antibiotics. In the study by Drs. Katsambas & Dessinioti ... http://www.acne.md/?p=13 Researchers from the Department of Immunology at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Cracow have published a study on the use of taurine bromamine (TauBr) as a topical treatment for acne vulgaris, particularly for patients’ whose acne is antibiotic resistant. They compared patients on Clindamycin gel, a common topical antibiotic, ... http://www.acne.md/?p=11 A study out of the University of Regensburg in Germany has been released on the overall efficacy of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of acne. PDT is used for the treatment of acne in many clinics. The study updates the previous work on PDT for acne. Here is an exerpt ... http://www.acne.md/?p=10