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Light Therapy and Suction Treatment For Acne Shows Promise

15 April 2007

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A very small study of 15 patients with severe acne showed that their acne “significantly improved” after two to three weekly treatments with photopneumatic therapy, or PPX.  This new treatment consists of pulsed light therapy with vacuum suctioning of […]

Don’t Buy Accutane Online, Warns FDA

31 March 2007

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against buying the acne drug Accutane (isotretinoin) online.  The agency has set up a web page to inform consumers at http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/accutane.  The page is said to pop up when people search the web for Accutane or its generic versions.  [I did test this on a Google search […]