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Archive for March, 2007


Don’t Buy Accutane Online, Warns FDA

31 March 2007

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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 […]

Cause of Acne: What Is the REAL Story?

26 March 2007

Unfortunately, the exact cause of acne is not fully known. But doctors seem to have narrowed the suspected trigger factors down to these few:

Stress and Acne Linked, Study Shows

9 March 2007

In what is billed as the largest study ever conducted on acne and stress, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveal that teenagers who were under high levels of stress were 23 percent more likely to have increased acne severity.
“Acne significantly affects physical and psychosocial well-being, so it is important to understand the […]

Vitamins For Acne and Foods Containing Them

6 March 2007

There are several vitamins that help your skin fight acne. Just as your body needs vitamins to remain in good working order, the skin, as the largest organ your body has, needs vitamins to maintain its good health. Your skin not only defends the body’s internal organs against outside infectious agents, but different […]