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What is Acne? Part 1 – The Types of Acne 18 Mar 2013 | 06:28 pm

Acne (Acne vulgaris) is a difficult to treat and often debilitating disease that affects the skin, usually the face.   Generally speaking, acne is an infection of the sebaceous gland and/or the hair f...

Rose (Flower) Essential Oil 2 Mar 2013 | 08:03 am

Rose (Flower) Essential Oil Source: The flowers from several species of rose, but the most common are the Damask Rose, Rosa damascena  and the Cabbage Rose (Rosa centifolia).  Do not confuse rose esse...

How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics? 8 Feb 2013 | 11:41 am

Answer: Bacteria adapt, evolve and acquire antibiotic resistance. The extensive use of a particular antibiotic and patients failing to complete treatments when they feel better do contribute to increa...

What is Acne? Part 2 – Acne at a Cellular Level 21 Jan 2013 | 08:15 pm

Most people can recognize acne when it presents on the face or body. Most people also have the vague understanding that acne is associated with oily skin and an excess production of sebum. But beyond ...

What causes acne? 1 Jan 2013 | 03:03 pm

There isn’t a simple answer to this question. To make sense of the causes of acne it helps to break down the discussion into general topic areas. Genetics Genetic makeup is the dominant factor determi...

What is Propionibacterium acnes? 28 Dec 2012 | 03:09 pm

Answer: Propionibacterium acnes is a bacteria that can colonize the the skin and hair follicles. This bacteria is the primary pathogenic agent responsible for acne vulgaris. The Basics Propionibacteri...

How Do Acne Scars Form? 26 Dec 2012 | 06:26 pm

How Do Acne Scars Form? The vast majority of acne scars result from persistent cases of inflammatory acne affecting the same area of skin. Individuals who suffer from consistent nodular and cystic acn...

Silver Sulfadiazine User Reviews (Comprehensive) 10 Sep 2012 | 01:27 am

Overview of Silver Sulfadiazine User Reviews This section contains all of the individual user reviews and antibiotic susceptibilty rankings for Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene). If you have used Silver...

Silver Sulfadiazine User Reviews (Comprehensive) 10 Sep 2012 | 01:27 am

Overview of Silver Sulfadiazine User Reviews This section contains all of the individual user reviews and antibiotic susceptibilty rankings for Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene). If you have used Silver...

Retapamulin User Reviews (Comprehensive) 28 Aug 2012 | 05:00 am

Overview of Retapamulin User Reviews This section contains all of the individual user reviews and antibiotic susceptibilty rankings for Retapamulin (Altabax). If you have used Retapamulin as a treatme...

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