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Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Interesting Pimple News

Patterns: Checking Mirrors in Ivied Halls (New York Times)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

"A recent survey of 559 women in college found that 5 percent had undergone cosmetic surgery, and the most common objective was better looking skin. A more significant concern of the women, however, appeared to be their weight, even when it was not above the norms."

Current Acne News

Basilea Investigates Novel Antibiotic Class with Potential to Treat Acne and Rosacea (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

" Basilea Pharmaceutica AG announced the advancement of the novel topical antibiotic BAL19403 into preclinical testing. BAL19403 is the most advanced of a new class of bacterial macrolides with excellent activity against antibiotic-resistant Propionibacterium acnes and potent anti-inflammatory properties, both important factors in the development of inflammatory acne and Rosacea."