Sun-damaged Skin Responds Well To Laser Treatment Oct 25, 2008
28, 2004) Patients with vitiligo, a skin disorder characterized by patches of white, or de-pigmented skin, had better repigmentation of these patches when they were treated with a combination of laser therapy. (June 18, 1999) Mikhail Gorbachev was probably not greatly troubled by the "port wine stain" on his forehead, or perhaps he had no faith in the available treatments. (Science Daily)
Permanent make-up to end beauty woes Oct 7, 2008
"It comes to the fore as a handy way out to soften or to camouflage scars, vitiligo and leukoderma patches (uneven pigmentation) with skin toned pigment," adds Dr. Seema Malik, MD, Eleganza Skin and Cosmetic Surgery Clinic. "Micro-pigmentation can also be used to reconstruct the nipple/areola on a womans breast, which is usually lost due to mastectomies," informs Dr. Anup Dhir, Cosmetic Surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. (India Times, India)
Heavy turbulence Sep 4, 2008
" After all, you never know when an eyebrow will fall off. Jollett's vitiligo (splotchy skin from loss of pigments) and alopecia areata (hair loss) linger - even if they only attack, as he says, his vanity. "I'm always thinking in my head, when we're playing, 'Don't try and look cool, don't try and look cool, just try and show people how weird you are. Because that's when people get it. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Youth Focus--Matthew Prenzler Sep 2, 2008
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Gingko May Help Treat Vitiligo May 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Several natural health products have been investigated for treating the pigmentation disorder vitiligo, but overall, the quality of the research is poor, the authors of a new review conclude ... "The need to find a safe and effective treatment is particularly important with vitiligo, where up to 50% of cases develop in the paediatric population; at a time when the condition has the greatest impact on psychological development," Drs ... Vitiligo occurs when cells that... (MEDLINEplus)
PhotoMedex's XTRAC(R) Excimer Laser Secures Additional Air Time on The LIFETIME Television's ''The Balancing Act'' May 16, 2008
Developed by PhotoMedex, the XTRAC excimer laser offers new hope to individuals suffering from psoriasis as well as vitiligo and other skin conditions. The XTRAC was the first such system cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for therapeutic use in these health areas. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Pepper Compound Could Aid Millions With Vitiligo Apr 16, 2008
The compounds have shown potential in animal studies to be effective in treating vitiligo, a skin pigmentation disorder ... Vitiligo, which afflicts an estimated 100 million people worldwide, is characterized by the loss of pigment in affected areas of skin ... Based on the animal studies we have done, these compounds, if proved safe in humans, promise far superior results in the treatment of vitiligo than current approaches, said Amala Soumyanath, Ph. (Science Daily)
Seeing Beyond Changing Skin Color Mar 29, 2008
Teenager With Vitiligo Says When She Looks in the Mirror, 'I Just See Me. Desiree Simmons suffers from vitiligo, which caused her skin to lighten ... It wasn't until the spot grew that she started asking around and a friend told her it might be vitiligo. (ABC News)
Black pepper could cure skin condition Feb 17, 2008
A key component of black pepper could offer hope to people suffering vitiligo, a condition that causes pale patches to develop on the skin. Vitiligo affects around one in 100 people in the UK ... Vitiligo is a fairly common condition that affects around one in 100 people in the UK.. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Pepper 'to treat pigment disease' Feb 16, 2008
Vitiligo is relatively common. Black pepper could provide a new treatment for the skin disease vitiligo, research suggests ... Vitiligo is a condition in which areas of skin lose their normal pigment and become white. (BBC News -- Health)
Black pepper 'could cure skin condition' Feb 16, 2008
London (PTI): Black pepper may be hot for your pot but it could cure skin disease vitiligo -- a condition in which areas of skin lose their normal pigment and turn white. Researchers at the King's College in London have carried out a study and found that piperine -- a compound that gives black pepper its spicy, pungent flavour -- can stimulate the skin to produce pigment. (Hindu)
Pepper may help disfiguring skin condition Feb 15, 2008
Finding could lead to better treatments for vitiligo ... A team at Kings College London showed in a study of mice that piperine the compound that gives black pepper its spicy, pungent flavor and its synthetic derivatives helped stimulate pigmentation in the skin of people with vitiligo ... This provides support for the future clinical evaluation of piperine and its derivatives as novel treatments for vitiligo. (MSNBC -- Health)
Black Pepper May Help Vitiligo Feb 14, 2008
A team at King's College London showed in a study of mice that piperine -- the compound that gives black pepper its spicy, pungent flavor -- and its synthetic derivatives helped stimulate pigmentation in the skin of people with vitiligo ... "This provides support for the future clinical evaluation of piperine and its derivatives as novel treatments for vitiligo." ... Vitiligo is of particular concern in people with darker skins, the researchers said. (Newsmax)
Literary gamble Feb 4, 2008
Her creative nonfiction piece "It Was Nothing," about her struggle with vitiligo, a disease that causes skin to lose its pigmentation, was published in the 2007 spring/summer issue of AQR. It has since been selected for the upcoming edition of "Best Creative Nonfiction.". "First time out, right to the top," Spatz said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Changing color: Black TV reporter refuses to give in to disorder turning him white Dec 30, 2007
Detroit TV personality Lee Thomas has vitiligo, a disorder in which pigment-making cells are destroyed ... Thomas has vitiligo, a disorder in which pigment-making cells are destroyed ... Few people, outside medical professionals and those with the disease, had heard the term "vitiligo" until Michael Jackson revealed in the early 1990s that the disorder was behind his skin turning from brown to white. (North County Times)
New surgical method for patients with Vitiligo Dec 27, 2007
SINGAPORE : Help is on the way for patients of Vitiligo, a disease that causes loss in pigmentation, resulting in pale patches on the skin ... Vitiligo affects about one percent of the people in Singapore ... So the National Skin Centre's new treatment method came as good news to Vitiligo sufferers like 'Borra. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Black TV anchor turning white on air Dec 18, 2007
Few people, outside medical professionals and those with the disease, had heard the term vitiligo until Michael Jackson revealed in the early 1990s that the disorder was behind his skin turning brown to white ... Thomas has vitiligo, a disorder in which pigment-making cells are destroyed ... Few people, outside medical professionals and those with the disease, had heard the term "vitiligo" until Michael Jackson revealed in the early 1990s that the disorder was behind his skin turning brown to... (Sydney Morning Herald)
FOX Reporter Refuses to Give In to Skin Disorder Dec 17, 2007
Thomas has vitiligo, a disorder in which pigment-making cells are destroyed ... Few people, outside medical professionals and those with the disease, had heard the term "vitiligo" until Michael Jackson revealed in the early 1990s that the disorder was behind his skin turning brown to white ... It's not fatal, but experts say vitiligo robs people of self-confidence, evokes ridicule and unpleasant stares, and pushes some into unforced seclusion. (Fox News)
A war cry from the battlefield Oct 27, 2007
" There is a durability to Joseph. Though he is 54, he has few worry lines and his hair, which has almost no grey, stands up in soft bristles. One sign of physical wear and tear is around Joseph's fingertips, where the pinkest of skin is exposed as though the tanned top layer has been leached of its colour. It is vitiligo, a loss of pigment in the skin inherited from his mother, he says. "It comes out when you're stressed and it's been getting worse for a couple of years. " His wife, a nurse, is... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Two Genes Linked To Disabling Arthritis Identified Oct 23, 2007
11, 2007) Scientists have discovered a connection between a specific gene and the inflammatory skin condition vitiligo, as well as a possible host of autoimmune. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Skin As A Living Coloring Book Sep 14, 2007
Her research may eventually be relevant to disorders such as vitiligo -- in which pigment disappears from patches of skin -- age spots, the greying of hair and even the deadly melanocyte-based skin cancer melanoma. The report appears in the Sept. 7 issue of Cell. (Science Daily)
Scientists discover important beauty secret for balanced skin color and tone Aug 23, 2007
In addition, the studys senior researcher, Raymond Boissy, says this study also could help the quality of life for people with pigment diseases such as vitiligo, melasma and age spotting by making their skin more healthy looking. . (EurekAlert!)
GammaCan to Present its Anti-Melanoma Technology at the 2007 ILSI BioMed Conference Jun 6, 2007
VitiGam is an IgG-based product manufactured from the plasma of donors with Vitiligo, a benign skin condition affecting up to 2% of the general population. Studies have shown that this "enriched" IgG formulation contains potent anti-melanoma activity. (BusinessWire)
Alpena sweeps science, engineering trophies Apr 21, 2007
Ashley Smith, 3rd place, Arkansas Junior Academy of Science The daughter of Kevin and Tammy Smith s Vitiligo: A Study of Vitamins on Chickens project added three times the vitamins to chicken feed to see if it decreased the severity of vitiligo, a pigmentation disorder. The 10th grader felt honored to win such an outstanding award. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Scientists Implicate Gene In Vitiligo And Other Autoimmune Diseases Apr 12, 2007
In a study appearing in the March 22 New England Journal of Medicine, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have discovered a connection between a specific gene and the inflammatory skin condition vitiligo, as well as a possible host of autoimmune diseases. Vitiligo is a chronic condition in which melanocytes (the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed ... The hair that grows on areas... (Science Daily)
Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome Apr 11, 2007
Type 3 MAS groups together autoimmune thyroid disease, myasthenia gravis and/or thymoma, Sjogren s syndrome, , idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), , insulin dependent diabetes, vitiligo,, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and dermatitis herpetiformis. For this group, the immune system marker HLA-B8 and/or DR3 or DR5 seems to be an important factor. (Suite101.com)
Gene Connected To A Chronic Skin Condition And Other Autoimmune Diseases Identified Mar 25, 2007
Scientists have discovered a connection between a gene and the chronic skin condition vitiligo, as well as a possible link to an array of other autoimmune diseases ... Samples were obtained from a total of 656 Caucasian individuals from 114 extended families with vitiligo and other epidemiologically associated autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases from the United States and the United Kingdom ... The researchers began with a study of vitiligo, a condition causing loss of pigment resulting in... (Science Daily)
Scientists Pinpoint Gene Behind Autoimmune Diseases Mar 23, 2007
Spritz added, "That's not going to help people with childhood diabetes, where the damage is already complete. But, for a number of chronic autoimmune disorders, like lupus and vitiligo, if you turn off the autoimmune process, the body could repair itself." ... Spritz and his colleagues have long focused on patients with vitiligo, a disorder in which pigment cells are destroyed, resulting in white patches on the skin and sometimes the hair ... Individuals with vitiligo tend also to have other... (MEDLINEplus)
Implication of NALP1 in Autoimmune Disease Mar 22, 2007
NEJM -- NALP1 in Vitiligo-Associated Multiple Autoimmune Disease ... NALP1 in Vitiligo-Associated Multiple Autoimmune Disease ... The group includes various combinations of generalized vitiligo, autoimmune thyroid disease, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, pernicious anemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Addison's disease. (New England Journal of Medicine)
More than a makeover, it's a new lease of life Mar 11, 2007
Like the young man who, because of a medical disorder, has no eyelashes or eyebrows; or the girl who has a surgical incision scar around her head; or the African-American woman with vitiligo, a skin disorder characterized by whitish patches. Using specially formulated cosmetics, Richardson helps these and other clients feel better about the way they look. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Taking care of brown skin Feb 27, 2007
Vitiligo - loss of skin pigmentation resulting in white patches. Xerosis - extremely itchy, dry skin which has an ashen appearance. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Does your skin need a shrink? Feb 13, 2007
Hypnosis for hivesPsychodermatology can cover everything from a ring finger rash suffered by a someone in an unhappy marriage to psychiatric disorders that result in self-inflicted skin damage to the isolation felt by those living with highly visible skin disorders such as psoriasis, alopecia or vitiligo (patches of de-pigmented skin). MSNBC.COM SPECIAL REPORT. (MSNBC -- International)
The Search for Beautiful Jan 22, 2007
His repeated nose jobs and lightened skin color (he has maintained he is not bleaching but is using makeup to cover up the signs of vitiligo, a skin condition) were perceived by minorities especially African-Americans as an attempt to look white. Doctors say that Don t make me look like Michael Jackson is a popular refrain among patients. (Boston Globe)
Made in the shades Jan 15, 2007
There's also ashy dermatosis grayish blotches on the limbs and trunk and vitiligo, a disease of pale patches of skin. Such pigmentary disorders can be so severe that they ruin some women's lives, Dover said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
