Rosacea News October 2006

[David Pascoe]

1. collagenex: rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease

WEB SITE: Collagenex has launched a swish looking consumer and
practitioner web site at www.rosaceatoday.com. Collagenex are
indirectly using this site to promote their `new' treatment Oracea as
an effective way to treat rosacea.

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/c...s-chronic.html

2. Omiganan (topical cationic peptide) to be trialled as rosacea treatment

PAPER: Anti-inflammatory activity of cationic peptides: application to
the treatment of acne vulgaris.

PRESS RELEASE: A new topical treatment for acne, known generically as
Omiganan, is to be trialled for rosacea.

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/o...eptide-to.html

3. measuring broken blood vessels part 2

PAPER: Videocapillaroscopic alterations in erythematotelangiectatic rosacea

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/m...ls-part-2.html

4. UK Rosacea Master Class: Acne Support Group Meetup in London

EVENT: Top Experts share their knowledge and secrets at this unique
Rosacea Master Class event being hosted by the UK Acne Support Group
on Friday November 17th 2006

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/u...e-support.html

5. Topix Replenix CF (topical with green tea + caffeine)

COMMENT: You can read some scientific sounding claims about Replenix.
How well does it work in practice ?

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/t...ith-green.html

6. RSRP: Red LED Lamps and LLLT page updated

WEB SITE: The `Red LED Lamps & Other Forms of Low-Level Light Therapy'
page from the Rosacea Support Resource Pages has been updated.

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/r...lllt-page.html

7. combining red & yellow LEDs, topicals & antibiotics

PAPER: Combining light-based treatments, topicals for rosacea

http://rosacea.ii.net/news/2006/10/c...tibiotics.html

davidp.

[Twickle Purple]

Thank you David. Always appreciate these updates!