Adolescence need not leave its scars

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Dr Tony Chu, a consultant dermatologist at the Hammersmith Hospital, west London set up the Acne Support Group after an appearance on the BBC1 television programme 'Hospital Watch' when 800 people telephoned a helpline and 3,500 letters were written. The support group aims to tell people what treatments are available and to advise action if a GP is unhelpful. Acne is particularly depressing to sensitive teenagers but the disease can suddenly appear at any age. The reasons for it are being researched at the Leeds Foundation for Dermatological Research. Topical antibiotics and the drug Roaccutane are available.

Care and treatment, Acne

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The trials on the long trail to a cure

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Cancer specialists accept that the controlled clinical trial is the only way to ensure that new treatments and therapies that will not cause patients more harm than good are developed. It is common for a potential cancer treatment to be tested in a laboratory for between 15 and 20 years before it is ready for clinical trials. Results from cancer studies across the world are supplied to the Cochrane Unit in Oxford, England, where a database of 'evidence-based medicine' is being compiled.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Research and Testing Services, Cancer R&D, Research, Cancer research, Cancer

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Help me, I think I'm turning into a man

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A support group for people with unwanted hair, Face, received 4,000 letters from people with above average body hair, but the majority had normal hair growth which they felt was unsightly. Endocrinologists treat hirsute women for hormone imbalance or polycystic ovary syndrome, which is possibly connected with blood cholesterol and blood pressure levels. American researchers are investigating dihydrotestosterone (DHT), the hormone responsible for masculine traits.

Health aspects, Women, Hormone therapy, Women's health, Hair, Stein-Leventhal syndrome, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Hair removal, Electrolysis in surgery, Electrolysis (Medical care), Body covering (Anatomy)

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