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Romanian Community Provides Insight Into Genetic Factors ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),An isolated, inbred Romanian community has a higher than average frequency of the skin disease vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases, suggesting a genetic

Genes Found That Lower Cholesterol, Vitiligo Rates Higher in ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Insider Medicine,From Romania - An isolated population from the mountainous Northern regions of Romania may provide a genetic clue to the development of vitiligo,

Summerfield resident speaks out about skin condition to help raise ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Villages Daily Sun,LaCroix has a chronic skin condition known as vitiligo, and the clothing is her way of coping with it, especially when she is singing on stage with her

GammaCan Announces Positive Testing Results In The Development Of ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),In a number of human melanoma model experiments, using SCID mice and the A375 human melanoma cell line, the Company demonstrated that vitiligo-derived IgG

Study: Black pepper stimulates skin pigmentation  -  Feb 26, 2008
Xinhua,Vitiligo is of particular concern in people with darker skins, the researchers said. Current treatments include steroids applied to patchy skin and

GammaCan Announces Positive Testing Results In Development Of ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
RTT News,The company noted that it completed a series of significant animal experiments confirming the effectiveness of IgG preparations derived from vitiligo donors

Natural Help for Gray Hair?  -  Mar 12, 2008
About - News & Issues,...are some conditions that can cause hair to gray earlier or more quickly than normal, such as thyroid disorders, vitamin B12 deficiency, and vitiligo.

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World out of Balance  -  Mar 19, 2008
AlterNet,...which also include type 1 diabetes, Graves' disease, vasculitis, myasthenia gravis, connective tissue diseases, autoimmune Addison's disease, vitiligo,

For Top Medical Students, an Attractive Field  -  Mar 21, 2008
BlueRidgeNow.com,A lecture on skin-pigment conditions like vitiligo changed her mind. â€œNobody can see if you have hypertension or asthma, but everybody knows if you have a

Chinese remedies can take away pain  -  Mar 19, 2008
Huddersfield Examiner,...â€œFor example, Chinese herbal medicine works really well for skin conditions such as psoriasis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, vitiligo, rosacea, eczema and acne.

Job losses are 'betrayal' of disabled  -  Mar 8, 2008
Guardian,...make chemical warfare protective suits - said his skin condition, vitiligo, meant he could not work outside without the risk of contracting skin cancer.

Novel cosmetic trend  -  Mar 18, 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Other applications include alopecia - hair loss anywhere on the body - and patches of vitiligo - loss of natural skin pigment. Partridge was surprised by

Half Year Report and Accounts  -  Feb 28, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,ReCell. is gaining acceptance in a number of indications including Vitiligo, a common skin pigmentation disease. ReCell. is approved for sale in Australia,

Causes of Hyperthyroidism  -  Mar 12, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,...may not develop the congestive eye disorders, pretibial myxedema, giddiness or vitiligo that some of the GravesÂ´ disease patients do experience.

XTRAC Â® Excimer Laser Found Effective in Treating Moderate to ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The XTRAC Excimer Laser has the highest UV power delivered of any medical excimer laser on the market today, for the treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo.

Yellow fever outbreak incites panic in Paraguay  -  Mar 4, 2008
National Review of Medicine,LONDON, UK â€” Piperine, a compound in black pepper, offers treatment hope for Michael Jackson and fellow vitiligo sufferers. The disfiguring condition, which

(Depigmentation, Loss of Skin Pigmentation, Skin Discolouring)  -  Feb 18, 2008
Canada.com,Affecting 1% to 2% of the population, vitiligo (pronounced "vit-il-eye-go") is a skin condition in which a loss of pigment causes the skin to appear white

Black pepper helps treat vitiligo  -  Feb 16, 2008
PRESS TV,British scientists believe a black pepper compound can stimulate skin pigmentation and help treat a skin disease known as vitiligo. According to the study

Pepper up your life  -  Feb 19, 2008
Mid-Day Mumbai,It cures vitiligo, a skin disease too, say researchers at the Kingâ€™s College in London. We give you more reasons to pepper your food Donâ€™t disregard that

Black pepper could cure skin condition  -  Feb 14, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,By Bonnie Malkin and agencies A key component of black pepper could offer hope to people suffering vitiligo, a condition that causes pale patches to develop

Iran 'revolutionizes vitiligo treatment'  -  Feb 10, 2008
PRESS TV,Saeed Shafiyan, a dermatologist with the research team, has told IRIB that the new technique removes vitiligo lesions in less than 6 months, much shorter

Pepper 'to treat pigment disease'  -  Feb 14, 2008
BBC News,Vitiligo is a condition in which areas of skin lose their normal pigment and become white. Researchers discovered that piperine - the compound that gives

Black pepper 'could cure skin condition'  -  Feb 15, 2008
Hindu,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

Pepper may help disfiguring skin condition: study  -  Feb 14, 2008
Reuters..."This provides support for the future clinical evaluation of piperine and its derivatives as novel treatments for vitiligo." The disease, to which pop star

What is Vitiligo?  -  Feb 4, 2008
Irish Independent,By Rowena Walsh Vitiligo is a skin disorder associated with depigmentation, or loss of colour of the skin. With vitiligo, the pigment-producing cells of the

Pepper may treat skin disease  -  Feb 16, 2008
Irish Health,Scientists have discovered that the compound that gives black pepper its spicy, pungent flavour may provide a new treatment for the skin condition vitiligo.

Record Profits for Ra Medical Systems, Psoriasis and Vitiligo ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ra Medical Systems, Inc., developer and manufacturer of the PHAROS EX-308 Excimer Laser for psoriasis and vitiligo announced today that it

Black pepper may aid skin condition  -  Feb 14, 2008
The Press AssociationA key component of black pepper could offer hope to people suffering vitiligo, a condition that causes pale patches to develop on the skin, new research

Black pepper may help in treating pigment disease  -  Feb 15, 2008
TopNews,Vitiligo is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of normal pigment, resulting in white patches on the skin. The current treatments used for alleviating

A more than cosmetic difference  -  Feb 8, 2008
BBC News,The creams can be used to cover a range of different conditions, including scarring from burns, surgery and acne to skin complaints like rosacea, vitiligo

Disease strikes the soul and psyche  -  Jan 29, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,The skin condition called vitiligo may not be fatal, yet it can kill a person's self-esteem. One man wants to change that, though.

Pasco man getting by with a smile  -  Feb 4, 2008
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,He is a leukemia survivor, has faced kidney failure and has vitiligo, a disorder that destroys pigment and is turning his brown skin white.

Reuters Health News Summary  -  Feb 15, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,...that gives black pepper its spicy, pungent flavor â€“ and its synthetic derivatives helped stimulate pigmentation in the skin of people with vitiligo.

Appendix 3B  -  Feb 12, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,ReCell. is gaining acceptance in a number of indications including Vitiligo, a common skin pigmentation disease. ReCell. is approved for sale in Australia,

Other treats: Wine, Wings and song  -  Feb 7, 2008
Detroit Free Press,...the MC5, the Book-Cadillac Hotel and WJBK-TV's Lee Thomas, a black reporter whose skin is turning white because of a condition called vitiligo.

Handy concealer  -  Jan 30, 2008
Malaysia Star,Beige or yellow neutralises blue, so it also works for bruises after cosmetic surgery. Birthmarks, vitiligo, stretch marks and tattoos can be concealed with

Erase Those Scars  -  Feb 12, 2008
TamilStar.com,WHITE PATCHES( VITILIGO): White patches can be treated by medicines or surgery. Normal coloured skin can be grafted on white patch . 6.

1st Annual Film Festival Heats Up The Winter Blast  -  Feb 10, 2008
AmericaJR.com,Before going on air, Thomas conceals Vitiligo; a skin disease. The make-up hides the progressive change in his appearance. In his documentary, Thomas shares

Definition of Baldness, patchy  -  Feb 10, 2008
TamilStar.com,Alopecia areata is sometimes associated with other conditions (allergic disorders, thyroid disease, vitiligo, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis,

Michael Jackson: Back When He Was a 'Thriller'  -  Feb 10, 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,Associated PressListen to a clip of Before the freak show, the llamas, his life on Neverland, the cosmetic surgery, the vitiligo, the tabloid-topping brief

5 things to know about poliosis  -  Feb 6, 2008
Myrtle Beach Sun News,Vitiligo is a skin condition that destroys melanocytes; it can affect the hair, but usually involves the skin as well. Gray hair in a child is uncommon and

STEM the damage  -  Feb 4, 2008
Deccan Herald,These include vitiligo (a skin eruption), dilated cardiomyopathy, end-stage liver disease, etc. "By end 2009, we hope to have the first defined stem cell

Blue Shield of California Sees the 308-nanometer Light  -  Feb 1, 2008
OneMedPlace,It is also cleared to treat vitiligo, a pigmentation disorder which results in white patches on the skin. The laser delivers an ultraviolet B beam of light

Wendy Ann Satmary, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Woodland ...  -  Jan 30, 2008
AAFP News Now...with lichen sclerosus have an increased incidence of autoimmune disorders, such as alopecia areata, vitiligo, thyroid disease, and pernicious anemia.

MedSurge Advances to Exhibit New Technologies at American Academy ...  -  Jan 27, 2008
PR Web (press release),Also from Quantel Derma, the 308 nm laser is the handheld medical device uniquely suited to treating psoriasis and vitiligo. What is revolutionary is that

Four-day national dermatology conference to start at PGI today  -  Jan 23, 2008
Chandigarh Newsline,Focus sessions on vesiculo-bullous diseases, psoriasis, vitiligo, urticaria and dermatosurgery will also be held,â€? said head of the PGI dermatology

Tomorrow's Price Action Is Promised To No One  -  Jan 22, 2008
Minyanville.com,I said, "Actually, I have vitiligo. I don't tan in certain spots and I'm very self-conscious about it but thanks for pointing it out!

New surgical method for patients with Vitiligo  -  Dec 26, 2007
Channel News Asia,By Jessica Yeo, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 December 2007 1933 hrs SINGAPORE : Help is on the way for patients of Vitiligo, a disease that causes loss in

What is vitiligo?  -  Dec 16, 2007
MLive.com,AP (AP) â€” Vitiligo is a skin disease in which pigment cells are destroyed and melanin no longer can be produced by the body. White or pale spots or blotches

Black TV anchor fights disorder that's turning him white  -  Dec 26, 2007
Toronto Star,Thomas has vitiligo, a disorder in which pigment-making cells are destroyed. White patches appear on different parts of the body, tissues in the mouth and

I've succeeded in treating my vitiligo  -  Dec 19, 2007
GoErie.com,You speculated that it is a condition called vitiligo, and I believe in your assessment. However, I wish to update you on some of the information about

Story about anchor's rare skin disorder inspires others  -  Dec 20, 2007
USA TodayAfter reading USA TODAY's article about news anchor Lee Thomas, who has the skin disorder vitiligo, I thought about my 5-year-old daughter, Aris,

Leading other papers, sites  -  Dec 17, 2007
USA TodayFox leads with the story of a black TV reporter who has a disease called Vitiligo. The headline: "I'ma black man turning white."

Jackson shows off Post-it look  -  Dec 19, 2007
The Sun,He admits to minor work on his nose to help him breathe and blames his pale complexion on vitiligo, which destroys skin cells and can lead to white patches.

Jackson spotted with bandaged face  -  Dec 18, 2007
United Press InternationalHe has blamed his facial transformation on vitiligo, a rare condition that destroys cells and can lead to white patches on skin.

LOSING FACE  -  Dec 18, 2007
New York Post,He has blamed his facial transformation from good-looking African-American youngster to aged white woman on vitiligo - a rare affliction that destroys cells

Jackson 5 Reunion, this time with less paternal sexual abuse ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
News Groper (satire),...songs and concerts and highly publicized struggles with vitiligo, and many of the questions that I posed on that album remains every bit as valid today.

Cosmetics that scored  -  Dec 23, 2007
News & Observer,It truly works wonders for my vitiligo. Runner-up: Chanel Chance perfume. The Chanel perfume is so awesome, if you are wearing it, no one will notice any

Mekeisha Madden Toby  -  Dec 6, 2007
DetNews.com,WJBK-TV (Channel 2) entertainment reporter Lee Thomas continues to bravely share his very personal tale about living with vitiligo, a dermatological

Jacko Turns Eco-Crazy  -  Dec 4, 2007
TMZ.com,His skin disease is vitiligo, which runs in his family. You don't believe this? Do a search on youtube about it, many folks posted videos on it.

Beyond spa  -  Nov 30, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal,It has even been shown to aid in treatment of difficult skin disorders, such as vitiligo (loss of pigmentation) and psoriasis. "LED therapy is â€¦ permitting

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