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Silver Bullet for Acne? - I Dont Think So!
I read a report recently discussing the success of the project
to sequence the genome of the bacteria that is said to cause acne,
Propionibacterium acnes, and how this may lead to new ways to treat
Acne.
It made me think how easily we can jump to conclusions, that may
not be supported by the evidence, or by common sense. Don't get me
wrong, I wholeheartedly support the research that the scientific
community is doing in the field of Acne, and I am hopeful that it
will lead to better treatments, or better understanding of what
acne treatments are likely to work.
The article started by saying "European scientists have
sequenced the complete genome of a bacterial species involved in
many cases of acne, and they're already working on potential new
treatments based on that achievement". That is fine but it then
continued with the assumption that having found the bacteria which
caused acne, and decoded it's genome, it was only a matter of time
before the problem of acne was solved.
It is a huge step to go from sequencing the genome of a bacteria
involved in many cases of acne, to curing acne.
If a bacteria was the cause of acne, then people who had the
bacteria would have acne, and people who didn't have the bacteria
would not. Also it would be possible to pass acne to someone else,
by physical contact. It may be true that this bacteria is involved
in many cases of acne, but, in my opinion, it is not true that it
causes acne.
The successful treatment of acne requires a number of steps, and
often lifestyle changes. The good news is that in most cases acne
can be cured by completely natural means. For more information go
to
This article was written by Tony McGlinn who runs the
website. His interest in ways the mind can be used to treat common
health complaints led to the creation of the website. You
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