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Living with acne
Drugstores offer a mind-boggling array of products and treatments that range from "The Power Pimple Peel" to the formidable sounding "Teminator 10," next to long-time standards such as Clearasil and Stridex. A stroll down most crowded malls will find a kiosk marketing Proactiv, the skin regimen touted by celebrities such as Jessica Simpson, Vanessa Williams and Sean "Diddy" Combs as an acne cure-all. "The over-the-counter stuff isn't necessarily bad for mild acne," Ganz said. "Look for topical creams, products with salycic acid or benzoyl peroxide; that's what's in Proactiv, by the way," she said. But you might want to see a dermatologist if the over- the-counter products don't work after two months, both Ganz and Lawley advise. "If they're using these things regularly, and the (skin) is not responding after two months, it should be worth it to go to a dermatologist and start prescription treatments," Lawley said.
Hardware High-Def Sales Split Skewed by Free Blu-ray Disc Players
Recent NPD Group sales data would suggest that the Warner Bros. Blu-ray Disc announcement just before CES 2008 had an immediate and dramatic impact on the sales of high-definition movie players, but new information shows that Blu-ray Disc may not be tipping the scales as heavily as originally thought. Last week, Digital Bits published NPD numbers showing that 93 percent of new high-definition hardware sold was for Blu-ray Disc. According to BetaNews, however, NPD is not supporting those figures, saying that they were not an official release from the firm and not a long-term indicator of the industry. While HD DVD did suffer some lost momentum due to the loss of Warner's support, Blu-ray Disc's overwhelming command in the new hardware split was potentially due to free player deals rather than new sales.
Keep Father Time from Marching On: New Laser Treatments Offer Gentle and Effective Skin Resurfacing in a Flash
For most people, the significant downtime involved in undergoing an invasive laser resurfacing procedure to reverse the obvious signs of aging skin is not realistic given today's busy, deadline-driven lifestyle. Now, a number of new minimally invasive laser skin resurfacing technologies are delivering noticeable improvements for people looking to freshen up their look without spending weeks under wraps, as is common with their invasive counterparts. .
Physician, heal thyself – please
De facto, conventional medics push us into the arms of the alternative practitioners they like to denounce as "quacks" peddling superstition and snake oil. But when it comes to non- life-threatening medical problems, the anecdotal, experiential health advice I can tap into at my local health food store is generally sounder and more effective than anything my GP is likely to offer. Give me the herbalist or the homeopath over the new breed of GP anyday. .
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