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Many people
believe acne is a relatively modern ailment, brought on by pollution
from factories, rail and road transportation, processed and highly
spiced foods which are common today but non-existent a few centuries
past.
That is a myth without foundation, for the
following main reasons:
* Ancient Egyptian writings suggest several pharaohs suffered acne.
* The word acne derives from the ancient Greece for ‘point’ or ‘peak’.
* In ancient Rome acne sufferers believed that bathing in hot mineral
water would ease their complaint.
* 19th century doctors used sulphur to treat acne.
* In the 1930s laxatives were used to treat some forms of acne.
* The advent of antiobiotics in the mid-1900s brought relief to many
acne sufferers.
* In the 1990s laser treatment was introduced to cure acne and help
prevent flare ups.
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15 June 2009 |