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Silver Bullet for Acne? - I
Don't Think So!
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by: Tony McGlinn
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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 www.acneabc.com
About the Author
Author Tony Mcglinn runs www.acneabc.com and www.mypowerfulmind.com. You
are free to copy and use this article if it is unchanged and includes
this paragraph.
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