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Silver Bullet for Acne? - I Don't Think So! |
by:
Tony McGlinn |
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.
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