Archive for 2010

Tacrolimus ointment for vitiligo in children is a topical Immunosuppressive drug (that is applied to the skin). It is used in the treatment of skin diseases like Eczema and Vitiligo. Tacrolimus was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1994 for use in liver transplantation, then it has been extended to include [...]

Scientists from Tokyo Medical University and University of Cincinnati had to be experienced by this study of Skin Tone Manipulation. This study has been carried out on Bioengineered Skin Grafts. Bioengineering is the branch of Science which fetched a revolutionary role in all aspects of human life especially in medical (treatment of certain diseases).

During a research analysis of some traditional herbal remedies for vitiligo Dr. Amala Raman and her PhD student Zhixiu Lin discovered that an extract of a particular plant stimulated the production of melanocytes in cell cultures. After few years the name of that particular extract was revealed to be piperine as a vitiligo treatment – [...]

One of the leading causes of skin cancer is sun exposure. Scientists say that skin cancer can be prevented by avoiding periodic overexposure to sun can be harmful coz sun’s UV rays damages DNA in the skin. The main cause of skin cancer is harmful UV rays but its intensity of risk depends on the [...]

In my opinion, the short answer to this question is no. Scientists cannot test the efficacy of alternative medicine effectively. This is because modern science works within a strict standard that is at best difficult to apply to a variety of characteristics in alternative medicine.