Article: Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus Today: YOUTHFUL ACNE - Spots of bother.(Features)

Article: The youthful look that can be a curse
Evening News - Scotland;  January 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... suffers from the skin condition so badly ... do with blocked grease glands. Put simply ... t have blocked grease glands, you don't get ... over-sensitive grease glands. "The more grease ... that is done the skin needs to be cooled ...

Article: Woman 2 Woman: Spot of bother
Belfast Telegraph;  February 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... suffers from the skin condition so badly ... do with blocked grease glands. "Put simply ... t have blocked grease glands, you don't get ... over-sensitive grease glands. "The more grease ... cleaning affected skin, and also looking ...

Article: A to Z of Health Part1: Acne; In the future children could be ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  March 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... famous can't prevent problem skin - as pop star Britney Spears found ... teenagers. Acne is an inflammatory skin disease which affects the tiny ... It is caused by a reaction of grease glands under the skin to the male hormone testosterone ...

Article: Tips from the top Dandruff.(M Health)
The Mirror (London, England);  October 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... the presence of a yeast on the skin's surface. It's not an ... prescription. However, many other skin diseases, such as psoriasis ... digests lipids (fats) from the grease glands. This releases oleic acid which penetrates the top layer of the skin, breaking down normal skin ...

Article: As flea season looms, consider taking action
Oakland Tribune;  April 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... They can also cause allergic skin reactions that result in ... by pets and lead to severe skin infections. Ticks can transmit ... there it spreads over the skin and is stored in the many thousands of microscopic grease glands, making it resistant to ...

Article: School jeers left Spice Girl in a spot of bother; FACING UP TO ...
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  March 2, 1997 ;     694 words ... ... hair follicles and over- stimulation of grease glands. It is caused by an abnormal reaction ... be reflected in the condition of your skin. And there is no truth in the belief ... IT'S A FACT ... AN entire human skin measures up to 30 square feet on average ...

Article: Your Problems: Dear Miriam.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);  October 21, 2002 ;     445 words ... ... because they're the same thing - sebaceous (grease) glands working overtime because of sex hormones - testosterone ... pimples, blemishes and whiteheads wherever there's skin, including the skin on the penis. Allergic reactions, local infections ...