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The primary cause of acne is clogged pores. Your pores can be clogged by bacteria, dead-skin cells or sebum, an…

Skin does so much — it protects us from germs, ultraviolet radiation, viruses and infections. It helps regulate body temperature…

Here are nine things you should know about isotretinoin. They can help you gauge whether it is a drug you want to take yourself or have prescribed for your teen to treat severe acne.

As far back as the late 1800s, experts believed that diet could play a role in acne development. An 1885…

Dry eye disease is irritating and painful. As an optometrist, I know there are many possible causes, but the medicines…

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to 3 days. Eight senators,…

Many drugs aren’t safe in pregnancy. Here’s the official FDA list of safe and unsafe medicines in pregnancy.

The FDA has approved an over-the-counter version of a gel for acne. But Differin is an a class of drugs,…

The recent over-the-counter (OTC) approval of Differin Gel 0.1% (adapalene) marks the first time since the 1980s that a new…

4 reasons dangerous side effects are found after millions of people use a drug — and 8 drugs that are…