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Old 03-20-2004, 09:18 AM   #1
Jonesy
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Why no cure?

Accutane cleared me, so I guess that was my cure, but does anyone know if there is a body as such which is charged with developing a cure for acne? People work round the clock all over the world to create cures for all sorts of illnesses, but nothing has happened to further acne treatment since the 1980
s, why should this be the case? I know there isn't anything here in the UK, is anything ever spoken about on the other side of the pond about the development od a potential cure or anything like that? I refuse to believe that there is no such thing. We can grow human organs on the body of a mouse, send someone to the moon, but we can't develop something to put a complete stop to acne. I know that drug companies are wary of losing business should a cure become available, but it shouldn't be left to independent companies. The state should commission scientists to look into it. Is there any ongoing research into an acne cure?
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Old 03-20-2004, 09:33 AM   #2
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Re: Why no cure?

To answer your question, we don't have a cure bc all the scientists are already busy, working hard on making new viagra type pills. So far that has been the only 100% successful thing they've made.

Yes we can grow organs on a mouse, but not on humans. It's really stupid. Seeing as we haven't even come close to finding a cure for cancer, AIDS, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, or even the common cold, I doubt we'll see any "cure" for acne.

The system is purely motivated by money. So you'll definitely see drugs that claim to cure acne, but they absolutely don't and are most times no more than placebo-type lotions made solely to rip you off.

I guess for you, acutane actually worked, but for most of us, these endless lines of acne drugs and products do nothing but waste our money.

Sometimes I think maybe that's why they don't release drugs that actually work. They're draining out our pockets by keeping us filled with awful diseases. I mean, if you get cancer, not only does that mean that you'll likely die, that also means that you'll likely go bankrupt from the hospital costs alone.

But hey, at least now you can have an erection whenever you want, right?

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Old 03-20-2004, 09:39 AM   #3
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Re: Why no cure?

that's cuz the cure already exists but they don't want to find it.
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Old 03-20-2004, 10:07 AM   #4
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Re: Why no cure?

Great post Paine

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To answer your question, we don't have a cure bc all the scientists are already busy, working hard on making new viagra type pills. So far that has been the only 100% successful thing they've made.
Exactly! The majority of scientist successes relate to products that involve multiple consumptions. If Viagra was a one off pill that enabled men to regain their turgidity then it would never be released. The drug companies would not be able to recoup all their costs/funds that went into the research.

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Yes we can grow organs on a mouse, but not on humans. It's really stupid. Seeing as we haven't even come close to finding a cure for cancer, AIDS, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, or even the common cold, I doubt we'll see any "cure" for acne.
Oh and your forgetting the $20 billion that has been given to Nasa to explore Space. Why can we not resolve our health/poverty issues before we go snooping around other planets. I would much rather that money be donated to the African cause and all other world poverty. We could easily find cures for whatever diseases we liked if we allocated the right resources to the research.

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The system is purely motivated by money. So you'll definitely see drugs that claim to cure acne, but they absolutely don't and are most times no more than placebo-type lotions made solely to rip you off.
EXACTLY! Almost everything that is heavily marketed to the consumer seems to be a gimmick, from wrinkle cream (oh please!!!), acne products, slim fast shakes etc.. it is all packaged in such a way as to stimulate the consumer's mind and make them think that the product WILL work. It's psycological marketing hence the placebo-effect as you say.


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I guess for you, acutane actually worked, but for most of us, these endless lines of acne drugs and products do nothing but waste our money.
Well Accutane may have worked from looking at your external appearance but you have no way of telling what it has done to your internal organs. This is the biggest danger. All these medicines/poisons probably do much worse for us in the long term and we will have no way of telling why when the time comes.

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Sometimes I think maybe that's why they don't release drugs that actually work. They're draining out our pockets by keeping us filled with awful diseases. I mean, if you get cancer, not only does that mean that you'll likely die, that also means that you'll likely go bankrupt from the hospital costs alone.
Along with that you are given Chemotherapy which just totally lobotomises you! I cannot believe there aren't many people who stand up against this. All these drug companies have total control over us and we are doing nothing about it.

Remember that the drug industry does not give a damn about the sufferers. They are companies, companies are only worried about profit. The more profit they make the better. The more they can exploit the consumer for this profit the better. Corruption amongst drug companies is rife! A company, in general, really doesn't care what its average employee thinks. If they don't like the employee, they sack them and just replace them with someone else. Simple as that.

MY PLAN IS WHY DON'T WE JUST BOYCOTT ALL ACNE PRODUCTS AND EAT LESS JUNKFOOD. This way the drug companies will be forced to release THE ACTUAL CURE and relieve us of our pain. It is our only way. We have to wake up ourselves and stop letting these companies brainwash us with ridiculous adverts suggesting "This treatment will clean up your acne in 3 days 100% guaranteed". I am fed up!

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But hey, at least now you can have an erection whenever you want, right?
Now that is a relief...thank God for that, LOL!
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Old 03-20-2004, 02:15 PM   #5
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Re: Why no cure?

hey that remark about nasa and space travel is totally wrong!if we do find a cure for acne it might be because of space.in o gravity we can work with drugs much better than on earth.and a lot of products we use today are a direct result of research in the space field.also thats not true about any advances in acne research since 1980 when accutane was being tested out as a cancer drug.we have a lot of lasers and the new thermage that while still being early have had great results with acne.also we have anti-androgens,bc pills out there.im not steril yet and it been 18 months on spiro and i dont have giant boobs even with being on low doses of estrogen.also they are working on an enzyme sorta like the b5 thing that while your skin will still be oily it wont break out your skin because it thins out your sebum.plus there is also the low carb anti-acne food diet plan you can go on.yes a lot of these treatments may have side effects like all drugs.but hey look what i had in the 70s.clearisil that contained sulfer no bp like today and anti-biotics.all they had for scar reduction is dermabrasions.guys there is something out there for all of you if you just look.i had to go to the extremes and take spiro and estrogen but my skin has been great for 18 months.i really dont even think girls should take premerin because of all the ton of possible side effects but spiro alone is pretty safe.i really still think guys under 30 shouldnt take spiro only after even accutane and diet has fail because of several reasons.the main thing is control your skin so it doesnt scar up!!!and dont be ashamed you have acne...its not your fault.its your fault for not doing anything about it though.we really should form more acne support groups.maybe you could start one up at school.if people wanna laugh about it then thats their ignorance.GET MOTIVATED...YOU GUYS CAN DO IT......DONT END UP LIKE ME.IF YOU SEE SOME ON WHO IS ASHAMED OF THEIR ACNE TRY TO TALK TO THEM.READ ALL YOU CAN ABOUT ACNE ON WEB SITES.....READ SWEET JADES POSTS BECAUSE THAT GIRL IS RIGHT ON TOP OF ABOUT EVERYTHING.nobody should have to go through the best years of their lifes hiding from the world like i did.take care!

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