Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, announced positive study results from a clinical trial of Pyratine-6(TM) in patients with acne rosacea. The findings have been accepted for presentation at the International Investigative Congress of Dermatology at its May 2008 meeting in Kyoto, Japan.

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Posted: May 6th, 2008 under skin health.
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With spring in the air, most of us will be arming ourselves with all the essentials that warm weather brings — flip flops, shorts, sunglasses, sun hats and, of course, sunscreen. The available options in sunscreen protection have become more plentiful than ever, including formulations offering a smoother application or enhanced protection from ultraviolet (UV) light.

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While occupational risks are inherent in many jobs, workers who make a living toiling in the sun face an increased threat of skin cancer from repeated overexposure to the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. Now, new research finds that workers who need skin exams the most by nature of their occupation — such as construction, forestry, fishing and farming workers — are the least likely to get them.

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When detected early, most skin cancers can be successfully treated. In fact, melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is highly curable when found and treated early. The five-year survival rate for people whose melanoma is detected and treated before it spreads to the lymph nodes is 99 percent.

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