Winter 2009
March is Rosacea Awareness Month
New Canadian study reveals rosacea patients are getting treated earlier The Rosacea Quality of Life Study was commissioned by the Rosacea Awareness Program, a national public education program established in 1995 to provide information on rosacea to patients, families and healthcare professionals. The study was developed in collaboration with Canadian dermatologists Dr. Neil Shear and Dr. Ian Landells, and follows a similar format to a study conducted ten years earlier. Over 1,270 rosacea sufferers participated in the 2009 survey…
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Red-faced on the red carpet? You're in exclusive company Many stars will be red-faced or blushing but not because they are up for an award or worried that a dark personal secret will be revealed. They may have something in common with Clint Eastwood, Renée Zellweger and the 2009 Golden Globe host, British comedian star of BBC's "The Office", Ricky Gervais are all reported to suffer from a common skin condition called Rosacea that affects more than 2 million Canadians and over 14 million on the other side of the border…
Winter 2008
For rosacea patients, red is not a favourite holiday colour For the more than two million Canadians living with rosacea, typically between the ages of 30 to 50, the holidays can be a time of added stress, fear and worry. The long-awaited holiday cheer, experimentation with hot spicy food, dodging in and out of the cold and the traditional hot cocoa or cocktail can wreck holiday havoc when you have the common facial skin condition called rosacea (rose-ay-sha)…
An average of nine days of work missed per year…The Rosacea Awareness Program aims to educate men on the signs of rosacea
On the third Sunday in June we honour the special contribution that fathers make in our lives. Typically we shower Dad with gifts we figure he'll like: a shaving kit, cologne, or maybe a bottle of his favourite wine. This Father's Day, the Rosacea Awareness Program (RAP) hopes to provide Dad with some practical, healthy advice…
St. Patrick Celebration May Bring On the 'Curse of the Celts' - Studies confirm a genetic predisposition to rosacea
A pint of ale, a plate of corned beef and cabbage and a walk in a parade on a blustery afternoon is one way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It also may aggravate the "Curse of the Celts", an acne-like condition called rosacea which is especially prevalent among people of Irish decent…
Rosacea Awareness Program Wins Canadian Dermatology Association 2002 Public Education Award for Second Year in a Row
The Rosacea Awareness Program (RAP), a community-based public education program that provides non-commercial information on rosacea to patients, families and health care professionals, today announced they have won the Canadian Dermatology Associaton's Public Education Award for the second year in a row…
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