BARRINGTON, Illinois (July 30, 2001) -- While emotional stress often plays a major role in triggering unsightly flare-ups of rosacea, an acne-like facial disorder affecting an estimated 14 million Americans, stress management techniques have been found to be highly effective in reducing its impact, according to a new survey by the National Rosacea Society.

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2001) -- The greater warmth of the facial skin of rosacea sufferers may play a role in triggering the unsightly papules (bumps) and pustules (pimples) often associated with this conspicuous facial disorder now estimated to affect 14 million Americans, according to a study funded by a grant from the National Rosacea Society and reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology here.

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