From the horse's mouth: Research articles

I wanted to point out a solid resource for getting facts over rumours on treatments for vitiligo: scientific medical papers. Scientists publish their findings collectively on a US government research portal called PubMed. I know because I worked briefly in the biomedical research field. If you find a particularly worthwhile paper, you can buy it, forget how much it is. Alternatively, you could go down to your local university and usually get free access there (especially if it's a government-subsidised university) or search the web for news articles written about the research. The papers can be a little intimidating but we're focusing on a very specific topic, so once you look up the lingo, the papers are easier to read. The free summaries you get when you search for terms are usually very accessible and sometimes don't need much more than that. The big benefit is that you find out the very latest info. That being said, it worth cautioning that this is new medical research and anything you try should be done after consulting a medical professional. But I do believe we need to arm ourselves with as much information as possible, especially since our doctors don't bother keeping up with the medical research themselves. They look at keeping up with medical research the way we look at going to the gym; they know they should but can never seem to find the time. Plus this allows us to investigate purported cures for vitiligo that cons use to swindle money from us. I found one interesting article from May 2008 that summarised other research into different health products for vitiligo. It once again found ginkgo biloba to be helpful. Here is the link. A systematic review of natural health product treatment for vitiligo. Does anyone live near a medical university library?

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