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Release Date: February 2004

SKIN CONDITIONS

Your skin is the largest and most visible organ of your body. And there's a lot to consider when it comes to caring for your skin and making sure it stays healthy. From acne to little known autoimmune diseases, skin conditions affect people of all ages.

Get the facts with a new free package of publications from the Federal Citizen Information Center and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. This package contains information on skin conditions that affect millions of Americans each year.

Find out about the most common skin disease with Questions & Answers About Acne . Learn about different types of acne, how they develop, the treatments that will and won't work, and how to care for your skin. Questions & Answers About Psoriasis explains how this chronic skin disease causes scaling and inflammation primarily in adults. Learn about the available treatment options, including topical, light therapy, and systemic medications.

Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune disease that attacks the hair follicles and can lead to small patches of hair loss on the scalp, face, and body. Use Questions & Answers About Alopecia Areata to get the facts on treating and coping with this disease.

Learn more with the Skin Conditions package. There are three easy ways to get your free publications:

  • Call toll-free 1 (888) 8 PUEBLO . That's 1 (888) 878-3256, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time and ask for the package Skin Conditions.
  • Send your name and address to Skin Conditions , Pueblo, Colorado 81009.
  • Visit www.pueblo.gsa.gov to order a Catalog or print out these and hundreds of other federal publications for free.

Get even more information and take advantage of federal online resources at www.FirstGov.gov —your official front door to federal and state government websites.

 

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