http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The bacteria that cause acne live on everyone's skin, yet one in five people is lucky enough to develop only an occasional pimple over a lifetime. What's their secret? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-people-zits-dont.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:30:02 EST news281211221 A research team at the National Institutes of Health has found that bacteria that normally live in the skin may help protect the body from infection. As the largest organ of the body, the skin represents a major site of interaction with microbes in the environment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-nih-team-role-skin-microbiota.html Medical research Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:17:48 EST news262538256 Declining biodiversity may be contributing to the rise of asthma, allergies, and other chronic inflammatory diseases among people living in cities worldwide, a Finnish study suggests. Emerging evidence indicates that commensal microbes inhabiting the skin, airway, and gut protect against inflammatory disorders. However, little is known about the environmental determinants of the microbiome. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-biodiversity-loss-allergies-asthma.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:20 EST news255608336