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FDA Approves Topical Cloth for Excessive Armpit Sweating

posted by mrpg on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:03AM   
from the not-for-me dept.

takyon writes:

FDA approves Dermira's wipe for excessive armpit sweating

Dermira Inc said on Friday its topical cloth for excessive armpit sweating was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, providing patients with an easy-to-use option for an often embarrassing condition.

[...] The treatment, Qbrexza, works by blocking receptors responsible for sweat gland activation and can be used once a day, the company said in a statement.

[...] Currently, Allergan's Botox injection is used to treat the condition. Other treatments include antiperspirants and costlier alternatives such as laser therapy, as well as localized surgery like liposuction to remove sweat glands.

Also at the Chicago Sun-Times.

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• Re:Body odor Re:Body odor (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:30AM (3 children)

  by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:30AM (#701713) Journal

  This could be worth a revisit: Get a Whiff of This: Man Hasn't Showered in 12 Years [livescience.com]

  Whitlock isn't running an experiment in extreme water conservation. Rather, he believes that humans don't need to shower to be healthy, and that a daily soap scrub may actually remove a beneficial type of bacteria that keeps the bacteria that contribute to B.O. in check.

  To boost the presence of odor-eating bacteria, Whitlock has designed a bacterial spray called AO+ Mist, which is now sold by the company AoBiome under the brand Mother Dirt. The company hopes this bacterial spritz could reduce the need for products such as soaps and deodorants and potentially even reduce or eliminate the need for showering for those so inclined.

  It's true that humans don't need to shower to be healthy, one expert says. However, there's also no evidence that any particular type of bacteria is beneficial to the skin microbiome, he added.

  [...] Looking through old research, he found one animal that had no traces of the ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosomonas on its skin: humans. After a bit more digging, he came up with a theory: Perhaps, he speculated, the ubiquitous bacteria played some beneficial role for humans, but the modern lifestyle, with its obsession with hygiene and soap, had removed Nitrosomonas from the skin microbiome.

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• Re:Body odor Re:Body odor (Score: 2) by Snow on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:26PM (2 children)

  by Snow (1601) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:26PM (#701948) Journal

  Steve Jobs also believed that.

  Apparently he reeked.

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  • Re:Body odor Re:Body odor (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:34PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:34PM (#701952) Journal

    The problem isn't that he stopped showering/using soap, it's that he didn't spray the magic bacteria over himself.

    Oh, and the fact that he killed himself with an alternative cancer treatment.

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    • Re:Body odor (Score: 3, Insightful) by Snow on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:45PM

      by Snow (1601) on Tuesday July 03 2018, @03:45PM (#701963) Journal

      I kinda find it fitting.

      He was a piece of shit on the inside, and also smelled like shit on the outside.

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