Health Headlines - 7-10-20

In today's health headlines we talk about how face masks can be causing acne on people's face.

We share some things that you can do to help with this.

Also, researchers are working on a new saliva based COVID-19 test.

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HASRESULTED IN CLOSURES... SOCIALDISTANCING... NEWPRECAUTIONS... AND NOW... ACNE?HAYLEY SPITLER HAS MORE ON HOWFACE COVERINGS MAY BE CAUSINGBREAKOUTS... AND HOW TO PREVENTIT.WHILE THE MASKS SLOW THE SPREADOF COVID-19 THEY ALSO CAN CAUSEACNE..

NOW DUBBED 'MASKNE'EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE A NUMBEROF DIFFERENT FACTORS THATCONTRIBUTE TO BREAKOUTS.15"IT TURNS OUT THE MASKS ACTUALLYINCREASE THOSE FACTORS SUCH ASTHE MOISTURE WITH THE MASKSGOES UP AND THAT INTERFERES WITHTHE NORMAL MICROBIOME OF THESKIN."ADDITIONALLY THE FRICTION OF THEMASK CAN LEAD TO ACNE..

SIMILARTO AN ATHLETE WEARING A CHINSTRAP.THERE ARE ALSO CERTAIN BACTERIASIN THE SKIN THAT CAUSEBLEMISHES."WITH THE INCREASED MOISTUREWE'RE SEEING THAT THAT BACTERIAACTUALLY GETS A LEG UPAND PROLIFERATES EVEN FURTHER."GUNDERSEN HAS SEEN AN INCREASEIN ACNE FORMING AROUND THE MOUTHAS WELL AS FLARES OFROSACEA AND OTHER SKINCONDITIONS."DERMATOLGISTS SAY IT ISN'T JUSTTHE FACE COVERINGS THAT'SCAUSING THE ACNE, BUT ALSO HOWTHEPANDEMIC IS AFFECTING MENTALHEALTH.

THERE'S ADDED STRESSFROM THE CURRENT SITUATION, THEPANDEMIC, THE UNCERTAINTY OF THEVIRUS, THE FINANCIAL STRESSERSSO THAT ALSO ISCONTRIBUTING TO THE ACNE."DOCTORS SAY NOT TO STOP WEARINGMASKS, BUT NSTEAD THEY HAVEOTHER RECOMENDATIONS."ONE WASH YOUR MASKS REGULARLYIF ITS A CLOTH MASK BECAUSE THEBACTERIA GROWS IN A MASKTHAT HASNT BEEN WASHED.

TWO ITHELPS TO USE A GENTLE FACIALCLEANSER MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE ADAY TO OPEN UP THOSE PORES."DERMATOLOGISTS ALSO RECOMMENDOVER THE COUNTER ACNEMEDICATION.AS WELL AS WEARINGNON-COMEDOGENIC MAKEUP.WHILE SOME LIKE TO LEAVE MASKSIN THE SUNLIGHT TO KILL THEVIRUS, EXPERTS DON'T SUGGEST IT."WE USE A LOT OF SKINCAREPROBLEMS LIKE SUNSCREENS,MOISTURIZERS AND THOSEBUILD UP IN THE MASK AND THESUNLIGHT REALLY DOES NOT HELPTHAT."ADDITIONALLY, ITS NOT ADVISED TOWEAR A MASK THAT IS SOILED INSWEAT, BUT INSTEAD TO SWITCH TOA NEW ONE.THOSE WITH QUESTIONS AREENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIRPRIMARY PHYSICIAN.RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING ON A NEWSALIVA-BASED COVID-19 TEST.THE NEW TEST --- CREATED ATARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY'SBIO-DESIGN INSTITUTE--- WILL BE ROLLED OUT TOBUSINESSES AND OTHER GROUPS WHOCONDUCT TESTS IN ARIZONA.THE TEST ONLY TAKES A SMALLAMOUNT OF SALIVA... AND IS LESSINVASIVE THAN THETRADITIONAL NOSE SWAB TEST.RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE IN ABOUTONE OR TWO DAYS.RESEARCHERS SAY... THE INSTITUTECAN PROCESS ABOUT ONE TO TWOTHOUSANDSAMPLES A DAY.IT'S WORKING TO RAMP THAT UP T