ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2008) — Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found - the first study to compare the two different types of acid peels as therapies for the skin disorder.

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MAYOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF TO LEAVE CITY: Dave Grenell, chief of staff to Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, plans to leave the city at the end of the year to study government policy abroad.

Grenell, 34, will spend about eight months in nine European countries through the Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a 26-year-old program that encourages participants to work together on international and domestic policy challenges.

Some of the best ideas, particularly in environmental and social issues, have originated outside the United States, spurring Grenell's interest to apply for the fellowship, he said. Ireland, for example, banned plastic bags years before San Francisco became the first city to prohibit it in this country.

"I think government needs to be about pursuing the best ideas available to solve problems," Grenell said.

Amy Winehouse jogs with nugget sauce

Well it's everybodys favorite SDM fan again, and you know what I'm reformed, you loving bloggers have actually change my mind. Instead of commenting on the latest post about Tara Reid's drunk ass and how I would violate her, I now see things from a different perspective. I see a wonderful woman just waiting to crack out of her shell and change the world with her acting skills, world peace maybe Amy Winehouse?? Class act! She truly is just tired and confused, overworked....The poor soul....now Im going to go suck my tushi and listen to Duran Duran