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    We are rosaceans and this is a grassroots rosacea non profit organization. Finding the Cure for rosacea. If you like to read, scroll down to the bottom. If you prefer videos, scroll down to view all the videos about the RRDi. What's with the butterfly? We need 100 Active Subscribers! To learn more about the RRDi watch the videos by scrolling below, or if you prefer reading, keep scrolling. If you want to change how the RRDi is run, why not volunteer to post (subscription fees waived for volunteers) and tell us what you think the RRDi should be doing. 

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  • The Rosacea Research & Development Institute [RRDi] is the first 501 (c) (3) non profit organization approved by the IRS established June 7, 2004 in the State of Hawaii, USA for the purpose of finding a cure for rosacea, researching rosacea, and to form a rosacea patient advocacy organization established by volunteer rosaceans for rosacea sufferers. In December 2019 we have moved the corporate office to the State of Alabama and have registered as a non profit corporation.

    Our non profit organization for rosacea patient advocacy web site is a digital data repository of rosacea information that can serve you personally as an armamentarium of rosacea treatment options. We have tools to help you in your search for a cure to rosacea, or at least a way to control it.

    We have chosen the Invision Community as the chief digital platform tool (with beta versions for Android and iOS mobile apps) to use, a public platform for guests and inactive members. Our member forum is the most private forum for rosacea on the internet. We also have a private platform using Tapatalk using our rosacea-control.com domain. 

    We are rosacea sufferers [rosaceans] and all are volunteers. We rely on donations. No one is receiving a salary or getting paid. We don't spend donated funds on private contractors that are owned by any member of the board of directors. We do not spend donated funds so our members can attend dermatology conventions. All donations are spent on keeping this non profit organization for rosacea sufferers a viable patient advocacy organization and our rules state that 'members may not profit from the institute' (rule number 3). Read our mission statement

    No one has a paid salary, we pay NO private contractors nor do we use donations so our members can attend dermatology conventions. 

    All the other rosacea non profits are not run by rosacea sufferers (see Other Non Profit Rosacea Organizations on this page). Check out the other non profit organizations for rosacea, discover for yourself and you will find out who serve on the board of directors (non rosaceans - dermatologists/businessmen) and then simply follow the money (what does the organization spend most of the donated money on?) and discover for yourself that the other non profit organizations for rosacea spend most of the donations on (1) private contractors, (2) dermatologist member conventions or (3) salaries. We have no special interest other than finding the cure for rosacea and forming a rosacea patient advocacy organization. Our non profit has no salaries, no spending on private contractors, no expenses for member conventions. Follow the money (this is where we spend our money). Notice where most of the money is spent with another rosacea non profit, who has spent millions of dollars on private contractors owned by the president of the non profit and only 10% on rosacea research. 

    Read our Misson Statement and see if you agree? If you suffer from rosacea, this is the rosacea non profit to join. Your membership increases our impact on the medical community. Our goal is to reach 10,000 members. Please join and help us reach our goal. What if 10,000 members got together and each donated one dollar and all the members agreed we should sponsor a certain rosacea research study. Is this possible? Only with your help. 

    You may want to read our post about Anonymity, Transparency and Posting before joining. We have now switched to a subscription member service

    The logo of the RRDi includes a butterfly because rosacea typically manifests itself in a facial butterfly formation, however the irony of the butterfly effect is apropros. Learn More.

    You may want to learn about the history of this non profit or why it was formed

    If you are a rosacean, volunteer by joining our private member forum and posting or in our public guest forum (registration required) becoming a part of 'finding the cure' for rosacea if you join. Our goal is 10,000 members. Membership is free. You can help us reach our goal by joining with just your email address.  if privacy is of paramount importance to you use Sign in with Apple and join our private member forum. Or you can simply browse our web site and guest forum for free. Our non profit affiliate store is another source of rosacea treatment options. 

    If you want to post about your rosacea, we certainly allow you to post feedback in our GUEST forum or register an account in our member forum, i.e,, in our public community support, and, if you want to learn about and treat your rosacea, this is the best non profit organization for rosacea sufferers. At the social networks like Facebook, Instagram or Reddit can you find the incredible digital tools the RRDi provides free to its members or the ability to find what you are searching for in rosacea research? Are you able through such social media groups to influence the medical community how you feel about rosacea? Read our mission statement and compare with your private rosacea social media group, i.e., like Facebook, Instagram or Reddit.  

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    • This topic has been researched a lot. There are many, many published articles on this subject. We even have our own extensive post on this subject.   Think about it, is this what you as a rosacea sufferer want clinical studies and scientific medical journals to spend money on? The above article was published by the Dermatology Online Journal. 
    • Front Immunol. 2024 Feb 29;15:1382092. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1382092. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1285951.]. PMID:38487539 | PMC:PMC10938264 | DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1382092 {url} = URL to article
    • Another study on bacteria and rosacea which adds cutibacterium acens being LOWER and substantiating other papers that staphylococcus epidermis is higher in the 17  in the case group who had rosacea. No mention of other microbes, which is generally what western medicine focuses on including studies on rosacea. There are three other bacteria that are mentioned in rosacea studies which we list in this category Wouldn't it be incredible if 10,000 rosaceans got together and each one donated just one dollar and sponsored through a legal non profit organization for rosacea to investigate microbes other than bacteria, i.e., virus, archea, or for that matter whatever the 10,000 rosaceans wanted investigated by a show of hands? Could rosaceans actually come together and do their own rosacea research?  
    • Dermatol Online J. 2023 Oct 15;29(5). doi: 10.5070/D329562420. NO ABSTRACT PMID:38478655 | DOI:10.5070/D329562420 {url} = URL to article
    • Dermatol Online J. 2023 Dec 15;29(6). doi: 10.5070/D329662989. ABSTRACT Research in dermatology education highlights the lack of skin of color (SOC) instruction for medical students, leading to concerning healthcare outcomes. Because of the already limited opportunity for students to have dedicated teaching in pathophysiology, management, and treatment of dermatologic diseases in medical school, we developed an educational module that addresses these gaps. We created a one-hour virtual lecture for medical students focused on common skin diseases tested on the United States Medical Licensing Examination with visual images across all skin types. A questionnaire was administered before and after the educational module to assess outcomes comparing disease identification in lighter (Fitzpatrick scale I-III) versus darker (Fitzpatrick scale IV-VI) skin tones and to determine medical school student attitudes. An analysis of 43 examination scores before, and after attending the educational module determined rosacea, psoriasis, and basal cell carcinoma to be conditions in SOC patients that demonstrated the most significant improvement (47.3%, 54.9%, and 30.8%, respectively). Our results also highlighted worse performance outcomes for diseases in SOC in the pre-examination questionnaire. Thus, our study indicates that a concise education module focused on disease presentations inclusive of all skin types may efficiently increase students' ability to identify diseases commonly misdiagnosed in the clinical setting. PMID:38478660 | DOI:10.5070/D329662989 {url} = URL to article
    • The conclusion of this study is mind boggling. Just think about it for a few seconds. So much for WC Fields as the rosacea poster boy. 
    • We have tried over the last twenty years to figure out how to get rosacea sufferers to come together into a patient advocacy non profit organization, to fulfill our MISSION STATEMENT. Currently we are only allowing subscribed members to post. We have a few active members but so far, as of this date, March 12. 2024, none of our few active members post.  If you have an idea on how we can get members to post, why not find the reply to this topic button (only subscribed members can post) and tell us what you think? So if you only post on social media rosacea websites, why do you feel comfortable doing this? What is it about our forum style website that makes you feel uncomfortable to post?   We could use some young rosacea blood to stimulate posts and keep our non profit going.  You want to run this non profit?  Post and tell us what you think. Post. 
    • J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Mar 12. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19913. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Itch as the most common symptom in dermatology has been shown to be related to psychological factors such as stress, anxiety and depression. Moreover, associations were found between perceived stigmatization and itch. However, studies investigating the differences between patients with dermatoses with and without itch regarding perceived stress, stigmatization, anxiety and depression are missing. Therefore, one of the aims of the second study of the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP study II) was to investigate these relationships in a large cohort of patients with different itchy dermatoses. RESULTS: 3399 patients with 14 different itchy dermatoses were recruited at 22 centres in 17 European countries. They filled in questionnaires to assess perceived stigmatization, stress, signs of clinically relevant anxiety or depression, itch-related quality of life, the overall health status, itch duration, frequency and intensity. The most significant association between the severity of itching and the perception of stress was observed among individuals with rosacea (correlation coefficient r = 0.314). Similarly, the strongest links between itch intensity and experiences of stigmatization, anxiety, and depression were found in patients with seborrheic dermatitis (correlation coefficients r = 0.317, r = 0.356, and r = 0.400, respectively). Utilizing a stepwise linear regression analysis, it was determined that within the entire patient cohort, 9.3% of the variation in itch intensity could be accounted for by factors including gender, levels of anxiety, depression, and perceived stigmatization. Females and individuals with elevated anxiety, depression, and perceived stigmatization scores reported more pronounced itch intensities compared to those with contrary attributes. CONCLUSION: This study underscores the connection between experiencing itch and its intensity and the psychological strain it places on individuals. Consequently, psychological interventions should encompass both addressing the itch itself and the interconnected psychological factors. In specific cases, it becomes imperative for dermatologists to direct individuals towards suitable healthcare resources to undergo further psychological assessment. PMID:38468596 | DOI:10.1111/jdv.19913 {url} = URL to article
    • J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2023 Dec;16(12 Suppl 2):S14-S15. NO ABSTRACT PMID:38464742 | PMC:PMC10919953 {url} = URL to article
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