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SulfurThe compound also works with vitamins B1, B5, and H to promote metabolism and communication between nerve cells and found in keratin, which is a protein that strengthens hair, nails, and skin. Some call sulfur also a "nature's beauty mineral," as it has a role in the production of collagen, a protein that helps keep skin elastic. The treatment with sulfur is usually via baths containing the compound, and other forms of sulfur applied directly to the skin. In studies, there treatments have been found beneficial psoriasis, eczema, dandruff, folliculitis, warts, and pityriasis versicolor. Some people are highly allergic to relatives of sulfur such as sulfites and sulfa drugs. Sulfur - StudiesAyres JG. Trends in air quality in the UK. Allergy. 1997;52(38 Suppl):7-13. Barnes PJ. Air pollution and asthma. Postgrad Med J. 1994;70(823(:319-325. Barnes PJ. Air pollution and asthma: molecular mechanisms. Mol Med Today. 1995;1(3):149-155. Carpio-Obeso MP, Shorr M, Valdez-Salas B. Desert ecosystems: similarities, characteristics, and health beneftis. Rev Environment Health. 1999;14(4):257-267. Childs SJ. Dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2) in the treatment of interstitial cystitis. Urol Clin North Am. 1994;21(1):85-88. Devalia JL, Rusznak C, Wang J, Khair OA, Abdelaziz MM, Calderon MA, Davies RJ. Air pollutants and respiratory hypersensitivity. Toxicol Lett. 1996;86(2-3):169-176. D'Amato G, Liccardi G, D'Amato M. Environmental risk factors (outdoor air pollution and climatic changes) and increased trend of respiratory allergy. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2000;10(3):123-128. Elkayam O, Ophir J, Brener S, Paran D, Wigler I, Efron D, Even-Paz Z, Politi Y, Yaron M. Immediate and delayed effects of treatment at the Dead Sea in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2000;19(3):77-82. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO): New drug without an approved new drug application or investigational new drug application (NDA/IND). 1992. Accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia6206.html on February 8, 2002. Kirschmann GJ, Kirschmann JD. Nutrition Almanac. 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill;1996. Lester MR. Sulfite sensitivity: significance in human health. J Am Coll Nutr. 1995;14(3):229-232. Pain. MSM: does it work? Harv Health Lett. 2000;25(10):7. Ring J, Eberlein-Koenig B, Behrendt H. Environmental pollution and allergy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2001;87(6 Suppl 3):2-6. Rosenstein ED. Topical agents in the treatment of rheumatic disorders. rheum Dis Clin N Am. 1999;25(4):899-918. Rusznak C, Devalia JL, Davies RJ. The impact of pollution on allergic disease. Allergy. 1994;49(18 Suppl):21-27. Schmidt A. Malassezia fufur: a fungus belonging to the physiological skin flora and its relevance in skin disorders. Cutis. 1997;59(1):21-24. Schwela D. Exposure to environmental chemicals relevant for respiratory hypersensitivity: global aspects. Toxicol Lett. 1996;86(2-3):131-142. Sukenik S. Balneotherapy for rheumatic diseases at the Dead sea area. Isr J Med Sci. 1996;32Suppl:S16-19. Sukenik S, Buskila D, Neumann L, Kleiner-Baumgarten A, Zimlichman S, Horowitz J. Sulphur bath and mud pack treatment for rheumatoid arthritis at the Dead Sea area. Ann Rheum Dis. 1990;49(2):99-102. Sukenik S, Flusser D, Codish S, Abu-Shakra M. Balneotherapy at the Dead Sea area for knee osteoarthritis. Isr Med Assoc J. 1999;1(2):83-85. Sukenik S, Giryes H, Halevy, et al. Treatment of psoriatic arthritis at the Dead Sea. J Rheumatol. 1994;21:1305–1309. Sukenik S, Neumann L, Flusser D, Kleiner-Baumgarten A, Buskila D. Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis at the Dead Sea. Isr J Med Sci. 1995;31(4):210-214. Trice JM, Pinals RS. Dimethyl sulfoxide: a review of its use in the rheumatic disorders. [Review]. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1985;15(1):45-60. Verhagen AP, de Vet HC, de BIE RA, Kessels AG, Boers M, Knipschild PG. Balneotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2000. Oxford: Update Software. von Mutius E. The environmental predictors of allergic disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2000;105(1 Pt 1):9-19. Yang WH, Purchase EC. Adverse reactions to sulfites. CMAJ. 1985;133(9):865-867,880.
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