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The Author is the owner of Amjo Corp. Amjo's focus is the sale of PhotoTherapy Products for the treatment of Vitiligo and many other skin challenges.
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New Discount Program for UVB Narrow Band Phototherapy Products
Members of the NVFI (National Vitiligo Foundation) can now enjoy significant discounts, up to 10% on selected UVB Narrow Band Phototherapy Products, including the Dermalight 80, the Dermalume 2X, the Handisol II, Panosol II and Panosol 3D products as well … Continue reading
With Vitiligo, why are my hands and feet so difficult to re-pigment?
One of the unfortunate facts about re-pigmenting Vitiligo patches is that one normally needs a few melanocytes to be present for “healing” or repigmenting to begin. The last remaining melanocytes are typically gathered in the hair follicles on our bodies … Continue reading
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NVFI Names Heather Marsh Volunteer of the Year
Heather has been volunteering with the National Vitiligo Foundation for several years now. As a volunteer she has spent many hours creating thousands of mailings to keep NVF members informed of Foundation activities and progress, and to help with fund-raising … Continue reading
Vitiligo and Black Light (Woods Lamp)
One of the unique things about Vitiligo is that the areas where the pigment has been lost because of Vitiligo glow or fluoresce under a Woods Lamp sometimes called Black Light. A typical Wood’s Lamp generates UV light at 365 … Continue reading
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Vitiligo, Differences and Acceptance.
It was not that long ago that I published a video done by Lori and April Mitchell about April’s life with Vitiligo. That video can be seen by clicking <here>. I was visiting my Facebook page today and found that … Continue reading
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Tagged April Mitchell, Different Just Like Me, Lori Mitchell, UVB Narrow Band, UVB NB, UVB311, Vitiligo
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Different Just Like Me
It was at an AVRF (American Vitiligo Research Foundation) meeting in perhaps 1999 or 2000 that I first met April and her Mom, Lori Mitchell. It was the first conference that we “Amjo Corp” attended as an exhibitor, Amjo was a just … Continue reading
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Martin Cantu – Friends helping friends
Earlier this year, a gentleman named Martin Cantu, formerly the lead singer for the Latin Rock Band “Malo” called me at Amjo Corp. Martin is one of those folks who developed Vitiligo later in life at the age of 47. As our … Continue reading
Vitiligo on the Radio – Listen In!
I was visiting the www.NVFI.org website the other day and came across an interesting radio discussion with Dr Jean Burgess and Dr Ray Boissy of the NVFI discuss Vitiligo with Angela Carlton at Clemson University ETV Radio Clemson University ETV Radio “Your … Continue reading
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Time to blow my own horn a little – Travels with Taffy
I felt like writing about something that has nothing to do with Vitiligo. Like many of us, we all wear diferent hats on different days. I became the UV Guy late in the last millennium when Randy Salter of Vitiligo … Continue reading
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With Vitiligo. How does UVB Narrowband help with repigmentation?
The mechanisms that help with the repigmentaion of the skin for people with Vitiligo are not obvious to the lay person or perhaps some of the medical folks out there. The question has arisen countless times and recently I was chatting … Continue reading
