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16 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2000 Baby boomers who grew up laughing over comedi- an W.C. Fields, today run the risk of looking like him, and this is hardly a joke. While many assume Fields' trademark red bul- bous nose was caused by heavy drinking, it was real- ly an advanced stage of rosacea, an acne-like dis- ease that affects more than 2 million Canadians. Rosacea typically first appears: in people over the age of 30. Because it attacks the face, this con- spicuous and embarrass- ing condition can cause severe emotional and social problems as well as permanent facial damage if left untreated. "Many people assume that rosacea is simply a com- plexion problem that will eventually go away, and do not realize that it may keep getting worse with- out medical treatment," said Dr. Neil Shear, Dermatologist and Director, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre. 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