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Skin Care Advice
Some people are blessed with naturally healthy skin that has a glow
and isn’t prone to stretch marks or scars. The rest of us have to
take steps to keep our skin healthy. You can load up on vitamins,
but your body and health will benefit more from making some dietary
changes. Whether you are [...]
Date Published: Feb 16, 2012 - 6:26 pm
Canker sore or aphthous stomatitis is a painful recurrent disease
of oral mucous membrane. They are usually seen on the inner lining
of the cheeks, tongue, lips and the base of the gums.
Date Published: Jan 05, 2012 - 3:14 pm
Frostbite occurs when skin and subcutaneous tissue freezes after
exposure to extreme and prolonged freezing condition. Frostbite
usually affects ears, nose, cheeks, fingers and toes. This is an
emergency condition and requires immediate medical attention and
prompt treatment. It may usually be associated with hypothermia, a
life-threatening condition. So knowing the symptoms of hypothermia
is [...]
Date Published: Jan 04, 2012 - 6:32 am
Trench foot occurs when feet are exposed to cold and wet condition
for a long period of time without immersion or actual freezing. The
term “trench foot” was derived from trench warfare in world war-I,
when soldiers stood for hours in trenches with few inches of cold
water in them. Currently, trench foot and immersion [...]
Date Published: Jan 03, 2012 - 2:24 pm
Winter itch is a common name given to generalize itching of the
body that occurs during winter. Other names for winter itch are
winter eczema, asteatotic eczema, xerotic eczema, pruritus hiemalis
and eczema craquelé. This condition is primarily due to dry skin
and is most common in elderly. It is characterized by generalized
dryness with [...]
Date Published: Dec 31, 2011 - 2:23 pm
Hair loss is a universal problem in all men and women. Though it is
not life threatening condition, most women finds it worrisome and
leads to stress and emotional disturbance that can adversely affect
the quality of life. Several conditions contributes to hair loss in
women that may include stress, metabolic conditions, drug intake,
environmental [...]
Date Published: Dec 27, 2011 - 1:29 pm
There are several skin manifestations of a patient with diabetes
mellitus. Research shows that about 30% of the patients with
diabetes have some cutaneous disorders. Proper control of metabolic
activities may prevent some of these manifestations. Most of the
commonly encountered problems are listed below. Necrobiosis
lipoidica diabeticorum: It is a degenerative disease of collagen.
[...]
Date Published: Nov 15, 2011 - 5:39 am
Different methods have been conjured up in order to keep the
population looking as young and as healthy as possible. This
is where Botox comes in to combat the surge in cosmetic surgery
prices, but for those that might not fancy having regular
injections to keep their skin wrinkle free there is always the
option [...]
Date Published: Nov 10, 2011 - 10:41 am
Cosmetic surgery exists already for some time, but there are
unfortunately not that well qualified surgeons who can
qualitatively perform such an intervention. You could as well be
one of the victims of such bad cosmetic surgery with doctors to be
here today and tomorrow, when the things get worse, to simply
vanish away while [...]
Date Published: Oct 29, 2011 - 11:04 am
Acanthosis Nigricans is a skin disorder characterized by darkening
and thickening of the skin affecting in the area of skin folds
mainly armpits, posterior neck and groin. Acanthosis nigricans is
usually cutaneous manifestation of underlying condition or disease.
What causes Acanthosis Nigricans? The definitive cause for
acanthosis nigricans is still unclear but it is often [...]
Date Published: Sep 27, 2011 - 11:31 am