Understanding How Your Internal System Affects Your Skin
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under Acne | Leave a Comment
A few things we think you really need to know about your enemy, Acne.
1. Acne is a common inflammatory disease of the sebaceous follicle. 2. Acne presents itself with comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and possible scarring. 3. Acne is most frequently observed on the face, chest, and back where sebaceous follicles are large. 4. Biomedically, the pathogenesis of acne is complex. 5. The course and severity of this condition appears to be determined… Continue reading
Read More..>>Natural Hair Loss Remedy
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Hair Loss | Leave a Comment
The natural solution to hair loss is the safest way.
There are numerous factors effecting hair loss. The diet or environment may lead to hair loss. It is important to identify the actual reason before opting for a hair loss remedy rather than doing it the other way round.
The common cause for hair loss is anemia. Anemia can be caused due to dieting resulting in drastic weight loss, or excessive fasting. Other general causes can be hormonal imbalance, liver disfunctioning, excessive body heat, and side effects of some medicines.
Pattern hair loss is believed to result from the conversion of the hormone… Continue reading
Read More..>>Uterine Tumors Rarely Cancerous
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Diseases | Leave a Comment
A myoma is another name for a fibroid, a benign tumor that develops within the uterine wall or is attached to it. This growth is also called a fibromyoma or leiomyoma.
About 20 percent of women over 35 have myomas. This may occur singly or in groups. Fibroids may be as small as a pea or as large as a grapefruit. Women who have never been pregnant appear to be more susceptible to them.
“Normally, fibroids grow slowly. However, they respond to increased levels of estrogen and so may expand rapidly during pregnancy or if you take oral contraceptives or estrogen replacement… Continue reading
Read More..>>Obesity A Factor In Gallstones
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Diseases | Leave a Comment
Chronic indigestion. Upper abdominal pain. Nausea and vomiting. These are the symptoms of gallstones, a condition that runs in families and is common in women between the ages of 20 and 60, obese individuals, and in those who lose weight suddenly.
Gallstones rarely develop in children but this can happen in the presence of an underlying disorder that leads to their formation.
Increased bilirubin (bile pigment) following sickle cell disease or hereditary spherocytosis (a condition wherein the red blood cells rupture easily) can result in stone formation. The latter is usually associated with anemia, jaundice and an enlarged spleen.
The risk of having… Continue reading
Read More..>>Leukemia - The "White Blood" Disease
Posted on March 1, 2008 - Filed Under Diseases | Leave a Comment
Introduction
Leukemia or leukaemia meaning white blood (Greek leukos, “white”; aima, “blood”) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal growth of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes)and is split into its acute and chronic forms. It can affect the digestive tract, kidneys, lungs, or other parts of the body and can also collect in the testicles causing swelling. Leukemia is one of the most common cancers of children, But isn’t just a children’s disease, as many think. It is newly diagnosed in about 29,000 adults and 2000 children each year in… Continue reading
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