If yourthumbis swollen,stiff, and red,it may mean you havegoutin thumb. Sometimes the thumbcan be muchlargerthan normalsize- evenby a factorof two or three! Inaddition to being painful, the thumbmay be extremely;sensitive. The slightesttouch can cause extremediscomfort. The thumbis not the only areathatcan be affected, but keep in mind

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Even thousands of years ago, man knew the importance of water.  At first, how much water was available was of most interest.  Man lived near their water source. Then, with time, emphasis was placed more on the aesthetics of the water.  In other words, how did it smell and taste and look.  No one wanted to drink turbid or smelly water.  So the search for pure drinking water began.

A home made water purifier can be made today using inventions...

Just about anyone can get stronger, sexier toned abs with a Slendertone Flex Belt toning program. Although an excellent ab toning machine, your final results will largely depend on two important factors:

Are You In Good Shape?
Senior citizens, new moms, busy business people, casual exercisers, and people with physical difficulties are perfect candidates for the ab toning belt. If stronger, firmer abs are what you're after, you will benefit from working out with the ab...

The reduced blood flow to the bone may be the result of blockage by a blood clot, medication, or the deliberate stoppage of flow during surgery or because of measures taken to control a hemorrhage (major bleed). The most commonly affected sites are the proximal and distal femoral heads, the upper part of the leg bone that attaches into your hip. Other commonly affected sites include the ankle, shoulder and elbow.

Causes

There are many causes of avascular necrosis...

Following are the Components of Physical fitness :

1. Speed: Speed is the ability of a person to execute motor movements with high speed in the shortest period of time. It is equal to the distance covered per unit of time. the element of speed is involved in most of the athletic skills such as in sprint running, some skills of soccer, basketball, etc.

2.Strength: Strength is the ability of a muscle to expert or release force by contraction enabling a person to overcome...

The Herpes Simplex Virus-I is responsible for the onset of cold sores. The cold sores can infect your lips, mouth or nose. This is because they love moist places. When you have a nasal sore, it can be quite painful and irritating. Blowing your nose becomes a nightmare and the pain just doesn't seem to end.

When the simplex virus enters your body, more often you got it from your relatives who kissed you when you were pretty young, it lays dormant in the cells round your face....

For the person who is smoking there appears to be enjoyment and a sense of relaxation. This does not however show what smoking can do to a person’s body in particular how it can affect their lungs. One of the effects that are caused by smoking is that of black lung disease.

Usually black lungs is caused by mining in a coal mine. In this place the carbon from the coal dust enters the miner’s body and it gets deposited on the lungs. As time passes the dust...

Are you satisfied to see the big stomach in the mirror when everything looks nice with the slim jeans you are wearing? Or, you are preparing to attend a special event in 2 weeks' time and trying to achieve aflat stomach in 10 daysor less? This is the time you need to make up your mind to try every possible method to flatten your stomach safely and quickly.

The guides below will help you reduce stomach fat quickly and naturally.

Eat Sensibly- Diet does an important...

Hair growth is visible from the very early stage of one's development. The most apparent section of human hair is the hair growth on the head, which grows longer than other mammals. The absence of hair growth on the head is termed as alopecia, which is commonly called baldness. Other parts of the human body also characterize different types of hair. From the very early childhood stage onwards, hair growth covers the whole human body regardless of sex except in the lips, the nipples, the...

The symptoms of lower back pain vary from mild discomfort lasting for a short period to severe pain that is long term. Therefore if you are undergoing pain in your back and don't seek some kind of treatment for backache, the pain could become a recurring one which would be harder to prevent. Back pain can be caused by excessive stress on the back, fractures, or arthritis of the spine; however, the most common cause is a sprain or strain.

A women gains an average of 25 pounds...