In 1999 I made an appointment to see my doctor because I had discovered a couple of bald patches at back of my head right on the hair line, they were about 2 to 3 inches in diameter, I was panic stricken and didn’t know what to do. The growth rate of my hair had also slowed down considerably. My doctor diagnosed that I had alopecia areata and prescribed a steroid cream. I was told that my condition was stress related.

After having used the cream for sometime my...

Having stretch marks is considered a nightmare by many women. The obsession with physical beauty has made women want to look perfect in every part of their body. Certainly, having breast stretch marks can ruin that unforgiving concept of beauty. The good news is that stretch marks can be somehow avoided and, if you have the money, can be cured.

Dermatology has defined stretch marks, also called as striae, as a form of scarring on the skin caused by the tearing of the dermis,...

Acupuncture is Helping People Say Goodbye to Allergies

Our immune systems fight anything that is seen as being out of place or abnormal. Allergies cause the immune system to react to substances that aren't usually a problem for the human body. This triggers watery eyes, sneezing, wheezing, respiratory problems, difficulty swallowing and other reactions which can include the loss of consciousness if the reaction is serious enough.

Because of these unpleasant...

Sometimes there are occurrences of certain fine lines or wrinkles in and around the areas of the eyes. More particularly, with the advancement of age such wrinkles do usually appear. But at present there is a proper solution to overcome this through a process called botox. Botox is generally a process which helps in reducing the fine lines and the wrinkles around the areas of the eyes. Botox cannot be considered as a permanent treatment to overcome fine lines and wrinkles but it is...

The days of daily removal and cleaning of an artificial eye are gone. Most ocularists and ophthalmologists now agree that if the ocular prosthesis is not causing irritation to the eye socket, it should be left alone. It may however require occasional lubrication depending on the function of the tear ducts or other natural lubricants of the eye socket. In fact, it is now believed that handling the ocular prosthesis can increase the chance of infection in the eye socket and it should only...

My name is David and I almost died while having a seizure as a result of mycolonoscopypreparation usingOSMOPREP®. I am 53 years old and had my last colonoscopy 8 years ago. I was due for another. During my first colonoscopy, I had no adverse side effects from any aspect of the prep or the procedure.

I visited my proctologist in Murrieta CA who recommended using the drugOSMOPREPto clean out my system prior to the colonoscopy. He told me that I would far prefer...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory type of arthritis. It affects more than 2 million Americans and is still a leading cause of both disability as well as days lost from work. RA is more common in women than men, and typical onset for the disease is between 25 and 50 years of age. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include swelling, loss of movement, stiffness, and pain in joints, most commonly, the fingers and wrists.

RA is to be feared and respected...

Patients with inflammatory types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis often have shoulder problems. However, more often than not, a patient presenting with shoulder pain to the rheumatologist will have another reason besides the arthritis for the discomfort they are feeling.

The shoulder is a complicated and complex joint consisting of the interaction of two major bones forming the glenohumeral joint- the joint that joins the upper arm bone to the...

Following are some facts on Varicocele (sometimes misspelt as vericocele. French - varicocèle) in very simple terms.

Due to the structure of human body, veins present in our lower body experience more pressure than those in the upper part. Middle aged people may sometimes observe veins on their calf muscles bulging and being visible to naked eye. Groin regions experience a great amount of pressure from the upper body combined with a slightly higher temperature due to...

Do slimming pills help obese people to control appetite and eat less?

Everyone aspires to live a healthier life. However, nowadays, the latest problem, which is affecting the health of people, is obesity. More and more people are falling prey to this serious disease. The prominent reasons for the rapid rise of obesity are the sedentary lifestyle and wrong eating habits of people.

Obese people put their hopes on slimming pills for treating obesity. However, not all...