Foot corns develop as a result of increased pressure on a particular area of skin causing it to become thickened and hard. Corns often appear on the tops of the toes, the sole of the feet or even in between the toes. Because of the constant increased and localized pressure on a specific area of the foot generally from poorly fitting shoes, the skin begins to react in a protective fashion and forms a corn. These corns can be either hard or soft in nature.

Corns on the tops of...

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It is due to inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick piece of connective tissue that runs from the bottom of the heel to the base of the toes.

This is how the condition develops...

Repetitive trauma leads to micro tears in the fascia. Common causes include a sudden increase in physical activity, wearing shoes without arch support, an acute injury, and prolonged standing. Excessive weight can be a...

Over the past three decades, coronary bypass surgery has been in use to treat blocked heart arteries. In bypass operation, blood vessels from other parts of the body are used so as to redirect the blood around the blocked artery and thus, re-establishing the good blood flow, to the heart muscles.

According to some findings, the difference between the survival rates of heart patients treated with bypass surgery and those treated with medication is very little. The best part of...

Back pain is a complaint doctors hear about frequently. People want information on backaches. They want doctors to treat pain in the back. Many want to know the causes of pain in the lower right back.

Information about the Lower Right Back

It is important to understand the structure of the lower right back if we are to understand what causes pain there.

Your back, with its spinal column of vertebrae, connecting ligaments, tendons, large muscles, and...

Few children are not afraid of the dark. Children do not recognize the environment, they listen to the sounds, or they cannot find their favorite toy… Parents have often thought, “If I could find somebody to tell me how to help my baby, I would be very happy!” because it is hard to understand what is in a baby’s mind. Fear of darkness is a real anxiety. Children find it difficult to fall asleep, or they wake up in the middle of the night crying and they cannot...

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One of the final stages of preparation before a bodybuilding physique contest is to remove subcutaneous water from just below the skin in the body. This in done through the use of saunas, water deprivation, and most commonly, diuretics.

A diuretic is a supplement that forces the body to very quickly urinate several pounds of fluid from the body, usually within 2 to 5 hours. Diuretics are used to allow the bodybuilder to display muscle striations and veins...

Vicodin is an analgesic that's quite well known though the world knows it as painkiller. Allopathic is less prevalent because its cure require more time than conventional treatment forms. Now there is a large percentage of world population who would choose natural herbs that heal instead of drugs that do heal but have side effects as well. Almost all diseases can be cured by the way of herbs. All the existing herbs or those things that is given by nature gives benefits to humans with...

A potent form of marijuana commonly known as BC bud is produced with the help of indoor operations in the British Columbia district, in Canada. Popular cannabis products, among which there is the famous BC bud, are widely abused by many people all over the world who are eager to home grow themselves marijuana. What is there to know about the growing process followed by experts in the cultivation of BC bud? Can anyone do it? Let's find out...

Because dealing, buying and selling BC...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is condition where the posterior tibial nerve in the ankle is compressed. In many ways, this condition is analogous to carpal tunnel syndrome in the hand where the median nerve is compressed.

With tarsal tunnel syndrome, compression of the tibial nerve occurs within a tunnel created by a floor consisting of the calcaneus (heel bone) and bounded by the medial malleolus- the bump on the inside part of the ankle- and the far corner of the heel bone. The...

Today, there are a lot of hair loss products out in the market that claims it is the best treatment for hair loss. Though, there is not enough customer review or feedback to assume that it is really the best. To be able to know which are the top 5 best hair loss treatments that one can use a thorough research has been conducted and came with these results.

1. Provillus

This product has been made by Ultra Herbal. According to the research, it is able to restore dead...