If You Feel a Migraine Coming On . . .
• Migraine • May 28 04
If you sense your migraines seem to get worse with changes in barometric pressure, experts say it’s probably not just in your head.
In…
Plastic Surgeons Frown on Reality TV Shows
• Cosmetics • May 28 04
Let’‘s face it, you don’‘t need a pretty face to get on television anymore; nowadays it helps to have an ugly one.
And if…
A Revolution in Migraine Care
• Migraine • May 28 04
Not long ago, migraine sufferers had no choice but to head for darkened bedrooms to wait out the pain. Or they could down powerful…
Botox May Ease Enlarged Prostate Symptoms
• Migraine • May 28 04
Botox, which has already proven its worth banishing wrinkles and battling migraines, is now emerging as a possible treatment for prostate problems.
Researchers from…
Psoriasis
• Skin Care • May 28 04
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition in which new skin cells grow too fast. This causes thick, dry, scaly patches of skin to form…
Contact Sports and Skin Infections
• Skin Care • May 28 04
Because of the close body contact involved in sports like football, rugby or hockey, participants face an increased risk of skin infection, according to…
Cosmetic Foot Surgery Discouraged
• Cosmetics • May 28 04
If you’re thinking about having cosmetic surgery on your feet, think again, say doctors from the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
The group…
If Frostbite Strikes
• Cosmetics • May 28 04
Frigid temperatures mean skin that’‘s exposed for too long are prone to frostbite, when affected areas feels rock hard and develops a white, waxy,…
Modern Orthodontics
• Pain • May 28 04
Modern orthodontics is more than what it used to be.
Once primarily about straightening teeth, today’s orthodontists can help correct underlying skeletal problems of…
Dry Hands?
• Skin Care • May 28 04
Is the cold winter air causing your hands to become dry and flaky?
If so, the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver…
Big Bellies Can Cause Backache
• Backache • May 28 04
If you’re suffering from backache, your potbelly may be to blame.
The weight of a bulging tummy increases the curvature of the back,…
Arthritis and Teeth Brushing
• Pain • May 28 04
Arthritis can turn a daily task such as brushing your teeth into a painful and awkward chore.
One solution is to attach your toothbrush…
Migraines in Children
• Migraine • May 28 04
Many adults who suffer from migraines can tell the difference between a severe headache and a true migraine.
But when your child complains his…
Chronic Pain Sufferers Suffer in Silence
• Pain • May 28 04
Rachel Bevins has been in pain since 1996. At first, the pain was intermittent; for the past three years, it has been unrelenting.
“Pain…
Not All Back Pain Treated the Same
• Pain • May 28 04
Whether your doctor prescribes potent opioid drugs for your back pain can depend on some unlikely factors: where you live, what type of insurance…
Health Tip: Bone Density Testing
• Backache • May 28 04
Bone density accounts for about 80 percent of the strength of your bones, and a prime indicator of future fractures is a bone density…
Brain Freeze
• Pain • May 28 04
Have you ever wondered what triggers an ice cream headache?
Sometimes when you eat something cold, especially ice cream, it touches the top of…
The Aches and Pains of Weather
• Pain • May 28 04
For centuries, people with back pain have complained that their symptoms worsen with changes in humidity and barometric pressure.
Despite that long history, however,…
Spotting Scoliosis
• Backache • May 28 04
Scoliosis occurs when the spine begins to curve abnormally. It’s more common in girls than boys and tends to strike in early adolescence.
The…
Shin Splints
• Pain • May 28 04
Shin splints are usually caused by inflammation or injury to the shin muscles. The predominant symptom is a sharp, searing type of pain along…
Diseases of Digestive System
• Chinese Medicine • May 28 04
1.Cholecystitis
Radix Bupleuri 10 g, Radix Paeoniae Alba 15 g,
Radix Curcumae 15 g, Herba Artemisiae Scopariae 20 g,
Rhizoma Cyperi 12…
Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Chinese Medicine • May 28 04
Medicines in the world can be divided into three systems : personalistic , naturalistic and scientific . Personalistic medical system believes that illness…
The Theory of Yin and Yang
• Chinese Medicine • May 28 04
At first , the theory of yin and yang was found in the classic book ” Zhou Yi ” (Canon of Changes )…
Chinese herbs and Aplastic anemia
• Chinese Medicine • May 28 04
DESCRIPTION
Aplastic anemia is a marrow failure syndrome characterized by peripheral pancytopenia and marrow hypoplasia.
Aplastic anemia occurs when the bone marrow…
FDA asks for clearer labels of food, menus
• Dieting • May 27 04
U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would ask food manufacturers and some restaurants to label food more clearly so that ever-fatter…