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Archive for February, 2010

Home remedies and cures are the natural and ancient way to cure your acne. Following are some herbal and home remedies that can help in treating acne and clearing other skin disorders. These home remedies are on natural ingredients and herbs.

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Acne is a very common problem and many people struggle due to this aggravating skin’s problem. But there are also many myths regarding acne. Following are some points which distinguish the facts and the myths about acne.

Fact #1 : Acne is caused by oil secreted by the skin

The oil secreted from sebaceous glands, found in skin of all mammals, is one of the prime reasons for acne production.

Fact #2 : Acne is caused by blocked pores

The pores in the skin are formed due to excessive secretions of oil combining with the dead cells. Then, the bacteria P. acnes begin to grow in these pores leading to an allergic reaction. This causes acne flare-up to occur on the Read the rest of this entry »

Herpes simplex is part of a group of other virus called herpes Herpesviridae, which include the herpes virus 8 human (the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma), herpes zoster (the virus responsible for chickenpox and shingles) and cytomegalovirus (CMV).

Herpes simplex 1 is generally responsible cases of oral herpes, although in rare cases, herpes simplex 1 affects the genital area. HS2 is usually responsible for in case of genital herpes, although herpes simplex 2 may, in rarefied cases, cause infection by oral herpes.

The herpes virus is especially, probably overstepped only by the commonness virus getting a typical cold. It’s approximated that 80 to 90 percent of all grownups are infected with herpes simplex 1. Herpes simplex 2 is much lower common, but even quite basic with an infection range of about 20 percent of all grownups.

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Well actually marijuana and cannabis as you all most probably know are the same thing but we have I brought up this topic? It is quite interesting to see just who uses the word marijuana and who calls it predominanlty cannabis and to test this we are going to use Google news as an indicator.

A simple search for news on the word cannabis brings up all the entries from the UK and a news search for the term marijuana brings up all entries from the USA. So although cannabis has various names each name seems to have Read the rest of this entry »

IT HAPPENS TO ALL WOMEN

Unfortunately it is a fact of life. Every woman will experience menopause during their life. I am not going to pretend for one second that I know what it is like to go through menopause, but I have seen my mother go through it first hand and my aunties as well, and in all honesty, it is not pretty, but it has to happen. Menopause can be dangerous as it can ruin your social, emotional and physical life gradually. These hormonal changes can leave you feeling angry, depressed and confused.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE

The more serious symptoms of menopause include high blood pressure, heart palpitation and depression and these conditions need medical supervision. Headaches, migraine and tension are caused by instability of the vascular system. These symptoms, however, vary from Read the rest of this entry »