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A contagious skin disease caused by the burrowing mite is scabies. Scabies is a troublesome disease, attended with great itching, the irritation being increased by warmth. It commences as a vesicular eruption; the vesicles becoming ruptured, and excoriations being produced by the scratching with the nails which is being constantly resorted to. This infection may attack every part of the body, though it most frequently occurs in the flexures of the joints, especially on the fingers. Read more in Home Remedies for Scabies
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Scabies is a commonly occurring skin condition in which the skin becomes extremely irritated and itchy. This condition is caused due to an itchy mite named sarcoptes scabiei. These are microscopic eight legged mites that burrow deep into the skin. Their burrowing action causes intense itching and some times due to regular scratching, the site may even become a sore. Usually the itching becomes a lot worse at night because these are nocturnal mites and work mostly in the night. Read more in Scabies
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Low blood pressure or hypotension refers to the fall in blood pressure below normal. It is a condition in which the
action of the heart, in forcing the blood through the arteries, is weak. This is a direct outcome of a weakened and devitalized
system.
The patient with chronic low blood pressure may complain of lethargy, weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. The patient may faint,
especially if arterial pressure is lowered further when he assumes an erect position. These symptoms are presumably due to a
decrease in perfusion of blood ... - Home Remedies for Anemia
Anemia
Anemia is one of the common dietary deficiency diseases in which the blood is deficient in the body. It results in the lack of iron and hemoglobin in the body. Deficiency of hemoglobin results in poor functioning of the respiratory system, as it carries oxygen from lungs to other body parts.
Causes of Anemia
Following are the major anemia causes:
- Deficiency of iron in the diet is the major cause of anemia
- People with hemorrhoids (piles) often lose great amounts of blood and this may sometimes leads to anemia
- Deficienc... - Natural Home Remedies for Eye Care
The human beings are blessed with five sensory organs and eyes are one among them. The eyes move several times a day to bring the objects in focus. Due to its sharp focus one is able to see the far distant objects and the minute ones like needles. Any error in the functioning of the eye results in vision defects or problems. The common vision defects are:
Myopia (short sightedness)
Hypermetropia (long sightedness)
Astigmatism
Presbyopia
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Find the triggering agent for hives. Avoiding this trigger is the first and foremost for getting rid of hives.
An application of cool compression may help to provide some relief from itching and pain of hives.
Application of calamine lotion is workable up to certain extent in hives. This is very useful especially in itching. This is one of the good home remedies for hives.
One can also get rid of hives by dabbing milk of magnesia on the affected areas. This provides relief. Milk of magnesia comes under alkaline solution that help... - Home Remedies for Scurvy
Indian gooseberry is one of the best home remedy for scurvy. Since Vitamin C plays an important role in the disease. Indian gooseberry is richest source for Vitamin C. Dry fruit for Indian gooseberry can be used with equal quantity of sugar. This powder is taken in the dosage of one tsp, thrice a day preferably with milk.
Potato is considered good as home remedy for scurvy. It contains up to 17 mg of Vitamin C in 100 gm of potato. One survey supports this as, scurvy in Europe is becoming now uncommon with the progress of cultivati... - Natural Home Remedies for Whooping Cough
Home Remedies for Whooping Cough. (Cough with a Whooping Sound)
Whooping cough or pertussis, as it is called in medical parlance, is an infectious disease. It commonly affects infants during the
first year of life, and children upto five years of age. In some cases children upto twelve years may also be affected. The
disease can cause serious complications in the lungs.
The child develops a cold with a marked cough which becomes more severe and spasmodic after a few days. At the end of this
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A burning tongue is a continuously burning sensation in every corner of the tongue. For this situation, there are two medical terms, glossodynia and glossopyrosis. Generally, there are no visible signs. If the burning is also present on lips, inner cheeks, soft and hard palate of the mouth, gums etc then it is termed as a burning mouth syndrome. The patient having burning tongue may or may not have decreased or altered taste.
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Signs and Symptoms of Acne
Acne is the common term used for a skin disorder that frequently appears as small elevated pimples on the face, back, chest, and shoulders. About 80% of teens are affected by acne to some degree, and it sometimes even occurs in adults up to the age of 40 if not treated properly. The image on the right shows an individual suffering from a moderate amount of acne on the face.
There are two major types of acne:
Non-inflammatory Acne: This type of acne typically appears as whiteheads or blackheads, and they can... - High Cholesterol Remedies
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There are a lot of things that we have to deal with in this world. Most of them are just more annoying than they are deadly. One of those things could be the hiccups. This is something that most of us have had at one point or another. They say that some people can even be born with the hiccups. Although we know them as the hiccups, the medical world knows them as singultus. This name comes from a Latin word singult. That word actually means “catching your breath while sobbing.” Most of the time, people want to stop hiccups, because they are emb...
