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The Sweet Smell of a Perfume Allergy

Ah….the sweet, smell of perfume! Today’s market is flooded with hundreds and hundreds of different fragrances ranging from floral to woodsy. Most women love the smell of perfume, wearing it even when going to the grocery store. The problem is that perfume allergy for some women, is anythi…

Vitiligo Disorder White Patches & Theories

White patches on the skin, premature graying of the scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, and beard, and sometimes a loss of color inside the mouth—these are some of the distinct signs of vitiligo. Some people might mistake it as a disease brought about by too much sun exposure. While signs of this…

Walking for Weight Loss and Fitness - Pedometer Basics

A pedometer is a neat little gadget that will help you track how much walking you have done in a day. It can be a helpful tool in getting into and sticking with an exercise schedule. Let’s take a look at how you can use a pedometer to get into shape. Why should I walk? Walking is one of t…

Herpes and Pregnancy

Herpes, both oral and genital, are highly communicable diseases caused by the two strains of the Herpes Simplex Virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Genital herpes is transmitted sexually and is rarely transmitted from a pregnant mother to her unborn child, but could prove fatal for the unborn infant …

Oral Herpes

Herpes, both oral and genital, is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus. While oral Herpes is caused by HSV-1, genital Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the HSV-2 virus. The common symptoms for both oral and genital herpes include the appearance of sores on the body. These s…

Breast Cancer Treatment Reduced From Six Weeks To Five Days

A new therapy to treat breast cancer reduces the radiation time from six weeks to five days. This is very useful for the patients as it is less convenient. Doctors can point the radiation source at the tumor killing the cancer cells. The study compares the usefulness of the new therapy o…

Fizzy drinks 'boost memory'

Fizzy drinks, the scourge of healthy diet campaigners, can improve your memory, according to experts today. Consuming the equivalent of two cans of soft drink can boost memory retention by a fifth and combat dementia in older people, found neuroscientists from Glasgow Caledonian Universit…

Drug firms eye fat profits from new obesity pills

A marijuana joint might seem an odd starting point in the search for weight-loss secrets. Yet a compound switching off the same brain circuits that make people hungry when they smoke cannabis looks set to become the world's first blockbuster anti-obesity medicine, with sales tipped by…

Exercise May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Raymond was one of 1,700 volunteers in a study that showed exercise also may be good for mental conditioning as well. In a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, volunteers 65 years and older were given a battery of memory tests and questioned about their …

Haldi and Gobhi can keep prostate cancer at bay

Adding haldi to your vegetables while cooking is not only good for enhancing its taste, but also very effective at the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer, say researchers. The scientists tested turmeric, also known as curcumin, along with phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), a natur…