Stuttering is a condition experienced by some people while speaking, wherein they tend to prolong a few words or parts of words. Also known as stammering, the exact cause of this condition is not known even to physicians and specialists in this field. The problem of stuttering is assumed by specialists to be caused by…
Snoring is definitely no laughing matter. You may think its funny, even make jokes about it, but please, think again. Snoring is not only an annoying inconvenience for those sleeping within earshot, it can also be an indication of more deep-seated health issues. Snoring has been linked to marriage break-ups, engagements being called off, being…
Pneumonia is a general term which refers to an infection of the lungs, that can be due to variety of microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Pneumonia invades your lungs in two ways. Lobar pneumonia affects a portion (lobe) of a lung. Bronchial pneumonia (or bronchopneumonia) infleunces patches throughout both lungs. Presently, over…
If you’re having sinus headaches, sinus pressure or pain or other sinus problems regularly or you have chronic sinus infections you may want to know what may be causing them. Sometimes just knowing the cause of a sinus condition will help you stop exposure or avoid them in the future. I’ll mention just five of…
Internal Dampness & Phlegm Dampness and phlegm are accumulations that occur in the body that may make us feel ‘phlegmy’ or just heavy and tired. When our diet is out of sync with our body, our mind is working overtime, or when the weather is very damp and humid, we tend to become stagnant with…
Since I often write about and have a website dedicated to helping folks conceive a baby girl, I’m very often asked about Lydia Pinkham’s herbal compound. There’s information floating around on the internet (and through old wive’s tale lore) claiming that this old menstruation remedy can somehow stack the odds in your favor of conceiving…
Optic atrophy refers to changes in the color and structure of the optic disc associated with variable degrees of visual dysfunction. Optic atrophy may be classified into hereditary, consecutive, circulatory, metabolic, demyelinating, pressure, post inflammatory and traumatic types. Degeneration of the retina and the optic nerve due to different patho-physiological processes is believed to be…
A cataract as some people think is not a tissue growth or a tumor that grows over the eye lens. It is actually the clouding of the eye lens and generally develops in front of the pupil and the iris. It causes fogging and loss of lens clarity and can lead to partial or total…
Having cold sore blisters on your lip is a difficult problem, both socially and and physically. It is hard to eat as your sore can open and bleed . Even smiling can be rough due to fact that the sore can crack and delay the healing process. Socially, people want to hide out during a…
Eye strain and eye fatigue result to many complications from serious to less serious, if any of them remains to be a continuous problem. When we check online articles about the two topics, we will often find them associated with each other as a single unit of idea. Eye strain would be commonly defined as…
Eyes are the best gift of our life and play a major role in our life. Our eyes works as the most sophisticated electronic automatic camera. The pupils of the eyes open for the adjustment of focus; accordingly the muscles of eyes contract or expend to allow the entry of proper light inside. Colours are…
Bronchitis comes in two forms; acute and chronic bronchitis. Acute bronchitis requires no specific drug for treatment, especially if it is a viral infection. What is required of you is to stop smoking, take plenty of rest, drink plenty of water and fruit juices and keep away from dusty environment. However, to relieve the pain…
You’re ordering glasses online. You enter your prescription and your pupillary distance. (The pupillary distance, abbreviated PD, is the distance from the center of one pupil to the center of the other pupil. It’s as necessary as your prescription to get glasses online.) The website you’re ordering from reads these items then recommends a lens…
Glasses certainly provide a convenient way to see clearly as your eyesight becomes clear instantly as you put them on. However, are you getting tired of the relationship of dependency that you have been developing in terms of feeling lost without your glasses? If you think that it’s time for a change and if you…
Causes of Stiff Neck Stiff necks can be annoying, but they might also be a sign of a serious infection, tumor or other problem that does not originate in the neck.Meningitis is an infection in the membrane and fluid of the brain that could (if it is the bacterial kind) require medical attention ASAP. Causes…
