Your son is 2 years old and still isn’t talking. He says a few words, but compared with his peers you think he’s way behind. You remember that his sister could put whole sentences together at the same age. Hoping he will catch up, you postpone seeking professional advice. Some kids are early walkers and [...]
Women who have had gynaecological cancer are invited to learn more about how yoga can benefit them at Yeovil District Hospital later this month. The GOSSIP patient support group provides advice and information for women with gynaecological cancer. It was founded by the Gynaecological Cancer Specialist Nurses based in Yeovil and Taunton in partnership with [...]
Forget the stage-show stereotypes. Hypnosis has helped people cut back on pain, anxiety, and depression medications, resolve intestinal problems, quit smoking, even have less stressful childbirth. There’s no pocket watch involved. Hypnosis is simply a state of concentration and focused attention — focused on a mental image. It’s a skill that must be learned from [...]
One interesting component of this case was that the patient was taking melantonin. We were never able to obtain the dose or the indication for this medication. In researching this subject we discovered a study in which melantonin was used to protect spermatogenesis in rats with injury from testicular ischemia and with reperfusion injury.1 It [...]
What’s Acne? Acne is a term that’s used to describe whiteheads, blackheads, and pimples. (You may well recognize slang terms like spots, or zits). Most teenagers get the type of acne called acne vulgaris, which can show up on the face, neck, shoulders, back, and chest. Skin pores contain oil glands which naturally lubricate your [...]
People with diabetes have an increased risk of blindness, yet nearly half of the approximately 23 million Americans with diabetes do not get an annual eye exam to detect possible problems. But it appears that cost-effective computerized systems to detect early eye problems related to diabetes can help meet the screening need, University of Iowa [...]
It isn’t just an old wives’ tale — it’s really true. A woman can look most ravishing during pregnancy. Well … make that some women. Indeed, while pregnancy can leave some lucky ladies looking luscious, for others, all that extra hormonal activity can have the opposite effect, causing a variety of pregnancy skin problems. “Hands [...]
What is Menstrual Cycle Problem? What means menstruation and menstrual cycle? Menstruation is the endometrial tissue and blood losses that occurred inside a regular periods in normal and healthy condition through the vagina. This endometrial tissue was discharged because there was no ovum fertilization during a short period after ovulation. The menstrual cycle is the [...]
Got blackheads, whiteheads or another kind of acne? Chances are clogged pores are the culprits. There are several possibilities when it comes to explaining problems with your pores. The trouble may be hereditary or caused by hormonal fluctuations, inflammation, a skin condition, or the aging process. Or, you might just be a person whose skin [...]
Andropause is a condition that is associated with the decrease in the male hormone testosterone. As men grow older not only do their bodies produce less testosterone but the levels of another hormone called sex binding hormone globulin (SHBG), which pulls usable testosterone from the blood, begins to increase. Testosterone that is not bound to [...]
