Stretch marks or streaks are pinkish colored stripes on the skin. Eventually, these pink lines will turn into white lines. Stretch marks appear because the skin stretch and elasticity of the skin had not adequately handle the stretching that occurs. In most pregnant women, stretch marks can not be avoided. It usually appears during 4-5 months of pregnancy. When [...]
A resident of Western Australia, a tourist who infected HIV-AID when getting a tattoo in Bali, is the first case received by the local Health Department. According to the Chief Medical Officer of Bali, Nyoman Sutedja, the truth of this claim will be investigated after receiving official notification related to where and when tattoos are made [...]
By Lee Hyo-sik. Geumsan, South Chungcheong Province Geumsan County, the birthplace to the world famous Korean ginseng, also known as “Goryeo insam,” is holding the 2010 Geumsan Insam Festival on Sep. 3 to 12, attracting tens of thousands of health-conscious visitors from home and abroad. Visitors can taste ginseng chicken soup and other delicious dishes [...]
By Kelly Frances. The next time you visit your hair stylist, you may find yourself on camera, or rather, your scalp may be center screen. Hair professionals have gone high tech in search of comprehensive diagnostics when it comes to hair health, which begins with the scalp, and extends to lifestyle, diet, and stress management. According [...]
By Lim Ju-won. Tingling is abnormal sensation which can occur anywhere in the body, but is often felt in the hands and fingers. This sensation is one type of neuropathic pain that results from injury in nerve. This pain can be described as burning, tingling, shooting, stabbing, or shocking. The tingling sensation in the hands and [...]
Fish therapy that had been known capable facilitating blood circulation and cures various diseases turned out to have the potential to spread viral hepatitis and HIV. This is the opinion of some scientists in England and The Health Protection Agency (HPA), as quoted by The Straits Times, on Wednesday (19/10/2011). In the research, they found [...]
It is not easy to make the addict really quit smoking. Nicotine is highly addictive can trigger the symptom of reversal (withdrawal) in people who have just quit smoking, thus causing people often fail to stop smoking. There are many ways to counter the effects of feedback, such as nicotine patches, hypnosis and some prescription [...]
Question: Dear Doctor, Can homosexuality be treated or cured? I really can not pinpoint where the orientation will bring me. I’m not sure if I am a gay, bisexual, or heterosexual … Even if I were asked what I am, I really want to live a normal life like my friends. Sometimes, if I saw [...]
Reactive arthritis typically begins about 1 to 3 weeks after infection. The bacterium most often associated with reactive arthritis is Chlamydia trachomatis, commonly known as chlamydia (pronounced kla-MID-e-a). It is usually acquired through sexual contact. Some evidence also shows that respiratory infections with Chlamydia pneumoniae may trigger reactive arthritis. Infections in the digestive tract that [...]
Want to have a lean and toned body? Start hanging out with friends who have a body like that. According to research on the Body Mass Index by Arizona State University, people who are always surrounded by friends who are obese will eventually getting more weight. Why does this happen? The researchers believe that by [...]