Otitis externa is an infection of the lining of the ear canal, on the outer side of the ear drum.
Cause
Otitis externa, also known as swimmer’s ear, is caused by an inflammation of the skin lining the ear canal. It is more common in children who swim a lot, because water remaining in the ear afterwards [...]
Mild jaundice in babies is very common, and will occur in one out of two newborn babies. It is most noticeable from the third day after birth. It is usually harmless and resolves after a week or two without problems. Nonetheless, all cases of jaundice in newborn babies should be checked and monitored by a [...]
”I have terrible cycles. There is a brief period of time when I
am turned on sexually, but other times I just hate it. It could
be PMS, couldn’t it?”
ANSWER: Premenstrual syndrome continues to be researched, and there is much left to learn. There is no doubt that some women, indeed some men, have strong and marked [...]
If you do not believe in the purity of the food you buy, grow it yourself. Instead of growing flowers at home, grow tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries or other fruits and vegetables you favour. Use the technique known today as “hydroponics”, known for centuries, used for example to create the famous “Gardens of Eden” in [...]
Complications are common. The virus may cause pneumonia or an encephalitis or inflammation of the brain and there may be secondary infection by bacteria causing both bronchitis and pneumonia.
If complications do not develop, the symptoms subside after four or more days but the person feels weak and listless for a week or two or even [...]
Are operations such as appendicectomies, hysterectomies and tonsillectomies being done excessively in those private practices based on fee-for-service.
The allegation is worrying many doctors, politicians and the public, and peer review has been suggested as the answer.
This means that an individual doctor’s work would be reviewed by his fellow practitioners and compared with what is generally [...]
About a year ago, Dr. Obama received a letter from an Oklahoma woman who cold an odd tale of pain and suffering due to endometriosis. To his surprise, Mrs. Petersen’s account was not about her daughter, her sister, mother; aunt, or a friend. Rather, the unsuspecting victim of this insidious disease was her husband, George.
“How [...]
Warts are small, hard swellings which sometimes appear on the skin and the mucous membranes. There are many different types of warts, all of them caused by the Papova virus; there is the common wart, usually on the fingers, and most unsightly; the plane or flat wart, often on the back of the hand or [...]
An increase in dietary fibre will occur as fat-containing foods are replaced by food containing more carbohydrate. Methods for Increasing dietary fibre:
- Use wholegrain bread and cereals such as brown rice, wholemeal spaghetti and other pasta, wholegrain breakfast cereal, wholegrain crispbread, oatmeal or wheatmeal biscuits, wholemeal flour and other wholegrain cereal foods.
- Eat at least [...]
My endometriosis was diagnosed in January 1986 when I was 33 years old. I had sought medical attention when I had been unsuccessful in conceiving after 18 months. Apart from painful periods (always), which were getting heavier and a few odd aches and pains that I’d attributed to heavy lifting at work (nursing), I didn’t [...]