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 [...]
Thanks to their bitter taste, potato stems and leaves are rarely eaten. This is fortunate because all parts of a potato plant except its root tubers (the potatoes) contain the potent poison, solanine. High concentrations of solanine are produced in the shoots of potatoes; and the potatoes themselves, as well as their shoots, become loaded [...]
Signs and symptoms
The onset of heatstroke is signaled by a feeling that lungs and muscles are “on fire.” The child may have a dry mouth, difficulty in breathing, dizziness, nausea, and blurred vision. However, the most characteristic signs of heatstroke are extremely hot, flushed, dry skin; high fever; and the complete absence of sweating, which [...]
In 1995, more than 21,500 people were murdered in America. That’s about 8 out of every 100,000 people. Homicide is the second leading cause of death among all young people ages 15 to 24. What’s more, 77 percent of the people killed in 1995 were men.
Yet the reality is that violent crime is on the [...]
“You know, Dr. Fox,” a patient said to me, “this visualization and affirmation stuff sounds suspiciously like positive thinking.”
Yes and no. Positive thinking is saying it, either out loud or in your mind. I combine that with seeing it and feeling yourself already being, doing and having all the good things you desire.
The combination of [...]