Your gray hairs could also be pointing to other illnesses and health problems you currently have, such as hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Grave’s disease, anemia, Chrohn’s disease, celiac disease, weakened blood vessel integrity, weak immune system, fish tapeworms, intestinal bacterial overgrowth...
Nevertheless, the growth on your eye can affect vision if it gets big enough to cover your cornea. It can distort the shape of the eye’s front surface causing astigmatism. You may feel as though you have a foreign object in your eye if the pterygium is large or thick....
Your skin, in fact, does more than you realize to keep you safe. Think about it, why doesn't mold grow all over you every night when you sleep? Natural defensive patrols on your skin keep bacteria from growing where it does not on that pear you left on the co...
Use artificial tears - Using artificial tears regularly is an excellent idea if you have chronic dry eye disease and find that your eyes don't produce enough tears. Even if your eyes feel ok, it's a good idea to keep them well lubricated with an extra layer of tears. Is it dangerous ...
these effects are reversible and the outcomes are very fruitful. Quitting smoking will decelerate whitening of hair by 4% in young people. Genetic factors and disease cannot be reversed at will, but unhealthy lifestyle can. The healthier you are, the better it will show on your skin and hair...
Uveal melanoma, or ocular melanoma, is a cancer that happens inside your eyeball. It’s rare. Just 7 out of every 1 million people get it each year. But it’s also the most common eye cancer for adults. Sometimes the disease can spread, or metastasize, to other parts of your body. ...
Grey or blue skin, nail beds, or lipsWhat is an exacerbation of chronic bronchitis?An exacerbation is when your symptoms get much worse very quickly. Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis can be triggered by infections such as a cold or the flu. Lung irritants such as air pollution, dust, fum...
The Roots of Grey Hair We all wonder when we’ll get our first gray strand. Scientists found a gene that helps figure out if -- and how early -- you’ll get yours. The gene, called IRF4, helps make the pigment in your hair, eyes, and skin. It may give us insight on aging and...
269. The more a psychologist—a born, an unavoidable psychologist and soul-diviner—turns his attention to the more select cases and individuals, the greater is his danger of being suffocated by sympathy: he NEEDS sternness and cheerfulness more than any other man. For the corruption, the ruin...
drag her back to the camp, still holding the double-stemmed poppy. She, and the flowers, are thrown together into the oven. A few days later, when the Nazis pick poppies from the fields to decorate the tables at a celebration of Hitler’s birthday, the water in the vases turns blood ...