Conditions + Treatments

Like asthma, COPD is a disabling lung disease that can seriously restrict a person’s breathing. Regular exposure to cigarette smoke is by far the top cause of COPD. Some of the key warning signs include chest tightness, severe mucus buildup, and chronic wheezing. As the disease progresses, even normal everyday tasks may become a major source of discomfort.

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that impacts the central nervous system and is potentially disabling. In people who are diagnosed with MS, the symptoms, severity, and disease progress can be unpredictable. Since there is no cure for MS, the focus is on managing its symptoms.

Most people have brown spots–or clusters of cells colored by pigment–on their skin. Nevi, or moles, come in various shapes and sizes–and most are completely harmless. Still, for aesthetic reasons you may decide that it is time for a particular mole or moles to go. How, then, to make this happen? Better yet, is there a natural way to remove brown spots? The answer is yes; there are several ways, including the use of honey, apples and castor oil.

Using a humidifier can increase your comfort, but it’s important to operate it safely and clean it regularly to avoid the growth of bacteria and mold. When you follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for placement, cleaning and maintenance of your Vicks humidifier, you’ll be sure that your appliance is operating efficiently and adding only clean moisture to your air.

If you want to tone the skin on your face, plastic surgery is not the only option. Facial exercises can help tighten the skin on your upper eyelids. The difference between surgery and the exercises is that surgery gives immediate results, while exercises take time. If you have free time you can dedicate to eye exercises each week, you may achieve the tightest eyelids possible. If you’re unsure, do the exercises for a month or two and check for results.

Numbness and tingling can occur anywhere in the body, but it’s particularly annoying when it occurs in the feet. Relief may be had by doing numb feet exercise. The most common places to experience numbness and tingling are the hands, feet, arms and legs. This is also referred to as sensory loss or paresthesias.

After your body has sustained an injury, it is common for it to heal with visible and non-visible scarring. Several factors such as size and depth of the wound, as well as your age, will determine if the scar needs minimal or a large amount of treatment. You have a plethora of options when it comes to treating your scars, and each depends on whether you are treating minor or major scarring.

When a person smokes tobacco, nicotine enters the body, which, in turn, creates a byproduct called cotinine. Whether you are a heavy smoker, a light smoker or are exposed to cigarette smoke on a regular basis, the presence of cotinine can be detected in your blood, urine, saliva and hair. Tests may be carried out by employers and medical insurance companies because of the health risks associated with smoking tobacco.

Inflammation in your eye can be uncomfortable and unsightly, and may result from a bacterial infection, exposure to UV light, viral infections, or even as part of disease processes from ailments like tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment for inflammation of the eye differs depending on the cause of the inflammation. A visit to your optometrist will be in order to diagnose your individual case. Most often, inflammation of the eye is easily treated.

Sweaty, smelly feet can be an embarrassing problem, especially if you ever have to remove your feet in public. Called hyperhidrosis, excessive sweating affects approximately 3 percent of the world’s population, according to the International Hyperhidrosis Society. Foot odor occurs when sweat interacts with bacteria on the skin. Because your feet are usually confined to shoes, sweat cannot evaporate, making it more likely that you’ll experience sweaty feet and wet socks. Several options are available to reduce or prevent excessive foot perspiration and eliminate the bacteria that cause smelly feet.