Conditions + Treatments

Mentholatum ointment is a topical analgesic. It contains active ingredients of 9 percent camphor and 1.3 percent menthol, while the inactive ingredients are the fragrance parfum, petrolatum and titanium dioxide. It is approved for use on anyone 2 or older. As of November 2010, 1 oz. of Mentholatum ointment costs about $2.29 and 3 oz. retails for about $6.79.

Red ginseng is also known as Korean red ginseng and sometimes called Asian ginseng, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The medicinal part of red ginseng is a root that is light tan in color. The plant has greenish-yellow flowers and rounded leaves.

Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter in the brain and is essential to healthy functioning of the central nervous system. Dopamine helps regulate mood and emotion. When you have enough dopamine in your body, you will feel pleasure, euphoria, have appetite control and increased clarity and focus. If you don’t have enough dopamine in your system, you can be prone to feelings of depression, worthlessness, have cravings and compulsions, and an inability to pay attention.

Menopause is the stage in life in which a woman no longer ovulates and doesn’t have a monthly menstrual period. Most women assume that this is the end of uterine bleeding of all kinds and no longer need to stock feminine supplies. For some, this is accurate, but others may experience uterine bleeding after menopause from time to time. The causes for PMB, or post-menopausal bleeding, vary and may range in seriousness. Treatment for uterine bleeding after menopause may be as minor as adjusting hormones or can result in surgery.

Toothache pain can be debilitating. Those who are unable to see a dentist have found home remedies can help manage the pain until the tooth can be treated. Home remedies can even be used to prevent tooth decay.

Aloe vera is a popular herbal supplement and additive that has a long medicinal history. Aloe vera is the thick, clear or translucent juice from the leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe vera can be commercially extracted and purified, or taken directly by breaking a leaf from the plant and spreading the sap over irritated skin. While aloe vera has been widely used for its soothing and clearing properties, some individuals may experience serious side effects from prolonged use. As with any supplement, medical advice is prudent to determine aloe vera is safe to use with other treatments.

Tear ducts are tiny tubes that extend from the eye into the nose where tears usually drain from the eye. When they become blocked, the opening of the tear duct doesn’t open properly to let tears drain from the eyes. Obstructed tear ducts can be due to bacteria, fungi, dirt and viruses. Infants often get blocked ducts, as their skin is so new and dealing with the impacts of their environment. Whatever the cause, you can use a natural cure for a clogged tear duct that can involve massage, breast milk, or any of a number of simple ingredients.

Aside from the health risks, smoking has another nasty side effect: nicotine stains. These stains affect any area that is in close contact with the cigarette, which includes the fingers, teeth, lips and gums. Smoking filtered or even light cigarettes does not prevent nicotine staining. These nicotine stains can be an unsightly visible sign that you are a smoker.

While there is no quick fix for lowering blood pressure, a variety of medications can reduce hypertension in relatively short order. The article will stress the importance of improving lifestyle habits with the long-term goal of eliminating medications.

Many times your doctor will order a blood test and it will require that you fast before taking it. These could be, for example, a fasting glucose test to determine if you are a diabetic or it could be a test to measure cholesterol level. Eating or drinking can change the results of these tests and produce false positive or negative results. The amount of time you have to fast varies as does what you are not allowed to have, depending on the reason for the fast.