Jacob K Smith

1) Hormonal Imbalances: This is stated as the primary cause of acne in teenagers. Acne develops when they are passing through a specific stage in life; this is commonly known as puberty. Once this phase is completed, the occurrence of acne stops as if by a miracle. Although this has...

From sweet seventeen to fabulous forty, acne is one common problem faced by people of both the sexes. A healthy, growing blemish-free skin free from impurities is desired by one and all. It enhances the personality of an individual and makes him feel more confident and presentable. Most often when...

There is a myth that does rounds to the effect that genital warts only afflict women, and are therefore not something that men should worry about. This is of course just a myth, for men are almost as prone to genital warts as women; with the only distinction between the...

Colon cleansing might look like one of the simplest procedures. If possible, please ask someone who had his or her colon cleansed in the previous months and only then, you will realize the intricate nature of the situation. Although many measures and methods are already available, I will take some...

A wart is a small, rough growth, occurring somewhere on the skin. Warts are caused by viral infection, the virus in question being the human papilloma virus (HPV). There are many different types of warts, as classified according to their appearance, their causative agent (the type of human pappiloma virus...

Conventional wisdom holds that acne is one of the conditions that don't warrant much worry about, unless it is really 'very bad.' But what to do, one asks, if their case of acne turns out to be one of those that are 'really bad?' And the answer is, as always,...

Acne is a skin condition, characterized by the incidence of pimples, blemishes and ultimately, 'scars,' on the skin. It is a common condition, which a majority of people go through - with varying degrees of severity - in their teenage years. Adults too can develop acne, but this is rarer....

Nail fungus, an infection characterized by disfigurement and discoloration of afflicted toes can be a very distressing infection indeed. It is one that has potential to open up for the nails - and the whole organ on which they are present (whether the leg or the hand), to a number...

Warts can be scary, especially when one notices them on their skin for the first time. Some types of warts can also be awkward, an instance of these being genital warts - that grow in the most embarrassing of locations. There are warts that can interfere with a person's looks,...

Warts are rough-surfaced tumors, growing on various locations on the skin. The fact that many of them tend to go away on their own within a few months notwithstanding, many people feel compelled to seek treatments for them with a view to eradicate them more quickly. The treatments also come...