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Measles – Information on Measles
By: peterhutch | 25/04/2008 | Health
Measles, also called rubeola, is a highly contagious — but rare — respiratory infection that's caused by a virus. It causes a total-body skin rash and flu-like symptoms, including a fever, cough, and runny nose. The measles virus is contagious, which means the infection can be spread from person to person. When an infected person sneezes or coughs, the very small droplets of water that person expels carry the virus within them.

Measles and your Child
By: Nicky Pilkington | 22/10/2006 | Health
Measles is also called rubeola and is a very contagious respiratory infection that is caused from a virus. Today it is not as common as it once was because we now have a measles vaccine, however, the cases of measles has risen over the last couple of years.

Mass Immunization Programs Are Still Working
By: Andi Michaels | 31/01/2007 | Non-Fiction
In underdeveloped countries, where preventable diseases such as polio and diphtheria kill again and again immunization remains one of the easiest ways to save lives. High rates of poverty however, make it impossible for people in many countries in Africa and Asia to be immunized against these preventable diseases without outside help.

Vaccination - Safe or Dangerous?
By: Patrick Hamouy | 21/11/2007 | Health
Is vaccination safe or dangerous? Governments, strongly encouraged by the wealthy pharmaceutical companies want us to be vaccinated for all types of disease. But is it really safe? Does it help us fight disease or can it be harmful to our health? Find out..

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Understanding Speech Therapy
By: IC | 17/05/2008
Speech therapy is the more commonly used abbreviation for the longer term speech and language therapy, carried out through the work of a speech and language therapist.

Qigong - Changing The Way We Look At Health Care
By: David Panarese | 17/05/2008
Imagine being able to heal yourself and others. That is exactly what is happening with an ancient healing art called Qigong. Finding its roots five thousand years ago in Chinese medicine and the marital arts, Qigong is becoming famous for promoting health. Qigong, or Chi Kung, is a healing art...

Natural Treatment for Cold Sores That Actually Work
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. In all likelihood, some relative of yours infected you when you were a child by kissing you at a time when his herpes simplex was infectious.

How to Use Insulin – Know the Facts
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008
Insulin is the most anabolic you can take. On the other hand its also one of the most dangerous for two reasons availability and ignorance. I will be the first to tell you that every time I have been hypoglycemic (when blood sugar drops to dangerous levels) its has been as a result of something I did wrong.

Relapsing Fever – Information on Relapsing Fever
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008
Relapsing fever is an acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The high fevers of presenting patients spontaneously abate and then recur. This characteristic pattern of remission and relapse not only gives relapsing fever its name but also allows it to be differentiated clinically from other febrile illnesses as it has since the 1840s.

Poliomyelitis – Information on Poliomyelitis
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008
Poliomyelitis is a communicable disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Transmission of the virus occurs by direct person-to-person contact, by contact with infected secretions from the nose or mouth, or by contact with infected feces.

Information on Tracheitis
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008
Tracheitis (also known as Bacterial tracheitis or Acute bacterial tracheitis) is a bacterial infection of the trachea and is capable of producing airway obstruction. One of the most common causes is Staphylococcus aureus and often follows a recent viral upper respiratory infection.

Information on Mastoiditis
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008
Mastoiditis is an inflammation or infection of the mastoid bone, which is a portion of the temporal bone. The mastoid consists of air cells that drain the middle ear. Mastoiditis can be a mild infection or can develop into life-threatening complications. Mastoiditis is usually a complication of acute otitis media (middle ear infection).

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Natural Treatment for Cold Sores That Actually Work
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Health
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. In all likelihood, some relative of yours infected you when you were a child by kissing you at a time when his herpes simplex was infectious.

How to Use Insulin – Know the Facts
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Health
Insulin is the most anabolic you can take. On the other hand its also one of the most dangerous for two reasons availability and ignorance. I will be the first to tell you that every time I have been hypoglycemic (when blood sugar drops to dangerous levels) its has been as a result of something I did wrong.

How to Treat Eczema at Home Fast?
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Skin Care
Eczema is a type of dermatitis, or inflammation of the upper layers of the skin. Eczema can be triggered by just about anything occuring in contact with the skin. It happens in atopic people, who are extra sensitive to skin irritation.

Golden Tips for Hair Problems
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Hair Loss
Drinking plenty of water and eating plenty of raw fruits and vegetables and getting plenty of rest is probably the best way to achieving healthy hair.

Know About Cellulite Information
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Skin Care
"Cellulite" is not a medical term. Medical authorities agree that cellulite is simply ordinary fatty tissue. Strands of fibrous tissue connect the skin to deeper tissue layers and also separate compartments that contain fat cells.

Relapsing Fever – Information on Relapsing Fever
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Health
Relapsing fever is an acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The high fevers of presenting patients spontaneously abate and then recur. This characteristic pattern of remission and relapse not only gives relapsing fever its name but also allows it to be differentiated clinically from other febrile illnesses as it has since the 1840s.

Poliomyelitis – Information on Poliomyelitis
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Health
Poliomyelitis is a communicable disease caused by infection with the poliovirus. Transmission of the virus occurs by direct person-to-person contact, by contact with infected secretions from the nose or mouth, or by contact with infected feces.

Information on Tracheitis
By: peterhutch | 17/05/2008 | Health
Tracheitis (also known as Bacterial tracheitis or Acute bacterial tracheitis) is a bacterial infection of the trachea and is capable of producing airway obstruction. One of the most common causes is Staphylococcus aureus and often follows a recent viral upper respiratory infection.