Any time the skin is damaged, through lacerations, punctures, abrasions, or any other injury, there is a danger of infection. The skin is one of the body’s most important defenses, maintaining the integrity of the body and keeping the internal workings safe from intrusion by bacteria and other foreign bodies. However, when that barrier is compromised, bacteria can gain...
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Common Types of Skin Rashes
The first thing to remember is that a “rash” is not a medical diagnosis: people use the world “rash” to describe many different skin conditions, but a diagnosis of the condition will use the more specific term. In order to determine the best course for treatment and to make sure the rash does not return, it’s important for a doctor to determine exactly what kind of...
Ways to Boost Your Self-Esteem
Feeling depressed or unhappy can be a result of a low self-esteem. Self-esteem is a measure of how people feel about themselves, and if people do not feel good about themselves, they are said to have a low self-esteem. This can lead to negative health consequences because people are more likely to make bad health decisions, are less likely to follow through with their...
What is ALS?
ALS is short for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease because the world-famous baseball player Lou Gehrig famously suffered from it. The disease also got a lot of attention a short time ago because of the “Ice-bucket challenge” that was set up with the intention of raising awareness and donations for research into ALS. ALS is a...
Reasons to Get a Breast Augmentation
There is a lot of negative stereotyping of women who get breast enhancement surgery, with the impression that these women are superficial, or desperate for male attention. However, most women who get breast augmentation do it for personal reasons that help them in their lives. Women may do it to feel more confident in general, or because of body proportions and the fit of...
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