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 Causes and Cures for Herpes
Herpes advice and remediesThere are two types of herpes. One is genital herpes, which is caused by sexual contact and skin contact, when the skin has an open sore or wound. The other type of herpes is caused by open cold sores or fever blisters in and around your mouth[...]

 Home Remedies for Eczema, Natural Treatment, Cures, Symptoms, Relief
Eczema also called as dermatitis, is a group of skin disorders. Atopic eczema, allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, infantile seborrhoeic eczema, adult seborrhoeic eczema, varicose eczema and discoid eczema are different types of eczema. Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema. It mainly occurs among infants and[...]

 Cures for Poison Ivy
Urushiol is an active oil component of the plant poison ivy which is responsible for the allergic reactions on the body. After contact with the plant wash the skin immediately with soap and water, thus leaving less time for urushiol to act.Warm water compress when applied around eyes will[...]

 Home Remedies for Skin Irritation, Treatment, Rash, Allergies, Cures
Like most of the other plants and shrubs that irritate the skin on contact (of which the most well known is probably poison ivy) poison sumac contains an oily substance known as urushiol. It is this substance that causes the combination of symptoms that are known as urushiol induced contact[...]

 Seasonal Allergy Symptoms | Common Cold Remedy | Sneezing Allergy, Relief
Remedies for eye irritation  Itchy and watery eyes are symptoms of eye infection, such as conjunctivitis or pink eye. Entry of dust, dander or any external substance results in itching of the eye. Inflammation of the conjunctiva results in conjunctiva. Deficiency of vitamin A increases the susceptibility to infection[...]

 Treatment for Contact Dermatitis | Contact Dermatitis Cure | Contact Dermatitis Remedy
Allergic contact dermatitis is a condition characterized by an irritation or rash in a localized area of the skin caused by contact of the skin with an external substance. There is an accompanying itchiness which arises a few days after the skin comes in contact with the substance and subsides[...]

 Symptoms of pinworms in children, How to check for pinworms
Pinworms are slender, threadlike white coloured worms found in the intestinal tract and usually affect children. Infection takes place when the worm eggs are introduced into the system and they hatch and take up residence in the intestines. The female worms lay their eggs in the anal tract and when[...]

 Health advice on Poison Ivy/Oak
No, it cannot spread from person to person from the oozing blisters. You can contract poison ivy only by coming into contact with urushiol, the plant leaf resin or oil. Scratching the rash can spread the oil and infection to different parts of the infected person’s body or[...]

 Health advice on poison ivy rash | Remedies and cures for poison ivy rash
The allergic reactions in the body are caused by urushiol which is the active oil component of the plant poison ivy. Wash the skin immediately with soap and water after contact with the plant as this will leave less time for urushiol to act.Apply aloe vera juice on the[...]

 Treatment for Septicemia | Septicemia Causes | Blood Culture Contamination
Contaminated blood or infected blood occurs when there are disease-causing germs or viruses in a person's blood and body fluids. Blood contamination also occurs when a blood transfusion has occurred with infected or contaminated blood.  Some of the bloodborne diseases that can be infected with a[...]