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Aromatherapy :: Healing Aromas – An Introduction to Ayurvedic Aromatherapy

Essential oils are used in ayurvedic therapeutic formulations for their yogavahi value?their ability to help transport the healing wisdom of herbs and herbal oils to the cells and tissues of the body. They play the same important role in transdermal formulations and skin care that spices do in cooked preparations and compound herbal formulations that we eat.

Eyes :: Eye puffiness under eyes and care tips

Puffiness under eyes is basically caused due to fluid and fat. Puffiness results when a fat pad that cushions the eye begins to pull away from the bone of the lower eye and sags due to age. Heredity makes this more of a problem for some people. Retaining water can also cause puffiness, especially in the morning.

World Homoeopathy Day Celebrated

On the occasion of 249th Birth Anniverssary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the father of Homoeopathy also called world Homoeopathy Day all over the Globe on 10th April 2004 , A special Free Homoeopathic Camp was Organised at OVIHAMS (Sh.Om-Vidya Institute of Homoeopathy and Allied Medical Sciences) at RL-1,Ganga Ram Vatika,Tilak Nagar on Saturday for 3 Hrs. between 1.30 to 4.30 pm.

Prostate cancer :: Vegetable fiber lowers Prostate Cancer risk

Among more than 1,700 men with and without prostate cancer, those who ate the most fiber — particularly from vegetable sources — had a lower risk of developing the disease, Italian researchers found. The benefit was “moderate,” they report in the International Journal of Cancer, but the findings suggest that at least some forms of fiber offer prostate cancer protection.

Nail Biting :: Nail biting damages personality, intelligence, IQ

A study suggests children who chew their nails are at greater risk of lead poisoning. This is because lead can gather under their nails simply by playing in dusty conditions, both indoors and outdoors. It has long been known that exposure to lead may contribute to developmental problems in some children. Previous studies have suggested it may also damage the nervous system.

Allergies :: Skin care products may cause allergy

Parents and physicians should exercise caution when choosing skin care products for use on allergic children. Many contain ingredients to which children may be sensitive, such as milk, wheat and nuts, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Depression :: Information on Depression

Depression is one of the common problems in clinical practice, which causes social, occupational, financial, and interpersonal difficulties. It also causes increased medical morbidity and mortality through suicide. Most of the subjects suffering from depression first go to their general physicians or family physicians. However, most physicians are very busy and preoccupied with general medical problems. Moreover, the general physician is not well acquainted with psychiatric problems. The difficulty is further compounded since a number of medical illnesses may cause either secondary or reactive depression.

Dengue Fever :: Every fever is not dengue

Dengue and viral fever affects children and adults by the symptoms exhibited by the patients we could tell they were Dengue. In few cases we noticed signs and symptoms of bleeding from the Nose and mouth and hemorrhagic spots under the skin appeared 3 or four days after onset of the fever. Homeopathy in dengue fever, Prevention of Dengue Fever

Migraine :: Acupuncture helps chronic headache or migraine sufferers

Acupuncture is a useful, cost-effective treatment for chronic headaches or migraines, U.S. and U.K. researchers have found.

Women’s Health :: Dysfunctional uterine bleeding & Homeopathy

The term dysfunctional uterine bleeding is used when there is heavy or irregular vaginal bleeding and where uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes are found to be structurally and organically normal on bimanual examination. DUB occurs most commonly at the beginning and at the end of the reproductive years-shortly after the onset of menstrual cycle in an adolescent girl, when the hypothalamic ovarian axis is depressed because of low estrogen output.