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Diabetes :: Adults with Diabetes Still Don?t Know They Have It

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in U.S. adults age 20 and older has risen from about 5.1 percent to 6.5 percent, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who analyzed national survey data from two periods ? 1988 to 1994 and 1999 to 2002. However, the percentage of adults with undiagnosed diabetes did not change significantly over the years studied. About 2.8 percent of U.S. adults ? one-third of those with diabetes ? still don?t know they have it.

Shingles :: New Vaccine to Reduce Older Americans’ Risk of Shingles

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed Zostavax, on May 25, 2006, a new vaccine to reduce the risk of shingles (herpes zoster) for use in people 60 years of age and older.

Acne :: Baby Acne Probably Won’t Need Treatment

Baby acne usually appears when infants are a few weeks old, and typically doesn’t occur past 2 months old. The red or white bumps are caused by hormone changes that stem from the baby’s delivery.

Skin Cancer :: Fatty diet doesn?t increase skin cancer risk

A new study that contradicts the results of a previous research has found that high fat intake does not increase the risk of certain types of skin cancer, and that it might even play a protective role in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer.

Crohn?s Disease :: Remicade for Children with Crohn?s Disease

The Food and Drug Administration today approved Remicade (infliximab) to treat children with active Crohn’s disease, a chronic, inflammatory condition of the bowel that can be severely debilitating. Remicade is a genetically engineered monoclonal antibody, which reduces inflammation (swelling/redness) by blocking the action of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a), that was initially approved in 1998 to treat Crohn’s disease in adults.

Dental Health :: New brace could beatify your face

A dentist in London has developed a brace that fixes faces instead of teeth and could beautify your face giving anti-aging effects.

Homeopathic Medicine :: SEPIA

1. – Yellow saddle across the nose; also yellow spots on the face.

Homeopathic Medicine :: ACONITE

1. – Numbness and tingling in all parts.

Homeopathic Medicine :: AGARICUS

1. – Painfulness and violent burning, shooting pains in spinal column.

Homeopathic Medicine :: AILANTHUS

1. – Malignant scarlatina and other low adynamic forms of disease, characterized by sudden and extreme prostration, stupor, vomiting and purplish appearance of the skin.