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Our modern world, we depend on large pharmaceutical companies to provide remedies for our various maladies and problems. Whether over the counter or prescription meds, they can be expensive. In the recent past, people relied on home remedies and folk medicine techniques when they needed relief. Although there are a few of these treatments out there today, there are some that should stay forgotten.
One amazing trick to kill head lice was to apply kerosene to the head.
There was a time in our medical past when people would dump kerosene over the heads of their kids to kill lice. It actually worked, but it was incredibly dangerous, and the dangers were more than the benefits.
Kerosene gets absorbed quickly through the skin and it is very flammable. It is also very toxic, and many people were either sick or died because of using kerosene as a treatment for lice.
For treating stomach problems, the second thing to avoid is taking greta or azarcon.
Lots of older people, especially from Latin American backgrounds will know about these two powders that were dispensed to relieve symptoms of empacho. Empacho describes a variety of digestive and stomach conditions. However, this cure was horribly toxic because both powders contained almost 100 percent lead.
Acarcon and Greta are both available today, but should be avoided. Even small doses of these powders can lead to lead poisoning and death. Lead has killed many, many people over the years.
The next thing to try and avoid is to put butter on a burn.
Putting butter on a burn is a great example of what not to do, and this home remedy should be wiped from memory. While butter will reduce the pain for a short time, butter contaminates the burn site and is a breeding ground for growing bacteria. This will cause the wound to become infected and cause all kinds of problems.
Most of us are taught to revere the wisdom of our elders while maintaining and keeping certain traditions alive. However, when it comes to treating problems with home remedies, getting a professional opinion first may save your life.
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It’s certainly not the most severe injury you could experience, but a sprained ankle is very painful and can cause a lot of inconvenience. When you sprain your ankle, you tend to realise just how important having two functioning ankles is to almost everything you do on a daily basis. Moving around, even putting clothes on and the way that you sit down are all things impacted by a sprained ankle.
But let’s get back to the basic question here of what exactly is a sprained ankle? Simply, it’s an injury to the ligaments. The ligaments, which are the bands of tissue connecting one bone to another, can be injured by overstretching or an unexpected sharp pull.
A sprained ankle will come with some painful and uncomfortable symptoms. First of all, you may hear a noise resembling a popping or snap and that’s certainly unpleasant. There will often be a swelling that starts straight away and it might feel as though something within your foot is “giving way.” In the 24 hours after you injure your ankle, you might develop bruising too, depending on how serious of a sprain it is. In cases where the sprain is particularly serious, you might be unable to put weight on it for weeks.
The inversion sprain is the most common type of ankle sprain and happens when the sole of the foot turns inwards. This makes the outer side ligaments stretch and it squeezes the inner ligaments. This sort of injury causes a lot of physical pain but is not unusual, especially in sports where you’re required to stop and start a lot or have to change direction quickly and frequently.
But what about treating a sprained ankle. Well, as there is with any injury or ailment, there is a variety of pain relieving and recovery enhancing treatments on the market. But the immediate treatments, those carried out by yourself immediately after the injury, should follow the PRICE recovery. This is short for protection, rest, ice, compression and elevation, which are the recommended moves you make following the injury.
Find out more about an effective sprained ankle treatment.
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Dr. James L. Campbell Jr., MD, MS discusses Psoriasis Treatment Topical Therapy. See more at http://www.dermnet.com PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT!!!
Topical therapy is appropriate for patients with limited skin involvement and in combination with other modalities. Topical preparations include shampoos, foams, solutions, creams, ointments and sprays. Patients must be provided with an adequate amount of the preparation to treat the involved areas for the amount of time directed.
Several active ingredients have been compounded into these various preparations. Coal tar containing products are effective, but somewhat messy to use and irritating to the skin. Odor is also an issue. Anthralin containing preparations are also effective, but staining of skin and clothing limits compliance.
Dovonex is calcipotriene is a vitamin D3 analogue preparation which can be applied once or twice daily as tolerated in amounts up to 100 g/week. It is important to confine medication to the plaques so as to minimize local irritation and erythema.
Tazorac is tazarotene, a synthetic retinoid, in gel or cream once or twice daily is effective. Again confining application to the plaques minimizes local irritation of the surrounding skin.
Topical corticosteroids in Groups 1 through 5 have been mainstays of psoriasis treatment for several decades. Their direct anti-inflammatory effect treats psoriasis. There is risk of skin atrophy with long-term use. It is important to limit duration of use, quantity and potency of topical steroids in the long-term management of psoriasis. For this reason, topical steroids are often combined with other topical agents such as tazarotene and calcipotriene which do not risk skin atrophy. The topical steroid reduces the irritation from these agents as well.
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Doctor Fish, Thermal Spring in Turkey, Psoriasis Treatment
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Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease. There are several types of psoriasis. The most common is plaque psoriasis and appears as elevated red rashes with silvery white scales.
This is the case of a patient with plaque psoriasis for 17 years who was treated with our all natural skin care cream PsoriaCease/PsoriaClear. For more info call 301-880-3332 or visit www.psoriacease.com.
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Dr. James L. Campbell Jr., MD, MS discusses Psoriasis Treatment Systemic Therapy. See more at http://www.dermnet.com PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT!!!
Patients with psoriasis involving more than 20% of the body surface or who are very uncomfortable should consider systemic therapy. Systemic therapy is complicated and best managed by a dermatologist. A rotational approach to therapy minimizes long-term toxic effects from any one therapy and allows effective long-term management.
Methotrexate is effective in unstable erythrodermic, generalized pustular psoriasis and extensive chronic plaque disease. It is effective for psoriatic arthritis and can be given orally, intramuscularly or subcutaneously in doses of 12.5 to 22.5 mg weekly. Close follow-up is needed; monitor complete blood cell count, liver function, and liver biopsy should be performed periodically. Beware of potentially life-threatening drug interactions with salicylates, many non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole, penicillins, and others. Side effects include nausea, anorexia, fatigue, oral ulcerations, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia, hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis. Use caution in the elderly or patients with renal insufficiency.
Cyclosporine is best used for severe inflammatory psoriasis and better yet for acute control only. The typical dose is 2.5 to 5.0 mg/kg/day. Once control is achieved, the dose is slowly tapered. Close monitoring of blood pressure is needed, as well as complete blood count, creatinine, magnesium and cholesterol/triglyceride levels. Decrease dose if creatinine increases by 30% from baseline and beware of potentially life-threatening drug interactions. Side effects include hypertension and cumulative renal toxicity.
Acitretin, brand name Soriatane, is highly effective for generalized pustular and erythrodermic psoriasis, and moderately effective for palmoplantar psoriasis. An oral retinoid, acitretin is useful in combination with psoralen plus ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B. Start at 10 to 25 mg/day as a single dose.
Side effects are similar to those of isotretinoin and include teratogenicity, dry skin, sticky skin, myalgias, arthralgias, pseudotumor cerebri, depression, hair loss, hepatitis, pancreatitis, increased cholesterol/triglycerides.
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The Skin Society has developed the world’s most effective all natural skin care Psoriasis treatment. Proven results and clear skin within 4 weeks.
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This segment focuses on the XTRAC® Excimer Laser from PhotoMedex, which doctors are using to effectively clear patches of psoriasis.
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