Poison oak and also the poison ivy and poison sumac are weeds that can be found throughout the United States except in Hawaii, Alaska, and certain desert areas of Nevada. If you stay in the US but not in the three mentioned areas, you may be well aware of the ...

Have you recently experienced a foul smelling discharge from your vagina? If yes, it may mean that there is an overgrowth of yeast or bacteria giving birth to your vaginal odor. Medically known as Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and Vaginal Yeast Infections, vaginal odor can be sometimes embarrassing though it should ...

Chicken pox, the highly infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, usually starts with skin rashes that develop into itchy blisters. Most commonly found in children below 12 years of age, chicken pox can anyway affect any person of any age. Apart from kids, pregnant women and people with weaker ...

Water retention has become a rather common problem in modern times, thanks to our lifestyle and wrong food habits! It’s better to be alert before it’s too late and take steps to prevent water retention that may prove fatal in the course of time. And if you already suffer from ...

You must have noticed certain growths on your genital skin or around anus and after researching about such condition, you now know that they are genital warts- the flesh colored, soft bumps on the skin that look like a cauliflower’s surface. You should know that these genital warts are caused ...

These wingless, creepy insects called fleas can give you sleepless nights! Fleas love to survive on warm vertebrates and thus your dogs, rabbits, cats and in fact, even you can be their hosts. One reason for their overwhelming presence in your house is the fact that the eggs of fleas ...

Your pets can get bugged by fleas often and they need your attention and care to get rid of these fleas. While there are a whole lot of medicines for your dogs and cats, they are not safe for them. Chemicals in these flea preventives may prevent fleas but they ...

Every other person on this planet wants to lose belly fat! Yes it is this great an issue. Belly fat not only gives you an ugly look but can be dangerous for your health too. The visceral fat or the fat around your abdomen can lead to diabetes, heart diseases, ...

If you think your aging alone has to do with your joint pains, you are not completely correct. These connections between your bones called joints that help you move and support you in whatever you do, may get pain due to various reasons. You may have joint pains due to ...

The small cavities or the hollow spaces in your skull are called paranasal sinuses and they normally stay filled with air. Their work is to produce mucus and discharge it out of the body by picking up bacteria, pollutants and dust particles. The problem begins when your nasal passage gets ...