Achilles Tendon Ruptures As One of the Sport Injuries

The Achilles tendon is the body's strongest ligament, and is usually ruptured when the foot needs to produce a sudden stretch on the tendon.Rupture can occur at any age, particularly affecting does who lead an active sport life .Identification of the problemThe most common symptoms are sudden and severe pain, sometimes a loud popping sound, swelling and stiffness followed by bruising. When you have an injury, the body immediately tries to protect that area to prevent further injury. The foot swells up and it will take many weeks if not months for the inflammation to slowly decrease. A partial or complete Achilles Tendon rupture requires immediate immobilization and the given crutches will help to keep weight off the leg during the next months.Surgery as a drastic interventionSurgery is usually...

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How To Get a Healty Skin With Acne Treatment

Acne is the most common skin disease worldwide. It is common on the back, chest, shoulders, and even buttocks of many people in their teens and twenties. In fact, it is a disorder that causes outbreaks of skin lesions commonly called pimples. Acne is a universal skin disease which manifests in all genders, ages, and races. Fortunately, acne is treatable and can be resolved.Most people do not have any problem in recognizing acne. In the simplest terms, the direct cause for problem skin is blocked oil ducts and pores in the skin. The biggest problem: Many adults dry out their skin with use of oil-stripping products or excessive washing. To effectively deal with any problem, you must first understand and eliminate the root cause of the problem. Wash problem areas twice daily with a nonmedicated...

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How Our Healthy Eating is Making Us Unhealthy - Five Tips to Live By

Every day there is a new headline about a new miracle food that will whittle your waist, grow your nails shrink your hips, and make your hair thicker and life happier. Our country is obsessed with healthy eating but we have one of the highest obesity rates and heart disease rates in the world.As moms it's a daily struggle to get our kids to eat their vegetables, drink more water and eat less junk. We often don't make the best food choices for ourselves and family because our lack of time and energy. It's so much easier to go through the drive through, or the grocery store to hot deli section to get the corn dog, mac and cheese rather than cook a meal.I know it can be confusing and frustrating trying to figure out what is healthy for the family when the food industry is constantly telling you...

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Mediterranean Diet Plan - Live Longer - Period

diets come and diets go. Some seem unhealthy, but they promise a much desired huge weight loss over a short time. Others simply promise the world. Meanwhile, the Mediterranean diet has long been suggested in European studies to play a beneficial role in health and longevity. At long last, an American trial has been published which goes a long way towards proving it. The promise: follow this diet, live longer. Period!The study participants included 214,284 men and 166,012 women in what was known as the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) Diet and Health Study. The study prospectively followed this large group of people and documented all causes of death along the way. During a ten year period, from 1995 to 2005, 27,999 deaths...

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Living With Hepatitis - Part Two in This Series

If you've just found out or if you've known for a while that you have Hepatitis C or HCV as it is sometimes referred to; you may be wondering if you should treat it and if so, how. You may understandably have some questions. Some of the main questions I know I had follows. Is there an easier way than the "Standard of Care" that involves taking a injection every 4-5 days? Can I avoid the horrible side effects I've heard about with the treatment? I'm asymptomatic; Should I even treat my Hepatitis C? I will try to answer some of these in this article.The decision to treat is a personal one. Only you can answer that with your Doctor's input. The "Standard of Care" that most Doctors recommend is the drug called pegylated interferon alpha (Pegasys, PEG-Intron). This drug is often combined with an...

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