Let’s start with the bad news. Everybody knows that acne is most common in teenagers but many people don’t believe that it can affect people of all ages. Now it’s time to believe it. In particular, the hormonal changes in women during the menstrual cycle or pregnancy can cause outbreaks of acne. Problems can also be caused by the use of oral contraceptives which affect the balance of hormones in the body.

The first symptoms are blemishes on the skin of the face, neck and shoulders. In more advanced cases, it can spread down the chest and back. The medical profession takes power over ordinary conditions by using labels. You can use word “spot” if you like it. There must be far more impressive and frightening words found to ensure that ordinary people feel there is something more seriously wrong with them. In this case, there are five most commonly used words: Read More→

In a recent research Diazepam was found to significantly reduce the likelihood of intense convulsions resulted from fever, which thousands of young children and toddlers suffer from each year.

The study enrolled over 400 children examined in the course of four years, who were given oral doses of Diazepam, a strong sedative. The results have shown that by using this drug the frequency of febrile seizures caused by fever was significantly reduced. About four percent of all American children suffer from this type of convulsions each year.

Doctors state that such seizures don’t wield much potential hazard to the child in the long run, however they can give a strong stress to parents, and quite seldom can increase the likelihood of developing epilepsy especially among children who are naturally susceptible to this condition. The scientists behind the research and independent experts agree in that there’s a need to develop a new common treatment of febrile seizures, especially when another study has shown that the medication that is commonly used in such cases for over 40 years actually provides little benefit if not even harm. Read More→