An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from fibromyalgia, with 80 to 90 percent being women. The disorder was no cure for the symptoms of widespread pain and tenderness -even with a slight touch to the skin- but tailored acupuncture may work as a fibromyalgia treatment, according to a recent study. The study on the use of acupuncture for patients fibromyalgia symptoms…
Researchers released new information today that could help unlock why some people develop this rare allergy. Scientists have pinpointed a specific mutation in the ADGRE2 gene that runs in some families with this rare disorder, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, all of the families originate from a small area in Lebanon, suggesting common ancestors. Hives occur when immune system…
The use of a daily hygiene product has shown to change the body’s bacterial community. Antiperspirant –keeps you dry- studies shows it’s disrupting the bacterial community under your armpits. The study that was published in the journal Peer J, questions current lifestyle norms that might alter the human “microbiome.” Microbiome refers to the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that…
Acne causing Bacteria lives on everyone’s skin. One in five people is develop only an occasional pimple over a lifetime. A UCLA study conducted with researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute has discovered that acne bacteria contain “bad” strains associated with pimples and “good” strains that may…
The skin serves as a barrier protecting the body from the hundreds of allergens, irritants, pollutants and microbes’ people come in contact with every day. Eczema, or atopic dermatitis is considered the most common inflammatory human skin disease. In eczema patients the skin barrier becomes open, allowing intruders – pollen, mold, pet dander, dust mites…
