Know All About Migraine Symptoms
by admin on May.23, 2011, under Health Care
Think migraine, think headache. But migraines are more than just headaches. A migraine episode would consist of four phases: prodrome, aura, headache, postdrome. And each phase is accompanied by its own set of symptoms. Let us get acquainted with some of them.
Phase One: Prodrome
It precedes the period of headache by hours or even days and signals the immanency of the attack. Migraine victims experiencing prodrome can find it beneficial since they can use the opportunity to try and avoid the attack. Maintaining a migraine diary can aid in this endeavor. Symptoms encountered in this phase include increased craving for food, constipation or diarrhea, feeling of depression, and stiffness of the muscles, general tiredness and increased urination.
Phase Two: Aura
Aura is the most common precursor to headaches, though not common to all migraine patients. It never lasts more than an hour and is marked by sensory disturbances caused by neurological changes in the body. Primary among them are a range of visual symptoms from flashes of light and spots to cloudy vision and partial loss of sight. Distortions in hearing, smelling non-existent odors, dizziness, problem focusing on and forming words are a few other characteristics associated with the aura phase. It also serves as a warning for impending migraine attacks.
Phase Three: Headache
It is undoubtedly the most significant and dreaded phase of a migraine episode. Accompanied by severe unilateral pain in the head, photophobia, nausea, it can continue for hours stretching into days, and cause acute discomfort and leave a person totally drained.
Phase Four: Postdrome
Some of the migraine symptoms linger even after the headache has stopped. Bodily fatigue and mental lethargy continue to plague a person affected by a migraine, and mood levels can remain erratic.
However, you must keep in mind that not everyone suffering from migraine experience all the four phases. In fact, the phases experienced along with their corresponding symptoms need not be the same from one migraine attack to another in the same person.
Regrow Hair: Yes it is possible!
by admin on May.17, 2011, under Skin and Beauty
Nowadays men face a problem very frequently which is hair loss. From complete baldness over a period of time to partial baldness and decrease in density, there can be different cases based upon the severity of the case. Hair loss though can be cured. Many companies offer products to cure this ever increasing problem.
One such company is Regaine which offers two products namely Regaine Foam and Regaine Extra Strong Solution are very effective in reducing hair loss and stimulating the growth of new hair in place of the lost ones. Both of these products contain 5% concentration of minoxidil which is the only clinically approved medicine for hair growth. One thing is for sure, you should not expect any substantial results overnight. Even expecting drastic changes in a week or two is not fair. Regaine claims to give desired results in 8 weeks, i.e. re-growth of lost hair will be visible along with other positive signs. These results should be expected only after you follow a strict treatment schedule in which you apply the Regaine Foam or Regaine Solution twice a day in the morning and at night. Overall you will see less hair on your comb and pillow after 8 weeks. With regular and continued application of Regaine products twice a day hair will start appearing on you scalp with the same thickness and colour as the others in 12 weeks. After 16 weeks of following the routine most of the men (9 out of 10 as claimed by the company) re-grow their lost hair.
Patience and strict routine is the key to cure hair loss completely and with Regaine products at hand, in just 16 weeks you can regrow your precious hair which had been lost.
Hair loss – Causes and remedies
by admin on May.10, 2011, under Health Care
Hair loss has been one of the common problems being faced by many people across the globe. People from almost all the age groups loose hair on a regular basis. In some of the cases, hair losses are normal where old hair loss gives way to the new hair. As per a study, losing 75 hairs a day is considered to be normal, however, if more hair loss occurs, it is generally a matter of concern for the individuals. The common reasons of abnormal hair loss is the excessive intake of medicines which is particularly with birth control, antidepressants, high blood pressure or heart problems or too much intake of vitamin A. Abnormal hair loss can also occur when a person is recovering from a major illness or a surgery, hormonal imbalances such as overactive or under-active of thyroid gland.
Apart from this, fungal infections of the scalp and the underlying disease like Lupus or Diabetes can also be the cause of hair loss for many individuals. There have been many remedies which were discovered to fight hair loss. Before starting a treatment for the hair loss, it is very important to find out its reason. You may visit a physician or a dermatologist to understand the reason for the hair loss and take the treatment accordingly. If the hair loss is occurring due to hormonal imbalances, then correcting the imbalance can help in reducing the hair loss. Treatment of the fungal infections by proper medication can help reduce the hair loss.
There are many medicines which are available over the counter without prescriptions which can help in increasing the hair growth. However, one must go through the reviews of the medicines before buying them. Sometimes the use of herbal medicines will be more suitable. The last solution available to correct hair loss is to go through a surgery or hair transplant operation.
