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Everything You Need to Know About Allergies
I love spring. Most of the country is finishing their wet winter and the sun is starting to shine.We can look forward to grasses, trees, and flowers blooming. This is beautiful to look at, but for many children it is a sneezy, itchy, watery-eyed nightmare. Our expert Dr.Mike tells us everything we need to know about allergies and how to handle them.
FSH Side Effects
FSH, or follicle stimulating hormone, is commonly used by physicians as a treatment for infertility in women. Normally, FSH is produced by the pituitary gland and is responsible for stimulating the follicles in a woman’s ovaries to produce a mature egg that can be released into the uterus. Injections of FSH can be used to induce this process in women who have low FSH levels. However, using FSH as a fertility treatment can result in a number of side effects. These side effects range from minor to life threatening.
Foods That Aggravate Acne
While acne is caused by a number of factors–including the overproduction of skin oils as a result of genetic, hormonal or chemical causes–eating particular foods is not one of them, regardless of what your mother may have told you. However, it is true that many individuals suffering from acne find that certain foods greatly aggravate the incidence and severity of their outbreaks.
Foods That Help Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is a medical condition in which the esophageal sphincter that normally separates stomach acids from entering the esophagus fails to remain closed. The digestive acids that enter the esophagus can cause severe heartburn, bloating and nausea. Foods containing high amounts of fat, spices, garlic, onions or citrus-containing ingredients can all cause the condition. Fortunately, a number of foods can help decrease the incidence of painful heartburn episodes for acid reflux sufferers.
Courteney and David Aim to Raise $1 Million in Two Weeks for Charity
The World Entertainment News Network reports that celeb parents Courteney Cox and David Arquette have given themselves two weeks to raise $1 million to help the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation, a center dedicated to helping people afflicted with the incurable skin condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).