Itchy Nose Remedies
Nasal itchiness caused by allergies, irritants or a cold can usually be treated with home remedies and over-the-counter medicines.
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Cold Symptoms at Night
More than 200 viruses can cause the common cold, according to MedlinePlus. Colds are prevalent during the winter, and symptoms can be quite uncomfortable, especially at night. Sneezing, stuffy nose and sore throat are common features.
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Foods to Eat to Stop Diarrhea
If you have diarrhea, changing your diet may improve your symptoms. Traditional advice is to consume bland, soft foods to manage brief episodes of diarrhea, although getting enough fluids and resuming a normal diet are most consistent with evidence-based guidelines.
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Cold Symptoms of Light Headedness & Tiredness
Symptoms of lightheadedness and fatigue during a cold are about as common as the cold itself. While some cold-sufferers may experience more coughing and others more sinus pain, it seems that feeling tired and lightheaded are constant features to some degree.
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How to Cleanse During Menstruation
At one time or another, most women will experience doubt or concern about maintaining genital hygiene, especially during menstruation. The stigma persists that the menstrual cycle renders female genitals unclean. While this is untrue, good personal hygiene includes appropriate cleansing during menstruation.
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How Soon After Delivery Can a Breast Pump Be Used?
In theory, you can use a breast pump soon after delivery, as desired. A breast pump is a device primarily used to extract breast milk. However, it is also often used to stimulate breast milk production after delivery and before the milk supply is established a few days after birth.
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How to Keep Stretch Marks From Itching
Stretch marks, technically called straie, are a form of scarring caused by tears in a layer of the skin called the dermis. Stretch marks are often caused when skin stretches quickly, as during pregnancy, growth spurts and periods of rapid weight gain.
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Morning Dizziness Symptoms
It is not uncommon for people to report feelings of morning dizziness from time to time. Dizziness can emerge from many underlying causes, some benign and others more serious. A feeling of dizziness is purely subjective; the term is used to describe specific sensations among which much variation exists.
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First Signs of Morning Sickness
The American College of Nurse Midwives reports that 25 percent of pregnant women experience some nausea during pregnancy (without vomiting), and 50 percent will have both nausea and vomiting during the first 16 weeks. Nausea and vomiting are the cardinal symptoms of what is commonly referred to as "morning sickness."
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10 Safety Rules When Swimming
In 2007, 3,443 unintentional drownings occurred in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tragically, drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death of American children ages 1 to 19, and most of those deaths occur in residential pools, reports the CDC.
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Side Effects of Cherry Fruit Extract
Cherries are one variety of nutrient-rich, red and blue berries. The health benefits of cherries are most pleasantly obtained when eating the whole fruit, which also provides fluid and fiber. Supplementation with cherry fruit extract, however, may provide a viable alternative when the fruit is not available.
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Ways to Eat Avocados
The avocado is a fruit abundant in antioxidants, minerals, phytonutrients, dietary fiber and monounsaturated fat. The health benefits of avocado are well-researched and widely known. According to Avocado.
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