Articles for tag: Bed Sores, Flea Bites, Impetigo

Karla News

Review of Infinite Aloe Skin Care

At our state fair this summer, I was introduced to a great product for my skin, Infinite Aloe! I had never seen this before, and was enthused to give it a try. What sold me the most about this cream was the ingredients. No petro chemicals, no parabens, no propyls. And the FIRST ingredient is ...

Karla News

Common Baby Skin Conditions

There is nothing quite like the soft skin of a baby. Unlike adults, the brand-new skin of a baby has not been affected by the damaging rays of the sun or environmental factors. Although the skin of a baby is soft and supple, it is not necessarily blemish-free. Babies often have rashes and blemishes that ...

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Most Common Germs Found in Your Home

You may think it is just you, your spouse, the kids, and the family dog living in your home. But, if you think that, then you are thinking wrong. death Most all homes and other places where food is present have pathogenic germs, viruses, etc living in their home, on their skin, in their nose, ...

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Drool Rash: Causes, Treatment and Prevention

Most parents deal with excessive drooling mainly when their baby is teething, but a select few will just have drippy, sloppy kids who drool pretty much all the time. My son is just one of those kids with overactive saliva glands. As a result those same select parents including myself also get the joy of ...

Your Skin: The Largest Organ of the Human Body

The skin is the largest organ of the human body. In the average adult it covers about 3000 square inches and weighs around six pounds, which is nearly twice the weight of the human brain or liver. The skin receives about one third of the blood that circulates through the body. It’s rugged, flexible and ...

Necrotizing Fasciitis– the Flesh Eating Bacteria

We’ve all watched movies that portray horrific scenes of decomposing flesh and amputated limbs– they are a Hollywood favorite. Sadly this popular cinematic depiction became twenty-four year old Aimee Copelands’ reality after a zip-line accident. The bacterial infection that Aimee Copeland contracted, which is known as Necrotizing Fasciitis, is not a new kind of infection ...

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Infections Associated with Lymphedema

Infections: Infections are invasions by microorganisms that seek to use their hosts, by multiplying and interfering with the normal functions of their hosts, creating such possible conditions as chronic wounds, tissue injuries, limb losses, gangrene, and some times even death, or by developing into diseases through cellular or toxic mechanisms. Inflammation, the body’s natural reaction ...