By Victoria Ries
Symptoms of someone displaying bipolar disorder characteristics (also called manic depression) include a bad temper. This is more extreme than someone who raises his voice to get his point across. Someone with bipolar disorder may have violent tendencies such as breaking furniture, smashing windows, breaking his own knuckles or punching the nearest human being. The entire act of anger is out of...
By Brenda Stokes
Finding dark hair growth in the pubic or rectal area on your toddler is cause for concern. It could be a sign of a number of serious conditions, including hormone imbalances and precocious puberty. The important thing to note is all of these conditions require prompt attention and treatment, so scheduling a visit to your child's pediatrician's office immediately is a high priority. Early...
By Erik SteelElizabeth Smith
Though joint pain and arthritis can affect everyone, there are two specific reasons why these conditions might develop in people living with HIV. These include an HIV-related syndrome and possible side effects from certain drugs used to treat HIV. HIV-related rheumatic disease syndrome leads to a number of joint problems, such as reactive arthritis (either Reiter's or psoriatic arthritis),...
By Jessica Lietz
Hair loss diseases in women may be temporary or permanent conditions, depending on the cause. Some temporary conditions, such as changes in hair growth cycles, may resolve without further complications, while others, such as fungal infections, may recur. The causes of hair loss in women include disorders of the immune system, heredity and certain mental health disorders. Female pattern...
By Lisa Dryden
Every year, women spend millions of dollars on creams and serums that claim to produce skin free of blotches and blemishes. In many cases, however, these beauty products fail to live up to their claims and women end up feeling frustrated and broke. This is especially true for women who have melasma, a skin condition caused by birth control pills and pregnancy that produces brown patches on the...
By Maggie Hira
Numerous spa salons offer treatments for various skin conditions including acne, hyperpigmentation and aging skin. Treatments such as facials, microdermabrasion, extractions and chemical peels are designed to treat acne. Regular visits to a spa salon that specializes in skincare procedures can help to clear up your acne-ridden skin and give you a flawless complexion. Find a spa salon that...
By Cindi Pearce
We don't normally associate hair loss with young women, but it happens. Numerous factors can cause a young woman to lose her hair, including hormonal upsets, which occur during and after pregnancy. Hair loss also can be an indication that an individual is suffering from an underlying and undetected disease or illness. If you have given birth, odds are that you will notice significant...
By Cynthia Wren
Adverse medical conditions can contribute to hair loss, but more often, the culprits are natural factors like stress, menopause or dietary deficiencies. Before you seek medical treatment, there is an array of natural treatments that may work just as well, without the hefty price or unnatural chemicals. The hair follicles on your head rely on a clean environment to grow properly. Sometimes...
By Tiesha Whatley
A woman's hair can represent how she feels or thinks about herself. Having thinning hair can be detrimental to a woman's self-esteem. Upon noticing thinning hair, the cause needs to be assessed. Usually, you can reverse the damage once the cause has been rectified. Sometimes, thinning hair comes from things hormonal imbalances from menopause or childbirth. No matter what the cause is,...
By Kevin Rail
Having thinning hair is never a pleasure. But if you do, there are ways to slow the process and even make it grow thicker. It just takes a little tweak of the diet and a sprinkle of willpower. Get rid of junk food. Eliminate foods that are high in saturated fat and have no nutritional value. This includes deep fried foods, processed foods, refined foods and heavy amounts of alcohol and...
By Tiesha Whatley
Vitamins are a very important aspect for growing long, healthy hair and nails, since they are essential to the proper functioning of the integumentary system, which is responsible for nail and hair growth, and which uses up many of the body's nutrients. To keep this organ working at optimum level, more vitamins must be consumed by the body. For hair and nails to grow, they need oxygen....