Silicone-gel breast implants and other silicone prostheses may cause arthritis-like symptoms such as swelling of joints, pain, fever and chronic fatigue.
All of us are prone to all manner of infections during the summer - from athlete’s foot and holiday tummy to more serious infections like malaria. Conventional medicine offers little in the way of cure other than antibiotics,
A few ideas for the man who had an abscess in his right lower gum, caused by a baby tooth that's still there.
Propolis - that gummy substance collected by bees from leaf buds and tree bark - may be helpful in preventing and shortening the duration of the common cold in both children (Rom J Virol, 1995; 46: 115-33) and adults
At the first sign of an elevated temperature, worried parents attempt to treat a fever. However, fever is the body’s in-built infection control.
* Sponging with ice water or alcohol is said to help alleviate fever. * Eucalyptus leaf has been used as a cure for fever since the early 19th century. Eucalyptus oil as a steam inhalation helps asthma, colds and flu, and whooping cough (J...
* Eliminate alcohol, caffeine, refined foods and sugar.
* Increase fluid intake.
* Fever is a complex physiological reaction to disease involving a cytokine (proteins that either stimulate or inhibit immune-system function) that triggers a rise in core body temperature along with activation of various metabolic, endocrine and...
FEVER: Are we right to hit the panic alarm?
What could we do to help a 14-year-old with glandular fever? Elderberry acts specifically against the virus that causes the fever, according to one reader. Another suggestion is a combination of 1000mg Kyolic Garlic three times a day, and one...
