Eczema is not contagious, so you cannot catch it from another person. It is a disease that affects the skin. If you suffer from eczema, your skin becomes very itchy, and may be red or have rashes on it. It is difficult not to scratch your skin when you are suffering from eczema. Scratching your skin can cause your skin ...

If you think you need to join movements and lobby in Congress just to become an environmentalist, think again. There are many ways you can contribute to help the environment. Our air is largely polluted because of combustion emissions coming out of our cars. Our streams, rivers, and oceans became polluted because of industrial wastes from manufacturers whose products we ...

There is growing evidence that the common veterinary advice to get booster shots for your pet annually may have some undesired side effects. Not all veterinarians embrace this school of thought however, and this is cause for concern. Do some ignore the science for fear that a primary source of income may disappear? Or do they truly believe that repeated ...

Human impact on the environment can have both positive and negative impact. There are so many things, which we do in our day to day life, that impact the earth we live in, some way or the other. Here is a list of things, which will help in reducing the negative human impact on the environment. These things will help ...

Lagos is a port city located in South West corner of Nigeria. Because it is located besides the Atlantic Ocean, this city became the economic and financial capital of Nigeria. Not only that, Lagos possess beautiful beaches, lagoons, and creeks, making this city a popular tourist spot in the continent of Africa. With its huge population (it is the second ...

Promoting family unity is valuable to keep up with the tumultuous society. When a person feels down, the family is the strength booster and sanctuary of peace. However, with the busy schedule that each family member has, it is getting more difficult to nurture family unity within the home. Nevertheless, every family has to find time to bond and know ...

In the world of massage there exists a variety of styles – everything from Swedish massage to Lymphatic massage, all tailored to produce very specific results. One such massage technique, deep tissue massage, has continued to increase in popularity, due in part to its ability to release an enormous amount of tension in a world where tension reigns on every ...

The abiotic or non living factor in an environment includes sunlight, temperature, pressure, mountain slope, soil, rainfall, land drainage and atmosphere. These physical factors interact with one another. Let us take a soil as an example. This soil can be affected by heavy rainfalls or floods. We refer to the life in an ecosystem as the biotic community. It is ...

One of the most common disease that affect people from all ages is asthma. Asthma basically targets the air passages which are responsible for bringing oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the lungs. When asthma attacks, the interior walls of these airways become swollen, thus, making it hard for a person to breathe. This swelling or inflammation is more ...

Hand held nebulizer is an inhaler that converts liquid medicine into mist for easy inhaling. Asthma patients find this nebulizer handy and hence they can be rightly called hand held nebulizer. Air pressure is used to send fine vapor of the medication that when inhaled gives immediate relief. Most asthma patients do not use metered dosage of inhalation especially people ...