Skin doctors have special praise for Accutane, a derivative of vitamin A. Taken orally; it helps almost miraculously to dry up the great red sores of cystic acne. Dr. Alan Shalita, dermatology professor at the State University of New York Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, says that, thanks to Accutane, “there is little reason for [...]

There are about one million working units called nephrons in each kidney. Each nephron consists of a tuft of capillaries known as the glomerulus attached to a long winding tubule that empties into collecting tubules. The glomerulus filters the blood that circulates through it. Water together with glucose, amino acids, urea, sodium chloride, and other [...]

Television has an enormous influence on children, whether we like it or not. Almost every house in Australia has at least one television, and almost three in four have a VCR. The average child spends more time each year watching television than going to school. Only sleep occupies more of a child’s life than does [...]

Alfred Kinsey stated, “This is first of all a report on what people do, which raises no question of what they should do.” This statement became translated quickly by others to, “This is an outline of what you ought to or could be doing.” The second perspective was now beginning. The Kinsey reports on male [...]

Scabies may be acquired by any skin contact between individuals and is not always spread by sexual contact. It is due to infestation by a small mite which burrows into the skin and lays its eggs. The pubic louse is usually, but not exclusively, spread by sexual contact. These lice inhabit the hair in the [...]

In myopia, or short-sightedness, the person cannot see well at a distance, but his near-vision is usually good. Simple myopia does not give rise to headaches. Presbyopia results from the weakening of the ability to focus the lens. This starts in the earliest years, but usually doesn’t give rise to any symptoms until the forties. [...]

It is said that Julius Caesar was not born in the conventional way, but that a cut was made through his mother’s abdomen into her womb and the child emerged that way. The modern operation to deliver a child has been called caesarean section because of this. Until recently, a caesarean childbirth was a rare [...]

The pupil as such is entirely dependent upon the function of the iris. Therefore, all reactions and conditions of the pupil are to be considered basically as no more than changes affecting the inner margin of the iris. For the irisdiagnostician, however, only those abnormal conditions are significant which by paralysis or irritation of the [...]

Symptom Forceful ejection of the contents of the stomach Home care –     Solid foods, milk, or aspirin tablets aggravate vomiting and should not be given. –     Have the child sip ice water, carbonated beverages, tea with sugar, flavored gelatin water, commercial mineral or electrolyte mixtures, or apple juice. -    If you do not know why the [...]

• When it comes to ‘flu the situation is similar but more serious. It is probably best to let the fever take its natural course and not to suppress it with aspirin. Hot, herbal teas are good because of their calming effect whereas ordinary tea and coffee are stimulants. Chamomile, lemon balm, coltsfoot, elder and [...]