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Rare Disease Day 2018

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Rare Disease Day

Today is the 28th February and a very special day…today is Rare Disease Day!

Rare Disease Day is help on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families.

Did you know that 300 million people around the world have rare disease covering over 6000 diseases? So rare is not so rare after all?

For 2018 this year’s theme is ‘Rare needs Research’ Research is crucial for improved care, treatment and potential cures. This day is also to raise awareness with policy makers and medical professionals to show how rare diseases impact patient’s lives.

So today I am joining in with the #ShowYourRare campaign and I have produced a video on YouTube, which you can take a look at below, that talks about today and what it is like living with my rare illness Pure Autonomic Failure.

Remember we may be rare but we have ROAR!

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Herbal Treatment For The Hereditary Disease: Eczema

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Also known as dermatitis, Eczema is the most chronic skin disease. It is a group of skin disorders. The term”Eczema “is derived from a Greek word meaning “to boil”. Inflammation of the skin results in the formation of pustules and later with discharge of clear fluid that causes itching, redness, dryness and flakiness of the skin. Usually, it appears on hands, wrists, arms, neck, face, upper chest and back of the knees.

Major causes of eczema are allergies, hereditary, varicose veins, faulty body metabolism, cold and dry whether, nutritional deficiencies and deficiency of vitamin B6. Its main symptoms include itching, redness on the skin, dry and flaky skin, itchy blisters, inflammation on skin, rough and thickened skin and small bumps on forehead, neck and cheek.

Eczema can be classified as

Atopic eczema,
Allergic contact dermatitis
Irritant contact dermatitis,
Infantile seborrhoeic eczema,
Adult seborrhoeic eczema,
Varicose eczema and
Discoid eczema

Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema. Mostly it is found in infants. Eczema is also grouped with the classic allergic diseases, asthma and hay fever. The eczema skin cannot protect itself from increased rate of evaporation and hence is always dry. The dry skin gets more irritated and itchy; leading to increased scratching that worsens the rash.

Treatment options:

When it comes to Natural Eczema treatment, it is very important to keep the skin well hydrated and moisturized. Using natural oils for an eczema cure is the best option. To the effected part, coconut oil can be applied as it helps the skin to remain soft. Oatmeal is considered to be one of the best natural eczema treatments that anyone can use. The application of mud packs is another natural Eczema treatment. This home remedy is very beneficial. Sunbathing is also beneficial as it kills the harmful bacteria. You can also use Turmeric powder mixed with the same proportions of bitter neem leaves. Cold wet fomentations or cold compresses are proved useful in Eczema treatment and a relief to any skin irritation.

Carrot and muskmelon are highly beneficial in the eczema treatment. For bathing and cleaning your face, use herbal soap with large block of olive or vegetable oil. Shark cartilage and lotion of blueberry leaves lessen inflammation. Massage your skin gently with this creamy natural exfoliating paste and you can then allow it to remain on your skin for about 10 minutes before you rinse it off. Application of spearmint leaf juice also reduces eczema. Mashed papaya seed on the effected part prevent itching on the skin.

Always avoid cosmetic products as the chemicals in them may aggravate the condition. Keep a good and clean skin together with the natural remedies. Stay away from substances that are allergic to. It is also important to check your diet as it can also be caused by food allergies especially in children. Food allergies are also spread through diet like milk, egg, fish wheat, citrus fruits, peanuts etc in children. To get rid of Eczema, it is necessary to follow the above guidelines strictly.

Archer Hariold, a renowned name in the health care world, writing about various skin ailments and skin conditions. Eczema treatment using natural methods is a very safe and potent means to get rid of it.
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Dog Disease – Allergic Dermatitis

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To some, having a pet that obeys every command you give to it isn’t enough – the physical appearance is just as important. They take pride in being the proud owner of a beautiful dog, in which they show off to friends and family. They do everything to keep their pet looking good on the outside, like give it baths, cut its nails, and style its fur. But what some of these owners fail to do is keep their pets healthy – a dog disease known as Allergic Dermatitis can have devastating effects on the poor pooch, making it look real ugly.

This is no ordinary infection, it’s said that it’s chronic, or in layman’s terms incurable. Yes, that’s right, incurable – want me to say it again? Treatment is only for the symptoms that’s caused by the dog disease, but as of now there is no available cure that can actually destroy the root of all evil. Whoever thought that a simple skin disease could be that tough? Allergic Dermatitis symptoms involves itching – they will scratch more than usual, over and over again. Apparently, it can easily be confused with a flea or tick infestation, so to rule that out as a possibility, I suggest you give it a bath with the best flea and tick killing soap on the market.

After giving it a rich lather and leaving it on for the duration as prescribed on the instructions written cleverly on the back of the box, rinse it off and then use a shampoo that’s specially formulated for the eradication of the little blood suckers. After drying the pooch, apply flea and tick killing powder thoroughly – basically you want to kill every last one of them. When you’ve verified that there are no survivors left, observe the frequency your pet scratching itself. If it eventually stops or decreases significantly, your in luck – it could be a flea and tick infestation.

But if the problem still persists, then there’s a possibility that it has contracted the dog disease Allergic Dermatitis. Even after using the “thorough bathing test”, it’ll still be difficult to determine the exact skin disease it may have. The “thorough bathing test” only serves as the go signal for you to pay a visit to your veterinarian. Why should you be worried about this dog disease in the first place? Well, consistent scratching and gnawing at coat will progressively lead to hair loss patches. That will leave areas of exposed reddish skin with rashes – which kinda makes your pet look like it was salvaged from a burning building.

That’s bad news for those obsessed with aesthetic aspect of their pooches. Allergic Dermatitis can be contracted directly through the skin, absorbed from food or the consumption allergens like grass and wood pollens, and even through the inhalation of certain things like cigarette smoke, indoor dust, and weed (marijuana). Play it safe and avoid having your pet come into contact with the above stated items. For a more complete list of allergens consult your vet. Observe proper and consistent pet grooming rituals, especially if its been in an area full of dust and pollutants. If you feel you pooch has been infected, go see the same guy – the earlier the better.

The author of this article, Alex De La Cruz, is a Dog Expert who has been successful for many years. Because most people think that Arthritis is a humans-only disease Alex now informs dog owners with his http://dog_arthritis.doggybooks.info Ebook on how to discover this disease and let their dogs live as pain-free as possible.

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Smokers twice as likely to develop debilitating skin disease

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Tobacco smokers are twice as likely to develop a debilitating skin disease, according to new research published in the British Journal of Dermatology this week.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic and recurring inflammatory disease of the hair follicles, which causes a mixture of boil-like lumps, areas leaking pus, and scarring. It is estimated to affect around one per cent of the population, and it is difficult to predict the severity of individual cases and how they will respond to treatment.

The study was a retrospective cohort analysis, meaning that a database of medical records is examined to spot trends in a population’s health. The database that the researchers used has data on the health of over 50 million people in the United States, though for this study only patients with an active status in the database over the last three years who had race, gender, and age information, as well as at least one measurement for BMI with the study period were included. Patients who had already been diagnosed with HS before the start of the study were also excluded, as were patients who started smoking after they were diagnosed with HS.

Using this information the researchers were able to split the cohort into smokers and non-smokers and calculate the incidence of HS among both groups, taking into account other factors that influence HS incidence, such as age, gender, race, and obesity.

Of the 3,924,310 tobacco smokers, there were 7,860 patients diagnosed with HS during the study period, this compares to 8,430 cases of HS among 8,027,790 non-smokers. This equals an overall incidence among smokers of 0.20 per cent compared to 0.11 per cent among non-smokers.

Overall incidence was highest amongst the following smoking sub-groups: those aged 30-39 years (0.35 per cent); women (0.28 per cent); African Americans (0.46 per cent), and those with a BMI greater than, or equal to, 30 (0.33 per cent), qualifying them as obese.

Although the exact mechanisms linking tobacco smoking to HS are not understood, it has been speculated that nicotine has a role in triggering the disease.

Senior author, Dr Amit Garg, said: “This is the first population level evidence that tobacco smoking is a true risk factor for the development of Hidradenitis suppurativa. What is not yet understood is whether cessation of smoking can lead to improvement in disease activity.”

Matthew Gass of the British Association of Dermatologists said: “Hidradenitis suppurativa is a recurrent and painful disease, which can have an enormous physical and psychological impact on people, as such it is very important that medical professionals and patients understand the potential causes of this condition.

“This study also builds on the existing evidence base regarding the impact of smoking on skin health. There is already evidence that it is one of the biggest factors in skin ageing, and that it can increase the chances of acne scarring.”

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