What are the basic causes of Acne (Pimples)

What is meant by acne and who are affected?

The acne affects mostly the teenagers, women in the age of twenties are mostly affected by acne. Acne is a kind of skin disturbance and is a condition in which the skin on the face, neck, chest, shoulders and back is covered with a greater or lesser extent with pimples, boils, white heads and black heads. Acne is also caused by the infection of the anaerobic bacterium named as propionibacterium acnes.
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What is meant by Depression? What are the Types and Symptoms of Depression?

Depression is the extremely common psychiatric condition. It is the most common of the affective disorders (disorders of the mood). It ranges from a mild condition to a severe depression which is accompanied by hallucinations and delusions.
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Changes in lifestyle leads to poor health

Stress is the main cause for many people to overeat without control. As a result of stress, many hormones are released which increase the hunger levels in a person.

With the change in work hours to night shifts, the eating habits are also changed which in future may lead to night shifts. (more…)

Backaches – Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Backache is the most common complaint by the people aging above 40. This backache may occur above or below the back bone and may be due to a simple cause. (more…)

Stress and its management

What is meant by stress?

Stress cannot be explained in a single term. It is an expression of the mind for over demanding of a particular work. It is closely related to mental and physical functions of the body. In day to day modern and fast life everybody feel stressed when we face an un favorable conditions or any disturbances in the routine activity like delays, sound pollution, un friendly working atmosphere, serious disease conditions, severe pains in any part of the body. Therefore we can say that stress is a non specific reaction of the body to any situations either an enjoyable or not. (more…)