| Milk of magnesia may alleviate acne
Have you heard of using milk of magnesia on severe acne? My son has cystic nodular acne. He is 16 and has been under a dermatologist's care for many years. We have spent thousands of dollars, to no avail. He has recently tried a home remedy: applying milk of magnesia to his face at night before bed. He looks the best he has in four years. Why is this working? We don't know why it might combat acne, but we have heard that this laxative can help clear up seborrheic dermatitis. In this condition, yeast on the skin causes redness and flakes, rather like dandruff, but on the forehead and chin as well as scalp and eyebrows. Here is one reader's report: "I have been using milk of magnesia on my face for the past two months, and my face flakes are gone! I pour it in my hand and massage it on my face (forehead, eyebrows, around the eyes, nose, cheeks and chin) while showering, and rinse it off at the end of the shower.
New Breakthrough Treatment is Tough On Lice But Gentle On Kids
Head lice is one of the most contagious conditions among children, only second to the common cold.(1) There are about 6 to 12 million cases each year,(2) and it causes children to miss approximately 12 to 24 million school days annually.(3) But, now parents can say good-bye to head lice and to pesticides with the introduction of LiceMD®, a new pesticide-free breakthrough treatment that helps parents take control of lice outbreaks and achieve peace of mind while restoring their household to its normal balance. This head lice treatment is pediatrician-tested and clinically proven to effectively, safely and simply eliminate eggs, lice and nits without the use of pesticides. .
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ROCHDALE and Oldham footballer Ernie Cooksey has spoken for the first time about his battle with the most deadly form of skin cancer. Speaking to our sister paper the Oldham Advertiser this week, the 27-year-old told of his "utter shock" at finding out he has malignant melanoma – a cancer with no known cure and typically caused by over-exposure to harmful UV rays from the sun. Ernie – whose partner Louise is expecting their first child in three months – had successfully battled cancer in 2006, after a mole on his back became malignant. However, a recent scan has now shown that the disease has returned. Despite many years of research, the sole effective cure is surgical removal of the primary tumour before it becomes thicker than 1mm. But in Ernie's case it has now spread around his body in multiple tumours to Stage Four (metastatic melanoma), which is notoriously hard to treat.
Making every day Earth Day
BRIDGTON - Businesses and organizations came together Tuesday to celebrate the first daylong Earth Day fair in town.
The Bridgton Community Center hosted displays on topics such as recycling and organic agriculture, and served as the launching point for two hikes into nearby protected land.
"A gentleman (previously) came in and asked me what we were going to do for Earth Day," said Carmen Lone, executive director of the center. "And I said, 'Gee, I don't know.' "
The inquiry spurred Lone to organize the fair via e-mails to interested people.
The Lakes Environmental Association and the Loon Echo Land Trust, both headquartered in Bridgton, each hosted a hike to celebrate the day. The association led a walk through Pondicherry Park, while the trust held a hike up Bald Pate Mountain.
Clinics offer a gateway to holistic health
Wellness-oriented health care appeals to many, but acupuncture, chiropractic, massage and other alternative treatments often extend beyond the reach of pocketbooks and insurance coverage. A Renaissance Health in downtown Gresham offers an affordable pathway to holistic therapies as well as free health screenings for some patients. Through "Your Community Clinic," held on Wednesdays and Thursdays, the natural medicine center and health spa on Miller Avenue offers chiropractic adjustment, acupuncture treatment, massage therapy and physical therapy for $30 to $35 and a full doctor's visit for $50. As a participant in the state-funded Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, Renaissance also provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings, pap smears and blood-pressure checks to qualified women age 40 and older.
Global wool industry reliant on Australia
The International Wool Conference has highlighted how the entire world's wool industry is almost solely dependent on Australian wool growers. The tension surrounding mulesing is bringing that clearly into sharp focus. The few hundred high powered businessmen, technical boffins, beaurocrats and journalists at the Beijing conference owe their livelihoods to Australian woolgrowers. Many here represent multi-billion dollar businesses, employing thousands of staff from across the globe. The plush marbled environment of the enormous Kunlun Hotel in Beijing and the busy ants' nest of noisy taxis and the pollution from a city the size of Belgium, is a world away from the dusty yards, battered utes and familiar woolsheds that surround those that drive this global industry. Without Aussie farmers there is no wool industry, there are no pure wool suits or fashionable catwalk garments.
FMGC industry grows by 16 percent in 2007-08
New Delhi, Apr 13: Backed by rising demand, fiscal incentive and improved performance by leading companies having plants in tax-exempt locations, the FMCG industry has has recorded 16 per cent growth in sasles during April-February 2006-07, a survey said. .
What's going on
When Daryn Kagan found out in 2006 that CNN wasn't renewing her contract, she took the bad news and turned it into something positive. The former anchor reinvented her career by starting her own Web site, DarynKagan.com, for inspiring news stories. She's also making TV documentaries with a hopeful message, like her debut film, "Breaking the Curse," about an American mom who turns the loss of her daughter into motivation for helping fight leprosy in India. .
Lip Care Products Market to Reach $1.5 billion by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Global Lip care products market is projected to reach $1.5 billion by 2010. Major growth drivers for the still 'niche' category include increasing awareness among consumers about the need to protect lips from overexposure to the sun, increased usage of lip care products by men, and a deeper penetration of products. .
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