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Itchy Swollen Eyelids - Articles
How Toxic Are You? Take This Toxicity Assessment To Find Out!
by
Tera W.
Posted
Sat 24 Jan 2009 5:27pm
Take This Toxicity Self-Assessment
Rate each of the following symptoms based upon your
health profile for the past 30 days.
Point Scale:
0 = never or almost never have the symptom
1 = occasionally have the symptoms, effect is not severe
2 = occasionally have it, is severe
3 = frequently have it, effect is not severe
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The Dreaded Pink Eye Strikes Again!
by
Susan H.
Posted
Tue 24 Mar 2009 3:17pm
One of my twins came home from preschool on Monday with pink eye. It’s the second time in just a few months, and he also had it a year ago (along with his twin brother). Unfortunately, pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, is highly contagious, so it tends to circulate frequently in the schools.
The first sign for my kids is usually the “gunk ...
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Eye Allergies Explained
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by
David K.
Posted
Thu 17 Feb 2011 8:08pm
Eye Allergies Explained
We often hear that “making eye contact is good!” What if you possess red, blotchy eyes that instantly make people want to look away?!
Allergic Conjunctivitis is a common allergy. It can be caused from something irritating the eye (called an “allergen”). The eye fights back and certain cells within the eye (ca ...
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Fellow Fighter Sandra
by
megse5
Posted
Wed 01 Apr 2009 2:45pm
2 Comments
My name is Sandi. I am now a 33 year mother of four. Starting sometime in 2003 or 2004 I began having *issues*. They were really what I considered fairly minor in the beginning. My family and I moved into a pretty big house. It was a beautiful house but it was an older house with what I considered a fair amount of dust in it so I wasn't too sur ...
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Me vs. 10 Ninjas
by
gosamcho
Posted
Sun 29 May 2011 11:27pm
As the Memorial Day weekend approached, I spent Thursday morning doing a cool 4 mile loop (hike) at Bear Mountain with a few of my friends. The weather was beautifully nice and cool - and the hike was quite challenging with plenty of inclines. We took the Major Welch trail up and then the Appalachian Trail back down, stopping by Perkin's Memori ...
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Testosterone for Dry Eyes by Jeffrey Dach MD
by
Jeffrey Dach MD
Posted
Fri 19 Mar 2010 9:50am
Testosterone for Dry Eye Syndrome
by Jeffrey Dach MD
Mrs. B was 58 years old with typical menopausal symptoms of night sweats and hot flashes, and came to see me because of dry itchy, red eyes. The lids sometimes swell because of the irritation. Over the years, Mrs ...
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When to Suspect Lyme
by
Dr. Virginia S.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 10:49am
The most useful diagnostic reference: the “Bible” of Lyme medical literature.
by John Bleiweiss, MD.
The When To Suspect Lyme Disease essay:
This essay, written by John D. Bleiweiss, M.D., in April, 1994 is very long, but also very comprehensive and helpful. Any doctor checking for Lyme disease would do well to read this essay first; any ...
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KULITI: Sty in the Eye
by
Anthony R.
Posted
Sun 05 May 2013 12:00am
There’s a stigma attached to having “kuliti” (hodeolum or sty) in the eye, and that is having a habit of secretly sneaking and maliciously looking on somebody’s private parts. In other words, you are a “Peeping Tom.” Well, there might be a medical basis on this accusation as you might be putting your eye in dirty peepholes as you sneak and pe ...
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