Types of Bone Fractures A broken bone or bone fracture occurs when a force exerted against a bone is stronger than it can structurally withstand. Bones are a form of connective tissue, reinforced with calcium and bone cells. Bones have a softer centre, ...

Hearing Loss Treatment Hearing loss may be caused due to several causes and depending upon the causes, the disorder may be mild or severe. This hearing impairment can also occur at birth known as congenital hearing loss. Hearing loss is regarded as ...

Causes of Hearing Loss in Adults Hearing loss in adults has many causes, such as disease or infection, ototoxic (ear-damaging) drugs, exposure to noise, tumors, trauma, and the aging process. This loss may or may not be accompanied by tinnitus (ringing ...

Tunneling Through Pain When confronted with pain, numbness, tingling, stiffness, burning or swelling in the hands and fingers, the universal tendency nowadays is to immediately apply the label “carpal tunnel syndrome,” with very little consideration given to other possible causes. [caption id="attachment_582" align="alignright" width="322" caption="Tunneling ...

Moving your fingers into different fist formations is a gentle way to work the tendons that go through the carpal tunnel. To do a hook fist, curl your fingers in to meet the top of your palm so your upper two knuckles are bent. Touch your ...

Definition: Illustration showing carpal tunnel release procedure     Carpal tunnel release Although it might seem that carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition born from long hours spent working on a computer keyboard, carpal tunnel syndrome actually has numerous causes....

Home Remedies for Burns Have you got a skin burn? Is it horrible painful? Are you keen on how to treat burns? Act fast and find a couple of good home remedies for burns injury and skin burn treatment. Home remedies ...

While many of us might be surprised that it is possible for a mother to be so careless, the fact is that hot water burns in almost half of the children in the US occur due to the parents putting their children in bath water that is ...

Thermal Burns Overview From simple sunburn on vacation to touching a hot pot on a stove, many of us have experienced minor burns at one time or another. Thermal burn injuries are very common. Annually, 500,000 people receive medical treatment for burn ...

Home Remedieas: Bad Breath Bad Breath is caused by odor producing bacteria in the mouth. There are certain food products like garlic and onion that are responsible for bad breath. When we don’t clean or brush our teeth properly after meals, ...