Ringworm (tinea or dermatophytosis) is a type of fungal infection of the skin that has nothing to do with worms. The infection can occur just about anywhere on the body and has different names depending on which part of the body it affects. Symptoms of ringworm depend on the location of the infection. They typically include: Itchy skinRed, scaly, or cracked skinA … [Read more...]
Crossing Over Barriers to Heal: Celebrating World AIDS Day
The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Communities make the difference". 1 December 2019 is an important opportunity to recognize the essential role that communities have played and continue to play in the AIDS response at the international, national and local levels. How can a Community Contribute? A community is a group of people living in the same place or … [Read more...]
Easy Yoga Poses To Improve Flexibility
Yoga poses don’t have to be complicated to be effective at increasing flexibility and mobility in the joints and surrounding tissues. When we think of gaining flexibility, we should aim to create as much balance around a joint so that it is not pulled on unevenly. A joint is where two bones come together and move. For example, because of the amount of time we spend in … [Read more...]
Targeting Urinary Inconsistency With Yoga
In the present scenario where women have developed a sedentary lifestyle urinary inconsistency is increasingly becoming a problem. Inconsistency is a condition when the bladder stops functioning normally. There are a number of people who suffer from a weak bladder from time to time when they laugh, cough or sneeze. These actions put a sudden stress on the bladder and when … [Read more...]
Yoga For Healthy Blood Pressure
According to new study, presented May 15th at the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Hypertension, in San Francisco, the ancient practice of yoga can fight high blood pressure, or hypertension. Led by Dr. Debbie Cohen of the University of Pennsylvania, researchers tracked 58 women and men, aged 38 to 62, for six months, and found that doing yoga two to three … [Read more...]
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