Ibuprofen and Alcohol – Can You Take Ibuprofen with Alcohol?




The question of, can we take Ibuprofen with Alcohol which the answer is: Dangerous combination! Irrespective of whether the painkiller is taken after a few beers, or before a couple of glasses of wine or hard liquor, it’s not recommended either way. Continue reading “Ibuprofen and Alcohol – Can You Take Ibuprofen with Alcohol?”

Adenomyosis Symptoms and Treatment




You have heard about some women who have long, unusual and painful periods which is one of the symptoms of adenomyosis.

Maybe you are one of these women. The problem can be related to adenomyosis. You have to check it with your doctor. Either you are involved with adenomyosis or not, now that you are on this page you want to know about it and you ask what adenomyosis is and what does it do. Why it causes so much problems sometimes?

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Kriotherapy For Health and Fitness

Kriotherapy is the latest addition to health and fitness. It may not be be entirely new but it is the first I have heard of it except or course for freezing bodies so they can supposedly wake up in a couple of hundred years time and resume their life.

It seems that freezing your but off in a room like an ice box for a matter of minutes  is good for you and the list of supposed cures from Kriotherapy is impressive “ it supposedly helps with sleep problems, relieves symptoms of tiredness and depression, regenerates and revitalises the body and aids recovery of physical injuries.

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Fibromyalgia a Chronic Condition

Fibromyalgia which was more commonly known as Fibrocitis is one of those illnesses that does not show any signs to indicate what the problem is. A doctor may have difficulty in diagnosing fibromyalgia as there seems no obvious signs.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition which causes widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, you may also suffer from fatigue and multiple tender points that cause pain when any pressure is applied.

Fibromyalgia is more prominent in women than in men.

Although you may feel better at times it is a condition that may never disappear completely but it is not a progressive illness and it is not life threatening.

The pain can persist for many months at a time and it is often accompanied by stiffness, areas affected are mainly upper back, neck, upper chest, elbows, elbows, hips and knees. It can also include the back of your head. Continue reading “Fibromyalgia a Chronic Condition”

What is Tetanus and Why is it Dangerous?

Tetanus is quite rare now due to injections that are given to combat it. During your lifetime immunization with vaccine consisting of five injections are all that are needed to protect you.

Tetanus is caused by bacteria (germs) that gets into the body through a cut possibly while gardening or through a bite from an animal.

If the cut or wound is deep you are at more risk of developing tetanus if it gets dirty with soil or manure, even a thorn prick can allow bacteria to get into your body it then releases a poison that causes tetanus.

The first signs that you have tetanus are a spasm of the muscles closest to the infected cut. But once the poison gets into your bloodstream then other symptoms start to occur, usually in the face.

Spasms of the chewing muscles occur which make it hard to open your mouth, following those spasms in the throat muscles make it hard to swallow.

This can be followed by spasms in the facial muscles which give you the look of grinning. Breathing can become difficult as the spasms spread to other parts of the body, Other symptoms include extreme sensitivity to touch, high fever, sore throat, rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing, headache, bleeding into the bowels, and diarrhea. Continue reading “What is Tetanus and Why is it Dangerous?”