Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Psoriasis - Skin disorder


Physicians usually diagnose psoriasis by visual inspection.

This involves the information of the skin, scalp, fingernails and toenails for reddening or scaling skin that is characteristic of psoriasis.

Small pits on the fingernails are also signs of psoriasis.

A skin biopsy, or scraping and culture of skin patches, may be needed to rule out other disorders.


In psoriasis, the examination will usually show proliferation of dry skin cells, but may not show signs of inflammation. Changes in the nails are often strong indicators of psoriasis.

If joint pain is present, an x-ray may be used to check for psoriatic arthritis.




Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Fire burn - Aloe Vera

Aloe vera has been traditionally used for burn healing but clinical evidence remains unclear.
We conducted a systematic review to determine the efficacy of topical aloe vera for the treatment of burn wounds.
As generations of mothers already know, Aloe Vera really is a miracle plant when it comes to treating burns from fires but many people don’t realize that Aloe Vera is also a great treatment for nearly any type of burn, including sunburns, burns from hot surfaces and liquids, steam burns and even to some extent radiation burns.
Even the FDA (food and drug administration) has acknowledged the amazing healing properties of Aloe Vera when it comes to the first-aid treatment of a wide variety of burns.