Antiseptics
Antiseptics are chemical agents used for disinfecting purposes, mostly in the form of solutions.They are expected to reduce the number of bacteria to a safe minimum, but they do not destroy all...
View ArticleLime
Lime is the oxide of calcium and in the unslaked form makes a strong disinfectant.When two pounds of lime are mixed with a pint of water, slaked lime is formed and much heat is generated,when used in...
View ArticleBacilli type
A type of bacteria found in the soil (B.tetanus), in milk (B.acidophilus or lactic acid bacillus) and in the intestines of men and animals (B.Coli).They are rod-shaped,microscopic vegetable or...
View ArticleWhat is Heat
Heat is one of the most important therapeutic measures employed in the treatment of many ailments. It is used in various forms, as moist compresses, packs and baths, and in dry form, as hot water bag,...
View ArticleFattening Diet
A fattening diet should not be indulged in if one is between five and ten pounds under the standard weight for that person’s age and height, providing he or she is consuming a balanced and adequate...
View ArticleBest Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet consists mostly of fat and very little carbohydrate and protein.The excess of fat in the diet produces a condition of partial acidosis which is of value in the treatment of epilepsy....
View ArticleBody chills without fever cause
Chills accompanied by shaking of the entire body and chattering of the teeth may be the result of erotic excitement, great nervous upset of severe pain in any part of the body. In such cases, the chill...
View ArticleEpilepsy Treatment
Epilepsy is a disease which has been known to mankind since ancient times but is as yet one of the many unsolved puzzles of medicine. Some doctors think it is not a disease entity, but only a symptom...
View ArticleDysentery Symptoms
Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestine characterized by fever, abdominal pains, ulcerations of the bowel vomiting and diarrhea with bloody stools. In chronic cases, there are abdominal pains,...
View ArticleLupus Symptoms in Women and Children
Lupus is a chronic skin disease affecting women and children mostly. The type affecting women is called “lupus erythematosus.” It usually attacks the skin of the face, nose and ears forming reddish,...
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