There are many forms of ringworm and the disease can affect the skin on different regions of the body, the fingernails, the toenails or the scalp. Ringworm is caused by infection with various types of fungal organisms called dermatophytes. The disease is very contagious and it can occur in anyone. However, ringworm has the highest incidence in young children. Elderly people and people with weak immune system are also very exposed to acquiring ringworm, due to their increased susceptibility to infections. Tinea capitis, or ringworm of the scalp, is a very common type of fungal infection. Ringworm of the scalp mostly occurs in children, but the disease can be developed by adults as well. Ringworm of the scalp is contagious and the fungal organisms responsible for causing the disease can be contracted either directly, through physical contact with contaminated people or animals, or indirectly, through physical contact with contaminated objects. Children often interact with infested animals or enter in contact with contaminated objects and hence they can easily contract the fungal elements that cause ringworm of the scalp...

The good news: A combined 10.1 million Americans, the American Heart Association and Centers for Disease Control estimate, have survived a stroke or traumatic brain injury TBI . The bad news: Of these, 1.5 million have experienced vision loss, a number increasing by more than 90,000 each year. These survivors often have difficulty with daily activities such as reading, walking and watching TV, which can affect their confidence and independence because these people see only part of everything they look at. Until recently, stroke and TBI survivors had to tolerate vision loss and had no rehabilitation option. Previously only speech, physical and occupational therapies were provided. Now, regardless of when the injury occurred, stroke and TBI patients have the ability to regain some of their vision through NovaVision VRT Vision Restoration Therapy VRT . The therapy is completed at home for approximately an hour a day for six to seven months. VRT is based on the scientific principle of neuroplasticity, a new understanding of brain function in which healthy areas in the brain can compensate for injury and adjust their activity in...

There is nothing like a white smile. It conveys to the world good health and confidence. There was a time when dazzling white smiles were only seen on the red carpet, but no more. Today there are literally hundreds of tooth whiteners available on the market. These products range in price from several dollars up to hundreds of dollars. You can have teeth whitening done by the dentist in his office in about one hour, or you can buy a teeth whitening system from your dentist to use at home. In office laser tooth whitening can cost 600.00 for one session. If you don t have a bundle of money to spend and you don t have to see the results immediately, then whitening your teeth at home may be for you. The most popular in home teeth whitening systems are tray based systems. Your dentist will perform a thorough examination of you teeth and gums before starting your teeth whitening treatment. He ll want to make sure your teeth and gums are healthy, which will help to cut down on potentially painful side effects. If you have receding gums you are at more of a risk to suffer from gum tenderness when using a tray treatment. You will need...

It is time for less talk and more action - loving action. Loving actions are those actions that support our highest good and the highest good of others. Loving actions are those actions that are motivated by love rather than by fear. Many people who have been on a path of personal and spiritual growth have spent a lot of time talking. Talking with friends about what is wrong and what they want. Talking with therapists about their past and their beliefs. Talking with a mate about what needs changing. They have explored and explored and talked and talked - and not much has changed. Exploring our limiting beliefs and where we got them is essential for opening the door to loving action, but taking loving action is the secret to joy. We can talk and talk and learn and learn, but until we are willing to take loving action, nothing will change. It is not that it is time to stop learning about our fears and beliefs, but it is time for all this learning to result in loving action. We are always taking action, yet much of the time the actions we take are not loving, in that they do not support our own and others highest good. All of...