Author: Phil

The term athlete’s foot is, to say the least, somewhat misleading – this condition can affect anyone! Athlete’s foot (aka tinea pedis) is a fungal skin infection that more often than not starts in between the toes and manifests as

We have all suffered a sore throat at some point – the distressing symptoms of irritation, itchiness and pain experienced in the throat – a guaranteed way of spoiling your day and affecting your sleep. The vast majority of sore

Hair loss is a natural process – 50-100 hair/day is within normal bounds, particularly so when you consider you have in excess of 100,000 hair follicles. However more rapid hair loss – alopecia – is clearly of greater concern. There

Vertigo is an unpleasant symptom characterized by a disorientating sensation of apparently spinning or moving when you aren’t actually in motion. It is primarily a dysfunction of the balance sensory system within your ears effectively misinforming your brain that you

Ear infections generally happen following a respiratory illness, such as a cold or influenza, typically manifesting as ear pain, a feeling of ear pressure or fluid drainage. Given the fact that the majority of ear infections resolve spontaneously without any

If you are suffering from the persistent itching and soreness of a dry scalp and wish to avoid medicated treatments, help is at hand – we’ll show you number of inexpensive and natural ways to treat dry scalp. Dry scalp

The subject of bug bites and stings is particularly topical at this time of year! As you are probably more than aware, the bite itself is not a particular issue – the swelling that results with the associated discomfort of

A fever may result from a bacterial or viral infection – this is the body’s attack on the infection, as part of the immune response, by raising the body’s core temperature to neutralize the causative microbes. The importance of using