Usually if you suffer from dry eyes, your eye doctor can prescribe a medication that will increase your tear production and help ease the dryness. Most patients tolerate these medications well, but there are exceptions. If you've suffered side effects due to dry eye medications or if your doctor recommends against them due to preexisting health conditions or drug interactions, then you may want to look into an alternative: punctal plugs.
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- As people age, their bodies change in less than favorable ways. Some older people even experience cognitive decline. Living alone can become difficult or impossible without additional assistance. Fortunately, in-home elderly care can give seniors all the help they need. Some seniors feel shame about their declining abilities. Convincing an elderly person to accept care can be difficult. However, many families find that in-home elderly care is in everyone's best interest.
- If your child has head lice, don't panic. Headlice may be annoying and time-consuming to deal with, but it is something that you can treat. You don't have to shave your child's head in order to deal with headlice; there are lots of other options available to you. Thing #1: Start Washing All Soft Items First, you want to start in your child's bedroom. Strip the bed and wash all their bedding, including their pillows.
- Stem cell treatment uses stem cells to help repair diseased or injured tissue. It is similar to an organ transplant, but instead of replacing an entire organ, only the cells get replaced. To replace a cell, stem cells get injected into the part of the body that needs to be restored. While there is still much research to be done, stem cell therapy is proving to be beneficial for these three medical conditions.
- There are times when you have a stomach ache, and it eventually goes away. The same goes for children. You usually know when something is wrong, but it may be difficult to tell when your child is having health issues and not just complaining that something hurts because they don't want to do something, such as going to school or participating in an activity they aren't really interested in. If your child is complaining of a stomach ache and you aren't sure if there is something more going on, read on for a few signs to help you decide.