Friday, November 30, 2007

What to Do with the Genital herpes symptoms that will not go away

What to Do with the Genital herpes symptoms that will not go away

Infected individuals may never have symptoms. And if they do, they could be very mild signs that they do not even notice. On a lighter note genital herpes symptoms could easily be mistaken for a skin irritation or an insect bite. Genital herpes is a Sexually Transmitted Disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses, Type 1 also called HSV-1 and Type 2 also known as HSV 2.

Many people with genital herpes do not seek treatment because they are asymptomatic in other words, have mild symptoms and do not realize that anything is wrong As a matter of fact, results of a national study show that in United States of

America, 1 out of 5 adolescents and adults have a genital HSV infection.

This causes a large proportion of global burden of ill-health because in the end only a small proportion of people may look for advice and avoid re-infection. Better still, other individuals who have the genital herpes symptoms may prefer to treat themselves using home remedies. The identification of infected people combined with rapid treatment will reduce the complications of the disease and minimize further transmission. After the virus is transmitted, most probably it will take 2 weeks for some people to realize while for others this will not be the case at all. HSV 1 can cause genital herpes but most commonly this type will cause Fever Blisters which in other words are mouth and lips blisters.

From the time a person notices signs of Genital herpes symptoms, they should avoid sexual exposure including oral and or anal. In addition the risk of transmission can be reduced by assisting in detection of infected partners. Genital herpes symptoms can be anything from muscle pains, swollen glands, fever, vaginal discharge. For some people they experience backaches and headaches. Worse still this comes with sores or blisters which in turn can cause a lot of agony and discomfort. Genital herpes symptoms which come in form of blisters and sores can be very painful sometimes.

There are various ways to suppress this discomfort; Keep the affected area clean and dry, by wearing loose fitting clothes, by soaking yourself in warm water, better still use a blow dryer with low heat to dry the affected area as opposed to a towel. Women are highly advised against douching. This is to mention just a few of home remedies. Let no one lie to you.

Research has shown that there is no cure for genital herpes. All is not lost though because we have a treatment called Anti viral therapy which is in tablet form. Antiviral can be used in two ways Episodic treatment –which is to shorten the time of each attack and Suppressive therapy-which is for delaying frequent or severe attacks.

Wangeci Kinyanjui has been researching and reporting on Health Matters for years. For more information on genital herpes symptoms, visit her site at GENITAL HERPES SYMPTOMS

Posted By Dr.Savitha Suri http://www.ayurhelp.com
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Govt to make ayurvedic drugs

Govt to make ayurvedic drugs

CHANDIGARH: Punjab health department has started an in-house manufacturing facility for ayurvedic drugs at its Patiala pharmacy to prepare genuine drugs from medicinal plants and herbs under scientific supervision. Raw material worth Rs 1 crore has already been purchased for manufacturing of these drugs. Speaking after inaugurating a refresher course for senior ayurvedic medical officers here on Friday, health minister Lakshmi Kanta Chawla said Punjab is the first state to start this novel experiment to provide genuine ayurvedic drugs. Besides, vigilance wing of the department has been strengthened to check the production and sale of spurious ayurvedic drugs in the state.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Govt_to_make_ayurvedic_drugs/articleshow/2547238.cms

Posted by Dr.Savitha Suri http://www.ayurhelp.com

An Ayurveda Guide for Beautiful Skin

Naturally fresh and healthy skin is protector of body and a thing of beauty. Ayurveda our ancient science of medicine has suggested many herbal remedies and natural methods to protect our skin from pimples, acne, dark circles, wrinkles and marks left by pimples and to increase the fairness of the skin. Pimples , acne dark circles, wrinkles and marks give a dull and unhealthy look. Here is a herbal guide for naturally fresh, fair and glowing skin.

Structure of skin
It is essential to know about structure of skin before analysing the causes which make changes on skin. Skin is made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissuess. Microscopic section of the skin shows two distinct parts. Epidermis is the top most layer. The upper layer of epidermis contains dead cells which gradually cast off. These cells are gradually replaced by fresh new cells produced by basal layer which is the lower layer of epidermis.

The Dermis lies below epidermis and consists of net work of collagen fibers which is responsible for elastic properties of skin. Sebaceous glands associated with hair follicles and sweat glands, are all present in dermis and get blood supply from the subcutaneous tissue present below dermis. Sebaceous glands get activated during puberty and produce an oil like substance called sebum.

In ayurveda according to Sushrutaachaarya the skin has seven layers. These layers when get affected by imbalanced doshas (vital energetic forces of body ) give rise to different skin diseases. The list of seven layers of skin and diseases which originate from them are as follows.

Avabhasini- The outermost layer of skin. Pimples, acne, dandruff etc arise when this layer gets affected by vitiated doshas.

Lohita - This is the second layer of skin. Moles ,dark circles, black pigmentations occur when vitiated doshas affect this layer.

Shweta - The third layer of skin shweta when gets affected by vitiated doshas precipitates the diseases like eczema ,allergic rashes etc

Tamra - This is the fourth layer of skin which when affected by doshas harbors different types of leprosy.

Vedini- The fifth layer succumbs to herpes when vitiated doshas affect.

Rohini- Harbors cancer, tumors, elephantiasis etc when affected by vitiated doshas.

Mamsadhara - This is the seventh layer in the body which when affected by vitiated doshas , abscess , fistulas arise.

This article is copy righted. The author Dr.SavithaSuri is an Ayurvedic Physician and web master of http://www.ayurhelp.com
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