Acne home remedies

Mix 2 spoons of lemon juice and 2 spoons of rose water and apply it on places where acne errupt. Wash it off after 45 mnutes.

Eat raw radish, carrot and cucmbers daily.

Drink plenty of water.

Drink a glass of warm water mixed with 1/2 spoon lemon juice and two spoons of honey. This detoxifies body and prevents acne

Cook oatmeal and apply on face for fifteen minutes, then wash it off.

Apply apple sedar vinegar on face to cleanse the skin.

Boil tulasi leaves in 1/4 cup of water and dip 2-3 tea bags. Apply this to face with a cotton ball.

Boil lettuce leaves in water and wash your face with this water.

Mix cooked oat meal, curd and apply it on face.

Apply a face pack of sandal wood powder, neem and fuller earth.

U.S. Labs Using Outdated Genital Herpes Tests, Produce False Positives, Report Says

U.S. Labs Using Outdated Genital Herpes Tests, Produce False Positives, Report Says
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Many laboratories in the US are using outdated blood tests that often produce false-positive results to detect genital herpes, according to a report published in the August issue of the... American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reuters Health reports. Zane Brown and Rhoda Ashley Morrow of the University of Washington School of Medicine examined data obtained through the test proficiency program of the College of American Pathologists. CAP sent to 172 laboratories a blood sample that was positive for
antibodies of herpes simplex virus type 1, the form of herpes that causes common cold sores, and negative for herpes simplex virus type 2, which causes genital herpes. Nearly all of the labs correctly detected HSV-1 antibodies in the sample, but more than half of the labs inaccurately reported that the sample was positive for HSV-2 antibodies.

According to the report, only blood tests based on a protein called glycoprotein G are proven to be effective in distinguishing and identifying antibodies to the herpes viruses. Of the 94 of labs that identified which type of test they used, all 44 sites using a glycoprotein G-based test accurately reported the sample did not contain HSV-2 antibodies. Labs using other types of tests showed false-positive rates between 14% and 88% for HSV-2, the report says. The authors recommend that labs use only the approved, accurate glycoprotein G-based blood tests to screen for type-specific herpes in order to reduce the spread of the virus. About one-third of U.S. adults have genital herpes, but only about 10% are aware they are infected, according to Brown (Rauscher, Reuters Health, 8/29).

Few myths about hair care

Myth 1 - Blow drying increases hair volume

Real fact - The high heat from blow drying damages hair shaft. The hair becomes dry and brittle. The hair should be allowed to dry naturally and hairstyles can be made when the hair is partially dry.This increases hair volume.

Myth 2 - As age advanaces the color treatment should be stronger.

Real fact- As age advances the hair growth slows down.The hair shaft becomes thin as age advances. Hence any treatment for ageing hair or grey hair should be mild and has to be finished in little time. The chemical should not be allowed to stay on hair for a long time.

Myth 3 - Dandruff does not cause hairloss
Real fact - A fungus called malazzesia globosa causes Dandruff.It is found floating in air. This fungus causes scaling of scalp skin and hairloss.