The Beginnings of Amber While Baltic Amber is dubbed as a gemstone, it is actually made from fossilized resin from pine trees, and it has been around for thousands of years. Not only has it been around for a long time, amber in itself takes just as long to be created from the trees. It is not possible to plant a pine tree today, and expect it to transform into amber within a few months or years. Amber is a craft and gift given to us for use from another period. This may answer the question for some who wonder...

All About Ear Infections There is no such thing as a "little" injury; even something as small as a paper cut can be painful. Infections of the ear are no different, and its appearance can be a challenge to deal with throughout the day. Ear infections may be of bacterial or viral origin, and often occur due to allergies, a cold, sinus infections, mucous buildup or swollen tonsils, although other factors exist. The ear is also connected to the teeth and jaw, and occasionally, if an injury or infection were to occur in any of these areas, such as tooth...

Does your Tooth Need Personal or Professional Touch? Depending on the root of the problem, you may or may not have to go to a dentist for tooth pain. If you have an inkling that your tooth pain is due to an abscess, loose fillings, cavities, or extreme sinus condition, remedies should only be used at relief until you can visit your doctor. However, if you are experiencing tooth or gum pain due to minor, short-lasting sinus conditions from being sick, the recent addition or removal of braces or because your wisdom teeth are growing in without alignment complications, at-home...

Living with Pimples on Your Face It's interesting how there are times we wake up one morning and notice an unwanted lump on our face. Pimples may appear few and far between or they may appear often and nest in many areas on our face. We often feel extremely unlucky when acne seems to make a home out of our face, never really leaving. Knowing which stage you often fall helps define its level of severity, what options there are to treat it, and how long it may take to get better.  First Stage of Acne The first stage is...

The Perception of Pain We are able to recognize pain, an unpleasant sensory and psychological experience, from actual or potential damage to tissue due to pathways that communicate to the brain. Pain receptors, or nociceptors, are activated from the site and play an active role in letting the body know that something is not right. There are endless possibilities linked to the cause of pain. Acute pain is complex and can be difficult to diagnose as much as it is to treat. Acute pain is self-limiting and may stay for as short as a few hours or as long as...

We all love taking the best care for our skin, and we always seem to get attracted to ads that promise us certain results that we are looking for. Those words we read while we shop in stores or look online bate and reel many of us to purchase and them regardless of the cost. Although the products advertised does its job by cleansing the skin to help with certain problems, there is another complication that comes with its use. The amount of harmful chemicals added in most skin care products are absorbed by your skin and has the potential...