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Green Onions: 10 Healthy Benefits, Types, Nutrition Info & Recipes

Green onions are an aromatic plant that can regulate blood pressure, promote weight loss and maintain eye health. They are rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds with antioxidant, satietogenic and anti-inflammatory action. Discover the health benefits of green onions and how to use them in tasty and healthy recipes.

Urticaria

Hives (Urticaria): Causes, Symptoms & How to Get Rid of Them

Hives, or urticaria, are an allergic skin reaction characterized by swollen, red spots that itch. They can be caused by mosquito bites, a fabric allergy or intake of a certain food. Learn about the symptoms of hives, the types of urticaria that are possible and what causes them.

Cough

How to Treat a Baby Cough: Home Remedies & Medication

To relieve a baby cough, you can offer fluids to the baby as age-appropriate to relieve throat irritation. Coughs from a cold or flu may require treatment with medication, like antibiotics. Learn about home remedies and pharmacy medications that can be used to treat a baby cough.

Menstruation

Period Cramp Relief: 10 Natural Tips

Period cramps can be very uncomfortable, and there are ways to relieve pain at home. You can try applying heat to the abdomen, drinking ginger and valerian tea, and avoiding caffeine or alcohol. Check out all of our tips for period cramp relief and learn when you should see a doctor.

Eczema

Eczema: Symptoms, Causes, 9 Types & Treatment

Eczema is an inflammation of the skin that can symptom like skin redness, swelling itching, and peeling. Treatment typically involves the use of with prescription medication like antihistamines or corticosteroids. Learn more about the common symptoms, what causes it and how it is treated.

Diseases and Conditions

Scabies: Symptoms, Transmission & Treatment (w/ Home Remedies)

Scabies is a highly contagious skin disease that causes symptoms like a red rash and intense itching. It is easily transmitted between people of the same household, but it is curable with the right treatment. Learn more about how scabies sp.

Food

Artichoke Tea: Health Benefits, How to Make It & Weight Loss

Artichoke tea is rich in flavonoids and compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and digestive action that help prevent high blood pressure, reduce LDL cholesterol and improve liver health. Check out all the health benefits of artichoke tea and learn how to make it.

Sleep

How to Stay Awake: 10 Tips (plus Supplement Suggestions)

To stay awake at work, when studying or after meals,a good tip is to consume natural stimulants like coffee, guarana and black chocolate. Learn about other ways you can fight off fatigue and have extra energy to finish off your day.

Tests

Neutrophils: What High or Low Levels Mean

Neutrophils are immune cells that can become high in the cases of infection or inflammation. They can also be low due to conditions such as anemia or leukemia. Learn more about neutrophils, what they are and what it means to have high or low neutrophils.

Infants & Toddlers

Baby Acne: Causes, Symptoms & How to Get Rid of It

Baby acne is a common infant skin condition that is characterized by raised red or white pimples on the baby's face, neck, back, head or chest. Learn more about what causes baby acne and how to get rid of it, plus how to care for baby acne to speed-up healing.

Cellulitis

Cellulitis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Causes & Treatment

Cellulitis is an infection of the skin that can develop in people with wounds or other skin conditions, like eczema or dermatitis. Symptoms include redness, swelling and and pain. Learn more about what causes cellulitis, how a diagnosis is confirmed, and the treatment options available.

Pregnancy-Related Conditions

Pregnancy Insomnia: 6 Causes (& Natural Remedies)

Pregnancy insomnia can occur at any point during pregnancy, and is common from the third trimester onwards due to hormonal changes during this period. It can also be caused by anxiety, stress or belly size. Learn about what causes pregnancy insomnia during pregnancy and check-out some natural remedies to promote sleep.

Pregnancy-Related Conditions

Sciatic Nerve Pain During Pregnancy: 7 Ways to Relieve Pain

Sciatic nerve pain during pregnancy is a relatively common condition that causes lower back pain that radiates to the legs. Check out some completely natural options for relieving pain and how to prevent pain from recurring.

Pregnancy-Related Conditions

Miscarriage Symptoms: 8 Signs You Shouldn't Ignore

Miscarriage symptoms include loss of blood or fluid through the vagina, abdominal pain, and lack of fetal movement (either felt or confirmed via ultrasound). Learn more about the other symptoms of a miscarriage, and how to prevent a miscarriage, and the type that can occur.

Diseases and Conditions

How to Cure a Hangover: 8 Simple Tips

A hangover can be cured quickly with simple tips like drinking coffee and tea, eating soups and taking medication. Common symptoms of a hangover include headaches, nausea and vomiting, which are usually caused by dehydration and low blood sugar. Learn more about why hangovers happen and ways to cure a hangover fast.

Diets

Food Journal: How to Start, Step-by-Step Guide & Benefits

A food journal is a great way to identifying specific eating habits, and involves recording all food and drinking consumed during the day. incuding, quantity and time of the meal. Read more about how to start a food journal using our step-by-step buide, and the benefits of a food journal.

Beauty & Cosmetics

Glycolic Acid: What It's Used For, How to Use & Side Effects

Glycolic acid is a type of acid found in cosmetic products. It can be used for hydrating, whitening or exfoliating the skin, preventing wrinkles, promoting skin rejuvenation and treating acne. Learn more about what glycolic acid is used for, how to use it, side effects and contraindications.

Diseases and Conditions

Swollen Lymph Nodes: Common Causes (in the Neck, Jaw & More)

Swollen lymph nodes are often a sign of infection or trauma in the area where they appear, such as the neck or groin. Some conditions can also cause lymph node swelling. Learn about what can cause swollen lymph nodes in the neck, the jaw, the armpit and other areas of the body and when they can be a sign of cancer.

Medicinal Plants

Eucalyptus: 9 Health Benefits, How to Use & Side Effects

O eucalipto é uma planta medicinal indicada para gripes, asma, bronquite, cicatrização de feridas ou para ajudar a relaxar, pois possui ação descongestionante, anti-inflamatória, cicatrizante e calmante, podendo ser usado na forma de chá ou inalação. Veja para que serve o eucalipto e como usar corretamente.

Women's Health

Polyps in Uterus: Symptoms, Infertility, Causes & Treatment

A polyp in the uterus is a benign tumor that can cause symptoms like bleeding outside of a period, heavy menstrual flow, abdominal pain and/or difficulty getting pregnant in some cases. Learn more about better what uterine polyps are, what causes them, other symptoms they present with and how they are treated.