Treating your gout is vital. Patients who leave gout untreated experience ongoing pain and risk kidney damage. In order to treat gout, doctors will often recommend a two-pronged treatment plan—firstly to provide pain relief, and secondly to proactively prevent future attacks. Treatment plans for gout can include both medication and lifestyle changes to manage gout over the long-term.

When the immune system of the body vehemently reacts to any foreign particle or allergen, such conditions are called as allergies. Due to ingestion, an application on skin, injecting inside the body or by stings of insects and contact with certain materials, allergies can occur, although the reaction to allergens differs from person to person.

Fleas are almost an inevitable part of being a pet owner. Particularly in warmer months and especially if your cat or dog ventures outside, flea infestations can be prevalent and annoying to your pet and your family if they take over your home. Plus, keeping your pets free of fleas benefits both their comfort (flea bites are itchy as heck) and overall health (bites can spread infection and disease).

Nasal congestion is a common symptom in rhinitis (both allergic and nonallergic), rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis. Congestion can also be caused by physical obstruction of nasal passages and/or modulation of sensory perception. Mucosal inflammation underlies many of the specific and interrelated factors that contribute to nasal congestion, as well as other symptoms of both allergic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis.

Acne is a common problem many kids suffer during their teen years. Here are some acne treatments teenagers should follow: A Healthy Skincare Regime Basic skin hygiene is an important factor for an acne free skin. Teenagers must wash their face every morning and before bed with an antibacterial mild cleanser.

When it comes to feeding your dog, don’t you wish sometimes Fido would bark up or point a paw at the bagged or canned, chicken or beef pet food of his choice in the grocery aisle? Sometimes it takes a lot of trial and error to find a food your dog likes and that’s also good for him or her.