Herpes refers to a group of disorders which manifest with an eruption of red, painful blisters or sores on the skin, genitals, lips or eyes. The causative culprits are the closely related herpes simplex 1, herpes simplex 2, and varicella-zoster viruses, often combined with a weakening of immune function. The most common manifestations are cold […]

In early 2014, a kid who was sitting in the row in front of me on an airplane coughed terribly for nine hours. About a week after this plane ride, I developed a viral pneumonia that lasted off and on through most of the summer and fall of 2014, and into the spring of 2015.  […]

  HOW I OVERCAME THIS PAINFUL CONDITION WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH When I first noticed the small red bumps on my neck, I thought they were bug bites. After all, I had just returned from the cottage where the mosquitos were hungry.  The next day I felt more bumps on the back of my neck. Although […]

The pharmaceutical industry, and many doctors, appear to be making great efforts to get as many people as possible vaccinated against shingles. Even if such an intervention was highly effective in preventing shingles, which certainly has not been shown to be the case, the information below should make it clear that such vaccinations are unnecessary. […]

“The first thing I felt was tingling and itching on the left side of my scalp. I then discovered a blister when I looked in the mirror. Luckily I was able to cover this thing with my hair. I tried not to scratch it and put some lotion to soothe the itch. I went to […]