10 Uses for Toothpaste

1. Bug Bites and Bee Stings

Toothpaste works great on itchy bug bites and also stops the burning and stinging from a bee sting. It works by drying out the bite or sting.

2. Acne

Acne can be frustrating especially if you’re a teenager. Dab a little toothpaste on a troublesome pimple before you go to bed. When you wake up it will be gone. The toothpaste dries out the pimple. While this method works well make sure not to do it too often because the toothpaste will eventually begin to harden the skin.

3. Clean Piano Keys

Over time the piano keys can become yellowed and dingy looking. This is usually caused by the constant contact with your fingers as well as the aging of the piano. Scrub the piano keys with toothpaste using a sponge or toothbrush and they will look like new again.

4. Clean Clothes Iron

The bottom of clothes irons often turn black and crusty. This can get on your clothes while you’re ironing and cause stains. Toothpaste is a simple solution to this problem. Rub toothpaste on the bottom and scrub with a toothbrush or sponge.

5. Deoderize Baby Bottle

Baby bottles often smell of sour milk and it’s very hard to get rid of the odor. Scrub the bottles with toothpaste and the smell will disappear. It’s important to make sure that you thoroughly rinse the bottles afterward.

6. Prevent Foggy Bathroom Mirrors

There’s nothing more annoying than a foggy bathroom mirror. Rub toothpaste on the mirror and wipe off before you take your next shower. This will prevent the mirror from fogging up.

7. Shine Chrome Fixtures

Using a toothbrush or sponge, apply toothpaste to chrome fixtures. Rinse and wipe dry and see them shine.

8. Clean Smells on Hands

If the toothpaste can deodorize baby bottles just imagine what it can do for odors on your hands. Simply wash your hands with toothpaste and take the odor away.

9. Remove Crayons From Walls

Did your kids draw a mural on your wall with crayon? Toothpaste will have the crayon off in no time. Just apply the toothpaste and scrub with a sponge or toothbrush.

10. Polish Jewelry

If you find yourself without a jewelry cleaner, use toothpaste. Apply the toothpaste to a soft bristle toothbrush and polish away. Rinse thoroughly and dry. Toothpaste not only cleans your jewelry, but it also makes it shiny.

The Characteristics of Dubowitz Syndrome: A Rare Developmental Disorder

Babies are born with birth defects every day. Some are very mild and others may be physically and mentally debilitating. Most birth defects occur no matter how much you take care of yourself while pregnant. Every mother feels like it’s her fault if the baby is born with serious birth defects, but unfortunately sometimes it just happens. That’s the case with Dubowitz syndrome.

Dubowitz syndrome is a very rare genetic and developmental disorder that causes growth retardation before and after birth. Dr. Victor Dubowitz, an English physician, first described it in 1965. Dr. John Opitz described it again later. It is currently described as being inherited through an autosomal recessive pattern, but current research is challenging it. Autosomal recessive means that both parents have to carry the mutated gene. Dubowitz syndrome is often accompanied by a deficiency in the growth hormone.

Dubowitz syndrome is present from the very beginning of the fetus development and is characterized by slow grow, small head and characteristic facial features such as sparse hair, flat underdeveloped bones above eyes, increased distance between eyes, drooping eyelids, sparse lateral eyebrows, small lower jaw and a receding chin. Other signs and symptoms of the disorder are mild mental retardation, low birth weight, hyperactivity, high-pitched voice, short attention span and speech delay. Approximately half of those who suffer from the disorder will also have eczema.

A child who has Dubowitz syndrome is also likely to have a weak immune system. This will cause them to get infections repeatedly and they will be more prone to conditions like hypogammaglobulinema, IgA deficiency, aplastic anemia, acute lymphatic leukemia, lymphoma and neuroblastoma.

Currently no medical tests can correctly diagnose Dubowitz syndrome. Diagnosis is usually made through identifying the physical characteristics of the syndrome, like the facial appearance. A pediatric geneticist plays a very important role in obtaining an accurate diagnosis especially when the syndrome is very mild or the symptoms are a little different in some way from other cases of the syndrome.

The treatment for the disorder is targeted at each individual symptom. Creams are given if the child has eczema and surgeries can correct abnormal facial features and cardiovascular affects.

Dubowitz syndrome is often mistaken for Bloom syndrome and Fetal Alcohol syndrome. The syndrome is also very similar and may be linked to Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.

The majority of Dubowitz syndrome cases have been reported in the United States, Germany and Russia. Approximately 142 cases have been reported worldwide. The disorder affects all races and males and females equally.

Dubowitz syndrome may not be as rare as it was once thought. It may just be under diagnosed. There is not enough awareness about the syndrome to correctly diagnose everyone who has it and less severe cases usually go undiagnosed.

Ten Uses for Olive Oil

Olive oil is probably best known as something you use for cooking and it's normally found in the kitchen, but it actually has many other uses that have nothing to do with cooking. Ten other uses for olive oil include shaving cream, foot lotion, hair conditioner, hairball remedy, bath oil, floor polish, makeup remover, pre-manicure soak, a snoring remedy and for lice control.

Have you ever found yourself without shaving creme? If you happen to have olive oil then you're in luck because it makes a great substitute for shaving creme.

Our feet often have the tendency to become dry and cracked, especially during the winter months. An easily solution for this problem is olive oil. Rub a little on your feet like lotion and it will soften up those crusty feet.

Hair issues are a big thing, especially for women. No one likes a bad hair day. If you rub a dab of olive oil in dry hair it works as a conditioner. It makes your hair shiny and smooth.

This one is particularly important for cat owners. Hairballs are a common problem in cats. Just add a couple teaspoons of olive oil into a can of your cat's food and your furry family members will be hairball free in no time.

Do you have dry skin? Rub a little olive oil onto your skin or add a little to your bath water. You can take a relaxing bath and soothe your dry skin at the same time.

You can even use olive oil to polish your floors. Just add three parts olive oil to one part white vinegar and get to work. Your floors will be clean and shiny in no time.

Commercial makeup removers can be expensive and some of them don't work very well. Olive oil is an inexpensive solution. Use it just like you would use a normal makeup remover. It works great.

Are you thinking about giving yourself a manicure? Mix some olive oil with water for a pre-manicure soak. It will soften up your hands and cuticles.

Do you keep your spouse up at night with your snoring? Drink a small amount (just a quick sip) of olive oil and it will lubricate your throat and stop the snoring.

Olive oil is also a great way to get rid of lice. The commercial lice shampoos are expensive and a lot of the time they don't work. Saturating the hair with olive oil will suffocate the little critters.

Finding Inner Happiness

That long enduring relationship is over. The one you spent so much time and love on. Now you’re left wondering if your life will ever be the same. Tears and pain are all you know and you ask yourself the same question every day, “Will I ever find true happiness?”

True happiness comes from within. We just have to learn to bring out our inner happiness. Do you feel you need a man to be happy? It took me two years to realize that if you’re not happy with a man, then you don’t have true happiness with a man. I’ve learned to be happy by myself and my happiness from within is with me through good days and bad days. Inner happiness gives you the strength to move on from those bad times and live your life in peace. Of course it’s hard at first. It may even sound impossible, but anything worth doing or learning is going to be hard. I’ve made it through many obstacles recently because I’ve found my inner happiness and so can you. Don’t wait for a man or a good day to be happy. Happiness is in your heart, and it’s only a heartbeat away.

Many women rely on men and material things to make them happy. Some women feel that the compassion of a man is more important than their own goals and well-being. Having a good man by your side is a nice feeling, but it is more enjoyable when you have taken care of yourself first. Sometimes when we are in relationships we lose connection with our needs. Our goals and dreams get put aside and the man somehow floats to the top of our priority list. It’s not done intentionally but I’ve found in my observations that sometimes it just happens. It happened to me. I didn’t want it to and I denied it for a long time, until I finally woke up and realized that I was behind on all my goals in life, and no matter how hard I tried to be happy I couldn’t be.

Some women would do anything to have a man by her side. These are the women who are always crying about how they need a man and that they can’t handle being single. They don’t need a man but they long for that compassion that only a man can give us. Having a boyfriend will make you happy, but that happiness sometimes feels that it was given to us by an Indian giver. Have you ever been in a relationship where you’re happy one day and you’re totally miserable the next. That Indian giver snatched our happiness right back. I lived this way for two years. My life was a major emotional roller coaster. If my relationship wasn’t going the way I wanted it to I couldn’t be happy about anything. I let material things determine my happiness. This isn’t a healthy way for anyone to live.

The divorce rate is climbing to an unbelievable high and it really amazes me when I see a young couple still hanging in there. Recently I met a twenty-six year old mother of three who has been married for almost nine years. When you enter their home it’s the American Dream. Their love and support for each other cannot even be described in words. Although they married at a young age they continue to conquer their dreams together. They are a perfect example of the long lasting effects of true happiness. They’re living out the American Dream and it’s such an uplifting sight.

I wish everything could be so beautiful but the world is full of so many painful things. We’ve all seen marriages being torn apart by infidelity and insecurities , innocent girls being both physically and emotionally abused by spouses and boyfriends and what I feel is the worst, a young girl in great depression because she can’t find a good man. A girl who doesn’t even have enough faith in herself to live alone much less go after her dreams.

We all must learn to bring out our inner happiness because if we rely solely on material things to make us happy then we are going to miss out on so many important things in life. The world may end tomorrow and we must ask ourselves if we will have anything to show for our time here on earth. We don’t want to die with regrets. It is a given that we all want to be happy and finding our inner happiness is the first step to a happy eventful life, with a side order of accomplished dreams.

Receive happiness from within your heart by achieving your goals, making all your dreams reality, and by knowing that you can take care of yourself, for only then will you know that you can take care of someone else. Leave the past behind and create the destiny of your dreams. This true happiness from within will never fade because it becomes a part of your life that you are proud of and that others will recognize. Leave your mark in his world. As you go through life from here when something goes wrong it may get you down, but this time you’ll see it as only a stumbling block instead of a mountain blocking your way.

Symptoms and Effects of Wyburn-Mason Syndrome

What would you do if you knew your baby was going to be born with a severe syndrome that is going to greatly reduce their lifespan? This is every parent's nightmare and for the parents of children with Wyburn-Mason syndrome this is their reality.

Wyburn-Mason syndrome is a rare, genetic congenital disorder that is characterized by arteriovenous malformations in the central nervous system and the retina. These malformations affect the visual pathways, the midbrain and subcutaneous facial structures. The syndrome causes pigmented
skin blemishes or birthmarks on the face and sometimes mental changes can occur.

It is also known as Bonnet-Dechaume-Blanc syndrome, Cerebroretinal arteriovenous, Aneurysm syndrome, Neuroretinoaniomatosis, Nororetinal angiomatosis, racemose angioma and Bonnet's syndrome I. The syndrome has recently been defined as a brain-retino-facial angiomatosis.

Paul Bonnet first described Wyburn-Mason syndrome in 1937 and Roger Wyburn-Mason described it again in 1943 as a rare congenital disorder that has the Autosomal Dominant Inheritance trait. Autosomal Dominant Inheritance trait means that only one mutated gene is necessary for the child to have the traits of the disease. In cases of Autosomal Dominant Inheritance, a child with a parent who has the mutated gene has a 50% chance of developing the disease. Read More...

Top 5 Undiagnosed Diseases

There are many people suffering from diseases that have remained undiagnosed for extended periods of time. Unfortunately there is not a magic button that doctors can push to expedite the diagnosis process and when the condition is complex the diagnosis can be hard to reach. There are 5 diseases that doctors have a hard time accurately diagnosing. Hemochromatosis, Lyme disease, Celiac disease, Polycystic Ovary syndrome and Lupus all have complex symptoms that mimic other conditions. This is why they are the top 5 undiagnosed diseases.

HEMOCHROMATOSIS

Hemochromatosis is the most common form of iron overload disease and the most common genetic disease in the United States. There are two main types of the disease. Primary Hemochromatosis is inherited and Secondary Hemochromatosis is caused by anemia, alcoholism and other disorders.

Hemochromatosis causes the body to absorb too much iron and this can cause liver, heart and pancreas failure if the disease is left untreated.

Hemochromatosis is hard to diagnose because the early symptoms of the disease are stiff joints and fatigue. These symptoms are similar to those of many other conditions that are far more common than Hemochromatosis.

LYME DISEASE

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Deer ticks carry the disease and it is the most common arthropod illness in the United States.

Symptoms of Lyme disease are "bulls-eye" rash, fever, headache, muscle pain, stiff neck and swelling of the knees and other large joints.

Although it is extremely common, Lyme disease is still hard to diagnose because of the many manifestations of the disease and the limitations of blood tests.

CELIAC DISEASE

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with nutrient absorption from food. Those who have Celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, so when gluten is eaten, the immune system responds by damaging the small intestine. Read More...

The Three Forms of Multiple System Atrophy
Multiple System Atrophy affects thousands of people in the United States. This disorder causes their entire bodies to malfunction to the point of death. Every system in the body is affected and there is no cure.
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