Protect your skin from winter allergies

The Sinusitis: A common disease in winter months is swollen sinus best way to keep it under control is drink lots of water and take sufficient rest, The strong winter sun: Sun rays can prove to be harmful for your skin during winters it can consequence in severe skin allergies and rashes so, keep yourself confined from sun by using good quality sunscreen that will ward off all the ill-effects of the UV rays.

Stay away from smokers: Another thing to keep in mind is to avoid sitting in close nearness to smokers as it will aggravate coughing and breathing problems in those who are receptive to winter allergies,Food for thought: Certain foods like milk, yoghurt, cheese, ice cream, banana, cucumber and eggs can cause an allergic response and aggravate your asthma problem it’s very good if you take fresh fruit juices and green tea in winters which are rich in antioxidants and boost your protection

Intake of fatty foods rich in Omega 3 fatty acids: Add foods like soya bean, pumpkin seeds, walnuts and salmon which are rich in omega 3 fatty acids these contain natural anti-inflammatory property and keep your internal system strong and protected.

Campaign raises awareness of eczema

LUCY Dimond is a typical six-year-old girl who loves to swim and play resting on her backyard swing but what make her dissimilar to other children is her severe case of eczema, Lucy's mum, Helen, said her daughter experienced eczema all in excess of her body,"She gets a raised red rash, which is really itchy, and when it gets bad it can sob or get infected," Ms Dimond said.

This week marks Eczema Awareness Week, which runs until Sunday, Ms Dimond said it was an opportunity to split her experience concerning her daughter's condition, which Lucy has had since birth, "It became actually bad when she was a toddler and we became aware that we had to use different soaps," she said.

Eczema or 'atopic dermatitis', is a general allergic skin condition and is one of a family of atopic diseases that includes asthma and hay fever it regularly starts in childhood and in many people it persists to adulthood.

Children affected by skin disorder growing in Oman

Above 50 per cent of children in the Sultanate are precious by atopic dermatitis, an inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder, due to the climatic situation of the region, thought Shibu Mohammed, consultant dermatologist at Badr Al Sama hospital in Muscat.

“This is a family disease and since of the dry climate in the region the number of children affected by this skin disease is growing day by day. The skin of a patient through atopic dermatitis reacts abnormally and easily to irritants, food, and ecological allergens and becomes red, flaky and very itchy. It also becomes vulnerable to exterior infection caused by bacteria. The skin on the flexural surfaces of the joint is the most commonly precious part in people,” the dermatologist told Times of Oman.

Atopic dermatitis often occurs jointly with other atopic diseases like hay fever, asthma and allergic conjunctivitis. It is a familial and chronic disease and its symptom can add to or disappear over time. Atopic dermatitis afflicts humans, mainly young children. Atopic dermatitis most frequently begins in childhood before age five and may continue into adulthood. For some, it flares periodically and then subsides for a time, still up to several years.

Wood Stoves May reason Cancer, Heart Disease

A wood-burning stove in your home may be a huge source of heat during the cold winter, but new data shows that unseen particles produced by burning wood may cause cancer and heart disease, the Telegraph reported. Wood burning stoves are becoming several popular because of the rising price of oil, gas and electricity prices. But researchers at Copenhagen University in Denmark said that breathing in air around the stoves is the equal to inhaling car exhaust with the wood particles being little enough to breathe into the deepest parts of the lungs. "The particles that come from wood smoke can definitely cause fatal heart or lung disease. In human cells that were out to the particle, considerable DNA damage and mutation took place. “

“It was comparable to the effect of particles given off by traffic," said professor Steffen Loft, of the Department of Public Health at Copenhagen University. When scientists tested the wood burning particle on human cells in a laboratory, they found that the particle caused further cellular and DNA damage than air without the particles. "The full scale of the health risk is not now known," Loft said, “but said some people were previously feeling the impact, such as those suffering from asthma.” Loft emphasize that those who do own wood burning stoves should only use dry wood cut into little pieces, and make sure there is a good air flow in the room to minimize contact to particles.