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Acne: Quick Cures

Many times you may have acne but are worried about it because you have to attend a social gathering or if school is reopening or if you have a date. What to do about the acne if you have only a few days in your hands?

It is no doubt frustrating to know that you will have to attend some important event with acne on the face. But in search of quick cures, you may waste precious money. There are no miracle cures for acne. You can try few things to clear acne soon. Let us find out-

-- If you have a big cyst that is filled with pus, the best method would be to get it injected with steroids. Your doctor will do that. The steroid dries out the acne in few days.
-- If you have spots spread around the face, you may use a combination of benzoyl peroxide and AHAs. Benzoyl peroxide will cure the acne and AHAs will peel away the dead skin layers to reduce the redness.
-- You may use salicylic acid. It is a beta hydroxy acid and will help clear the acne fast.
-- If you have pus-filled spots, or suspect that the spots may get infected, you may consult your doctor for oral antibiotics. Oral antibiotics will kill all the P.acnes bacteria that are infecting your acne.
-- You may use tretinoin cream. Tretinoin dries the skin, clears the acne and peels away the dead skin.

By Forbes.com
Recipe for better sex: What to eat to add spice
10 things to add to your diet and enhance your love life

Need to spice up your sex life? All the ingredients you need may be found at your local grocery store.

Like many aspects of health, our sex drive is affected by what we put into our bodies. Certain foods affect the body in different ways. Depending on what you consume, wining and dining a date can induce more sleep than romance. A big, fancy dinner, a bottle of wine and fine chocolates may sound sweet — but such meals are actually little more than empty calories.

To really get your blood going, consider circulation-enhancing dishes. Food that's high in Omega-3 fatty acids such as mackerel, salmon and wild salmon are best. "Omega-3 makes your nervous system function better," says Dr. Barbara Bartlik, assistant professor of psychiatry and sex therapist with the Human Sexuality Program at Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Sex is really about circuitry." Multivitamins and minerals will help, too. Both improve neurological function, which contributes to good circulation.

Grab some granola

Improved circulation results in greater erectile response. To accomplish that, go for food rich in L-Arginine, such as granola, oatmeal, peanuts, cashews, walnuts, dairy, green vegetables, root vegetables, garlic, ginseng, soybeans, chickpeas and seeds. Studies show that L-Arginine is helpful for improving sexual function in men. There haven't been studies done on women — but remember, erectile response isn't just a guy thing. "Women have erections too: in their clitoris and the tissue surrounding the vulva," says Bartlik.

Yale University
Smoking Indicator of Alcohol Misuse

Where there is cigarette smoking there is probably misuse of alcohol too, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

"This means cigarette smoking status can be used as a clinical indicator for alcohol misuse, which presents an opportunity for intervention," said the principal investigator, Sherry McKee, assistant professor of psychiatry.

She said that although brief screening and brief intervention provided in primary care settings are effective, clinicians do not frequently screen for alcohol misuse. This is a matter of concern because 26 percent of the U.S. population is drinking at hazardous levels, which puts them at increased risk for alcohol-related consequences such as injuries from motor vehicle crashes, hypertension, depression, and certain cancers.

"Only an estimated 30 percent of individuals who had a primary care visit reported being screened for an alcohol or drug use problem," McKee said. "Physicians are much more likely to ask patients whether and how often they smoke."