This article discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ear eczema. Causes Ear eczema, like other types of atopic dermatitis, is caused by an overreaction by the immune system to irritants or allergens. This overreaction can result in inflammation of the skin. The underlying causes include: GeneticsHaving a family history of asthma or hay feverIrritants or allergensEnvironmental triggersStressNutritional deficienciesSeborrheic dermatitis, a type of eczema that affects areas of the body where sebaceous (oil-producing) glands reside, including the scalp, face, trunk, and ears...

Arthritis is a general term that describes more than 100 rheumatic diseases that affect the joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are pain and swelling in one or more joints. Arthritis can be acute (sudden and short-term) or chronic (gradual and long-lasting). With most types of arthritis, the joints become worn down or damaged over time. This is one reason arthritis is common as people age, although there are types of arthritis that are related to other causes, including genetics....

The answers to those questions will determine who succeeds and who struggles and who will challenge for the series championship when the 11th Chase for the Sprint Cup begins. Here’s a look at the biggest questions and top storylines entering 2014: 1. Johnson goes for 7 Many long-time Dale Earnhardt fans are not happy that Richard Childress Racing will bring Earnhardt’s famous No. 3 back to the Sprint Cup Series this season....

British newspaper the Evening Standard reported on the study commissioned by animal welfare group The Donkey Sanctuary. It stated that the world population of the animals has declined precipitously in the last 25 years, and may face extinction in the foreseeable future. Donkey skins are a key ingredient in animal gelatin, used as an ingredient called ejiao in traditional Chinese medicine. Among practitioners, ejiao is believed to have curative effects against dizziness, bleeding and insomnia, and often served dissolved in hot water or wine....

It has been shocking for Americans to find out how unprepared we were for the COVID-19 crisis, but the inability to confront and deal with the climate crisis that has been unfolding for years has even worse implications and more dire consequences all around the world. The horrific fires in Australia, persistent drought in the United States, and extreme weather events elsewhere have made this last year the worst and most obvious ever in the unfolding crisis of our planet....

For age-old adversaries, the two nations certainly are acting a lot like kin. Both the Turks and the Greeks have proved their readiness to put aside their longstanding disputes in times of crisis and lend one another a hand. When the 7.4-magnitude temblor hit northwestern Turkey on Aug. 17, Greece surprised not only Turkey but much of the world by sending relief workers and supplies. Now, while still struggling to recover from that more severe quake, Turkey is repaying the favor....

There were no reports of injuries or structural damage caused by the quake, which hit at around 1:30 a.m. CST on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Preliminary data suggested the quake was located around 8.8 miles underground. The VolcanoDiscovery website said this depth is relatively shallow, and shallow quakes tend to be felt more strongly than deeper ones. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often strong enough to be felt, but any damage caused is likely to be minor, according to Michigan Technological University....

Huddled beneath snow-crusted peaks along the country’s rugged border with Kosovo, Bajram Curri is the wildest outpost in the most untamed corner of Europe. For two years the town has been a vital supply point for the Kosovo Liberation Army; it may soon become a staging area for NATO assaults against Yugoslav Army positions just across the frontier. But the town’s strategic importance has been hampered by its growing reputation for rampant criminality....

Here’s a look at what the new surface will look like: Well, that’s one way to try to jump-start attendance. The Eagles certainly need help in that area. Eastern Michigan’s average football attendance the last three years is 4,080, and it increased to 4,051 in 2013. The low point came last season when the Eagles drew just 1,751 in a 58-7 loss at home to Bowling Green. That’s been just part of the problem on the field....

His remarks came hours after two top U.S. officials chided the former KGB colonel for the “level of authoritarianism creeping back” into Russian society, as Secretary of State Colin Powell put it Sunday on the ABC News program “This Week”. But is Putin going to keep his promises? Probably not, says Boris Pustynstev, head of the human rights group Civic Monitoring. Pustynstev, a native of Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg, says the world can expect the gulf between Putin’s words and Russian reality to further widen–at least when it comes to human rights issues....

If you have a tea kettle, you can use boiling water instead of just hot tap water for extra scrubbing power. You can also leave the dryer sheet in overnight if you prefer, and it will have an even greater effect on the pot. Alternatively, try a few dashes of fabric softener in the pan overnight. [4] X Research source Scrub it down thoroughly with soap and hot water to remove the soap and gunk after 30 minutes....

You can search for “SnapBridge” using the search bar at the top of your screen if you’re using the Google Play Store. In the App Store, you’ll see the search tab at the bottom of your screen. Tap Get’ or Install to begin the download. The “Playback Menu” should open in the display screen. Press the middle button in the directional pad to select it. You’ll see a message on your screen confirming that your camera is ready for pairing and that you should open SnapBridge on your phone....

You can also get more than 1 mushroom to extract more spores or make different designs. If you’re planning on growing the mushrooms to eat, make sure you get a type you know is safe and edible. It’s best to buy mushrooms from the store if you want to eat them, since eating wild mushrooms can be dangerous. Don’t worry if you damage the gills a bit while you’re removing the stem....

You can use any desktop or mobile internet browser. You can get a link sent to your email address, and download it to your local storage. Alternatively, you can automatically get the pictures uploaded to Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Box cloud. Optionally, you can play with some other settings here to schedule automatic archive downloads, change the compression file type to TGZ, or change the maximum file size for each archival package....

This will open the SciPy installation details on a new page. If you don’t have Python installed, you can select one of the recommended distributions under the “Scientific Python Distributions” heading, and install it to your computer. If you’re not sure how to install Python, make sure to check out this article for detailed instructions on installing the core packages. Press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return to run the command....

After retraining your body to function with minimal carb intake, you have to retrain it to function with carbs once again. Expect this process to take a minimum of 2 weeks, and possibly 4 weeks or more. Monday: cooked lentils (10 carb grams per serving) added to your salad at lunch. Tuesday: plus black bean soup (10 carb grams per serving) at dinner. Wednesday: plus strawberries (12 carb grams per serving) at breakfast....

The damp shirt is better at absorbing the dye. You can also dye long-sleeve shirts and tank tops! Make sure that the fabric is white or light grey initially, so the dye will be visible. If you don’t care about your surfaces getting stained, feel free to disregard this. If you have a lot of wrinkles in your shirt, they might affect the color placement when you go to add the dye later on....

Craze lines can lead to cavities if they’re deep enough, so if you feel severe bumps when you run your tongue across your teeth, definitely see your dentist. Note that most dental insurance plans don’t cover bleaching since it’s a cosmetic procedure. A single bleaching session costs $650 on average, but some dentists charge up to $1,000. Keep in mind that bleaching can wear away at your enamel and increase tooth sensitivity....

The small study involved 19 participants who had metabolic syndrome, characterized by a person having a number of conditions such as high blood pressure, high fasting glucose levels and obesity. The syndrome affects around 23 percent of adults, according to the American Heart Association, and raises the risk of a patient having conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and experiencing stroke. To test the potential benefits of what is known as time-restricted eating, researchers asked the volunteers—13 men and six women—to eat all of their food in a 10-hour window of their choosing for 12 weeks....