Venous ulcers are painful, itchy, swollen areas in your legs that may also be hard or discoloured. The most common cause is high blood pressure in the veins in the legs that causes the skin to deteriorate to the point a sore is created. Initially, you may notice the veins in your legs are more noticeable, and sticking out. Over time, the high blood pressure will cause some of the fluid to leak from the veins, damaging the skin.
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Senior care options have seen increases in costs since a spike in 2012. This has caused many people to re-evaluate their care options and the savings to cover those options. If one of your parents is facing the rising costs of senior care, and you want to offer some sort of financial help, consider these four methods. Remember, some methods can also be combined to make savings and your financial assistance go further and last as long as they need care.
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Many people practice bad habits that affect their eye health or vision without even realizing it. Some of these habits can even cause blindness when they go on too long. Take note of these three bad habits that you should end for good if you care about your vision and eye health.
Smoking
Most people know by now that smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer and many other health problems. Few people may realize how bad smoking is for their eyes.
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