Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are rare and occur in about one out of every 2,00,000 to 5,00,000 births. There is a significant association between bathing trunk nevus and neurofibromatosis and lipomatosis. Apart from this, association of bathing trunk nevus with abnormalities like spina bifida occulta, meningocele, club foot and hypertrophy or atrophy of deeper structures of a limb, have be...

In Japan, evening bathing as a means of both cleaning and relaxation has been a well-established custom from ancient times. The effects of bathing, its environment, the method of bathing, the time of day and similar details have been studied extensively in Japan. For example, Lee et al. [1] reported that both a full immersion bath and a mist sauna are effective in facilitating recovery from mus...

Recent works on the categorisation of ancient Judaism have begun to call into question division between and Hellenism, often reified as two distinct cultural spheres, even scholars seek explain texts artefacts which show elements traditionally ascribed either or Hellenism. These theoretical formulations made some impact in discussion Jewish but so far failed be fully appreciated archaeological ...

BACKGROUND There are little objective data regarding the optimal practice methods of bathing, although bathing and the use of moisturizers are the most important facets to atopic dermatitis (AD) management. OBJECTIVE We performed this study to evaluate the effect of bathing on AD. METHODS Ninety-six children with AD were enrolled during the summer season. Parents were educated to bathe them...

In Japan, a forest bathing trip, called "Shinrinyoku" in Japanese, is a short, leisurely visit to a forest; it is regarded as being similar to natural aromatherapy. This review focuses on the effects of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Beginning in 2005, adult Japanese individuals, both male and female, participated in a series of studies aimed at investigating the effect of fores...

PURPOSE This study investigated effects of far-infrared sauna (FIRS) bathing on recovery from strength training and endurance training sessions, but also possible differences between FIRS and traditional (TRAD) Finnish sauna bathing. METHODS Ten healthy physically active male volunteers had on various days either a 60 min hypertrophic strength training session (STS) or a 34-40 min maximal end...

OBJECTIVE to produce a reflective essay on what has been produced in relation to bath as a procedure related to nursing care and diagnosis for dependent patients undergoing mediate and immediate rehabilitation processes after a traumatic event. METHOD discursive, reflective study supported by classical content analysis consisting of the following stages: a) reading of the texts in their most ...

The influence of profuse sweating on systolic time intervals was investigated. Systolic time intervals were recorded in 21 healthy men before and after sauna bathing. After sauna bathing the ejection time was significantly shortened and the pre-ejection time and ratio of pre-ejection time to ejection time (PEP:ET) were significantly increased. The upper limit of the PEP:ET ratio is generally be...

Among the domestic accidents that occur globally, a few percent are due to accidental drowning, mostly related bathing. This letter examines countermeasures against bathing and proposes accident monitoring system prevent drowning loss of consciousness during considers user's privacy uses only depth information acquired by sensor installed in bathroom. grasps movement bather with informs others,...