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- Only Dynamic Rehab Centers Get Your Life Back to Normal - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from oglacs NewAlcohol addiction is a major abuse in our society. Drug and alcohol ruin two different neurotransmitter systems in the brain. It damages our mental and physical stamina. A number of health professionals and different types of media have reviewed that drug and alcohol is very harmful for our body ...
Views: 682 - What Arthritis Medication Can Do For You - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from sarah labdarThere are over 100 medications and drugs being used in the treatment of arthritis as well as hundreds more natural remedies and treatments. Equally there are over 150 different types of arthritis all of which affect the joints and bones. When determining the right treatment program it is good to ...
Views: 946 - Surgery Patients Fear Less and Heal Faster with Creative Visualization - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Patrick Porter, PhD, Creator Of The MindFitThere’s no such thing as routine surgery. Ask anyone who has to go under the knife or laser…fear of bad results, painful scars and slow rehabilitation all combine to make any surgery a nerve-wracking experience. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way. Creative visualization and ...
Views: 1991 - A Quick Guide to Aspirin Use - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2010 from Paige GerstenSince 1995, when the Harvard Health Letter reported that daily aspirin saves lives, the said medication have ignited medical enthusiastic scientists to review and discover the healing prowess hidden inside this small white pill. Each researcher wearing lab coat came to a different conclusion as ...
Views: 747 - Opthamologist Listings for Eye Doctors in Your Area - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Fred FishOpthamologist listings are available online. This online database will provide you with a listing of eye doctors in your area. States all across the US are included in this one source. Searching online to locate a physician is as easy as 1, 2, and 3. Find out more about how you can benefit from ...
Views: 3704 - ADHD, Depression, Anxiety? Or Is It Lyme Disease? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2023 from Debra BurdickMost of us in New England and certainly here in Connecticut have heard of Lyme Disease. It got its name from Lyme, CT as it was first officially identified there. There are certain geographic regions where Lyme Disease is more abundant but according to the International Lyme and Associated ...
Views: 2705(1 vote) - Imperative Facts About Leukemia - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Roberto SediciasAcute leukemia occurs when immature blood cells begin to rapidly increase and begins to crowd the bone marrow, preventing it from making more healthy blood cells. Thus, problems occur in the body as it is unable to fight off diseases and harmful attacks and immediate treatment is needed to ...
Views: 924 - The Four Postural Must-Dos - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2010 from Adam ShapiroIn the practice of Qi Gong, an ancient method of health cultivation from China, you will often hear something similar to the following statement: The body is like a vase that holds water to nourish the flower. If the vase is tipped over or broken, water will leak and the flower will wither. ...
Views: 2003(4 votes) - Medical Alarms Are Important Accessories - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from Shannon MooreThere is a reason why we call emergencies by that name, they are impossible to predict and can happen in any place at any instance and can put us in grave danger. We can be as careful as possible, even be teeter in the brink of paranoia but there is no absolute way we can be ready for ...
Views: 717 - Is it prudent to worry about your posture? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Dr.Benjamin BakerTake a look around next time your are in public, take a visual survey of all the different postures people show. This is something I find myself doing often. It always shocks me when I realize how many people have major postural imbalances such as one high shoulder, a neck that protrudes far ...
Views: 1871(4 votes) - Sore Throat is the First Sign of Cold & Flu Season - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2010 from sarah labdarDuring the months of September through February when the temperatures are particularly cold in most parts of the world, colds and the flu run rampant. Although you can catch a cold or flu at any time throughout the year, it is more prevalent when the temperature seems to dip. Unfortunately, ...
Views: 1362(1 vote) - Replace Living Will with A Medical Directive and Medical Power of Attorney - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2010 from Linda SmithOne of the ways that many of us believe that we will have control over our medical care, should we become incapacitated is through a legal document, which is called a “Living Will.” Essentially, a living will is nothing more than an expression of our wishes, should we be unable to speak for ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - Moles - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisMoles There are parts of skin cells within the skin called melanocytes. The melanocytes normally produce pigment and are evenly spread throughout the skin. They are stimulated by the sun light to grow and expand. Sometimes they grow together in clumps surrounded by normal skin. This clump of ...
Views: 1016(1 vote) - How Healthy Do You Want To Be? Just Out Of Pain? A Little Healthy? Very Healthy Or Extremely Healthy? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Dr Carlos GonzalezHealth is like wealth. Many people dream of being rich. They fantasize about what they would do if they won the lottery. Some people might even have ideas about how they could get rich. They know it is possible. They might even personally know someone who is very financially well off. Then ...
Views: 1473(1 vote) - Physical Therapy for Preventative Care - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Carol LaneThere are many different fields of physical therapy which can assist with preventative care and health and wellness. Physical therapists specialize in different areas such as orthopedic, geriatric, neurological, cardiovascular and pulmonary, pediatric, health and wellness and other types of ...
Views: 1538(1 vote) - Loss of Health Insurance - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from John LaurusonisThe current economic situation of job loss, occupational insecurity, and the hardships of unemployment continue to be a topic of discussion in our community, within the healthcare industry, and in governmental policy making organizations. The job loss numbers for 2008 were 2.6 million jobs, and ...
Views: 804(1 vote) - Light and Lasers - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from John LaurusonisEnergy and mass are two primary states in the universe. One is matter and the other is energy which does possess minimal mass. Energy usually has a specific frequency which is how wide the wave, which is the width which is the wavelength. Amplitude of how high or low the peak and trough of the ...
Views: 863(1 vote) - Kidney Stones - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from John LaurusonisUnfortunately, kidney stones are a fact of life. One out of ten Americans will experience a kidney stone sometime during their lives. They seem to occur with greater frequency in the Southern United States, hence the name, "The Stone Belt." Although a great number of tiny stones are probably ...
Views: 1010(1 vote) - Chiropractic Manhattan - Drugless Road To Recovery! - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2010 from Bernal BernalChiropractic Manhattan physicians treat patients suffering from nagging back and neck pains and other musculoskeletal problems. They believe in a philosophy which states various body pains occur due to improper functioning of the nervous system. These ailments are treated by aligning the spinal ...
Views: 860(1 vote) - Gastric Problems and Abdominal Aches and Pains - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from John LaurusonisThere are basically two kinds of human colons: happy colons and unhappy colons. When it’s happy, all five feet of it, it is the terminal end of the digestive tract and functions to remove water and salts from the foods digested above it, and it is the structure which forms regular evacuations of ...
Views: 938(1 vote) - Foot Problems - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from John LaurusonisIt’s easy to take your feet for granted. Day after day they perform without a hitch until that one day when something is just not right. Sit in a busy podiatrist’s office one day and watch the people hobble in on crutches canes, splints and bandages, and you’ll quickly get the drift of this ...
Views: 983(1 vote) - Flu part 2 - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from John LaurusonisFlu (Part 2) There is one other very important Flu group: Kids. Their immune systems just have matured and acquired the antibody response that healthy adults have. In shear numbers, children get the Flu 2 to 3 more times than adults. That is why we are hearing tragic stories about otherwise ...
Views: 769(1 vote) - Flu Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from John LaurusonisFlu (part1) The 2009-2010 flu seasons was supposed to be "routine." Usually, patients take their seasonal flu shot. Those people who had flu symptoms normally go to the doctor's office for an exam and testing. It is usually easy to spot the flu patients. Among the usual nasal congestion and ...
Views: 1339(2 votes) - Common Eye Problems in Primary Care - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from John LaurusonisCommon Eye Problems in Primary Care Almost every day that goes bi in Primary Care, one or more eye problems present for care. These may range all the way from simple and easily remedied to emergent, needing quick referral to an eye specialist. The purpose of this article is to present a ...
Views: 2718(1 vote) - The Dangers of Dehydration - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from John LaurusonisThe Dangers of Dehydration Most adults understand the concept of dehydration. It is the state where the body puts out or loses more water than it takes in. A lot of common sense advice stems from this understanding: “drink plenty of fluids if you are going to be working in the sun” or “Rest ...
Views: 2018(1 vote) - Cough - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from John LaurusonisA cough may be a good thing or a bad thing. Mostly, it's a good thing. It alerts your nervous system, both consciously and subconsciously, that some problem is in the respiratory airways that shouldn't be there. This is not the case where someone has a psychogenic problem where they cough when ...
Views: 1063(1 vote) - Contact Dermatitis - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from John LaurusonisLet’s suppose that you were laid off in your construction job due to the decrease in housing starts. Other than the obvious change in income, you notice an interesting phenomenon: that rash on your hands and feet gradually goes away. You’re wearing jogging shoes instead of your favorite work ...
Views: 1459(1 vote) - Conjunctivitis Pink Eye and Eye Infections - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from John LaurusonisConjunctivitis is an inflammation, redness, edema, swelling, hypervascularization, discharge, or infection of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is the clear, very thin protective membrane that covers the white sclera of the eye and the inside of the eyelids. The conjunctiva can easily become ...
Views: 1368(1 vote) - Autism - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2010 from John LaurusonisLet’s say, for purposes of illustration, that I am a primary care practitioner seeing a three year old boy for the first time. He evidently has been seen elsewhere for colds and minor illnesses but I do not have access to his well baby check-ups, if he has had them at all. I notice that the ...
Views: 1509(2 votes) - Anxiety and Related Disorders - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from John LaurusonisIf you’re sitting in a tornado shelter feeling apprehension about a tornado warning on the radio, then you probably have a normal fear response to your circumstances. If you’re sitting in there on a clear day, trembling, sweating and feeling doomed, then you probably have an anxiety disorder. ...
Views: 878(1 vote) - Anxiety and Counseling - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from John LaurusonisAnxiety is a medical and psychological condition or feeling very hyper or overwhelmed in different situations. It may have shortness of breath, increased heart rate, sweating, increased respirations, shaking, and even very rarely emotional blackouts. It may result in forms of panic, tension, ...
Views: 750(1 vote) - Tips on Cancer Prevention - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Article SubmitterUnfortunately, a lot of people eat unhealthy food these days. This is because of the way we are used to eat. There are a lot of cancer cells in our food and we have surely got a lot of them in the past years from our food. However, the sleeping cancer cells are not a real problem if they are not ...
Views: 592(1 vote) - General Knowledge About Life Care Plans For All Stages Of Life - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Shauna RupertCaring for those who are unable to care for themselves, either because of special needs, age or physical injury, can place an immense strain on family members and their finances. Depending on the level of the disability, your loved one may need around the clock care, which is just not realistic ...
Views: 805(1 vote) - Ways to Increase Immune Support - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Jesse MoorelandAre you tired of getting sick every time someone around you sneezes? The immune system is one of the most complex systems in the body, and when it becomes weakened or stops working properly, you can be left vulnerable to a whole host of illnesses and diseases. Although there are some types of ...
Views: 701 - The Top 3 Ways to Straighten Your Teeth - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Dave JenkinsSo everyone wants straight teeth. Who doesn't? But most people - and I don't blame them - don't want to spend 2-3 years in full metal braces as an adult! So what options are there to straighten your teeth? Let's go over them: 1. Veneers - If you absolutely want the fastest way to straight ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - The Benefits of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Jerry GarciaThe fact that marijuana has proven to be useful in the treatment of multiple diseases that hinder Americans today seems to have been overlooked by the legal system in the United States, until now. At this point it's now possible to acquire prescribed amounts of Medical Marijuana from KW Medical ...
Views: 1044 - Understanding the Ultra Itchy Sun Allergy - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Martin WalkerJust imagine you have been happy all these seasons enjoying the chills and sitting near the fir place, but when the spring arrives, it kind of puts you in grief and trouble. Why? Because nobody likes the extreme heat from the sun and above all the scorching heat of the sun during the spring is ...
Views: 1527 - Guidelines for Minimizing Breast Cancer Causes - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2012 from Santiago PadillaContinued research in the medical field points out to a wide range of factors that play a very important role in minimizing the risks of developing breast cancer causes in individuals. This condition has become one of the most common types of non-skin cancer that is affecting millions of people ...
Views: 1078(1 vote) - Knowing What Causes Panic Attacks Could Provide a Cue to Its Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Marc MacDonaldIf 60 million adult Americans have experienced panic attacks at least once in their lifetime, it is perfectly possible that you too could have felt these extreme feelings of panic and fear a couple of times. The intensity of such episodes is such that you would like to avoid any repetition at ...
Views: 790 - Can Psoriasis Be Treated Using Sterling's Derma Mist? - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Linda JamesPsoriasis is a commonly seen, irritable skin disease which appears as patches or flakes in various parts of the body. The root cause of psoriasis remains to be unknown. Even though psoriasis is not life-threatening or communicable, it keeps the affected person, in a very uncomfortable ...
Views: 1110 - Bio Care Hospital's Unique Approach To Integrative Medicine - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2010 from Janiel ShokBio Care Hospital is located in beautiful Tijuana, Mexico, joining a growing number of facilities throughout Mexico and South America that offer an integrated approach to health and wellness. Bio Care Hospital offers options to international patients seeking a combination of traditional and ...
Views: 1160 - Learn Why Skin Tags Appear and How to Get Rid Of Them - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Bernard CuizonSkin tags are called by variety of several terminology. Okay, you can be aware of them being the unfussy expression, however your dermatologist may use the scientific phrase. What is the systematic term you would use? Well, you would call them papillomas, pedunculate, archodorons, filoform or ...
Views: 950(1 vote) - Migraine Management - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from sarah labdarMigraines are painful syndromes that attack men and women all over the world on a daily basis, some with no relief. Managing and treating migraines is an ongoing process because of the increasing number of triggers, treatments and prescriptions available. Not to mention that not everyone ...
Views: 941 - Improve your Asthma - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from sarah labdarAsthma is common condition that affects thousands of people all over the world. There is no cure for asthma but there are definite ways to improve your quality of life. Living with asthma can be easy as long as you can figure out what triggers your asthma attacks and how to avoid these triggers. ...
Views: 1253(3 votes) - For the Love of our Children - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Rose-Anne TurunenWe are the voice of our children and we need to take personal responsibility to find all potential solutions for their best health and well-being. When we embark on this wonderful journey of parenthood, there are so many questions and unknowns — when our children get born with special needs, ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Heart Health - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from sarah labdarHeart Disease is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. That makes learning about heart health a number one priority, especially if you are over the age of 40 or have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease or someone in your family has been ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - Reduce Bad Cholesterol - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from sarah labdarHigh cholesterol is a major concern in today’s society. With many people relying on fast food, fried foods and baked foods the risk for obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, heart attack and stroke are more prominent. So what can people do avoid the risks and how can you ...
Views: 1009 - Sinus Medication - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Jillian PhillipsIf you’re looking for sinus medication, you’ll be glad to know that there are lots of options for you. The most important thing is to alleviate the symptoms that are most bothersome. There are different types of sinus problems with different sets of symptoms. Some common symptoms include: ...
Views: 860 - Can Too Much Sun Kill You? - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2010 from Roberto SediciasIt is a widely agreed-upon theory that too much sun exposure can cause skin cancer. Just as sitting outside in the sun for hours upon hours can damage and distort the DNA skin cells, allowing the body to become more susceptible to skin cancer, indoor tanning can do just the same thing. Your ...
Views: 1242 - Can Stress Cause Hives? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Cathi ChurchillChronic stress can cause many things to go awry with the body, including hives. From a physiological perspective, the stress response, or the "fight or flight" response, is actually a very fascinating part of how our brain functions. The fight or flight response is the automatic alert ...
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