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Gruesome Cigarette Warnings On The Way
Friday, August 28th, 2009What would make you stop stopping? A gruesome picture of a cancerous mouth with rotting teeth? That would be enough for some people. For others who are seriously addicted, it won’t do much. Regardless, that’s the goal of new federal regulations that are expected to go into effect within three years.
The new rules would [...]
52 Ways to Control and Conquer Stress
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Stress is the number one cause of disease and illness. Nothing seems to attack and lower the body’s defenses more than stress. And we can all use some extra tips for dealing with it. Click the link below and check out not one, not ten, but 52, count em, 52 ways to beat stress.
If you [...]
Fish may help your vision
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009There are some foods that we have always known to help with your vision. Like carrots and blueberries, just to name two. A recent study found that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help people 66 to 74 years old who suffer from age-related macular degeneration.
In the study, Dr. Chi-Chao Chan of the [...]
Extreme obesity can shorten your life by 12 years
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Those who weigh more than 80 pounds over normal weight live 3 to 12 fewer years than normal-weight people, according to a new study. Don’t worry though, just being overweight or moderately obese, has little or no effect on life span, according to the research.
Some of the findings:
Overall, excess weight was responsible for the [...]
3M Littman Electronic Stethoscope
Monday, August 24th, 2009The latest new tool to help doctors comes in the form of a new stethoscope. The 3M Littman Electronic Stethoscope will help doctors to better diagnose various health conditions thanks to some new features, which include noise cancellation and sound augmenting, so they can hear better. Yes, it’s been awhile, but finally the stethoscope [...]
Panasonic Blood Pressure Monitor with SD Card
Friday, August 21st, 2009If you need to monitor your blood pressure, here’s a gadget that might come in very handy. Panasonic’s Blood Pressure monitor with an SD card slot. It allows you to save your health data on the SD card for up to 5 different people. So if you have a few people in your home with [...]
Your Cash May Make You Sick
Thursday, August 20th, 2009We handle cash every day. During 20 months in circulation, U.S. currency is everywhere, ATMs, coffee shops, we touch it, we drop it. Every touch brings us into contact with dirt, food, germs or even drug residue. 90 percent of U.S. bills carry traces of cocaine.
But we have to use cash right? Only sometimes. In [...]
Phone calls help cancer patients
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009If you leave a patient alone in a room they will wither, much like a plant, while if that patient has social interaction they will perk up like a plant that has been watered. It’s common sense. So asking nurses to reach out to people who have advanced cancer, even if just by phone, can [...]
Tiny “bees” target tumors
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009“Nanobees,” are not insects. They’re tiny particles designed to destroy cancer cells by delivering a synthesized version of a toxin called melittin that is found in bees.
“Melittin, which would otherwise result in substantial destruction of your red blood cells and other normal tissues if it were delivered intravenously alone, is completely safe when it’s on [...]
Aromatherapy
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009Aromatherapy, or essential oils therapy, is when you use a plant’s aroma-producing oils to treat disease. Essential oils come from a plant’s flowers, leaves, stalks, etc. The oils are mixed with oil, alcohol, or lotion and then put on the skin, sprayed in the air, or inhaled. It has many benefits and can work quite [...]
