There isn’t anyone in this world who does not engage in some sort of “habit”…and often on a daily basis. Some people walk fast, while others twist their hair, for example. While most of these are actually benign behaviors, you should know that there are some habits that actually could be a sign [...]
Your Personal Medical History accessible as an Electronic Health File might someday save your life. Users of the Vital Signs Monitor service developed by ReAsure.net can set up a Personal Medical Record (PMR) if they have one or more chronic illnesses and are occasionally away from home. Use of the Personal Medical Record program facilitates [...]
If the casualty were conscious, they would have assumed a position where they can comfortable breath. Any further interventions must not impair their capacity to breath.
If the casualty is unconscious, log roll (see Spinal Immobilisation) the casualty on too their back examine their airway. ?Look?, ?Listen? and ?Feel? for movement of air.
By placing your [...]
With so much concern being shown regarding the Bird Flu situation we are all asking if modern medicine can save us from what could become a human pandemic. Unfortunately it would appear that this is most unlikely, as the World Health Organization has explained that although modern day medicine has improved tremendously over the last [...]
More people than ever these days seem to suffer from gout. This is a painful and unpleasant condition where uric acid can build up in your joints and crystallize causing an extremely painful condition associated with symptoms like swelling and stiffness. Normally this discomfort is usually concentrated in the feet and can be [...]
I’ve basically narrowed it down to Genesis 3:16. It’s just part of the curse that we got in the garden when God told Eve that He ?would intensify the pangs of your childbearing; in pain shall you bring forth children”.
They (…for the life of me, I can never figure out who “they” are. But [...]
Neil Shulman, MD, has written a book ? Your Body?s Red Light Warning Signals. In it he lists hundreds of medical symptoms that could mean the difference between life, death and a serious disability. Shulman says that too many people are dying because they are not aware that these symptoms can be a tip [...]
Hormones: Peptides and Steroids
?Hormones carry messages from glands to cells to maintain chemical levels in the bloodstream that achieve homeostasis. ?Hormone? comes from a word that means, ?to spur on.? This reflects how the presence of hormones acts as a catalyst for other chemical changes at the cellular level necessary for growth, development, and energy.?
The [...]
As per the Associated Press, March 5, 2006, a bill has been sent to the governor of the State of Wisconsin that would allow health care providers to investigate medical errors, however, those investigative results would not be available to the public.
Hospitals argue that such a bill will enable them to vigorously investigate medical errors [...]
A few years ago I was at a Christmas party with my wife. She wasn?t feeling well and we went outside for some fresh air. She was sitting on top of a low wall, and she started to get up and fainted. With the assistance of some friends, we got her into [...]
