Archive for March, 2006
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Health Tip: Dry Socket in Your Mouth
HealthDayNews) — Dry socket is the most common post-operative complication of a tooth extraction.This painful condition occurs when the newly formed blood clot at the site of the extraction doesn’t form properly or is disturbed.Here are tips from the U.S. Army Medical Department on how to help prevent dry socket:Avoid drinking through a straw; the […]
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Health Tip: Be Safe in the Bathroom
(HealthDay News) — Bathrooms attract kids like magnets. From the faucets to the toilet to the medicine cabinet, they beckon inquisitive young minds and hands.Avoid bathroom mishaps with these tips from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia:To reduce the risk of scalding, turn down your water heater to 120 degrees.If you have a crawler or a […]
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Millions at risk in Sudan as diseases rage: WHO
Millions of people are at risk from deadly diseases such as cholera and meningitis in Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday, appealing for funds urgently to combat major outbreaks.“A significant increase in disease incidence and in preventable deaths is expected unless the shortfall of $24 million in funds for health are provided […]
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Common Diagnoses in the NICU
All expectant parents hope that their babies will be healthy. Yet sometimes problems arise that require a newborn to be hospitalized. When this happens, the baby may be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (also called the NICU) for treatment.It’s almost always stressful when a baby is unexpectedly admitted to the NICU. But the […]
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Helicobacter pylori
The bacteria H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) usually don’t cause problems in childhood.
However, if left untreated the bacteria can lead to digestive illnesses, including gastritis (the irritation and inflammation of the lining of the stomach), peptic ulcer disease (characterized by sores that form in the stomach or the upper part of the small intestine, called the […]
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Radiation Therapy
If you’ve ever been to the dentist or been treated for a broken bone, you’ve experienced radiation firsthand. In everyday life, radiation in the form of X- rays is used to create images of areas of the body that doctors can’t see, such as the inside of a tooth or the interior of the chest […]
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Teaching Your Child Tolerance
America - the great “melting pot” - has always been a rich blend of cultural traditions from all over the world. Many American families can trace their histories to immigrant ancestors who traveled great distances, enduring risk and hardship, to make a home where they would be guaranteed basic freedoms. And for many American families […]
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Genetic Counseling
If you and your partner are newly pregnant, you may be amazed at the number and variety of prenatal tests available to you. Blood tests, urine tests, monthly medical exams, diet questionnaires, and family history forms crowd your schedule and your desk, but each of these tests helps to assess the health of you and […]
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Guide Review: Flickety Fit Fitness DVD Rentals
March 29, 2006Guide Review: Flickety Fit Fitness DVD RentalsFinally! A website solely devoted to renting fitness DVDs. If you’re a video exerciser, this site might be what you’ve been waiting for and you’ll find a huge selection of DVDs you’d never see at sites like Netflix or Blockbuster. There are a few quirks that can […]
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In the Forum: Can Exercise Make You Gain Weight?
Something must be in the air because I’ve been getting this question quite a bit lately: “I do a combo of strength training using machines/ free weights along with 30+ minutes of cardio consisting of either jogging or an eliptical machine (moderate) 4 days/week…In the past week I have noticed my clothes being noticably more […]