A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage or trauma to the spinal cord that results in a loss or impaired function causing reduced mobility or feeling. Common causes of damage are trauma (car accident, gunshot, falls, sports injuries, etc.) or disease (Transverse Myelitis, Polio, Spina Bifida, Friedreich’s Ataxia, etc.). The spinal cord does not have [...]
Vaccine Storage and Handling also known as “The Cold Chain” refers to the storage of vaccines between +2° C to +8° C from the time a vaccine is manufactured, to the time it is administered. The purpose is to maintain vaccine potency and minimize wastage. Administering vaccines that lack potency due to a cold chain [...]
Clean: When preparing stuffing, wash hands and surfaces often. Bacteria can spread throughout the kitchen and contaminate hands, cutting boards, knives and countertops. Frequent cleaning can keep that from happening. Always wash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling ingredients for stuffing such as sausage, giblets, shellfish, vegetables, bread, [...]
Tar coats your lungs like soot in a chimney and causes cancer. A 20-a-day smoker breathes in up to a full cup (210 g) of tar in a year.
Changing to low-tar cigarettes does not help because smokers usually take deeper puffs and hold the smoke in for longer, dragging the tar deeper into their lungs.
Carbon [...]
The paper toilet-seat cover can be a guardian angel for the backside, but only if the seat is dry to begin with. When the cover is placed onto a seat that´s wet, it ferries bacteria and viruses from the toilet seat up to your bare skin.
The good news is that you´re unlikely to contract a [...]
MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but is shorthand for any strain of Staphylococcus bacteria which is resistant to one or more conventional antibiotics
MRSA infections can cause a broad range of symptoms depending on the part of the body that is infected. These may include surgical wounds, burns, catheter sites, eye, skin and blood.
Infection often [...]
Pulse oximetry is a simple non-invasive method of monitoring the percentage of haemoglobin (Hb) which is saturated with oxygen. The pulse oximeter consists of a probe attached to the patient’s finger or ear lobe which is linked to a computerised unit. The unit displays the percentage of Hb saturated with oxygen together with an audible [...]
‘Strip That Fat’ program promotes a method wherein you can burn up those extra unwanted fats by simple dietary measures. It is encouraging the ideas on how to exercise in a proper way using right techniques along with a simple but planned diet.
Due to the changing lifestyle, there has been a steady rate at which [...]
If you were previously troubled with your weak and skinny body, Vince Delmonte may have a reason for you to smile.
‘No Nonsense Muscle Building’ by Vince Delmonte is your guide for a giving desired shape to your body. There is no doubt that some people grow hefty, probably because of metabolism or genetics. And one [...]
Tom Venuto is a popular and well-known name in the field of bodybuilding champions. In his book ‘Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle’, he has tried to educate people about various aspects in relation to gaining muscles and losing weight. Many people acclaim it to be the best book in this category. Its hype is [...]
Top Secret Fat Loss Secret is a diet program for weight loss that has been published by Dr. Suzanne Gundakunst. She claims to help you get rid of every extra bit of calories in you. She assures that your unwanted fats and pounds both can be exonerated. At first sight, you may think it’s yet [...]
Health has always been a craze with most people. But, to have six pack abs, is the latest mania with most people across the globe. One of the most popular e-books of the recent time is ‘Truth About Six Pack Abs’ by Mike Geary. You may at first instance feel it to be like any [...]
The situation is worse if we have accumulated lots of debts and inturn it greatly lowers our credit score. There are only very few people who are free from debts and also feel free from all sorts of worries. Getting more debts may adversely affect the credit score which needs to be maintained [...]
Life lock is a firm that offers identity theft protection to all their clients. Even now some people are unaware of identity theft problems. Because of many hackers found on the net, many people are becoming a victim to identity theft. In order to avoid this situation, LifeLock have started creating awareness among [...]
If you are ageing, overstressed, overworked and overfed, then you are sure to be overweight. Don’t worry you’re not the only one on this ride! Millions of people across the globe face the same fate. Jeff Anderson, who once worked in the armed forces, had the same problem. However instead of feeling down, he started [...]