A medical respirator is used to assist patients with their breathing. They are also used regularly on air ambulance transfers. A respiratory therapist monitors the patient. An endotrachial or ET tube must first be inserted into the windpipe (trachea). The other end of it is attached to the medical respirator. An ET tube is used [...]
Pulse oximetry has gained wide spread clinical acceptance in the latter part of the 21st century. This is in part due to the development of the microprocessor, better patient sensor design, and better data processing algorithms. Virtually every patient, whether in the hospital, subacute care center or at home, that has oxygen or mechanical ventilation [...]
Snack foods like popcorn and many popular breakfast cereals contain the same amount of healthy antioxidants as fruit and vegetables, claim researchers.
Fruit and vegetables — and foods such as chocolate, wine, coffee, and tea — have become renowned for their role in reducing the risk of heart disease and cancer because they contain the health-giving [...]
When I say this I don’t necessarily mean that you have to exfoliate and scrub until your skin is clear. It may help ultimately, but it’s not what we’re talking about today. When I say that you should work on being comfortable in your own skin I mean that you shouldn’t be bothered by the [...]
Metabolism. We all know that that word means, we’ve all cursed it as it’s slowed down and forced us to work hard as we’ve grown older but what many of us don’t know is that there are ways to get back that extra kick that we once had! Besides the obvious of staying around [...]
How do I know if I have a problem?
You have a problem if you keep craving and using a drug even if it’s causing trouble for you. The trouble may be with your health, with money, with work or school, or with your relationships with family or friends. Your friends and family may be aware [...]
in a loving, intimate relationship has numerous health benefits. In women, for example, the sexual act triggers the release of oxytocin. Oxytocin promotes feelings of affection and triggers that nurturing instinct. In men, *** encourages the flow of testosterone, which strengthens bones and muscles and helps transport DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) , a hormone that may be [...]
In “Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment options of skin and soft tissue infection caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus,” a clinical overview published in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Farley observes that the spread of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is no longer a concern only in hospitals. It has become a [...]
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 [...]
The FDA approved narrow-band, high-intensity blue-light therapy for treating acne. Now widely advertised, this is probably the best-known light therapy for acne treatment. Blue light works by killing the acne-causing bacteria, P. acnes, and is being used to treat inflammatory acne vulgaris that has not responded to other acne therapies. The blue-light products of today [...]
Drug Testing has become increasingly common over the last decade. Many employers now test their employees for illegal drugs and alcohol as a measure to improve safety within the workplace. On-site drug testing kits are used in many healthcare settings to monitor abstinence or to offer prescriptions and increasingly, parents or partners are home drug [...]
Health and Medical facilities had become a big question in today’s advancing world. Qualified doctors need to be approached so that they provide special treatment and prescribe medicines to achieve overall wellness. With the growing importance of this issue it has become necessary to include health care education in the school curriculum of students
Equiptment needs [...]
Bird flu is not a very common disease and hence there are many wrong notions about it. It is not well known to everyone that there are several types of this influenza virus and the way it is contracted is also not generally known. It would be useful for everyone to have some basic knowledge [...]
Infant CPR training is given to individuals so that resuscitation is administered to a child who is under the age of 12. It is said that infant CPR works faster on the babies than the adults as the body is able to respond to the CPR techniques more effectively. As soon as the CPR is [...]
People suffering from drug addiction are treated at a drug treatment center through various physical and psychological techniques and methods
Drug addiction happens when a person crosses the line of drug abuse and physically tends to depend on drugs. In such a condition, apart from psychological or mental addiction for drugs, the person needs to maintain [...]