Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Planes, trains and automobiles – it is not just the name of a movie; this list also represents the findings of a new poll on sleep problems among transportation professionals. The National Sleep Foundation’s annual sleep poll looked at how sleep pro...
Monday, January 16, 2012 People with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, are all too familiar with limited menu choices at restaurants. They know they need to steer clear of tomato-based, spicy, fatty or fried foods, chocolate, citrus fruits, and alcoholic or caffeina...
Friday, January 13, 2012 Your thyroid gland, which is located in your neck, just above the collarbone, produces two hormones – tri-iodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). These hormones determine how your body uses food for energy and control how fast or slow organs work.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 The holidays are upon us, and you know what that means. Turkey and all the trimmings. Apple pie, pecan pie, and just about every kind of cake, candy or cookie that makes your mouth water. Even with all these tantalizing treats, you can still eat hea...
Monday, October 31, 2011 Inside each of us is a natural clock that tells us when to sleep and when to wake. Exposure to light and darkness help set the clock. When you travel across time zones, change shifts at work or even stay up or awaken later or earlier than usual, you...
Monday, August 01, 2011 Most people are going to bed at 10 o’clock at night – not going to work. But more than 15 million Americans perform some kind of nonstandard shift work1, including nurses, air traffic controllers, firefighters, radio DJs and truck drivers. Approxima...
Thursday, May 19, 2011 As the weather is warming up and we start to spend more time outside, we also start spending more time being exposed to things that may bite us. On that long list are snakes. In the US alone there are 8000 venomous snake bites yearly, with most of...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 There are many ways we can show family members and friends that we care about them. We can give them a present on their birthdays. Send them get well cards or take them food when they have a cold. And wash their cars or help with house cleaning. But...
Thursday, August 26, 2010
One sheep. Two sheep. Three sheep. If it often takes you more than 20 minutes, and counting several hundred sheep, to go to sleep, you may have insomnia. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that affects approximately 60 million Americans each...
A hernia occurs when there is a weakness or opening in the wall of a muscle, tissue or membrane. This can allow an internal organ or fatty tissue to squeeze through into another area where it should not be located. Hernias usually cause only a bulge...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, also known as MRI, uses high-powered magnets, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed images of the body. It is especially useful when visualizing organs, soft tissues and bones. Unlike an X-ray, MRI does not use i...
It’s that time of year again – the annual search for school supplies. If a new backpack is on your list, here are some ideas to find the right backpack for your child and ensure that the backpack is being used correctly.
Backpacks can be a great w...
There are lots of names for it – air blast, buzz bomb, glading, bagging, climax, gluey, poor man’s pot or huffing. Whatever the name, using inhalants to get high is very dangerous and is becoming more common among young teens.According to one 2007 s...
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