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Written by Maurice Petersen
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Thursday, 13 December 2007 |
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the single best way to prevent the spread of influenza is to get vaccinated every fall. Each vaccine contains strains of three different viruses, which change each year based on estimations about which strains of the virus will circulate in a given year. Antibodies begin to form in the body and provide protection about two weeks after receiving the vaccination.
Those persons most susceptible include the elderly over age 65, young children under the age of 6 months, and anyone else with a chronic health condition, such as those with immunosuppression, chronic heart or lung conditions with compromised respiratory function, or those currently on aspirin therapy. Those persons who work with or care for anyone susceptible should also receive the vaccine, such as health care workers, day care providers, or anyone else who wants to reduce their chance of getting the flu and possibly spreading it to others.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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Written by Maurice Petersen
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Monday, 10 December 2007 |
Colon cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States, and the entire world. It is the second most fatal cancer in the United States, causing tens of thousands of deaths every year, with close to two hundred thousand new diagnoses. Colon cancer prevention is therefore a subject of interest to people everywhere.
The good news about colon cancer is that it’s actually a very preventable disease. Colon cancer prevention has traditionally been focused on maintaining a healthy diet, and this is still recommended today. Diets high in fiber, and low in fatty foods and red meat are linked to a reduced risk of developing colon cancer. Fish and poultry are not linked to an increase risk, and some supplements such as calcium and selenium have been shown to lower your risk. There have also been some studies suggesting that aspirin may help lower your risk of colon cancer.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 December 2007 )
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Written by Maurice Petersen
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Monday, 10 December 2007 |
If like a majority of the people, you work n front of a computer for over 8 hours a day, and if you find yourself suffering from pain, numbness of the wrist, and even a stinging sensation in your hands, you could be suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. Better known as repetitive stress disorder, carpel tunnel syndrome is a crippling disability, that till recently, was viewed more as a shirker’s excuse to stay away from doing her/his work. But over 5 million Americans can’t be shirkers! For that is the number being presented by the latest survey regarding carpel tunnel syndrome sufferers in our nation!
Simply put, carpel tunnel syndrome is a work related injury that affects those individuals, whose work demands that they spend time doing activities that put pressure on the wrist and the wrist tendons. Most users of computers for prolonged periods suffer from some degree of the carpel tunnel syndrome. Others who are likely to suffer debilitating effects are cashiers in banks and financial institutions, computer operators, desktop publishing professionals, call center professionals, assembly line workers, cash register operators and even writers – all of whom spend their time at work doing repetitive jobs with their wrists, thereby resulting in carpel tunnel syndrome.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 December 2007 )
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