Lasik Vision Surgery: New Technology Prevents Side Effects

If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard about some of the side effects associated with getting lasik vision correction surgery. For instance, after getting lasik surgery some people complain about symptoms of glare, halos and decreased night vision. In fact, I remember attending a business briefing where the speaker started by mentioning he just had lasik surgery the day before. He told the audience, “The good news is I think you’re all going to heaven because everyone has... Read more »

3 Steps to Beautiful Stress Free Feet

Everyone is living a fast paced life these days. With all the stress and things to handle, do we always take the time out to care about our feet? More often than not, the answer to that questions is no. We are always on our feet, and yet we neglect to give them the care they need, which if given would reduce a little bit of their stress from our every day lives. This article lists 3 simple and fast ways for us to care for our feet, making them look better and feel better. 1. Exfoliate the stress... Read more »

The Total Demystifying Truth of Subconscious Mind

For many centuries, man has already known the existence of the power of subconscious mind. Many stories indicated that the power could be tapped to accelerated bodily healing and improve the state of mental health. However, none had come out with a satisfying scientific explanation; and worst still, many people were told that the subconscious mind is spiritual and unreal. Alas, the truth is here! Do learn the scientific truth now and do not be confused! The mind, subconscious mind especially,... Read more »

Pediatricians And Spectrum Development Disorders An Overview

If one goes only by statistics, it would seem that childhood development disorders are experiencing an epidemic. However, these disorders have been with us always, they just weren’t known and diagnosed before. We do not know how many children who had the developmental disorders we know today were actually diagnosed as simply retarded or perhaps schizophrenic. The development disorders have a somewhat edgy reputation - not all of the are accepted by the pediatrics community at large, and there... Read more »

Help For The Common Cold

We all suffer on occasion from the discomfort of the common cold. There has been open discussion as to whether the medicine that we have come to rely on for relief is successful at actually diminishing the length of the illness. Many health professionals openly reject the effectiveness of these products based on the questionable results in shortening the duration of the symptoms. We contend, that it may be true, they do not shorten the length of the ailment, however, they do diminish the severity... Read more »

Five Dramatic Developments In The Health Care Industry

Medical science has made some shocking developments in the past twenty years. For the first time, our technology is reaching the point where we have to question our moral right to “play God”. It could even turn out that medical science will revolutionize the 21st century to the same degree that computer science revolutionized the 20th century. At the same time, present factors of society lay new challenges on the health care industry. The purpose of this article is to highlight some of... Read more »

Are Germs and Viruses the Real Cause of Disease?

There is a universal belief that germs and viruses are the cause of disease; but this is not true. Louis Pasteur, for whom the pasteurization process is named, first put forward the idea that germs from outside the body are the cause of disease. Living in France at the same time as Pasteur was another scientist who was also conducting research on the cause and development of disease. This man was Antoine Bechamp. Pasteur actually “borrowed” part of Bechamp’s research and publicized... Read more »

Medical Assistant and Nursing Tips

Here is a combined list from many sources in which medical workers were asked to share some handy tips that made their job easier: Stethoscope ring sign: An early and reversible sign of systemic distress in asthmatics is that the skin changes demonstrated when auscultating the chest wherein as you lift the stethoscope a visible ring or impression is left. This reliable sign corresponds to the degree of circulatory change in the skin. Considered with other findings and observations it gives a real-time... Read more »

News For Dental Hygienists About Dental Caries

According to recent reports, there has been remarkable progress in the reduction of dental caries - also known as tooth decay - in the United States over the past thirty years. The existence of children with no dental caries, which was known to be a rarity in the past, is no longer unusual. The use of fluoride in public water supplies, in toothpaste, and in professional dental products seems to be working as planned. additionally, improved oral hygiene and increased access to dental care have played... Read more »

Food Supplements: Helpful or Harmful? Part One

Many people take supplements of one form or another to ensure they are getting what may be deficient in the food they eat. To be useful to the body, a supplement must be of an organic origin and contain enzymes. It must be derived from natural food sources. Vitamins and minerals must be delivered in trace amounts, as they are in whole natural food. This way, the body can utilize them to correct deficiencies without causing other problems. What food on earth can you think of that contains 500 mg... Read more »