Faster dentistry without the gagging molds –
Faster dentistry without the gagging molds – the 3M digital impressions revolution arrives at Midtown Dentistry Making crowns and appliances required making molds in the mouth. The new 3M digital scanner allows Midtown Dentistry to scan the mouth with a…
Developments in medical tourism in the Caribbean
From IMTJ (International Medical Travel Journal) Bahamas, Bermuda, Caymans, Jamaica, Turks And Caicos Although medical tourism in the Caribbean consists more of outbound trips to the USA than inbound business, several countries are seeking to develop local business. In the…
Reading in dim lighting will not damage your eyes
By Daven Hiskey From Today I Found Out Myth: Reading in a dimly lit area will damage your eyesight. In fact, the only “damage” reading in a dimly lit setting will do, in comparison to reading in an ample lighted…
Memory loss what can we do?
From healthy living, examiner.com The aging community, particular the single independent person is very concerned about their health. There are many reasons for this and let’s just say it is not only normal but necessary. And one of the most…
Mysterious ‘Alien Hand Syndrome’ is embarrassing and terrifying
Melissa, Today I Found Out – From Business Insider Although modern medicine has made tremendous advances in many areas, even mapping the human genome, there remain aspects of human health that continue to elude our full understanding. Alien hand syndrome…
World No Tobacco Day 2013
To educate the public about the devastating effects of tobacco smoke on people’s health, World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2013 will highlight Article 13 of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which speaks…
Doula Delight: Birth practices which are demonstrably harmful and should not be done
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: Care in Normal Birth: A Practical Guide (1996) Category B: Birth Practices Which Are Demonstrably Harmful and Should Not Be Done In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) assembled birth experts from around the world to identify…
School garden plants healthy eating
By Paul Swiech, Palm Beach Post BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — About 440 students of Pepper Ridge Elementary School spent part of May 13 digging in dirt and planting and watering strawberry, green pepper, tomato, cucumber and watermelon plants. The goal is…
Moms’ weight loss surgery can change her kids’ genes
By Lauran Neergaard, Business Insider Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children’s genes behave. In a…
Sleep apnea, not enlarged prostate, may be causing men to wake up in the night
From Red Orbit BGU Research Supports the Hypothesis that Patients Thought to Have Nocturic Episodes (Waking-up from the Need to Void) Actually Wake from Apnea and THEN Decide to Urinate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have shown that…
