The swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, has claimed several lives throughout the state of Alabama, and there have been some cases of UA students getting the virus on campus. However, the Student Health Center hopes to help students by providing the new FluMist vaccine, used to combat the swine flu virus. (more…)
How can I best care for my child’s teeth?
Good dental hygiene habits should begin before your child’s first tooth comes in. Wiping your baby’s gums with a soft damp cloth after feedings helps to prevent the buildup of bacteria. When teeth appear, start using a soft children’s toothbrush twice a day.
Once your child is preschool-age, start using fluoride toothpaste. Don’t cover the brush with toothpaste; a pea-sized amount is just right (see picture above). Young children tend to swallow most of the toothpaste, and swallowing too much fluoride toothpaste can cause permanent stains on their teeth. (more…)
Herbal Hair Help
You love shampoos and conditioners. You love serums that give your hair that added shine. But once in a while it is great idea to get back to nature to restore your hair’s health. So pick a shampoo with some herbal actives, or simply get the herbs and use the home made extracts. We love these gifts from nature that work wonders every time: (more…)
For most people, stress is simply annoying or unpleasant; for people with diabetes, it can have a direct impact on health. Stress hormones can cause blood sugar to rise and you may need more insulin or other medications to control blood sugar when you are under stress (being sick or physically injured can also do the same).
Your response to stress, however, can exacerbate the problem. If you skip meals, neglect exercise, or tend to eat poorly, your blood sugar may become too high or too low. (more…)
People who live in neighborhoods that promote physical activity and offer access to healthy foods may be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
Their study included 2,285 people, aged 45 to 84, living in neighborhoods in Baltimore, Forsyth County, N.C., and New York City/Bronx. Their neighborhoods were assessed by asking residents questions, such as whether it’s easy or pleasant to walk in their community, and whether local stores carry a large, high-quality selection of fruits, vegetables and other low-fat foods. Average neighborhood scores were 3.68 for physical activity and 3.36 for healthy foods, the researchers found. (more…)
Even as the H1N1 swine flu vaccine is distributed coast to coast, many people say they have safety concerns that may stop them from getting vaccinated.
Although experts say those fears are unwarranted, a recent Associated Press-GfK poll found only about half of Americans said they are planning to get the vaccine. Most of those are older people — so far among the least vulnerable to the virus.
Almost three-quarters of respondents said they were concerned about the vaccine’s safety (although many of these said they still were going to get the shot).
And a University of Michigan poll found that only 40 percent of parents wanted to get their children inoculated. (more…)
Cavities are holes that form in the teeth, and can cause pain until they are filled by a dentist. For preventing cavities one should practice good oral hygiene, which means flossing each day, brushing at least twice daily and getting a professional teeth cleaning twice a year. If you want something sticky, sweet or chewy, eat it with other foods as part of a meal instead of alone. Brush your teeth or rinse your mouth with water afterward.
Minimize snacking, which increases acid production in the mouth. Avoid high-sugar drinks, chewing gum with sugar, or sucking on sugary candy. Consider getting a dental sealant applied to your molars to help prevent cavities. Use mouth wash and toothpaste with fluoride.
Stop your sneezing
Your home harbors a surprising number of sneaky allergy-causing culprits. Here’s where they’re hiding, and how to send them packing.
Clutter gathers dust
A messy home = nice digs for dust mites, bugs, mold, and mice. Recycle old newspapers, magazines, cans, and grocery bags weekly—and keep the bins outside if you can.
Carpet harbors dust mites
Dust mites and pet dander love carpeting and rugs, so bust out your vac weekly. Make sure it has a high-efficiency particulate air filter to trap tiny particles. To really ditch allergies, leave your floors bare.
Bedding & Bathroom
Banish mites and mold by washing bedding in 130-degree water weekly. Moist bathroom or basement walls love to breed mold. Wipe them down with a chlorine-bleach solution (1 ounce bleach to 1 quart H2O) to keep fungus at bay. In the fall, mold also moves indoors via wet leaves on shoes and damp firewood. Store wood in a separate dry space, like the garage, and keep the yard leaf-free. Also, see: 10 ways to remove mold. (more…)
Many people treat migraine as a simple headache but let us become aware that at present it has become one of the widespread medical situation related to neurology. You can easily detect migraine by observing the occurrence of following symptoms. An affected person will suffer interruption in ocular vision, such as, visor dot, blinking of bright lights and also hallucination. A person will experience extremely harsh pain in the head as someone is hammering on the head only on single part of the head.
An unsettled stomach is felt again and again which can cause vomiting sensation time and again. Person suffering from migraine will become more sensitive towards any sought of illumination, resonance and odor. A sought of inflexibility in neck is also felt along the neckline as well as on both the shoulders.
An affected person might also find it difficult to focus on any activity. In the most advanced stages of migraine, a paralysis attack can also take place. In many cases, symptoms can start occurring gradually but in many cases it has been observed that they can occur abruptly. (more…)
Nose bleeds often result form dry mucosa followed by the trauma of blowing the nose from allergies and/or colds. Here is some basic information on how to deal with them.
The technically correct medical term for nose bleeds is epistaxis. They are classified on the basis of the primary bleeding site: anterior or posterior.
Anterior (90% of nose bleeds)
Posterior
