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- Tinnitus Treatment - Surgery As a Treatment For Tinnitus - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonIn contemplating surgery as a last resort for tinnitus treatment, you should perhaps think about this option a hundred times over. You should be aware that tinnitus surgery involves cutting the eighth nerve in your auditory system without guarantee that the process will relieve you of your ...
Views: 3088 - Pulsatile Tinnitus - What Does It Mean If Tinnitus Sounds Are Heard By Others? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonPulsatile tinnitus is different from the ordinary tinnitus experienced by most sufferers. The sound being heard are not considered as phantom sounds because others can hear what the tinnitus patient is suffering from. Medical studies have determined that the pulsatile tinnitus sounds emanate ...
Views: 3125 - Muscles in the Human Body - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Kunnawat SaengmeneeA human body is made up of various types of muscles and bones that help us to perform various kinds of activities. Though, bones form the foundation of our structure, they are equally important because we cannot imagine of making a single move without them. There are around 640 skeletal in a ...
Views: 1719(2 votes) - Cures For Tinnitus - 7 Natural Ways - by Submitted on May 25, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonOver 35 million Americans are being affected by Tinnitus, a hearing condition where infuriating noises are experienced. Tinnitus originated from the Latin word “tinnire”, which means ringing or tinkling like a bell. It can obstruct concentration or be a reason for sleep disturbance. Tinnitus ...
Views: 7983(3 votes) - Tinnitus Therapy - Behavioral Techniques to Attain Habituation - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonOne of the most effective tinnitus remedy being recommended lately is called the process of habituation. Habituation refers to the behavioural techniques adopted by the tinnitus sufferer in order to relegate the noises into the background and become adept at ignoring the irritating sounds ...
Views: 3361(2 votes) - Learn How To Stop Worrying through Good Risk Management. - by Submitted on May 24, 2010 from Jill PrinceLife is full of risks! If you are a worry wart, then learning how to stop worrying is simply a matter of gaining a better understanding of risk management. Effective risk management is usually thought of as a business skill, but it can be used just as effectively in your personal life. Risk ...
Views: 1190(3 votes) - Homeopathic Cures for Tinnitus - Choosing the Right Plan - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonExasperating noises in the ears such as hooping, buzzing, or ringing can be sporadic or incessant. This situation can sometimes be associated with fractional hearing loss, and can certainly disturb and annoy you. Tinnitus can go along with some conditions connected to the nervous system and ...
Views: 2588(1 vote) - Causes of Tinnitus - Knowing the Common Causes as the First Step to Tinnitus Treatment - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonOnce a patient submits himself for medical examination regarding ringing, whizzing, buzzing or hissing sounds emanating from his ear, the patient will be required to undergo a series of tests. This is not surprisingly so since the causes of tinnitus are varied. The medical practitioners have ...
Views: 2402(1 vote) - Attack of the Living Dead? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Brad CaseIn a previous article, we discussed where bacteria come from, their life cycle and their purpose in life. Now, I’d like to discuss viruses. While bacteria and viruses are often discussed together, they are as different from each other as an elephant and an ant, which also happens to be their ...
Views: 1505(1 vote) - Does Repressed Anger Plague You In Your Adult Life? - by Submitted on May 22, 2010 from Jill PrinceDo you suffer from serious repressed anger and other repressed emotions? Most people don't remember the first three years of life and so are not aware if those years were spent building up a store of repressed anger and other repressed emotions. Dr. Gabor Mate is a medical doctor who works ...
Views: 4558(2 votes) - Social Withdrawal Is Hard to Identify In Today's Coccooning World. - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Jill PrinceIn psychology texts, social withdrawal is identified as a dysfunctional behavior. There are many conditions and diseases, which could be identified, if a patient exhibits the symptom called social withdrawal. One of the most obvious conditions, of course, is high stress levels. Our bodies are ...
Views: 1938(1 vote) - Thinking Positive Thoughts About Your Anxious Child: Avoiding Four Common Negative Beliefs. - by Submitted on May 15, 2010 from Christopher McCarthyGregory's father, Ken wore the face of a parent exhausted from the repetitive behavioral problems stemming from his child's anxiety. Gregory struggled with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), which caused him to resist change, transition, and requests that made him feel out of control. Just last ...
Views: 2463(2 votes) - A Pill a Day to Supplement a Healthy Lifestyle - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Mike MassFor decades, much global interest has focused on the development of dietary factors and supplements. As a greater number of people face the fast pace of life, they increasingly realize the need for these multivitamins to help them cope with the demands of their popular diets. For the body ...
Views: 1095(1 vote) - In Search of The Wild Hamster - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from David TomlinsonI remember sitting at one of the last Beyond The Dura conferences. Dr. Andrew Fryer was talking about his entrance into the world of CranioSacral Therapy. It's not every day you get to listen to a pediatric cardiologist talk about how much he loves CST. There were many things about his his ...
Views: 1880(1 vote) - The reality of Christian Rehab - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Luis PerdomoThe reality of Christian Rehab The very idea that someone would want to chose rehab is important to their future and shows that they are ready to admit that there is a problem and possibly be committed to making that change to their lives for the better. Christians are not exempt from drug ...
Views: 1774(1 vote) - How To Avoid Sweating: 5 Sweating Solutions To Help You Stay Dry And Comfortable - by Submitted on May 11, 2010 from Michael LeeIf you want to know how to avoid sweating, then you’ve come to the right place. Sweating causes embarrassment and discomfort for a lot of people. But with the right knowledge and action, you can prevent extreme sweating from taking over your life. Read on to find out how to avoid ...
Views: 2745 - General Alcoholism Treatment Center Rules and Regulations - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Luis PerdomoJust like any other institution, an alcoholism treatment center also has rules and regulations. While a particular rehab may have different rules from another one, a few basic rules are common to almost all the rehabs. Learning about these rules before you join a rehab will prepare you better ...
Views: 2576(2 votes) - Congregational Care Begins With Small Group Leader's Prayer Life - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Lisa CopenAs you begin to make plans for starting an illness support group in your church or community, it can be easy to forget to pray, even about the simple things that have to do with your group. Although you may have the best of plans, it will all be pointless if you do not first have a daily walk ...
Views: 1637(1 vote) - Twittering For Your Health Awareness Event - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2010 from Lisa CopenTwitter has quickly become one of the most effective ways of sharing with the world what you believe is important. If you live with a chronic illness or have an interest in a specific health condition, you will find that Twitter can be one of the most exciting ways to let others know about ...
Views: 1488(1 vote) - Reflexology: Healing Touch for Fibromyalgia - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Linda ChollarReflexology: Healing Touch? for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain by Linda Chollar, AAEd, CWC, NBCR Touch Is Good Medicine Rising to meet the challenge of supporting the Fibromyalgia community, specific bodywork and touch therapies are merging with the allopathic as integrative treatment ...
Views: 4557(3 votes) - Diabetes: Take It Serious & Be in Control! - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Laura GarrettDiabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the US (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC). According to the National Eye Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), an estimated 17 million Americans have diabetes, and 5.9 million of them have ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Food That Harms, Food That Heals - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2010 from Margaret PaulOur country is stretched to the limit due to the cost of health care. Even with the new health care bill, there will be on going conflict over what we should do to provide people with affordable health care. But the reason that the problem seems irresolvable is a very complex one.Let's take ...
Views: 3437(2 votes) - What’s In Your Shopping Cart? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2010 from Joanne JacksonWhen you go to the grocery store and look in your shopping cart, is it full of fresh colorful healthy foods or is it packed full of pre-packaged dead food loaded down with salt, sugar and preservatives? It is a good question to ask yourself and one that is worthwhile having a closer look ...
Views: 1497(1 vote) - Your Health & Wellness - the team approach - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Dawn K AldrichWhat role do you play when you visit your doctor? Do you realize that you are an important member of the team? After all this is all about your health and wellness. As the most important member of the team, you are the one who can be most effective in describing your health concerns. It is your ...
Views: 1165(1 vote) - Symptoms of diabetes during pregnancy - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Jacky SmithPregnancy is the most beautiful phase of any women’s life. In this phase, they tend to more careful towards their health. It is essential to be careful during pregnancy, as it affects the health of your unborn child. The health of unborn child is wholly in the hands of a mother. She has to ...
Views: 872(1 vote) - Cardiovascular system facts - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Jacky SmithHuman body consists of many organs that are useful to carry out the functions of the body properly. All organs in the body are very much essential for normal functioning of the human body. In the similar manner, cardiovascular system is the most essential part of the body. It comprises of three ...
Views: 1269(1 vote) - How to Forget What it Means to Be Sick Using the 5 Ultimate Ways - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Serj SaganWhy is it that when winter comes around we all get ready for the dreaded flu season? We have the skin cancer season in the summer. Undoubtedly you have heard of asthma in the fall and… insert your “favorite” disease here… in the spring. What if our bodies were created to withstand all of this ...
Views: 1303(1 vote) - Nutrition and Fitness Combines - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Clifford MacHanterLet us never forget that in every part of the globe there is always exist a good sense of taste. There are different types of foods according to our cultures. It is a built it skills that makes a trade mark on every cultures and places. Almost of us now just eat what we want but we do not know ...
Views: 970(1 vote) - I Just Can’t Do It All - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2010 from Rachel Wall#1 Assuming Perio is Taken Care Of Having a sharp hygiene team is a beautiful thing. But assuming everything is being taken care of is a big mistake. Be sure you know that a complete perio exam is taking place at every hygiene visit AND the data is being recorded. This is a huge area of ...
Views: 623(1 vote) - What is Genital Herpes - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from James AndersonHerpes is a disease that affects millions of Americans every day. In fact one in five people have genital herpes and eight in ten have oral herpes or those cold sores you get on your lips every few months. That’s right it’s basically the same thing. Genital herpes is caused by a strain of the ...
Views: 2217(1 vote) - Step-by-Step System for the Ultimate Hygiene Exam - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Rachel WallGreet patient by name with a handshake • "Hi, Ms. Jones. My name is Rachel and I will be taking care of you." Escort patient to treatment room Ask patient for any questions/concerns they may have • "Have you noticed any changes with anything in your mouth? Do you have any questions ...
Views: 807(1 vote) - EFT Tapping: Solve Disease, Get Rid of Repressed Emotion - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Jill PrinceEFT Tapping or Emotional Freedom Techniques is not just the newest kid on the block as far as really amazing stress management techniques is concerned, it's much more than that. EFT can help you manage your stress and it can help you eliminate stress from your life forever. Just about every ...
Views: 3284(1 vote) - Take Care Of Stomach Please - by While Purchasing Mobile Phone or a House /flat we take so much care in analyzing the purchase but at the same time we do not take care of our stomach. Taking anything at anytime is the latest culture developed among youngsters now-a-days and this practice spread among middle age also. Due to ...
Views: 914(2 votes) - Alternative Medicine Science- Emerging Career Opportunities - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Indian Board of Alternative MedicineIf we look at the current scenario, the method of treating different disease by making the best use of alternative medicine science has been increased. In recent times, many people have started using alternative medicine for curing their disease. In this article learn about the various fields of ...
Views: 2922(3 votes) - Never Let 'em See You Sweat - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Rachel WallDo you remember those deodorant commercials in the 70s and 80s? I think it was Right Guard that coined the term "Never Let 'em See You Sweat". Well, I've been faced with a couple situations recently that had me depending on my Right Guard to get me through. The concept of those old ...
Views: 990(1 vote) - Miracles, Miracles and More Miracles! - by Submitted on May 04, 2010 from Karen TothI would now like to share this story about a very special child that I have been working on over the past four months in Edmonton, AB, Canada. This little girl was diagnosed with: Nystagmus...wobbly eyes due to brain development. Lissencephaly(smooth brain)...Miller-Dieker Syndrome(rare ...
Views: 2250(1 vote) - The 'Secret' Ingredient In Perio Disease - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Rachel WallThe causes of halitosis are numerous, but by far the most common cause is the presence of volatile sulfur compounds (VSC). VSCs are gases that result when anaerobic bacteria metabolize sloughed epithelial cells and decaying food particles. The gases consist primarily of hydrogen sulfide, methyl ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - Five Ideas for the President's Task Force on Childhood Obesity - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from William AndersonOn March 17th I was contacted by Melody Barnes, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and asked to submit my ideas for solving our country’s childhood obesity epidemic. The deadline was March 26th, so there wasn’t much time to get back to her with the solution to what is arguably the ...
Views: 2754(3 votes) - ***What Is Thyroid Cancer and what can you do about it! - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Helena EderveenBeing diagnosed with cancer is a fear that many people have. There are a number of different cancers out there and as a person gets older, they are more vulnerable to them. When it comes to cancer, there are many causes and reasons why someone contracts a cancer. There are some people who ...
Views: 4594(6 votes) - How Can You Follow A Daily Fitness Program - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Mike MaxwellIt has been found that Americans are very worried about their weight as a number of Americans are getting over weight. Few are found to be working hard day and night working out in gyms while few go for a strict diet so that they can follow up the diet plan which can tell them how to get lean. ...
Views: 726(2 votes) - How to Enjoy the Pleasures of Good Food and Good Health - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Suzanne Saxe-Roux"Tout est question d'equilbre" It is a question of balance. - Mireille Guiliano (1946-) French American Author One of the reasons the French are so well known for their slim figures is because they walk everywhere. They also take their coffee black and never eat between ...
Views: 1328(2 votes) - Poor Response to Exercise in Young Type 2 Diabetics - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Byron RichardsType 2 diabetes is a difficult health problem because multiple aspects of calorie utilization simply don’t work properly. A study with young adults (ages 18 - 25) shows the cellular problem is worse than thought. Normally exercise conditions cells to make more energy by facilitating the ...
Views: 1213(2 votes) - “Expert” Claims Cure For Thyroid Disease! - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Bette DowdellSo there I was, standing in line at Walmart, waiting to pay for my hair spray. As I checked out the scenery, such as it was, a Woman’s World magazine leapt to my attention. Oh, it wasn’t the cover picture of Oprah. I mean, the magazine rack looked like an Oprah retrospective, or family album ...
Views: 1950(2 votes) - Your Health - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Geoffrey GluckmanMany people appear to be overly concerned with their health these days. And why not? Maybe because the Health Bill just passed? Or, because all of the toxins, diseases, lack of exercise, and whatever else lurking out there to potentially threaten a long and prosperous life. Many of us ...
Views: 1532(2 votes) - Tinnitus Relief and Tinnitus Maskers - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from Adrian FeatherstoneLiving a normal life with the sounds of tinnitus constantly ringing in your ears would seem an impossibility to most tinnitus sufferers. Unlike the way it is for those without tinnitus, there is no escaping the noise by perhaps going and sitting in a quiet room or wearing noise reduction ...
Views: 1479(1 vote) - Why are Our Joints Wearing Out So Fast - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2010 from Butch PhelpsAccording to the Food and Drug Administration, since the year 2000, the number of joint replacement surgeries performed each year has been on the rise. In 2001, 165,000 hip joints and 326,000 knees were replaced in the United States alone. Renaissance Orthopedics reports: Between the years ...
Views: 1819(6 votes) - This Is Your Endocrine System: Pancreas - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2010 from Bette DowdellThe pancreas is below our stomach, front and center, near the bottom of the rib cage. It may be the busiest twelve inches going. First off, just to make things more complicated (and who in the world thought that was necessary?), the pancreas is both an exocrine and an endocrine organ. The ...
Views: 1772(2 votes) - HEALTHFUL TIPS: Exercise and Nutrition - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2010 from Daniel ClementineHello to you all, Australia is one of the many western societies becoming a place of obsessive, poor nutrient over-eating; many Australians have poor time management coupled with misguided incentives and misinformation, health has been put in the back of our minds. The health of our western ...
Views: 2162(5 votes) - Tinnitus Cure - Medication Possibilities for Managing Tinnitus - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonUnfortunately, there is not a tinnitus cure. However, there are several options to assist sufferers of tinnitus to help them deal with it on a daily basis. In many cases, individuals have been able to avoid suffering from tinnitus for several months to years at a time. The treatments can ...
Views: 993(1 vote) - Pulsatile Tinnitus Cure - How to Help Your Child Cope with Tinnitus Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonAlmost everyone has experienced tinnitus which is said to affect all ages. Experts say that tinnitus is not a disease or a type of illness but actually a symptom of another underlying health disorder. If such is the case, then a child suffering from tinnitus will manifest signs of discomfort ...
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