The amazingly colored advertisements of the policy of supermarket insurance displayed in a supermarket draw your attention and you come to learn that there exist provisions for policies on car supermarket insurance, life supermarket insurance and even pet supermarket insurance. This will prompt you to consider that a low-priced policy of insurance may offer you…
DetailsPeptic Ulcer Disease is a condition where a lesion or open sore develops with the stomach lining because the natural protective lining of a person’s digestive tract has broken down. Although many people have heard of stomach ulcers and contrary to popular belief spicy food does not actually cause a peptic ulcer. Normally such ulcers…
DetailsOne of the most hard-working organ that most of us do not notice is the eye. Along with this fact, results of excessive use of the eye with little sleep hours causes you puffy eyes. The eye area has the thinnest skin which makes it more prone to the formation of fine lines making you…
DetailsDid you know that there are 130 kinds of water in nature? And that our cells can only use a specific structured kind of water? It is true. Consider this: our cells are 70% fluid so we need a lot of water, but to use boiled water our bodies have to expend 46 calories to…
DetailsIn order to understand EKG interpretation, it is important to first understand the cardiac cycle. This is the cycle of how the heart works to pump blood through it. There are electrical signals and resulting physical events. This article discusses the physical events – that is, how blood flows through the pumping heart. The purpose…
DetailsAMIDST rumours yesterday of the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in Saudi Arabia, the Presidency has urged Nigerians to ignore the story, saying that it is “not only false, but also a figment of the writers’ imagination.” Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Olusegun Adeniyi, said the public should discountenance the story,…
DetailsSarcoidosis is defined as a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease that is characterized by non-caseating granulomas (small inflammatory nodules). The cause of this disease is unknown. The small inflammatory nodules appear most often in the lungs or in the lymph nodes. However, virtually any organ of the body can be affected. The onset of this disease…
DetailsTwo three–letter words: “but” and “and.” In grammatical terms, they are called conjunctions. They bridge two clauses of a single sentence together. In communication (and negotiation), these words are subtle manipulators of exclusion or inclusion. Generally speaking, “but” excludes, denies, discounts or in some way rejects the previous clause. For example, the statement “she is…
DetailsThese are the things you need in order to give yourself this rejuvenating treatment in the privacy of your home. Apart from the standard pots and pans, and the obvious enema bag and tube, you will also need a source of filtered water (as opposed to chlorinated water, which will kill but not the least;…
DetailsThere is a saying among some orthopedic surgeons to their patients that the surgery was the easy part it's the rehabilitation that is the hard part. Never have truer words been said. After either a knee, hip, or shoulder has been replaced keeping the pain and swelling to manageable levels is no doubt an art.…
DetailsPRE -OPERATIVE MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL PATIENT Author: Dr. Altaf H Malik Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt. Dental College, Srinagar. Co authors: Dr. Ajaz A Shah Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt. Dental College, Srinagar. Dr. Suhail Latoo Lecturer Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Govt. Dental College,…
DetailsThoracic spine is the region of the spinal column which is located in the upper back. It stretches all the way from the end of the neck to the bottom of the rib cage. MRI of the thoracic spine may be recommended when patients complain of unrelenting back pain. The results obtained from the scan…
DetailsClean and shining teeth, healthy gums and pleasant breath all contribute to a beautiful smile. Ayurveda believes in the three doshas vaata, pitta and kapha, the mouth is the seat of the kapha dosha. Hence, care must be taken not to vitiate the kapha dosha. Problems with the kapha dosha lead to several dental problems.…
DetailsWomen around the country claim that the popular oral contraceptives, Yaz and Yasmin, caused them to suffer strokes, pulmonary emboli, deep vein thrombosis, blood clots, gallbladder disease, and other serious injuries. More than 100 lawsuits have already been filed by and on behalf of women injured by Yaz and Yasmin, and legal experts expect that…
DetailsHeart Disease is number one killer in Women Indore: January, 6th 2011: It is considered that Heart Disease is predominantly a disease of Men. Contrary to the common belief the fact is that Heart Disease is the number one cause of Death in Women and is more common than all cancer combined. With a view…
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