Couver Health Journal

Archive for March, 2010

With changes in temperature and the arrival of cold skin can be heard: dryness, redness, tightness, and increased pink in the cheeks are just some of the ways in which the skin is defended from cold and moisture that about.

To better cope with this transitional stage “cold-heat” the Spanish Academy of Dermatology developed a list of ten tips for skin care and protection from low temperatures:

1. Have on hand a good moisturizer to prevent and combat dehydration. The cream must be wetting compounds that attract water into the skin, and occlusive effect components that prevent water loss.

2. Use cosmetics with vitamin C, retinol and hydroxyl acids to reduce superficial wrinkles.

3. If wrinkles are not superficial but are marked with PPT use cosmetics to decrease muscle tone. Read the rest of this entry »

Most people are not wild about the idea of getting vaccines. In fact, many of us are downright scared of them, or just feel that too many are required. We’re told we may need the influenza vaccine every year, and this year we’re told that there’s a second influenza vaccine that we may need: the swine flu vaccine.

The reason for a second flu vaccine is fairly simple. The H1N1 influenza, often called the swine flu, is a particularly dangerous strain of flu that has been fairly widespread and has had many issues of complications. The flu reared its head in the spring of 2009, and by summer many experts were warning that we might be on the brink of a pandemic. Several schools were closed last spring when there were student outbreaks to prevent the spread.

By late in 2009, a vaccine was available, shortly after the regular influenza shot was available for this season. Though many experts agreed that the regular flu shot might provide some protection against the H1N1 vaccine, it was still recommended that those in the highest risk categories receive the H1N1 vaccine along with a regular flu shot. These high risk categories include young children, the elderly and anyone who has an already compromised immune system. In fact, when the vaccine was first available, it was only available to people in one of these categories. It became available to the general public shortly thereafter.

Many healthy people are questioning whether or not they need the vaccine because of the work they do. The answer to this question may be yes, and, in fact, some jobs may actually require it.

The jobs most likely to require their employees to get the H1N1 vaccine are those jobs in the healthcare industry. It only makes sense that if you’re a nurse or doctor who may be treating patients who have the illness that you be vaccinated against it for your own protection.

However, there may be other circumstances that make it important for you to have the vaccine. Any person who is in regular contact with the general public, such as retail workers, school teachers and people employed in doctors and dentists offices (even receptionists and bookkeepers) are advised to have the vaccine in case you’re exposed to the illness.

In addition to being vaccinated, all people should work hard to reduce their chances of contracting all communicable illnesses. Wash your hands regularly, cover your coughs and sneezes and keep often used surfaces disinfected. And, by all means, if you’re sick with the H1N1 flu or any other communicable disease; stay home until you’re well. These simple steps go a long way toward keeping all of us healthier during flu season.

This winter’s outbreak of H1N1 has been less than anticipated, so many people are calling the warnings we received earlier in the flu season an overreaction. But, it’s wise not to be too quick to judge the warnings harshly. After all, we might indeed have seen a pandemic had we not heeded the warnings and been serious about vaccines and other preventative measures.

P. Zerkle blogs about how to enroll in online family nurse practitioner programs.

Nanotechnology has already come to cosmetics, this new way of manipulating matter at the level of atoms and molecules is already being applied for beauty creams and lotions.

This new science began in Japan, where he began to develop beauty products made from nanotechnology; these substances are directly penetrating cells. This technique that makes it looks like old to Botox, lasers and Russian thread.

The Japanese company that develops these new cosmetics is Takami Commercial nanocosmetics line and called Inia; Party on demand for women who want their beauty and rejuvenate the skin in a natural, harmless, but above all without resorting to surgery. Read the rest of this entry »

Most people are skeptic when they want to use penis enlargement products. It is because there are still pros and cons about those products. The pros and the cons are about the effectiveness of those products.

In fact, some people want to use it because they want to free from their problem especially about the size of the penis and erectile dysfunction problems. If you are one of people that want to use penis enlargement product it is necessary for you to find the facts of this product. You can find your personal doctor because he is the expert and he knows about the facts. Later, if you need more reference to support your knowledge, you can find it more from internet. For your information, the popular penis enlargement product is penis enlargement pills. People like to consume it because they are easy to swallow it and they don’t need to do anything such as therapy that taking their time.

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In some articles we have seen many times the amount of negative consequences associated obesity. However, to counter a bit, a recent study has linked the disease with a low rate of suicides.

Experts from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston studied suicide rates and obesity in the United States during 2004 and 2005. On average, a quarter of adults surveyed were classified as obese based on body mass index. This index is the result of the peso and height (for more on this click here). Additionally, there were on average about 12 suicides per 100,000 adults.

However with every 3% increase in obesity in a given state unless there were 3 suicides per 100,000 adults. The U.S. states with highest obesity rates also had a lower rate of successful suicides using guns, suffocation or poisoning.

In general, states with higher rates of obesity also had higher rates of gun ownership, adult smoking, more education, lower rates and reduced revenue. Even considering this factors-obesity connection suicide remained constant.

As you can imagine even more studies are needed to discover which the determining factor in this is. This research can not prove a direct link between obesity and low rate of suicides and, although in the future so, the risks of obesity are higher than this potential benefit.