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Archive for May, 2013

High blood pressure

May
10

Date: May 10th, 2013

Between 2005 and 2009, experts say that the number of people diagnosed with high blood pressure has increased by a proportion of about 10 percent. Otherwise referred to as hypertension, high blood pressure is linked to serious conditions such as stroke and hypertension. Researchers have found out that almost a third of total American population is currently suffering from issues related to hypertension.

Ways to protect children from Melanoma

May
09

Date: May 9th, 2013

US Children at a high risk of suffering from Melanoma Melanoma is undoubtedly one of the most serious forms of skin cancers today. While the cancer rarely affects children, a recent study showed that children might still be at a high risk as adults. Even though cases of children suffering from melanoma are extremely rare, a 2 percent annual increase was recorded between 1973 and 2009 among children in US aged 19 years and below. Skin Cancer Foundation also revealed that a significant percent of pediatric cancers are related to Melanoma.

3 important products

May
06

Date: May 6th, 2013

Not found in the US? Discover the three productsA product that is Redmond Wash based, is a physio controller called TrueCPR. This is a device that is used to provide feedback basing on CPR; it enables rescuers determine compression, depth and quality of the chest. TFI (True utilizes traxial Field Induction) is a device that works according to the magnetic field. The technology for sure overcomes too much compression-depth brought about by other devices in the market. When used on a stretcher or a mattress.

CPR administration

May
05

Date: May 5th, 2013

CPR administration- is it really important? According to Dr. David Newman, the decision as to whether to administer CPR should not be at all automatic. Dr. Newman was of the opinion that CPR should be thought of as a burdensome as well as a punishing procedure. He said that although it may be appropriate in some situations, it was highly inappropriate in others.

Types Of sleep apnea

May
04

Date: May 4th, 2013

Sleep apnea treatment: Training parents needThe training has shown a lot of success and emerged to be the best type of training. The best way to address this situation in kids is what is burning up a number of people as the recently found medication seems to do well in adults.

Healthier children

May
03

Date: May 3rd, 2013

Can education of parents mean healthier children?Not to badmouth the parents with low education, the fact is that they have less information about healthy living for both themselves and their children.

From the findings, we are able to find that over 14,000 kids between the ages of 9 and 2 were used to do the research. The research was done in 8 European countries: Sweden, Belgium, Hungary, Germany, Estonia, Cyprus and Belgium. Both parents and children were used to collect data.

overdose facts

May
02

Date: May 2nd, 2013

Overdoses, Suicide and other drugs related problems in USWhy use of alcohol?

For many people, alcohol helps to alleviate stress. Coming back to the truth, alcohol can make one do so many mistakes unknowingly. Taking medication and alcohol is one way that most people succeed taking their own lives, unknowingly.

Sleep apnea

May
01

Date: May 1st, 2013

What is sleep apnea, and effects of it in children?Apnea is a disorder related to sleep, where one cannot be able to breathe appropriately. The disorder is also known as SDB. Research HAS Shown that a percentage of two of the total kids, majorly in the U.S are affected so much with this condition. This is a report filed by a sleep Academy based in the United States.