Online CPR Certification Blog
Risk of adult diabetes
Date: May 13th, 2013
Young adults are at a high risk of suffering from diabetes if they experience persistent obesity during their adolescence compared to people suffering from obesity during their adulthood. A team of researchers at Furman University in Greenville led by Natalie S.C undertook a study on 10, 481 young adults aged between 12 and 21 years of age. The cohort study was conducted on two occasions when the group was aged between 18 and 27 years of age and between 24 and 33 years.
Fragile bones: Development of osteoporosis
Date: May 12th, 2013
The fact that a child has big bones doesn’t necessarily mean that they have strong and denser bones. An increase in tummy fat levels among children causes a significant decrease of bone mineral density according to a new study. In addition, the research has also linked children obesity to the development of osteoporosis, a health condition that is increasingly becoming popular nowadays.
Baldness: Coronary artery heart disease
Date: May 11th, 2013
The risk of bald men suffering from coronary artery heart disease is higher compared to men with hair; a study has shown. However, researchers say frontal balding is less fatal than top balding as this article continues to explain. While a data analysis shows that there is a direct link between male pattern baldness and heart disease, this does not apply for baldness that occurs at the front of the head but rather on the crown
baldness only.
High blood pressure
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
Date: May 9th, 2013
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
Date: May 6th, 2013
A 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
Date: May 5th, 2013
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
Date: May 4th, 2013
The 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
Date: May 3rd, 2013
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
Date: May 2nd, 2013
Why 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.