Or a case of Eastern Medicine Practices Meet Western Culture. So my son is down with the ‘flu along with lots of other people, thanks to our fickle weather. Can’t complain, because it has turned a hot summer into a really pleasant time with plenty of unexpected showers. Unfortunately, it also…
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I have two cousins who went to nursing college and have now been working as nurses for a couple of decades. While chatting with them recently I was amazed to learn how technology has changed the way patients receive treatment. In recent years, technological advancements have made the impossible possible in…
So busy racing through your day that you don’t have the time to take care of yourself? Too caught up with work and wishing you had a couple of extra hours a day? You are not alone! Not surprisingly, you’re tired and feel run down most of the time. Life can…
February 4 is observed as World Cancer Day every year. What is cancer? Cancer is a group of several connected diseases related to cells. Living beings are made of billions of cells. Normal cells go through a cycle of growth and regeneration. But when cell growth is abnormal and spreads rapidly,…
November is National Diabetes Month. As a type 2 diabetic, I have to be constantly alert to diabetes complications. One of these is varicose veins. For two years now, I am fighting the onset of this very painful condition in my right leg. Thanks to the pain, I had to give…
There are times when that daily schedule can get out of whack and the best laid plans come to naught. No matter how hard you juggle, there are only 24 hours in a day and displacing one activity with another doesn’t leave time for much else. Add the sitting, the messy…
A few months ago, a family friend had a baby. Of course we all rejoiced. A month after the baby was born, we were worried about her lack of reaction to sounds. Babies generally use their hearing to absorb the world around them. And hearing helps them learn language as it…