Medical spas are a hybrid between medical clinics and spas offering a mixture of some of the services found in both places. The difference between med spas and other spas is that they have a medical doctor on staff or on its premises during its operational hours.It is mainly women who take medical spa treatments as escapes with soothing music and some respite from their daily responsibilities, woes and spas. Moreover, these...more
From the beginning of World War II through the Korean War asbestos was used extensively by the US military. Anyone who served in the armed forces between from the early 1940s and the mid 1950s, particularly those aboard Navy vessels - and anyone who worked in a shipyard - were often regularly exposed to asbestos.It wasn't until the end of the 1970s that the results of asbestos exposure became widely known to the general public.Prior to the...more
Asbestos is a rather remarkable naturally occurring substance. Known as "rock floss" or "mountain leather", man has found many uses for asbestos throughout the ages.The word "asbestos" comes from the Greek name for "inextinguishable" or "indestructible." For thousands of years asbestos has been admired for its heat- and fire-resistant properties as well as its strength.There is evidence that Egyptians, five thousand years ago, wrapped the bodies of their pharaohs in asbestos in preparation for their journey to the next world.It's been found in ancient Scandinavian pottery.It's been found in ancient Roman lamp wicks and table cloths. The easily cleaned their table linens by just throwing them into a fire. After which they just removed them and shook them out.As Industrial Age machinery spread through the US and Canada, asbestos was used to insulate machinery and factories.Around 1880 large asbestos deposits were discovered in Russia and Canada. This marked the start of the modern commercial asbestos industry.By the beginning of the Second World War "rock floss" was extensively used in a wide range of products that included cement, insulation, packing materials, and nonflammable...more
When it comes to choose the quality treatment, most often people look towards best hospitals. Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases that pose great threat to human life and considered as incurable. In such cases, people want the best treatment for their loved ones. There are numerous cancer institutes in India but it is...more
With hectic working schedule and involvement of physical exercises, people often complains about their back and neck pains. Physicians always suggest those patients to take complete bed rest to soothe their inflammation of the nerves. Some people also prefer to use ice packs or heating pads to soothe their inflammation....more
More people die of lung cancer in the United States than die of colon, prostate, breast, and kidney cancers combined. What surprises many people is that lung cancer is not necessarily caused by smoking. Many at risk groups and nonsmokers are also likely to develop the disease.Some of the people who are the most at risk are United States veterans who served in the military between the Second World War and the Persian Gulf War. Recent studies indicate that this group has a 25% to 75% greater probability of developing lung cancer than people who didn't serve in the military during that time frame.There's a very simple reason why this is true. Many of the people who risked their lives while serving in the U.S. military were exposed to Agent Orange, asbestos, DU (depleted uranium), as well as other radioactive materials during their tenure in the military.The groups of veterans who are at the most risk are all of those who served during the Vietnam era as well as those who were in the Navy during the Second World War.Asbestos was used extensively throughout naval ships during the 1940s. It was present in sleeping quarters, mess halls, boiler rooms, engine rooms - just about...more
Continued research in the medical field points out to a wide range of factors that play a very important role in minimizing the risks of developing breast cancer causes in individuals. This condition has become one of the most common types of...more
MRSA infections are a major health problem in health care settings such as hospitals, intensive care units, acute care settings and many other health institutions. MRSA infection is also becoming more common in community settings....more
Asbestos is a very toxic material that is known to cause cancer and other physical problems to those who have been exposed without the proper protection. Certainly, one exposure will not be fatal or even cause death-like illness, but over time...more
Why does arthritic close affliction develop? The anatomical anatomy of the close can be advised rather complex. There are 7 basic begin in the close and they are dubbed the cervical vertebrae. Since it would absolutely not be ambrosial to...more
Joint affliction is affecting an ample amount of humans because it can accept abounding causes and it can be the aftereffect of assorted medical conditions. Sometimes it is a evidence of arthritis, added times is acquired by bursitis, deepening of...more
It's curious to look back in time and see how attitudes have changed. As the Boomers enter their golden years, they can look back on a revolutionary period. When they were young, everything was big and clunky. Now with electronic gizmos...more