Feng Shui Bed Position WindowWindows can let chi or good energy in or block it depending on the window coverings. If you have a nice view, you will want to let the chi in, but if your window looks out on to a busy street, with cars driving almost right up to the widow before they make a turn, then you will want to bring out the big guns of feng shui and block that negative chi, also known as sha chi. Here are the most common kinds...more
One interesting study is called, Generation of hydroxyl radical by crocidolite asbestos is proportional to surface by Andrew J. Ghio, Jing Zhang and Claude A. Piantadosi Division of Allergy, Critical Care, and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Box 3177, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, U.S.A. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics - Volume 298, Issue 2, 1 November 1992, Pages 646-650. Here is an excerpt:...more
One interesting study is called, Insulation workers in Belfast. A further study of mortality due to asbestos exposure (1940-75). - Br J Ind Med 1977;34:174-180 by P C Elmes, M J Simpson. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - A follow-up study of 162 men already working as insulators (laggers) in 1940 has been extended from 1965 to 1975. By the end of 1975 there were 40 survivors when 108 had been expected. Until 1965 there had been an overall excess of deaths; these were due to asbestosis with or without tuberculosis and to alimentary cancer, as well as to bronchial carcinoma and mesothelioma. From 1965 onwards the overall death rate among survivors is not so excessive but there is still a marked excess of deaths from bronchial cancer and mesothelioma. The continued risk of death attributable to malignancy after asbestosis had ceased to contribute directly, does not appear to be caused by any changes which occurred before 1940 in the conditions at work. Another interesting study is called, Frequency of sister chromatid exchange and chromosomal aberrations in asbestos cement workers. - Br J Ind Med 1991;48:103-105 by N Fatma, A K Jain, Q Rahman Abstract Exposure to asbestos minerals has...more
One interesting study is called, Mobilization of iron from crocidolite asbestos by certain chelators results in enhanced crocidolite-dependent oxygen consumption - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Volume 287, Issue 1, 15 May 1991, Pages 91-96 by Loren G. Lund and Ann E. Aust. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - The reactivity of iron on...more
One interesting study is called, Specificity of asbestos-induced chromosomal aberrations in short-term cultured human mesothelial cells - Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics Volume 41, Issue 1, August 1989, Pages 33-39 by Kenth Olofssona and Joachim Mark, a Department of Pathology and Cytogenetics, Central Hospital, Skvde, Sweden. Here is an...more
One interesting study is called, Characterization of Platelet-derived Growth Factor and Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Asbestos-induced Rat Mesothelioma - Cancer Res January 15, 1992 52; 301 by Cheryl Walker, Edilberto Bermudez, Wendy Stewart, James Bonner, Christopher J. Molloy, and Jeffrey Everitt. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - Although altered expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a hallmark of human mesothelioma, expression of PDGF receptors has not been characterized in this cell type. In addition, the expression of this growth factor and its cognate receptor in rodent mesothelioma has not been investigated. In this study, examination of transformed mesothelial cells derived from asbestos-induced rat mesotheliomas revealed that these cells expressed high affinity PDGF receptors (Kd = 0.5 nm) and receptor number was 1.6 105/cell. Western analysis using antibodies specific for either the -type or -type PDGF receptor and Northern analysis using probes specific for - and -type receptor RNA transcripts indicated that these cells expressed -type PDGF receptors but that -type receptors could not be detected. However, when the...more
One interesting study is called, Physiological changes in asbestos pleural disease by Lumley KP - Inhaled Part. 1975 Sep;4 Pt 2:781-8. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - This paper reports the findings of a study of lung function at rest and during...more
One interesting study is called, Radiological abnormalities and asbestos exposure among custodians of the New York City Board of Education by Levin, S.M. ; Selikoff, I.J. - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (United States); Journal Volume:...more
One study is called, Asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis and impaired lung function by Schwartz D. A. ; Fuortes L. J. ; Galvin J. R. ; Burmeister L. F. ; Schmidt L. E. ; Leistikow B. N. ; Lamarte F. P. ; Merchant J. A. - The American review of...more
People everywhere are paying close attention to the health of the environment. More than ever before, we want protect our natural resources. We especially want to know where our food and water comes from. Is it safe? What has it been exposed to? What...more
Traditional Chinese Medicine, or simply referred to as TCM is an umbrella term that refers to not only treatments and procedures used to treat medical conditions, but also the dietary, lifestyle, and nutritional habits based on...more
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...more