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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

July 29th, 2010

ATLANTA – More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.
The two new studies conclude that “hands-only” chest compression is enough to save a life. They are the largest [...]

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‘Excellence’ centers no better for bariatric surgery

‘Excellence’ centers no better for bariatric surgery

July 28th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For weight-loss surgery, "Centers of Excellence" may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
Yet the overall rate of serious complications — less than three percent — was "relatively low," the new report said.
The findings, which appear in the Journal of [...]

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Beauty Salon - Find Out What Little-Known Services Are Offered

Beauty Salon - Find Out What Little-Known Services Are Offered

July 28th, 2010

If you are contemplating heading to your local beauty salon but do not know where to start when it comes to what procedures to get done, you should know what’s available first. You probably know that getting your hair styled and makeup done professionally are two major options at such places, but you should consider [...]

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The Real Secret to Joy

The Real Secret to Joy

October 22nd, 2008

The phone rang at 2 p.m. It was my daughter Ana, calling from her after-school program. “Tiera and Mia won’t play with me,” she wailed. “Come get me.” I felt a giant tug on my heartstrings. Of course, I’d go right over—and give those two an earful on the way out! Then I stopped.
What message [...]

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Your Options For Body Hair Removal

Your Options For Body Hair Removal

October 31st, 2008

It’s a little-known fact that women shaving their underarms and legs didn’t become a social norm until the first part of the 20th century. Since then, men and women have come up with some fascinating ways to perform body hair removal. The razor was the first method women used, and still one of the most [...]

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School-Based Efforts May Help Curb Obesity in High-Risk 
Kids

School-Based Efforts May Help Curb Obesity in High-Risk Kids

Posted in Nutrition

SUNDAY, June 27 — School-based efforts at better nutrition, more exercise and improved education about healthy living can help kids who are most at risk for obesity keep the weight off, compared to children in schools without such programs, a new study suggests.

But the program failed to reduce the overall [...]

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Buying and Caring For Real Hair Wigs

Buying and Caring For Real Hair Wigs

Posted in Exercise

Today, wholesale hair wigs can be found in an amazing variety of colors, lengths and styles to match person seems. Wigs usually aid individuals to achieve the cosmetic makeover by camouflaging thinning hair. However, people could use wigs regarding other reasons also. Prior to seeking any striking change in hair fashion or even colour, folks [...]

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Hair Styles For Women in Their Forties and Over 40

Hair Styles For Women in Their Forties and Over 40

Posted in Beauty

During the growth of hair it is at its peak condition from the age of twelve years to fourteen years. This stands to reason because this is when the body is at its peak condition releasing hormones, strong cell regeneration and settling into a growth pattern as we become an adult. Everything is working fine [...]

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