No one’s skin can remain youthful and healthy if they don’t care for it. The best way to care for your skin? Develop a good skin care regimen or routine. A good skin care regimen can help you fight a great deal of skin care issues including things such…
Damon Winter/The New York Times The NY Times obtained a classified coalition report that acknowledges “a rapidly growing systemic homicide threat, a magnitude of which may be unprecedented between ‘allies’ in modern military history”– i.e., US soldiers are being murdered by the very Afghani forces they are training and…
“These finding provide initial evidence that a constricted life space may be an early indicator of increased risk of AD in older adults.” By Max Wallack Alzheimer’s Reading Room In a paper published in the November 2011 edition of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , Bryan D. James…
A health trust which shut its A&E unit in Pontefract overnight due to doctor shortages is considering using Army medics in a bid to solve the problem. The department has been closed from 22:00 to 08:00 each day since November following the move by the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS…
A Clevedon paramedic is offering free first-aid training to people in Bristol and North Somerset. In the wake of the government’s new CPR advice advertisements, fronted by former football hard man Vinnie Jones, 31-year-old paramedic Chris Parsons, is funding 300 places on the the free courses. Mr Parsons, who runs…
The beautiful city of Seattle sits on the Puget Sound in Northern Washington. Best known for the iconic Space Needle and Pike Place Market as well as the breath-taking surrounding scenery of the Olympic Mountains, San Juan Islands and the Kitsap Peninsula, there is no doubt that Seattle is…
A paramedic who slapped a female patient across the face has been suspended for 12 months at a disciplinary hearing. Philip Hillier, 53, was found guilty of misconduct by a Health Professions Council panel (HPC). They ruled he had shown no remorse over the treatment of a woman he…
Why do adults seem to blame “raging hormones” for many things teens do? Beyond causing acne and a sudden interest in dating, are hormones responsible for changes in behavior or emotional response? The answer is yes. The hormones that change around puberty—starting between age 8 and 14—and last until…
Deep Fried Mac and Cheese, courtesy of Paula Deen on the Food Network Because we’re doing Fitness Fridays much of the time now on the blog, I thought I’d put together my round-up of interesting posts on Thursday, at least this week. No promises for the future, though. We…
Athletes need to ensure that they are healthy and fully charged most of the time and sleep is a critical factor on being able to do so. Apparently some key things have been itemized by Yahoo Sports, most of which seem to be basic but otherwise important if any…