The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) notes that elderly abuse is an increasing yet frequently undetected occurrence in America. Elderly abuse victims generally live in isolation, their physical capacity is limited, and their growing vulnerability intensifies their feeling......[Read More]

This article looks into suture needles. It explains briefly what they are and what they are used for.......[Read More]

High tech diagnostic tools such as EEG and ECG/EKG seem to be impartial and yield correct results, but in reality, they are grossly unreliable and can be as dangerous to health as some of the riskiest drugs and surgical procedures. It is therefore important that they are not applied routinely, but m......[Read More]

The project was developed as part of Purdue University Calumet's Capstone Course in Nursing under professor Gail Wegner.Nursing students collaborate with a department faculty member and a healthcare agency representative in pursuing their project.......[Read More]

The importance of air purifiers is increasing day by day because of the increase in pollutants in the atmospheric oxygen. More and more people are becoming health conscious and many are adapting these machines for keeping their room's air fresh and clean. There are a large variety of air purifi......[Read More]

Remember when you were a kid and your Mom would clean all of your scrapes, cuts and wounds with hydrogen peroxide? I remember my Mom doing this as I felt the sting and then watched the tiny white bubbles form. Later on in life, I learned that H2O2 is not only a powerful wound cleaner but is also a p......[Read More]

Has your child come home from school with nits or head lice? If it's the first time for your child, you're probably feeling a little bit panicked. Don't worry, it's completely normal to feel horror at the thought of creepy-crawlies making their nest on your precious child's ......[Read More]

Is there a way to cure piles naturally? It is estimated that 10% of the world's population suffers from some type of hemorrhoids. Piles are internal hemorrhoids and they, like all other hemorrhoids, tend to give you problems more frequently than you have time or patience for.......[Read More]

Someone asked me whether Flagyl is an antibiotic or antifungal as she has been fighting the yeast for a month and never wants to take antibiotics. Actually, Flagyl is an antibiotic, but it fights anaerobic bacteria that are sort of co-conspirators with yeast. To my knowledge, it is not directly effe......[Read More]

A comfortable daily armchair can make the difference between a pain-free day and an irritable, frustrating one. It is vital that mobility sufferers feel supported whilst watching television and reading or even sleeping in the living room. ......[Read More]

When life begins to be busier than you think, your health may move to the back of your mind. After all, you have more important things to think about: family, work, and school. But when your health begins to suffer, you realize just how tenuous your relationship with your body might be.......[Read More]

Maintaining a good healthy condition is very important to gain strength and power in doing everyday tasks. But, due to external forces and the presence of opportunistic organisms capable of entering your body, your health can be affected in an extreme negative way. Catastrophic incidents can occur a......[Read More]

What is behind the recent dramatic increase in pertactin-deficient B pertussis isolates throughout the United States?......[Read More]

Viruses, not bacteria, are the culprit to giving us the common cold or the flu and I don't want to scare you but these viruses are everywhere, although considered harmless until they land on a host (wow, I must have been one virus magnet). They particularly take a liking to our nasal passages -......[Read More]

Though there are some reasons not to take online nursing classes there are also a lot of reasons why you should. In general, some people feel that online nursing schools are not for them because they will not be able to learn in an online environment. These people feel that the biggest drawback is t......[Read More]

Determining which expenses related to long term care can be deducted in tax filings is confusing to most.This article by Martin Petroff outlines most of the common deductible items as well as some les......[Read More]

With poor indoor air quality on the rise, a revolutionary air purification technology called Enhanced Media Filtration (EMF) is quickly overtaking HEPA filters as the gold standard. Take note allergy and asthma sufferers, EMF air purifiers are the most advanced air purification system in the world w......[Read More]

It's CNA Week and that's a great time to think about how you can help your nursing assistants continue to learn on the job. Are you doing all you can to ensure your nurse aides are lifelong learners?......[Read More]

Essential oils have long been used in history to help aid a variety of ailments including headaches, insomnia and stress. With the wide range of scents and products available on the market, as time goes by people find more and more uses for them, especially in the home and at work. As well as the id......[Read More]

Diagnostics is an aspect of health care that is extremely important, but due to its routine nature, is also a perfect candidate for automation. Diagnostics and analysis also require a high degree of precision, allowing room for the use of computers and robotics. ......[Read More]