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Health Tips for August 12 by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Wed 12 Aug 2009 10:23pm Health Tip: Avoid Swimming Injury Swimming is terrific exercise and a great source of summer fun, but it's not without its risks. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers these recommendations to prevent swimming injuries: Before jumping or diving in the water, warm up with some stretches, walking, running, biking or even ... Read on »

“Can’t ventilate/can’t intubate”, needle cricothyrotomy and jet ventilation by David Smith, MD Posted Fri 16 Apr 2010 12:00am Dr. Wei expands on his conference comments concerning needle cricothyrotomy and jet ventilation after needle cricothyrotomy -- The cannot ventilate/intubate emergency situation is responsible for a previously irreducible 1-28% of all deaths associated with anesthesia (Benumof and Scheller, Anesthesiology, 1989, 71:769-778). Needle cr ... Read on »

Why do your ears pop when you are sick? Dr. Altman’s answer by DrEmilyAltman Posted Thu 29 Sep 2011 10:09am Sound is conducted through the ear as follows: The outer ear collects and directs sound waves from the environment through the ear canal to the tympanic membrane. The tympanic membrane (ear drum) is a thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear. Sound waves cause the vibration of the ear drum, which in turn transmi ... Read on »

Controlled Evaluation of the Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on the Behavior of 16 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 21 Apr 2011 2:00am Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) has become a big topic in the world of CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) and autism. An upcoming parent convention with a focus on CAM is even sponsored by an HBOT company. A few papers have come out, without much clear evidence of benefit. A recent paper looks again at HBOT. This paper has a ... Read on »

Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of childhood autism: a randomised controlled trial by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 24 Oct 2012 2:16pm Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy (HBOT) has risen in recent years as an “alternative” therapy for many conditions, autism included. The logic behind HBOT is rather fuzzy . For example, there was some discussion of using HBOT to reduce oxidative stress a few years back. How increasing oxygen in the body would decrease oxidative stress was not clear. ... Read on »

Many divers are introduced to th ... by Odysseys of George Patient Expert

Posted Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:03pm Many divers are introduced to this complication of diving during their basic open water course. However, many still are unsure of what decompression illness is all about, even those at much higher levels in their diving career. To make things worse, many medical personnel are also unprepared to handle such cases due to its rarity or assumed rar ... Read on »

Roller Coasters Can Cause Ear Damage by Megan S. Posted Mon 03 May 2010 3:24pm Just about everyone has heard of the dangers of hearing loss from music - concerts and headphones, but what about roller coasters? That surprised me when I read this article from U.S. News & World Report . I love roller coasters myself, and it never occurred to me that they could be a source of ear damage. But according to the article, it's th ... Read on »

Greetings from The Sunshine State! by j3nn.net Posted Fri 04 Nov 2011 11:34am We’re in Florida! We arrived late Wednesday night, it was nearly midnight. Our first flight to Atlanta was wonderful. We upgraded to first class for free and landed the very first seats in the row a.k.a. tons of leg room! I was feeling better, but sinuses were still acting up. Head pressure and congestion, etc. I’ve been takin ... Read on »

HBOT by Ali Patient Expert

Posted Fri 02 Oct 2009 3:07pm ~Hyper ~Baric ~Oxygen ~Therapy/Treatment is the medical use of oxygen at a higher level than atmospheric pressure and is yet another treatment option for symptoms associated withhydranencephaly, I'm told, but have yet to find someone who believes it will make a difference inBrayden...but I have been told that it "could" provide some impro ... Read on »

Decompression Illness (DCI) - Part 1 by Odysseys of George Patient Expert

Posted Thu 23 Apr 2009 5:24pm Many divers are introduced to this complication of diving during their basic open water course. However, many still are unsure of what decompression illness is all about, even those at much higher levels in their diving career. To make things worse, many medical personnel are also unprepared to handle such cases due to its rarity or assumed rar ... Read on »

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