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Your Multiple Sclerosis Questions Answered

By: MIKE SELVON

There are more than one million people in the world today that are affected by Multiple Sclerosis. Each day more people discover that they have this disease and need to know more about what their future looks like and how they can lead an active lifestyle. It is completely normal to be scared when you are first diagnosed.


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Online PhD Programs in Public Health

By: George Cronoukidis

Online Ph.D. degree programs are available in several public health care specializations, including community health promotion and education, and edidemiology. Completing an online Ph.D. degree in public health prepares an individual for a greater influence in the health care profession, providing proof of one's skills and abilities to live up to numerous challenges. And accredited online universities integrate interactive online learning with in-person academic residencies to create a program that fits the schedules of many adults that are currently working in the public health care field. This enables adult learners to expand their higher education while still fulfilling all their obligations.


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Sun Tan & Cancer - A Very Scottish Affair

By Colin Muir

There is growing concern about the link between cosmetic sun bed use and the rising incidence of skin cancer in Scotland. This issue was highlighted at the Scotland Against Cancer conference last year at which a case was made for thorough regulation of sun bed operators. It was felt that tighter controls could have a positive impact on skin cancer prevention efforts.

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Nail Fungus – 3 Home Remedies For Nail Fungus Treatment

by Wong Darren

Nail fungus may not pose great danger to your health, but it may be indeed bothersome. More often than not, the initial reaction of people who find out that they have nail fungus is to make an appointment with their doctor. There are also others who choose to ignore their ailment and just let it manifest and worsen. Little do they know that the cure for their ailment could be found right in their own homes. Natural remedies and herbal cures are fast increasing in popularity because their ingredients are inexpensive, easy to procure, and simple to make. For the more health-conscious, they pose no side effects having no added chemicals that could be harmful to one’s health.

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Probable Factors That Affect Critical Illness In The UK

by Mike Armstrong

There may be various factors that affect critical illness in the UK. They can be described as follows: smokers, standalone experience, causes of critical illness, selection and standalone experience. So, let’s have a look at these critical illness experiences among people in the UK.

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Does Anti Aging Cream Work?

by Sarah Bright

Reversing the effects of age on your appearance is a very popular topic today. With the first of the Baby Boomer generation coming into the retirement age, there are more and more people that are interested in finding ways to look younger.

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Are you one of the thousands of Brits hit by 'the winter vomiting virus?'

by Paul McIndoe

The media has been reporting that we are in the midst of a viral ‘epidemic’ with thousands of cases of Norovirus, often known as the “winter vomiting virus” in Britain at the start of the year. This virus is often around during the winter months, but this year, according to media reports, thousands of people have suffered from the bug in the past few weeks, with NHS Direct reporting over 13,000 calls in 24 hours and hospital wards being shut down to stop the spread.

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How to read an ecg?

By: Fredrick Durrenmatt

Recognizing a standard 12-lead ecg may seem simple at first. Actually, being able to interpret and diagnose different cardio-vascular pathology based on an ecg is an art. The art of interpretation when it comes to conduction abnormalities, atrial or ventricular hypertrophy, disrhythmias or changes in the normal sinus rhythm, is the result of practice among with a good ecg learning method.

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Is African Horse Sickness Spreading?

by Alison Grimston

African horse sickness, a potentially fatal, untreatable illness of equines, seems to be spreading further north with global warming. If a case of this notifiable disease were to be found in the UK, we may find a foot and mouth-type slaughter situation occurring among our equines. Read on for more information!

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Eye Infections – Kids Bring Home More Than Homework From School

Is your child ready to go to school? You worry about coughs and colds that they will bring home, but what about eye infections? Infections of the eye can occur at any time of the year; not just when it’s time to go back to school. However, so many of the infections of the eye are contagious so being around more kids in school lends itself to more irritations. Infections, irritations, and allergy issues are all common in school age children. An eye infection in a school age child is usually minor and can be treated with home remedies and without seeing the eye doctor or ophthalmologist. I am not a physician, just a mom that has seen these problems all throughout the school year. It is rare, but if your child has a serious eye infection or it doesn’t seem to be clearing after you have done some common sense things; they should see the doctor immediately.

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