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  • Kalyn’s Kitchen Creative Salad Recipes

    Recipe for napa cabbage, red cabbage and peanuts from Kalyn’s Kitchen Since it’s fruit and vegetables’ month with eating with colors and all, one smart and creative blog I love…
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    What’s It Like Gym-ing in Curves?

    Curves is an international gym for women in which you can exercise for 30 minutes a day on both strength training & cardio machines. More people are talking about it…
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    Avoiding Constipation this Christmas!

    Christmas is almost here -4 days to go, yes I am ‘countdown-ing’. During the holidays, we are bombarded with deliciousness everywhere – I mean my mom and tetas make the…
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    Acne

    Definition Acne is a common skin disease characterized by pimples on the face, chest, and back. It occurs when the pores of the skin become clogged with oil, dead skin…
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    acyclovir

    an antiviral agent with activity against herpesvirus types 1 and 2 and varicella zoster virus. Acyclovir is converted by a herpesvirus enzyme into a molecule (acyclovir triphosphate) that inhibits the…
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    Addiction

    Definition Addiction is a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance. The term has been partially replaced by the word dependence for substance abuse. Addiction has been extended, however,…
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    Alcoholism

    Definition Alcoholism or alcohol dependence is defined by the American Medical Association (AMA) as «a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.» Description…
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    aloe vera

    1. A species of aloe (Aloe vera) native to the Mediterranean region. 2. The mucilaginous juice or gel obtained from the leaves of this plant, used in pharmaceutical preparations for…
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    alprazolam

    a benzodiazepine antianxiety agent. indications It is prescribed in the treatment of anxiety disorders or the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety. contraindications Acute narrow-angle glaucoma or known sensitivity…
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    Anxiety

    Definition Anxiety is a multisystem response to a perceived threat or danger. It reflects a combination of biochemical changes in the body, the patient’s personal history and memory, and the…
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    codeine

    a crystalline alkaloid, morphine methyl ether that is used as an analgesic and antitussive. It is a controlled substance. codeine sulfate/codeine phosphate, generic codeine; drug class: narcotic analgesic, controlled substance…
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    dental

    pertaining to the teeth. dental assistant a specially trained health care worker who provides direct support to the dentist. An educationally qualified dental assistant may be delegated to do intraoral…
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    Diabetes Insipidus

    Definition Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a disorder that causes the patient to produce tremendous quantities of urine. The massively increased urine output is usually accompanied by intense thirst. Description The…
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    diabetes,

    illness often identified by increased urination. Can be characterized by hyperglycemia (as in diabetes mellitus) or by a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone (as in diabetes insipidus). Diabetes.

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    drug

    1. any medicinal substance. 2. a narcotic. 3. to administer a drug. drug administration includes aerosol, oral, transtracheal infusion, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intrauterine, intraperitoneal, intra-articular, intramammary, intrathecal, subconjunctival, percutaneous, percutaneous…
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    Fibromyalgia

    Definition Fibromyalgia is a neurosensory disorder characterized by widespread muscle pain, joint stiffness, and fatigue. The condition is chronic (ongoing), but pain comes and goes and moves about the body….
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    Influenza (Seasonal)

    The Disease Almost every child gets the flu (influenza) from time to time. The flu is caused by a virus and usually occurs from October through May. The rates of…
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    A Child Care Provider’s Guide to Safe Sleep

    Did you know? • About one in five sudden infant syndrome (SIDS) deaths occur while an infant is being cared for by someone other than a parent. Many of these…
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    Guide to infant weaning – What to give and when

    • The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) recommends that we should start introducing solid foods when babies are around 6 months old. • Introduce only one new food at each time…
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    Breath-holding spells

    GUIDE FOR PARENTS The child who has breath-holding spells The problem About 5% of young children have breath-holding spells. These involuntary spells follow an event such as falling down or…
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    Family in Crisis

    At what point should a family in crisis seek outside help? Some families have trouble coping with life’s inevitable crises. In these families even relatively simple problems are not resolved…
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    performing clinical trials for vaccine that can kill cancer

    PRESS RELEASE Tailored to treat 90 percent of cancers Hadassah University Medical Center performing clinical trials for vaccine that can kill cancer The Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem is…
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    Renal Venography

    Renal venography is a relatively simple procedure allowing radiographic examination of the main renal veins and their tributaries. In this test, contrast medium is injected by percutaneous catheter passed through…
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    Plasma Ammonia

    This test measures plasma levels of ammonia, a nonprotein nitrogen compound that helps maintain acid-base balance. In diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver, ammonia can bypass the liver and…
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