Ensuring shared refreshment areas completely clean and hygienic is a challenge for an organisation. It is a fact that in the cleanest of environments bacteria can multiply. In environments where there is a high amount usage or there is food present, the potential for cross contamination is increased. When it comes to safety it is wise to rely upon water cooler manufacturers who consistently carry on research to ensure safer and water filtration. The different water coolers have now been...

A new kind of electroconvulsive therapy – a treatment for depression – has fewer side effects and is an effective treatment for manic depression. Depression treatment centers throughout Britain and the United States are utilizing "shock" therapy as a treatment.

Electric shock treatment involves a small electrical current sent through the brain. The goal is for the patient to have a seizure. Electric shock treatment was first introduced about 70 years ago...

Drug testing started life as a niche industry on the internet aimed at giving worried parents peace of mind. They were originally designed to check teenagers for signs of drug use and quickly became very popular, at least with parents anyway. It wasn't long before products arrived that offered to fool the tests and "protect the privacy of teenagers." Thus, the cat-and-mouse game that is drug testing was formed.

Like so many other industries, a development on one side...

Joint mobilizationis a type of therapy done to improve joint function and mobility.Joint mobilizationis a type of manual therapy that is aimed to bring back motion and relieve pain on joints that have become immobile due to accidents met while playing sports and other factors such as stress, age and bad posture. It is also very effective in relieving joint pain due to arthritis and in treating impaired movement of physically challenged persons the elderly.

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Liver is an organ inside the body that produces bile that is utilized in the process of fat digestion. Once the liver discharges bile it is kept in an organ known as the gallbladder, which is found very near the liver and is linked to it through the hepatic duct. When you ingest fatty foods, the gallbladder is accelerated as well as the bile flows via the cystic duct into the usual bile duct from there directing in the intestines. Often, particular substances that are discovered in the...

A drug treatment center in High Point, North Carolina was issued two administrative penalties for violating state statutes regarding medication requirements and clinical and nursing care problems after the January death of a patient.

A branch of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services issued the penalties against the Guilford Center. The penalties were given after an onsite complaint survey was completed at the end of May. The 56-bed drug treatment center helps...

Ever think of being the physician for your own body. Thanks to Célle's initiative, now every woman can create and store her precious healthcare profile for further treatment.

They can cash in on their monthly miracle. Your monthly miracle may now give you some vital clues about your future health care portfolio. Thanks to some radical innovations in modern medical science, now you can store your stem.

You can isolate menstrual blood and can preserve the same for...

By edema excessive fluid gather in body parts or greater areas of the body, making the areas swollen. Edema is most often a problem in the legs, but can occur anywhere in the body.

There are several types of edema, and many cases are also a mixture of more than one type. By lymphedema the drainage from the tissues through the lymph vessels are impaired or excessive fluid goes through the blood capillary walls into the spaces between the cells in a tissue. Edema can also occur...

This is a look at a small but fascinating study investigating a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease.Brains in Alzheimer's disease are damaged by long term inflammation of the brain. The progressive deterioration in memory and ability to perform tasks that must have a functioning memory take their gradual toll on these patients and their families. Several million Americans are expected to be develop Alzheimer's disease in the coming decades. Effective treatments are currently poor and...

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A drug that is structurally very similar to already known drugs, with only minor differences. The term "me-too" carries a negative connotation. However, me-too products may create competition and drive prices down1.

The majority of the new products the industry puts out, are “me-too” drugs, which are almost identical to current treatments but “no better than drugs already on the market to treat the same condition.”...