Turmeric is member of ginger family. It is most popular Indian cooking spice. Turmeric is known as one of the most powerful natural healers. It is East-Indian herb that is used in curry dishes. The turmeric extract contains the powerful active ingredient curcumin, which contains the therapeutic values. Curcumin is an anti- inflammatory that has many health benefits. Some of the most important health benefits of turmeric are:

Cancer guard- turmeric is known as the guard,...

International Policy Network (IPN), a nongovernmental educational organization focused on highlighting the role of free society institutions in social and economic development, recently discussed some of the limitations of the Unitaid pool for pharmaceutical patents. Written by Alec van Gelder and Philip Stevens, this report examines the implications involved in creating a pharmaceutical patent pool for anti-retroviral medicines (ARVs) in order to create treatments for HIV/AIDs. The...

The Hippa or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was passed by congress in 1996 in order to provide Hipaa rights or protection for employees when they change jobs or are involuntarily terminated from their job. The Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act was also designed to prevent health care fraud and to insure that the Department Health and Human Services establish rules that enhance health care system efficiency.

There are many facets to Hipaa and...

Urine drug test is one of the most common forms of drug test frequently used by employers to detect drug addiction level of their employees. In this drug tasting process sample of urine is taken for testing and the result comes within a short interval. However, urine drug test is a bigger threat for the employees because unlike saliva drug test a urine drug test does not encompass only illegal drugs in its testing method. Therefore it is expected that an employee will surely come with...

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...