Monthly Archives: February 2009

There have been a lot of advances in medicine in the past century or so. The past hundred years has seen the invention of antibiotics, radiography and sonography, the invention of the artificial heart, tremendous strides in transplant techniques, and drugs to treat just about every imaginable condition. One thing that nature still does better than medicine though is prevention. For example, there’s very little that modern medicine can do that makes up for a lack of exercise and a proper diet. Fortunately, there’s now a product on the market that can make prevention easier all around. This product isn’t the result of work deep in some pharmaceutical company though. Rather comes directly from the natural richness of the Amazon rain forest of Brazil and it’s called the acai berry! Continue reading →

How can you know if a diet pill is effective? Look at the testimonials, right? Or the before and after photos? Or the celebrity that endorses it? Well in actuality it’s none of these things. Sadly, these are the areas that most people base their decisions on, but they are easily fabricated and give almost no indication of how good a diet pill really is. I’ve found that the four areas that really do make a difference when choosing a diet pill are the ingredients in the pill, the company behind the product, the price, and guarantee. Continue reading →

What do the changing trends tell us about the future of nursing careers? In the next decade or two, it might look very different from what we see today. With new technologies, advancements in drugs and treatments, changes in healthcare policy, insurance policies and coverage, it it likely that the healthcare profession including nursing would have to reinvent itself. As an example, as technology continues to advance many healthcare functions can become automated. These include patient records, medical documentation, and use of smart beds used to monitor patients’ vital signs, more use of bar coding, and automated medicine carts which could be used to cut down time and reduce errors that result from dispensing medical drugs. In addition, voice-activated technology can be used to reduce the amount of written documentation. Tasks such as serving meals can also be taken over by trained medical aids in order to free up nurses to provide the human touch to their patients. Continue reading →

Like I have said before, I am no Gourmet Chef or expert on fine Cruise. I do how ever know what I like. Recently Me and a Buddy of mine stopped at the Meson Ole Diner in Southampton on Long Island in NY, A Mexican and Spanish Restaurant. Continue reading →

So you went and tried on your favorite LBD, only to find, horror of horrors, it doesn’t fit! You’ve got a big event coming up in just a couple of weeks. You need to lose weight, and fast! Some of us can look at a candy bar and put on a few pounds, or maybe even ten. That weight sometimes creeps on before you know it. You’ve probably heard that old harangue, that the only way to lose weight safely is to do so slowly. Well, if you need to lose weight fast, that’s not much of a comfort. The truth is, if you have just ten pounds to lose, you can have your cake and eat it too, in a manner of speaking! Here are some quick weight loss tips that can have you looking fine in that sexy dress. Although this strategy requires some discipline, 10 pounds is not 100 and two weeks fly by. If you want to know how to lose weight fast, we’ve got the skinny. Here we go. Continue reading →