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b5 blogger Marijka, who hosts the pain management blog Help My Hurt, is focusing on ergonomics and repetitive stress injuries all this week — and she’s giving away an ergonomic mousepad to one lucky winner who enters the Ergonomic Week Comment Contest. Read more and enter to win at Help My Hurt.
Other bloggers promo-ing the […]
CNN Headline News anchor Glenn Beck has been making news of his own lately with stories of a miserable emergency room experience, surgery, and recovery at the hospital near his home. From his horrible ordeal comes some really excellent advice to help us all avoid what he went through.
Here are the top 5 things not […]
Headaches. We all get them, and we all hate them. Sometimes you know where your headache comes from, but other times it just sneaks up on you. Here are common but less well-known causes of headaches:
Perfume and other strong odors - sparked by cues from your nose’s nerve cells. This might explain why you always […]
With domestic abuse on the rise worldwide, the issue is becoming a cause for concern in the workplace, particularly abuse of women. New York nonprofit organziation Safe Horizon has recruited 10 major companies to participate in its SafeWork 2010 national campaign to examine and help counter the impact that such abuse, usually to women, has […]
If you’re beginning or continuing an exercise program this year, take the time to get the right shoes for what you’re planning Whether you’re walking, jogging, biking, or doing something else entirely, the right footwear can help you avoid injury and muscle pain in your feet, legs, and back.
MSNBC’s The Fit List recommends these steps:
Invest […]
Imagine this:
You’re driving alone. It’s dark and raining. An animal runs out in front of you and you slam on the brakes to avoid it. You lose control of the vehicle and are knocked unconscious as it rolls off the side of the road and slides into a tree. A passing motorist notices your headlights […]
Even if you don’t run or engage in other strenuous exercise or activities, you can benefit from stretching daily. Women who stretch regularly enjoy increased flexibility and fewer injuries than those who don’t because their muscles are better conditioned to bounce back and more accustomed to lenthening uses.
Some of my favorite stretches include…
Standing with feet […]
A recent study published in the journal Anesthesiology indicates that men and women age 60 and older who undergo elective surgery have a lasting risk of long-term memory problems. Among the surgeries mentioned in the Reuters Health report of the findings are hip replacements and hysterectomies.
Said the researchers in a prepared statement, "It is not […]
I’m a unique case because I grew up with a beekeeper for a mom, but my family has been using honey to treat scrapes and sunburn as far back as I can remember — and people have been doing the same thing since ancient Egypt and earlier. Interestingly, it’s only recently that science has really […]
I work from home, but even I struggle with when I should “call out” because I’m sick or when I should just deal with it. Jeanie Lerche Davis from WebMD breaks down common symptoms and tells you when to stay in bed and when to be a trouper in “Call in Sick or Go to […]
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