In general, patients visiting their dentists will assume that the surgery is clean as well as efficient. However there have been cases in the past where hygiene has not been top of the priority list by those working in a practice. This fact was recently brought home when health officials made some startling suggestions regarding […]
Although the British media has mainly focused attention on the differences between Barack Obama and his contender, Mitt Romney for the presidency of the USA, one issue that has not been mentioned is abortion. Yet, this particular topic is still very hot with Republicans opposed to abortion even managing to infiltrate Democratic meetings to protest. […]
A report suggests that if the Obama Care Bill is repealed if Mitt Romney becomes president, one of the groups most likely to be seriously affected will be early retirees. These are individuals who want to take early retirement but retain the health care provisions their employers gave them. The Employee Benefit Research Institute recently […]
According to an eminent expert in New Zealand, funding for IVF treatment is lagging behind the country’s larger neighbour Australia. Dr. John Peek carried out a study over 20 years and found that 1000 babies could have been born if IVF treatment was funded better and the criteria relaxed. He told reporters: “In New Zealand […]
Losing one’s hair can be devastating for most people. However while it is often believed that hair loss has an underlying genetic cause, this is not the case for everyone. That’s certainly the opinion of a number of experts who suggest that for a lot of people, loss of hair, like teeth can be due […]
Traditionally, people who needed corrective ‘surgery’ were given a pair of glasses. Later they also had the option of contact lenses to replace spectacles. Now there is a third option – laser eye surgery. However laser eye surgery is being advertised as a panacea for just about all eye conditions. The problem is though that […]
Obesity is often (but not always) an associated problem for people suffering from diabetes. The latter also often results in individuals who are obese in the first place. In general, those suffering from Type 2 diabetes are advised to manage the disorder by improving and altering diet as well as taking medication to control blood-sugar […]
There is growing furore in Ohio, USA after it emerged a school child who wanted to grow his hair for charity could be suspended. Interestingly, by growing his hair long, he will be offending his school’s dress code. The code says that only hair of an acceptable length can be worn. However the young man […]
Going under the knife has grown in popularity over the last few decades, not just in Britain and the USA, but across the globe. There are also some suggestions that another trend is growing, namely mothers and daughters getting work done at the same time. While this ‘power-bonding’ as it is apparently called is well […]
The popularity of cosmetic or plastic surgery has exploded over the last couple of decades. Even countries which would be considered to be rather backward compared to say the UK or USA has seen a rapid increase in work being carried out. While it is generally accepted now that most people get a nose job […]