Medical Careers

Children Get Constipated, Too

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:59:26 -0500

Children Get Constipated, Too! Dr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CCN,HHPDo you notice your child putting off going to the bathroombecause heshe is busy doing more important things? Do younotice avoidance of the bathroom for fear of a painful bowelmovement? Is your child not experiencing daily bowel movements?These actions may be signals of constipation. Parents often hopetheir worries about their children's bathroom habits will endwith the final diaper. But successful toilet training doesn'tprevent occasional troubles with bowel movements. Constipationis among the most common but should never be considered normal.Unfortunately most of the medical literature defines childhoodconstipation as not the frequency of bowel movements but thehardness of the stool. According to the Physicians' Manual forPatients, 'Daily bowel movements are not essential to health.'Parents are told that as long as the child is having three bowelmovements a week AND they are soft that this is totally nor...

Obama’s Fake Job Numbers

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:41 -0500

Don't ask me about seasonal adjustment. I've been trying to figure this out all morning, and I can't. But the raw numbers, million jobs in December, million jobs in January, give or take a couple hundred thousand either side. But when the seasonal adjustments take place, there is a gain of , whatever they're reporting, , jobs. Now, what's happening is the labor force is shrinking. There are fewer jobs. Even the Drive-Bys, so excited, they can't wait to report the good news, but even they are reporting that the labor force participation rate, number of jobs out there, is continuing to dwindle, and most of the jobs being created are low wage. But none of that's gonna matter. None of it's gonna matter. I don't want to be an 'I told you so,' but way back last year, even recently toward the end of last year, this being an election year, I predicted. But you knew. You knew what was gonna happen when this year started. You knew that the statistics are that no president has eve...

Balance Is Firing Stress

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:27:15 -0500

Have you ever felt real stressed out and pressed down emotionally, drained, and burned out? Your life is a blur? The days seem to rush. You rush to work. You rush to run errands on your lunch break or after work. You put more projects onto your calendar. What if you could have more time? Time to be with friends and family. Time to do what you want to do for once. However lately does it seem impossible to fit in a social life? A social life seems like a crazy idea right now? People are working more and more, working harder,and having less time for a social life. It is a fact. Many people put a lot on their plates. They think they are superman or superwoman. Many people are getting burned out and end up sick. How much is on your plate right now? Having less social life is actually a danger. Do you suffer from migraines, frequent headaches, problems with concentration, being over tired, or isolated from friends and family? Theses are a few common symptoms of stress. Being aware of your s...

Physician Jobs –Simple Tips Before You Search For Physician Jobs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:59:48 -0500

Today, many doctors are facing different problems regarding getting apt jobs for their qualifications. Moreover, for those who affectively sustained the residency but faced difficulties must now consider another good opportunity. Now, for doctors plain degree and qualification on the basis of residency is not sufficient. You must consider polishing your job resume and try searching for physician jobs. There are many hospitals and health care units looking for expert physicians. In fact there is huge demand for the same. However, there are few basic issues you must know before applying or adding it in your job resume. The most significant issue here is to know where to find and search for the job as it usually solves half the problem.You must gather all the required information and documentation that is essential and needs to be provided for the physician job postings. Generally, many candidates the importance and significance of a properly written job resume. Moreover, the...

African American Women Need Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:08:07 -0500

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for women,ages -, and African American women under the age of aremore likely to develop breast cancer than any other group ofwomen in the US.Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer;every minutes a woman dies from breast cancer and every yearover African American women die from the disease. Although the cause of breast cancer is still unclear,researchers have determined that African American women tend todevelop breast cancer at earlier ages than white women and theytypically develop more aggressive types of tumors.Breast cancer often occurs in African American women under theage of and as early as age .In a study of breast cancer tumors in African American and whitewomen, conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centerin , researchers determined that breast tumors in youngAfrican American women were more likely to be fast-growing andmore aggressive than those found i...