Monday, April 28, 2008
What is the most common illness housewives complain about?
Due to the weight of household chores – doing the laundry, cooking, cleaning the house, attending to the kids- housewives often complain of headaches, known as tension headaches.
Studies show that tension headaches are the most common type of headache. About 30% to 80% of adults occasionally experience this kind of headache. Tension headaches are more common among women than men.
These headaches are sometimes called stress headaches, muscle contraction headaches, daily headaches, or chronic non-progressive headaches.
Usually, the condition is triggered by some type of environmental or internal stress. The most common sources of stress include family, social relationships, friends, work and school. This makes housewives prone to this type of headache.
The attacks
The attacks usually begin gradually and often occur in the middle of the day. A tension headache may occur on an episodic basis (less than 15 days per month) or on a chronic basis (daily or more than 15 days per month).
Most people with episodic tension headaches have them no more than once or twice a month, but the headaches can occur more frequently.
Episodic tension headaches are usually triggered by an isolated stressful situation or a build-up of stress. Daily stress can lead to chronic tension headaches.
In mild to moderate tension headaches, there is a constant, band-like pain or pressure that lasts from 30 minutes to all day. Tension headaches tend to be moderate or mild and are rarely severe.
However, unlike migraines they are not usually unilateral, throbbing or associated with light and sound sensitivity or nausea and vomiting. Other features of tension headaches may include headache upon awakening, general muscle aches and difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.
Tension headaches may also trigger chronic fatigue, irritability, disturbed concentration and mild sensitivity to light or noise.
Rid of the tension
Treatment for this type of headache usually includes nonprescription pain relievers such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Prescription medications like antidepressants may be needed in some cases.
Therapies such as stress management or biofeedback may be used in an effort to reduce or prevent tension headaches. Tramadol is a combination product used to treat certain types of headaches and migraines as well as mild to moderate pain.
(Analgesic). Its mode of action resembles that of narcotics, but it has significantly less potential for abuse and addiction than the narcotics.
Due to the weight of household chores – doing the laundry, cooking, cleaning the house, attending to the kids- housewives often complain of headaches, known as tension headaches.
Studies show that tension headaches are the most common type of headache. About 30% to 80% of adults occasionally experience this kind of headache. Tension headaches are more common among women than men.
These headaches are sometimes called stress headaches, muscle contraction headaches, daily headaches, or chronic non-progressive headaches.
Usually, the condition is triggered by some type of environmental or internal stress. The most common sources of stress include family, social relationships, friends, work and school. This makes housewives prone to this type of headache.
The attacks
The attacks usually begin gradually and often occur in the middle of the day. A tension headache may occur on an episodic basis (less than 15 days per month) or on a chronic basis (daily or more than 15 days per month).
Most people with episodic tension headaches have them no more than once or twice a month, but the headaches can occur more frequently.
Episodic tension headaches are usually triggered by an isolated stressful situation or a build-up of stress. Daily stress can lead to chronic tension headaches.
In mild to moderate tension headaches, there is a constant, band-like pain or pressure that lasts from 30 minutes to all day. Tension headaches tend to be moderate or mild and are rarely severe.
However, unlike migraines they are not usually unilateral, throbbing or associated with light and sound sensitivity or nausea and vomiting. Other features of tension headaches may include headache upon awakening, general muscle aches and difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.
Tension headaches may also trigger chronic fatigue, irritability, disturbed concentration and mild sensitivity to light or noise.
Rid of the tension
Treatment for this type of headache usually includes nonprescription pain relievers such as aspirin or ibuprofen. Prescription medications like antidepressants may be needed in some cases.
Therapies such as stress management or biofeedback may be used in an effort to reduce or prevent tension headaches. Tramadol is a combination product used to treat certain types of headaches and migraines as well as mild to moderate pain.
(Analgesic). Its mode of action resembles that of narcotics, but it has significantly less potential for abuse and addiction than the narcotics.
Best Friends are really special. We talk about how wonderful to have them, but we don’t talk about the pain of losing them.
The love you feel for a close girl friend is different from a love relationship but it is not less meaningful. Unfortunately, in our society today the love for a best friend does not have the same value and support as for romantic love. Losing a lover through death or divorce fits within our understanding out loss and grief. But the loss of a best friend, through death or divorce - that is, a permanent falling out - has no socially Accepted guidelines.
"Linda and I had a long distance relationship," Carla sadly chuckles. "We talked at least once a week, sometimes more often. We were two time zones away but for 11 years since I moved away, we worked around that. We made a point of getting together 3 or 4 times a year. I love my husband, but loving Linda is a different kind of love.
"She was the first person I called when Terry asked me to marry him, even before I called my mom and sister. Whenever he and I are at odds, she is always there to listen to me vent about Terry, to help me see the situation more realistically, and to walk me through the mess with him.
"We used to joke what would we do without each other."
Carla's voice breaks. She takes a deep breath, as if gulping in air would ease her pain. "I guess I'm finding out. Six months ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a quick decline. She was dead within three months.
"What makes me so mad is that if it were Terry who had died, I'd get time off from work; my friends would be calling on me, offering me sympathy. But Linda is 'just a friend.' Boloney. She's my best friend, my soul, my stabilizer, my special other half, in a way Terry - as much as I love him - can't be. But she's just my friend, so life expects me to carry on."
We live in a world with rigid ideas about love and affection. We have work place rules and social etiquette rules. The inflexibility of these rules, though, ignores some realities. Carla would be able to get time off from work, or a reduced price plane ticket, for the funeral of her sister, even though they haven't spoken in decades, but not for her best friend Linda.
In many communities, when there's a death, friends and neighbors come with the proverbial casseroles and pies. The bereaved gets company, food, sympathy. Carla, though, did not have any of that. Most people don't think about the depth of the loss when it is a non-family member.
The same lack of understanding occurs when best friends have a permanent quarrel, or to put it another way, when best friends divorce.
"Mary just dropped me; I don't know any other way to put it," bemoans Laurie. "Although this was 10 years ago, I still get teary thinking about it. I have no idea why she just stopped talking with me, stopped returning my calls. We had been such good friends for years. After several months, I wrote her saying she at least owed me an explanation. Boy that was a mistake. She wrote back tearing me to pieces."
Laurie's eyes water as she goes back a decade in her memory. "I don't know what was worse. Hearing all the things she didn't like about me or having no one to talk to about losing my best friend. You know, if Laurie were a Larry, everyone would understand why I moped around for months, my work performance flagged, but you don't get sympathy for breaking up with your best friend."
Carla and Laurie understand the power of best friends - having them and losing them. There are rituals for dealing with the death of a spouse and a family member, but there are none for the death of a best friend. People know how to respond if a friend gets divorced, but they have no idea how to respond if that friend gets divorced from a best friend - even though the pain can be just as intense and the loss just as big.
Chances are Carla’s and Laura’s bosses have had similar experiences because losing a best friend is not uncommon, it's just not often acknowledged, and the pain is rarely discussed.
There are many different ways you can lose a close friend -- through death, a quarrel, changing interests or growing in different directions. When couples split up, their friends may drift away, not wanting to choose sides. No matter how you lose a best friend, it always hurts and leaves a hole in your life. The loss needs to be respected and given the same credence as the loss of any loved one.
The love you feel for a close girl friend is different from a love relationship but it is not less meaningful. Unfortunately, in our society today the love for a best friend does not have the same value and support as for romantic love. Losing a lover through death or divorce fits within our understanding out loss and grief. But the loss of a best friend, through death or divorce - that is, a permanent falling out - has no socially Accepted guidelines.
"Linda and I had a long distance relationship," Carla sadly chuckles. "We talked at least once a week, sometimes more often. We were two time zones away but for 11 years since I moved away, we worked around that. We made a point of getting together 3 or 4 times a year. I love my husband, but loving Linda is a different kind of love.
"She was the first person I called when Terry asked me to marry him, even before I called my mom and sister. Whenever he and I are at odds, she is always there to listen to me vent about Terry, to help me see the situation more realistically, and to walk me through the mess with him.
"We used to joke what would we do without each other."
Carla's voice breaks. She takes a deep breath, as if gulping in air would ease her pain. "I guess I'm finding out. Six months ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a quick decline. She was dead within three months.
"What makes me so mad is that if it were Terry who had died, I'd get time off from work; my friends would be calling on me, offering me sympathy. But Linda is 'just a friend.' Boloney. She's my best friend, my soul, my stabilizer, my special other half, in a way Terry - as much as I love him - can't be. But she's just my friend, so life expects me to carry on."
We live in a world with rigid ideas about love and affection. We have work place rules and social etiquette rules. The inflexibility of these rules, though, ignores some realities. Carla would be able to get time off from work, or a reduced price plane ticket, for the funeral of her sister, even though they haven't spoken in decades, but not for her best friend Linda.
In many communities, when there's a death, friends and neighbors come with the proverbial casseroles and pies. The bereaved gets company, food, sympathy. Carla, though, did not have any of that. Most people don't think about the depth of the loss when it is a non-family member.
The same lack of understanding occurs when best friends have a permanent quarrel, or to put it another way, when best friends divorce.
"Mary just dropped me; I don't know any other way to put it," bemoans Laurie. "Although this was 10 years ago, I still get teary thinking about it. I have no idea why she just stopped talking with me, stopped returning my calls. We had been such good friends for years. After several months, I wrote her saying she at least owed me an explanation. Boy that was a mistake. She wrote back tearing me to pieces."
Laurie's eyes water as she goes back a decade in her memory. "I don't know what was worse. Hearing all the things she didn't like about me or having no one to talk to about losing my best friend. You know, if Laurie were a Larry, everyone would understand why I moped around for months, my work performance flagged, but you don't get sympathy for breaking up with your best friend."
Carla and Laurie understand the power of best friends - having them and losing them. There are rituals for dealing with the death of a spouse and a family member, but there are none for the death of a best friend. People know how to respond if a friend gets divorced, but they have no idea how to respond if that friend gets divorced from a best friend - even though the pain can be just as intense and the loss just as big.
Chances are Carla’s and Laura’s bosses have had similar experiences because losing a best friend is not uncommon, it's just not often acknowledged, and the pain is rarely discussed.
There are many different ways you can lose a close friend -- through death, a quarrel, changing interests or growing in different directions. When couples split up, their friends may drift away, not wanting to choose sides. No matter how you lose a best friend, it always hurts and leaves a hole in your life. The loss needs to be respected and given the same credence as the loss of any loved one.
With another baby coming along, you think of tiny little things that would excite the mommies, too. But being a veteran of three children does not always assure that you have the best taste for baby gift sets and mommy advice. What if you're no mommy yet?
Mommy Sense
Mommies are supposed to know what's best for their babies. If you're no mom yet, think like a mom when you're getting a baby gift set for the newest member of the family. Here are some useful tips to remember before you invest your money in a memorable gift for the baby:
* Know the gender of the baby.* Go for hypo-allergenic pillows and stuffed toys.* Get practical gifts.* For baby toy chests, be sure the item is certified non-toxic.
Since babies cannot appreciate gifts yet, get baby gift sets that make the mommies smile with contentment. Sensible gifts like feeding bottles and blankets make the grade because moms can stretch budgets when it comes to baby things.
For your part, this shaves off the time you spend poring over store catalogues for gift items for toddlers and infants, checking non-toxic and no-choke items while looking at the price range. That's what mommies do when they get things for their precious babies, it is safety first and budget next.
Extra Special Gifts
Of course, the firstborn of your best friends are extra special babies. The moment of truth has arrived. Your friend is now a mommy and you're still hoping to be one. Remember those high school and college casual chitchats about having kids? You'll remember that she wanted something truly special to celebrate her womanhood and in the same breath welcome the baby to the world.
Choosing the right baby gift can be a taxing exercise when it's your first time to get something for a special baby and when the occasion calls for extra special gifts with a personal touch. It's ridiculously funny that first time baby gift givers are petrified or anxious about the task of getting the right gift when baby can't have a say at all.
How about the gift of time? Spend more of your free time with your friend until she is out of the hospital, cook her favorite meals, and have a quiet celebration with her family at the hospital.
Or, you can splurge for your baby gift ideas - an oil painting rendition of the baby, a packaged CD of his baby pictures at the hospital, or a tape of cool lullabies. Baby jewelry for the posh babies will elate the fashionista mommies.
For the baby's visual development, you can make black and red or red and white mosaics for his mobile. Infants, contrary to belief, are not attracted to pastel colored stuffed toys and decals. But show them stark colors like black and red, they'll follow the color. So give them black, white, and red geometric visual treats, and they learn to focus and pay attention to details.
Or, you could a parenting CD for the first time parents who cannot make heads or tails of their roles when the baby is colicky, having tantrums, or bored. That would welcome the baby best to this stressed-out world. These baby gift ideas would be more than welcome.
Mommy Sense
Mommies are supposed to know what's best for their babies. If you're no mom yet, think like a mom when you're getting a baby gift set for the newest member of the family. Here are some useful tips to remember before you invest your money in a memorable gift for the baby:
* Know the gender of the baby.* Go for hypo-allergenic pillows and stuffed toys.* Get practical gifts.* For baby toy chests, be sure the item is certified non-toxic.
Since babies cannot appreciate gifts yet, get baby gift sets that make the mommies smile with contentment. Sensible gifts like feeding bottles and blankets make the grade because moms can stretch budgets when it comes to baby things.
For your part, this shaves off the time you spend poring over store catalogues for gift items for toddlers and infants, checking non-toxic and no-choke items while looking at the price range. That's what mommies do when they get things for their precious babies, it is safety first and budget next.
Extra Special Gifts
Of course, the firstborn of your best friends are extra special babies. The moment of truth has arrived. Your friend is now a mommy and you're still hoping to be one. Remember those high school and college casual chitchats about having kids? You'll remember that she wanted something truly special to celebrate her womanhood and in the same breath welcome the baby to the world.
Choosing the right baby gift can be a taxing exercise when it's your first time to get something for a special baby and when the occasion calls for extra special gifts with a personal touch. It's ridiculously funny that first time baby gift givers are petrified or anxious about the task of getting the right gift when baby can't have a say at all.
How about the gift of time? Spend more of your free time with your friend until she is out of the hospital, cook her favorite meals, and have a quiet celebration with her family at the hospital.
Or, you can splurge for your baby gift ideas - an oil painting rendition of the baby, a packaged CD of his baby pictures at the hospital, or a tape of cool lullabies. Baby jewelry for the posh babies will elate the fashionista mommies.
For the baby's visual development, you can make black and red or red and white mosaics for his mobile. Infants, contrary to belief, are not attracted to pastel colored stuffed toys and decals. But show them stark colors like black and red, they'll follow the color. So give them black, white, and red geometric visual treats, and they learn to focus and pay attention to details.
Or, you could a parenting CD for the first time parents who cannot make heads or tails of their roles when the baby is colicky, having tantrums, or bored. That would welcome the baby best to this stressed-out world. These baby gift ideas would be more than welcome.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Many families and couples face the reality of infertility. In fact, infertility is a growing trend in the world today for various reasons and this is why the egg donor clinic exists. An egg donor clinic can help those looking to start a family and also offers other positive benefits to those seeking a new child.
An egg donor clinic allows a woman to donate her eggs so that an infertile couple may start a family. Likewise, an egg donor clinic allows a couple to “interview” the egg donor so that they can get a better idea of what their child will look like and be like. Furthermore, the couple can find out more about the egg donor’s health background and family disease information so that they can make a sound decision before choosing the egg donor they wish to use. Egg donation is something that certainly helps those families that are in need when looking to start a family.
The egg donor clinic is primarily a location where woman who wish to donate their eggs can do so privately and discreetly. The egg donor must be willing to disclose accurate information about herself as well as tell information about her family’s health history. It is important that the egg donor be willing to divulge various types of information at the egg donor clinic so that the new family that use her donated egg are fully aware of the risks involved and the health that their future child may have.
The egg donor clinic is a location that exists primarily to extract eggs from a woman who wishes to donate them. It important to be fully informed of the risks involved with egg donation because the egg donor clinic will likely not go over the risks in any great detail with the donor. The egg donor clinic will usually provide some form of monetary compensation to the donor and this amount varies from clinic the clinic. More than the monetary concern should be the desire to help out families who are in need of fertility assistance and a firm awareness of the entire process involved.
The entire process involved when donating eggs to an egg donor clinic usually lasts from three to five weeks, starting with an injection to inhibit natural menstrual cycles to synch with the egg recipient’s cycles. This is followed by another injection meant to boost your body’s egg production and a final injection before the eggs are removed from the ovaries with a syringe. The entire process does have inherent risks that the donor should most certainly make herself 100% aware of. Egg donation is not a minor undertaking and should be performed with the right attitude and awareness level. An egg donor clinic provides the space and expertise to remove the eggs from the donor’s body but does not necessarily provide counseling or informative sessions which would inform the egg donor of her options or risks. Staying fully informed and seeking out the right egg donor clinic is very important.
An egg donor clinic allows a woman to donate her eggs so that an infertile couple may start a family. Likewise, an egg donor clinic allows a couple to “interview” the egg donor so that they can get a better idea of what their child will look like and be like. Furthermore, the couple can find out more about the egg donor’s health background and family disease information so that they can make a sound decision before choosing the egg donor they wish to use. Egg donation is something that certainly helps those families that are in need when looking to start a family.
The egg donor clinic is primarily a location where woman who wish to donate their eggs can do so privately and discreetly. The egg donor must be willing to disclose accurate information about herself as well as tell information about her family’s health history. It is important that the egg donor be willing to divulge various types of information at the egg donor clinic so that the new family that use her donated egg are fully aware of the risks involved and the health that their future child may have.
The egg donor clinic is a location that exists primarily to extract eggs from a woman who wishes to donate them. It important to be fully informed of the risks involved with egg donation because the egg donor clinic will likely not go over the risks in any great detail with the donor. The egg donor clinic will usually provide some form of monetary compensation to the donor and this amount varies from clinic the clinic. More than the monetary concern should be the desire to help out families who are in need of fertility assistance and a firm awareness of the entire process involved.
The entire process involved when donating eggs to an egg donor clinic usually lasts from three to five weeks, starting with an injection to inhibit natural menstrual cycles to synch with the egg recipient’s cycles. This is followed by another injection meant to boost your body’s egg production and a final injection before the eggs are removed from the ovaries with a syringe. The entire process does have inherent risks that the donor should most certainly make herself 100% aware of. Egg donation is not a minor undertaking and should be performed with the right attitude and awareness level. An egg donor clinic provides the space and expertise to remove the eggs from the donor’s body but does not necessarily provide counseling or informative sessions which would inform the egg donor of her options or risks. Staying fully informed and seeking out the right egg donor clinic is very important.
Many of the vital signs monitor measure the following five main bodily functions:
• body temperature• pulse rate• respiration rate• blood pressure• blood oxygen saturation
Vital signs monitors enable healthcare professionals to evaluate their patients quickly, enabling them to progress to other tasks more efficiently and focus on improving the patient’s health. The advanced technology engineered in vital signs monitors makes them optimal for hospitals. However, because these vital signs monitors are compact and portable, they’re perfect for use in homes, clinics, at the sites of a medical emergencies, etc. With this state-of-the-art equipment now available to the public, vital signs monitors will be increasingly used in the home as patients can be monitored by family and friends and receive treatment from healthcare professionals where the patient feels most comfortable. If you’re caring for someone at home, you’ll find the following information pertinent to your tasks.
Using vital signs monitors will provide critical information about a patient’s state of health. They are a way of quickly assessing how serious an illness is and how well the body is coping with the resulting biological stress. The more unstable the vital signs are, the sicker the patient is. Vital signs can also mark the state of chronic diseases (i.e. hypertension). When manually taking vital signs, it’s important to remember that the slightest error can have dramatic results. If there is user error or patient error, an accident or a mistake, false readings will occur. If these are not remedied quickly, improper decisions and treatment could possibly be carried out. However, using vital signs monitors will eliminate such errors. Nonetheless, it is of the utmost importance to understand exactly what you are measuring.
Body Temperature is checked in order to:
• Gauge how well the body stores and releases heat.• Detect abnormally high body temperature (hyperthermia) or abnormally low body temperature (hypothermia).• Monitor the effectiveness of some medications.Though normal body temperature varies from person to person, the average is 98.6 °F. Temperatures may vary throughout the day, ordinarily being lowest in the morning and rising in the evening.Pulse Rate is described as the number of beats per minute (bpm):• Provide clues about the function and health of the heart.• Determine whether the heart is pumping blood adequately.• Monitor certain symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, fainting, chest pain, or shortness of breath.• Monitor medical conditions or the use of medications.
Respiration Rate is the rate at which a person breathes. The best time to measure this is when a person is resting. The normal rate for adults: 12-24 breaths per minute.
Blood Pressure measures the force of blood inside an artery in two measurements:
• Systolic Pressure - when blood flow is first heard, representing peak blood pressure that occurs when the heart contracts.
• Diastolic Pressure - when blood flow can no longer be heard, representing the lowest blood pressure that occurs when the heart relaxes between beats.
Blood Oxygen Saturation evaluates how well the lungs are providing oxygen to the blood during rest, exercise, or a medical procedure. Examines oxygenation and the saturation of hemoglobin in the blood
• body temperature• pulse rate• respiration rate• blood pressure• blood oxygen saturation
Vital signs monitors enable healthcare professionals to evaluate their patients quickly, enabling them to progress to other tasks more efficiently and focus on improving the patient’s health. The advanced technology engineered in vital signs monitors makes them optimal for hospitals. However, because these vital signs monitors are compact and portable, they’re perfect for use in homes, clinics, at the sites of a medical emergencies, etc. With this state-of-the-art equipment now available to the public, vital signs monitors will be increasingly used in the home as patients can be monitored by family and friends and receive treatment from healthcare professionals where the patient feels most comfortable. If you’re caring for someone at home, you’ll find the following information pertinent to your tasks.
Using vital signs monitors will provide critical information about a patient’s state of health. They are a way of quickly assessing how serious an illness is and how well the body is coping with the resulting biological stress. The more unstable the vital signs are, the sicker the patient is. Vital signs can also mark the state of chronic diseases (i.e. hypertension). When manually taking vital signs, it’s important to remember that the slightest error can have dramatic results. If there is user error or patient error, an accident or a mistake, false readings will occur. If these are not remedied quickly, improper decisions and treatment could possibly be carried out. However, using vital signs monitors will eliminate such errors. Nonetheless, it is of the utmost importance to understand exactly what you are measuring.
Body Temperature is checked in order to:
• Gauge how well the body stores and releases heat.• Detect abnormally high body temperature (hyperthermia) or abnormally low body temperature (hypothermia).• Monitor the effectiveness of some medications.Though normal body temperature varies from person to person, the average is 98.6 °F. Temperatures may vary throughout the day, ordinarily being lowest in the morning and rising in the evening.Pulse Rate is described as the number of beats per minute (bpm):• Provide clues about the function and health of the heart.• Determine whether the heart is pumping blood adequately.• Monitor certain symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, fainting, chest pain, or shortness of breath.• Monitor medical conditions or the use of medications.
Respiration Rate is the rate at which a person breathes. The best time to measure this is when a person is resting. The normal rate for adults: 12-24 breaths per minute.
Blood Pressure measures the force of blood inside an artery in two measurements:
• Systolic Pressure - when blood flow is first heard, representing peak blood pressure that occurs when the heart contracts.
• Diastolic Pressure - when blood flow can no longer be heard, representing the lowest blood pressure that occurs when the heart relaxes between beats.
Blood Oxygen Saturation evaluates how well the lungs are providing oxygen to the blood during rest, exercise, or a medical procedure. Examines oxygenation and the saturation of hemoglobin in the blood
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