Wheelchair courtesy
For those who are not a little girl with sparkly shoes, simply be considerate and follow these guidelines, according to Karman Health Care. – Do talk…
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March is Disability Awareness Month: A child breaks all the rules and everyone dances
A True Story By Cecelia L. Smith A very lively and curious 3 year-old was running through Starbucks, making her sparkly neon shoes blink. She nearly…
Irish in America: Successful and forgetful
St. Patrick’s Day, it is said everyone is Irish and a sweet sentiment it is, too, but the fact is Irish immigration to America has slowed to a trickle and…
New interest in old antibiotic
The frightening possibility of antibiotic resistance would make wounds deadly and surgery dramatically risky. Australian scientists are part of the…
Powerful anti-depressant
A hallucinogenic drug, Ketamine, is being evaluated for its anti-depressant qualities, according to New Atlas. Ketamine was originally developed in the…
Med Tech: The new stethoscope
The new stethoscope Researchers at Utah State University have developed special software that works with a video camera to measure heartbeat effects in…
Women’s History Month: Sister adventurers unlock the past
As the 19th century came to a close, European women were expected to learn to read, sew, and perhaps if their station merited it, speak a little…
Doctors debate value of chemotherapy for breast cancer
The breast cancer trifecta was once indisputable: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy. This combination has led to great numbers of cancer survivors, but is…
The diet with time for eating
All the diets in all the world more or less come down to a simple philosophy: Eat less. Where those diets go after that makes all the difference. But what…
Cold or flu, take these basic steps
To stop the spread of cold or flu in the household, take these precautions: – Isolate toothbrushes from others. Replace the brush when the person is well….