Archive for February, 2007

MDVIP – Beyond Concierge Medical Care

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

This is a paid review

All of us perfectly know that preventive medicine is the cornerstone of medicine. MDVIP provides exceptional doctors, exceptional care and, exceptional outcomes.

MDVIP is a leader company in personalized and preventive healthcare and was established to assist physicians and institutions in providing the highest level of care to patients.

In the practice of preventive medicine the outcomes include lower hospitalization rates (MDVIP currently serves more than 45,000 patients)

With this program, patients benefit from reciprocity with all MDVIP affiliated physicians in the network. If a patient is traveling and needs urgent medical care, and they are in the vicinity of an MDVIP affiliated physician, they will be seen and cared for with the same attention and service as if they were with their own doctor in their home town.

MDVIP’s prevention and personalized care model makes it possible for exceptional physicians to provide exceptional care because it gives them the time to focus on the patient, not on the system. The MDVIP model enables physicians to love practicing medicine again, in an environment in which they are trusted, respected and valued. MDVIP puts physicians back in control of their lives, professionally and personally. MDVIP liberates physicians from the current financial constraints of the healthcare system because the majority of an affiliated physician’s income is derived from the annual membership fees.

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Brain Disease Museum (rare)

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

The neuropathologist Diana Rivas from Perú runs a Museum of brains and she states that this show is unique in the World.

This museum has an inventory of 2,998 brains and counting. Rivas studies neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders but, unlike prestigious brain banks around the World, she allows entrance to the general public.

There is a brain of the Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.

Her goal is to educate people.

“It’s true. Alcohol and drugs kill brain cells”, she said.

Fact: The greatest brain bank in the World is the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center.

Giant baby who weighed 6.4 kg

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

A baby who weighed 6.4 kilograms (14.10 lb) and measured more than 55 centimeters (1.8 ft), was born in Cancún.

His parents call him “Super Toño”. Antonio Vasconcelos -the baby- gained 200 grams in the first three days.

The mother of Antonio, Teresa Alejandra Cruz, of 23 years, is probably diabetic, because seven years ago this woman gave birth to a baby that weighed 5,2 kilograms

According to The Guiness World Records Book the baby who weighed more is of 10.2 kilograms, born in Italy in 1955 and was son of Carmelina Fedele.

Here are the photos of Antonio:

Top 10 Fattest Countries

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

According to the World Health Organization there are currently 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world and that number is projected to grow by 40% over the next 10 years.

  • Naruru (94.5%)
  • Micronesia (91.1%)
  • Cook Islands (90.9%)
  • Tonga (90.8%)
  • Niue (81.7%
  • Samoa (80.4%)
  • Palau (78.4%)
  • Kuwait (74.2%)
  • United States (74.1%)
  • Kiribati (73.6%)

The list reflects the percentage of overweight adults aged 15 and over. These are individuals who have individual body mass indexes, which measures weight relative to height, greater than or equal to 25. Obese is defined as having a BMI greater than or equal to 30.

Why don’t you calculate your Body Mass Index right here?

viaForbes

Depression in Mexico

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Twelve millions of mexicans suffer from depression without knowing it.
Depression is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual’s social functioning and activities of daily livin.

90 percent of the 121 millions of people in the world who suffer from depression commit suicide.

Desk-Trainer for reduction of repetitive strain injury

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

This is a paid review

It’s Worldwide recognized that being at your computer for long periods will cause you pain, that’s why you should take micro breaks in order to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive strain injury, also to improve your productivity, health and work.

Most bloggers (and others) are in a computer workstation most part of the day and probably if you are one of us, you could suffer from upper-back pain, lower-back pain, wrist pain, neck and shoulder pain or eye strain.

I’ve been suffering from shoulder pain since the last month because of being in my desk and with the trial exercise I notice the difference at the moment I’ve finished the exercises.

Desk-Trainer will provide you short, safe, refreshing, and easy-to-use movement exercise in an entertaining format (Flash animation) for use at work, at home and on the move.

These exercises are designed to achieve the following benefits:

  • To provide user-friendly fitness training.
  • To rapidly and effectivly reverse injuries, pain, stress and fatigue from long hours at a computer work station.
  • To prevent future pain and protect against such injuries.
  • To improve concentration, alertness and productivity.

With this 5 minute movement exercise programs, you will be able to reduce pain and repetitive strain injury prevention. These program is for employees and individuals using computers, cellphones and PDA.

These exercises not only free the user from keyboard and mouse related aches and pains, they also reduce stress, and improve general fitness and well being. The exercises are applications of the Anat Baniel Method based on the work of well-known Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais who was a physicist, engineer and judo master, pioneered a learning system that uses movement and awareness of self to bring about remarkable changes in the human mind and body.

The system of Desk-Trainer provides an effective, entertaining and user-friendly way to relieve pains and strains, prevent the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome and reduce the risk of other Repetitive Strain Injuries.

This will be your personal trainer:

There is also a section of ergonomics tips which will help you to stay as healthy as possible while on the computer workstation.

Oregano candy for PMS

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

A candy that alleviates bloated abdomen and other annoyances of premenstrual syndrome was developed by investigators of the IPN.

This candy is made of oregano (or Pot Marjoram). The active principles of this herb were analyzed and found that it has anti-inflammatory, digestive and antiseptic properties. That was the reason why they developed a candy that will help PMS sufferers and has a great taste. “It is common that women who suffer abdominal cramps during their menstrual period take a tea of oregano to resist the malaise and although is effective, it tastes bitter; it seemed a good idea to join all the properties of the oregano in a product that can be consumed at any time”, said to Haydeé Hernandez Unzón, creator of the candy.