February 1st 2012
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
Much speculation encircled Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and previous child-actress Kim Richards this television season.
On the show, it was clear Ms. Richards was struggling with issues in her life. Her erratic behavior caused her fellow cast members to accuse her of using crystal meth on screen. Kim Richards, as ...
January 25th 2012
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
Not only did Vietnam immediately and physically affect now-retired Brigadier General Stanley Cherrie, the ghosts of the war have continued to haunt him decades later.
After having his right leg, right hand and part of his left heel mangled by stepping on a land mine in Vietnam, General Cherrie began drinking ...
January 20th 2012
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
The dangers of bath salt addiction have been well-publicized over the past year; however, a new risk associated with its usage has recently come to light.
A young woman appeared at the ER presenting with symptoms of pain, rapid skin-cell deterioration on her arm as well as profuse drainage from the ...
January 18th 2012
Categories:
Allergies,
Child health,
Ear Nose and Throat,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Professionals,
Healthcare Services,
Online,
Pediatrics,
Public Health,
Society
No Comments
On Friday, January 20, 2012, the Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement, Inc. (PJCCE), in partnership with the Alameda Boys & Girls Club and Alameda Head Start will host a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Alameda Boys & Girls Club, 1900 3rd Street in Alameda as it launches services of the ...
January 12th 2012
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
In October 2010, the teen acting and singing sensation, Demi Lovato, entered into a rehab facility for undisclosed reasons.
Although much speculation encircled Ms. Lovato's admission, the details of her struggles were well-concealed until now.
In the February issue of Seventeen Magazine, Demi Lovato talks openly about her decision to enter into rehab and ...
December 26th 2011
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
Throughout the holidays, the pressures of the season along with the general festive atmosphere can be reasons why those in recovery succumb to consuming alcohol. But, there are alternatives, as given in the Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center 's Holiday Survival Series that offers guidance on how to maintain ...
Bupa, the leading healthcare group, has teamed up with the Ramblers to help people live healthier lives through walking.
The Ramblers is Britain's Walking charity, working to help everyone realise the pleasures and benefits of walking, and to enhance and protect the places where people walk, whether rural or urban.
Walking can ...
Bupa is introducing a consumer dental insurance product for the first time, in response to high demand from customers.
Dental Cover 10 and 20 from Bupa allow customers to choose whichever dentist they want to visit. Dental Cover 10 offers customers a full refund for NHS treatment* and market-leading oral cancer ...
There have been several reports in the media in recent months suggesting that the government is to add VAT to cosmetic surgery procedures. If this is true patients will be charged an extra 20% on the procedures that they undergo. However, the picture is even more worrying for the NHS ...
December 15th 2011
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
Any previously addicted individual who has successfully maintained their sobriety for any length of time will attest to the fact the holiday season is one of the most challenging times of the year to stay on the recovery path. In addition, their successes also show that staying sober is indeed ...
In September, the UK’s leading cosmetic surgery and non-surgical solutions company, The Harley Medical Group, launched a social media campaign to “Find the Face” to front its 2012 advertising campaign. This is the first time ever that the Group has taken to Facebook and asked the British public to submit suggestions ...
December 13th 2011
Categories:
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Professionals,
Healthcare Services,
Society,
Telemedicine,
Therapies,
Thoracic Surgery,
Uncategorized,
Urology,
Vaccine,
Vascular Surgery,
Veterinarians,
Weight loss
No Comments
Blue Water Spa, a Raleigh laser hair removal center, donates $108,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake County. Kile Law, president and founder of Blue Water Spa in Raleigh, NC attributes the donations to the loyalty and generosity of the clients and staff at Blue Water Spa.
"The Boys and Girls ...
One of the UK’s leading cosmetic surgery providers has revealed a rise in bookings of injectable treatments, as patients tackle recession frown and worry lines. The Harley Medical Group, with 31 clinics nationwide, has reported a 9% increase in bookings for Botox® and Dermal Fillers amongst the 35+ age group for women, however ...
The Bupa Health Foundation and Alzheimer’s Australia have announced the UK launch of a world-first brain health app, the latest digital tool to help in the fight against dementia.
Based on latest research that links brain health and a reduced risk of dementia, to a healthy heart and cardiovascular system, 'BrainyApp' ...
The UK’s leading cosmetic surgery group, The Harley Medical Group, have today revealed research findings which bust some of the industry’s biggest myths and uncover what motivates people across the UK to have cosmetic surgery.
In the first ever survey of its kind, conducted across the Group’s 31 clinics nationwide on over ...
Bupa International has published two new health guides for expatriates in Hong Kong and Singapore. The guides include information on vaccinations, medical insurance and emergency healthcare.
Expatriate health information is increasingly sought after as a growing number of people relocate to foreign countries for work. Information on healthcare in the East ...
Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience indicates that meditation has more potent pain-relieving effects on the brain than morphine or other pain-relieving drugs that reduce pain by 25 per cent. This study is the first to show dramatic reduction in both the brain activation related to pain, and the ...
November 23rd 2011
Categories:
Addictions,
Clinics,
Diagnostics,
Drugs,
Healthcare,
Healthcare Information,
Healthcare Services,
Medicine,
Rehab,
Society,
Therapies
No Comments
While ‘Black Friday' is a commonly known term full of hope and excitement for the holiday season, ‘Black Wednesday' is lesser known, yet one of the most dangerous times for college students.
‘Black Wednesday' has become one of the largest party days of the year for students ushering in the holiday ...
Estes Audiology (www.HearLifeAgain.com), a professional hearing healthcare provider dedicated to improving the lives of the hearing impaired and their families is again giving away three sets of hearing aids during its annual “Gift of Hearing” holiday giveaway. Each year, Estes Audiology donates hearing aids in December to worthy individuals who ...
Bupa is warning Brits to face up to the realities of excessive drinking as research reveals that despite having one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption in the world, they are the least likely to want to cut down their intake.
The International Bupa Health Pulse survey which studied over ...
