Use of Paper Towels Spread Less Bacteria Than Air Dryers

I actually prefer the air dryers to tissue but I'm surprised to find out they are "less hygienic. Researchers are actually stating that jet air dryers spread 27times more microbes than paper towels. New research funded by a trade organization of paper towel manufacturers suggests that towels spread less bacteria. Previous studies have shown mixed results, some finding air dryers spread more bacteria and others showing they're as safe as towels....

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Health Benefits of Moderate Sunlight exposure Outweigh the Harmful Effects of UV Radiation on the Skin.

I'm really glad about this report about the benefits of sunlight and how it helps to douse this fear of "skin cancer"... Skin cancer prevention campaigns may be steering people away from healthy doses of sunlight, which is now thought to protect against high blood pressure, heart disease and possibly stroke, a group of British scientists say. In a provocative presentation to a Melbourne conference this week, Martin Feelisch, a professor of clinical...

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10 Things You Should Never Share with Your HR

Some staff have the habit of being regular at Human Resources confiding in one person or the other, but you should be careful what you say so you don't shoot yourself in the foot. It is now confirmed that there are just some things about you that "HR doesn't want to know". According to Susan M. Heathfield, a Human Resources Expert, "Before you share a secret about yourself with HR at your workplace, know your HR staff: In too many workplaces,...

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A Child's Emotional Health Is a Greater Contributor to Future Satisfaction Than Academic Achievement- Happiness Expert

After investigating the factors in a person's life that can best predict whether they will lead satisfied lives, a team headed by one of the UK's foremost "happiness" experts, Professor Richard Layard, has come up with an answer that may prove controversial. Layard and his colleagues at the Wellbeing research programme at the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance conclude that a child's emotional health is far more important...

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6 Tips To Help You Improve Your Teeth Brushing Experience

Brushing your teeth properly should take a little less than 2 minutes, though some people may spend longer, or less. Spending less than a minute to brush isn't enough time to clean your teeth. Here are some tips to help you improve your "teeth brushing skills": 1)While brushing your teeth, use short gentle movements and avoid using too much pressure. 2) Concentrate on parts of your teeth that are not easy to reach, especially the areas between...

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Most Minor Cosmetic Procedures Safe, Study Concludes

(HealthDay News) -- Minimally invasive cosmetic procedures are nearly risk-free, a new study says. Researchers examined the results of more than 20,000 of these procedures -- such as fillers, neurotoxins and the use of laser and energy devices -- performed by 23 dermatologists at eight centers across the United States. Minor complications, such as bruising, swelling, redness, bumpiness or skin darkening, occurred in less than 1 percent of patients....

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What to Do To Have A Clear And Healthy Skin

When thinking of how to have a healthy and clear skin should cosmetics be the first option? The truth is that your "inner condition will always reflect in your "skin condition". Nutrition, Hormones and Stress are major factors that determine what your skin will look like. Here are necessary action steps to achieve and maintain a clear and healthy skin: 1) Don't allow yourself to get stressed. Learn to relax through prayer and meditation. Accumulation...

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Talking to Kids and Teens About Social Media and Sexting

Social Media Today's teens and tweens are connected to one another, and to the world, via digital technology  more than any previous generation. Recent data suggests that social media venues like Facebook and Twitter have surpassed e-mail as the preferred method of communication in all age groups. While today's tweens and teens may be more digitally savvy than their parents, their lack of maturity and life experience can quickly get them...

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First hint of 'life after death' in Biggest ever Scientific Study

The largest ever medical study into near-death and out-of-body experiences has discovered that some awareness may continue even after the brain has shut down completely. It is a controversial subject which has, until recently, been treated with widespread scepticism. But scientists at the University of Southampton have spent four years examining more than 2,000 people who suffered cardiac arrests at 15 hospitals in the UK, US and Austria. And...

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What Texas can learn from Nigeria when it comes to containing Ebola

As devastating reports continue to stream out of West Africa, where the deadly virus has overwhelmed already weak public health systems and left thousands of people dead, and anxiety grips the United States over the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the country, one nation serves as an example of hope: Nigeria, which appears to have successfully contained Ebola. Concerns spread over U.S. hospital readiness, there are some lessons to be...

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10 Benefits of Outsourcing your Internet Marketing

When you're running a small business, time is a precious commodity. And marketing can take up plenty of your time. Have you ever considered outsourcing some of these resource-demanding tasks? Some business owners still view "outsourcing" as a dirty word—but today's outsourcing is worlds away from the cheap, badly produced overseas industry it used to be. Outsourcing your online marketing tasks is a smart move for many businesses. Here are ten good...

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Appetite, Taste Changes Reported After Weight-Loss Surgery

(HealthDay News) -- After weight-loss surgery, many patients report changes in appetite, taste and smell, a new study says. One positive aspect of these changes is that they may lead patients to lose even more weight, the researchers suggested. The study included 103 British patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, in which the stomach is made smaller and the small intestines is shortened. Of those, 97 percent said their appetite...

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Girlfriend of US first Ebola Victim Complains of Poor Quarantine Conditions

The girlfriend of the first U.S.-diagnosed Ebola patient is living in quarantine hell, stuck in her Dallas apartment with the sweat-stained sheets the virus victim slept on. Photos taken Thursday showed police posted outside the Ivy Apartments in Dallas after the girlfriend and three family members were accused of violating orders to stay indoors. Despite the warnings, one image showed a young man wearing a black T-shirt reading "YOLO" — the acronym...

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Happy 54th Independence Anniversary Nigeria!

God bless Nigeria, Land of opportunities! No weapon formed against you will prosper, You are a fruitful and peaceful place, a nation that can't be ignored! Haven for entrepreneurs and businesses, may you continue to flourish! "December 3rd 2011, the cover page of The Economist bears the image of a boy running across a savannah landscape at sunrise, flying a rainbow coloured kite shaped in the image of the African continent. The caption reads: "Africa...

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First Ebola Case Diagnosed in the US

The first case of the Ebola virus disease on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation. The man is thought to have contracted the virus in Liberia before travelling to the US nearly two weeks ago. "An individual travelling from Liberia has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director...

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5 Smart Ways to Gain Weight

Heredity does play a major role in determining your weight. Effective weight training and a smart diet can help you exceed your genetically predetermined weight, but only to a certain extent. Here are 5 Smart Ways to gain weight: 1. Choose dairy products, eggs, fish and meat over bread and vegetables. Eat foods with high protein content such as beans, pulses and peas, and foods with high starch content such as potatoes, rice and tapioca. 2. Snack...

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World Health Organization Declares Nigeria Ebola Free

The World Health Organization says the Ebola epidemic that has killed 2,811 in West Africa has been contained in Senegal and Nigeria. The UN health agency said on Monday that Senegal had not reported any new cases of the virus since the first case was reported on august 29, while the last case reported in Nigeria was on September 8. The incubation period for Ebola is 21 days and double that time must pass without any new cases arising before a...

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CDC Prediction of Ebola Spread Is Not A Useful Estimate- Experts

I personally felt that the CDC prediction "that Ebola may infect 1.4-million people in Sierra Leone and Liberia by January" was over-board and I'm glad some others are thinking so too. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine director Peter Piot, a co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, says: "Unless the CDC has data nobody else has, this is not a useful estimate. We should certainly not assume that our collective efforts won't have any impact. "This...

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Stressed at work? Check your Home life

A new research has found that unresolved problems at home could result in stress at work. "Researchers at Concordia University in Canada and the University of Montreal surveyed 1,954 employees from 63 different organizations found that it's not just looming deadlines and crazy bosses that lead to work burnouts, stresses at home can be just as important to work place mental health. According the International Labor Organization (ILO) stress is a factor...

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How do antacids reduce indigestion?

My experience as a child and in dealing with my children, tummy ache is something I've never liked to face. When it comes to indigestion this information I came across has proven to be quite enlightening. Last week I had my kids facing indigestion challenges and that prompted me to research the role of Antacids. Common symptoms of indigestion are Upper Abdominal pain or discomfort Bloating (tummy feels uncomfortably full) Excessive gas Nausea...

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A Business Casual Dress Code

Your Company's objective in establishing a business casual dress code, is to allow our employees to work comfortably in the workplace. Yet, we still need our employees to project a professional image for our customers, potential employees, and community visitors. Business casual dress is the standard for this dress code. Because all casual clothing is not suitable for the office, these guidelines will help you determine what is appropriate to wear...

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It's Okay, If Being a Leader Isn't for you

The natural progression in many settings is to move from being a follower to a leader, but is that really for everyone? I remember how, back in High School days, many of us "dodged the responsibility" of being leaders basically because we wanted to be "real" and "free". Back to the present, I still have friends who have no interest in just "taking the lead". The truth is, leadership isn't for everyone that's why true leaders are few compared to...

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Mid-Week Nuggets: 4 Facts to Note About Depression

1) A person suffering from depression usually may have this feeling of worthlessness or hopeless and is likely to be laden with suicidal thoughts. He/she may also lose interest in exciting activities and likely suffer from insomnia (lack of sufficient sleep). 2) Depression should be looked at as life-threatening as it can disrupt your work, sleep, sex-life and appetite. 3) Studies have shown that counselling (which gives sufferers life-long tools...

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First Blood Test to Diagnose Depression in Adults

The first blood test to diagnose major depression in adults has been developed by Northwestern Medicine® scientists, a breakthrough approach that provides the first objective, scientific diagnosis for depression. The test identifies depression by measuring the levels of nine RNA blood markers. RNA molecules are the messengers that interpret the DNA genetic code and carry out its instructions. The blood test also predicts who will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy based on the behavior of some of the markers. This will provide...

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Black Mum Gives Birth to "Totally White" Baby

When Mrs Howarth of Milton Keynes was handed Jonah she thought the hospital had made a mistake. Doctors have confirmed that three-month-old Jonah is not an albino. It's a result of one-in-a-million combination of his parents' genes. Catherine Howarth is black with Nigerian heritage,her husband Richard, 34, a medical recruitment consultant, is white and her infant son is completely white. Catherine seems to have a recessive white gene. Jonah's...

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Suspected Ebola Case In OAU?

"Fear gripped students, parents and staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Tuesday over a report that a patient on admission at the OAU Health Centre was a suspected Ebola Virus Disease victim. Though the management of the school initially denied the development but the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Temitope Ilori, said the sick student had confessed having contact with the late Port Harcourt doctor, Iyke Enemuo, who died of the EVD after he secretly treated an infected ECOWAS diplomat, Olu-Ibukun Koye, in a hotel in the Rivers...

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How To Protect Your Children From Over-Sexualization; 7 Action Steps

This is a very broad topic, because it's actually more than just a topic; it borders on our lifestyle and our very essence. What do you really stand for? Children have always been the picture of innocence; so trusting and always absorbing every information given to them "hook, line and sinker". That is why a child who grows up without values will follow the same path as an adult except some miracle takes place. Many children have been left to themselves...

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Relationship Advice: Does Your Relationship Suffer from AFFECTION Deficit Disorder?

Many times we think it's the big things that "destroy" marriages when in actual fact "it's the little foxes that spoil the vine". It's the little destructive elements that we allow to grow and dominate our relationships. Here's what Dr. Rich Nicastro has to say: Whenever couples seek me out for relationship advice or marriage help, one of the first things I do is assess whether or not their relationship is suffering from a lack of affection…in...

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