PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE

PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE: "PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE


If you use a computer for much of your day you MUST take
steps to prevent the crippling pain this can cause. The
first thing to consider is the correct (ergonomic) set-up
of your computer desk and chair.

Both the chair seat and its back should be adjustable.
The chair back should have good lumbar support and you
should be able to adjust it to fit neatly into your back
while you're sitting in the chair. The seat should have
gas lift to make adjusting its height easy and should
slope down at the front so that the back of your thighs
are not put under pressure. With your back against the
chair back you should be able to sit up STRAIGHT--not
slumped either backwards or forwards--and your feet
should rest firmly on the floor. If you feel the need for
a footstool, your chair height is definitely too high.
With your fingers on the keyboard, your forearms should
be level or sloping slightly down. Your wrists should be
straight, not sloping upwards. If they slope up, the
keyboard is too high. This is why you need a FULLY
ADJUSTABLE computer desk, i.e., the monitor and the
keyboard should have their own platforms that can be
raised or lowered separately as required. The top of the
monitor should be about level with the top of your head,
i.e., you should be looking straight into the screen, not
with your head bowed.

You could build a desk specially to your measurements,
but this doesn't make allowance for computer upgrades
(for instance, going from a desktop machine, where the
monitor can sit on top of the computer, to a tower model,
or switching from a 15' to a 21' monitor"

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5 Myths About Protecting Yourself from Skin Cancer

5 Myths About Protecting Yourself from Skin Cancer: "5 Myths About Protecting Yourself from Skin Cancer



Sara spends much of her summer near the beach. She lives in a
mild climate and is very athletic. She loves to swim, bike and
play games outdoors. Sara knows the dangers of the sun and so she
opts for tanning salons to get her 'golden glow' while being sure
to apply sunscreen every day before heading out.

Joseph lives in a cooler, northern climate. The summers can be
very humid, but most of the year is mild or even below freezing
during the harshest winter months. The beach has never been much
of a draw for him and he spends most of his time doing indoor
activities or at his job. Joseph doesn't worry about sunscreen
and only had one sunburn that he can remember and that was when
he was a child.

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Which of these examples do you most associate yourself with? Did
you know that Sara and Joseph are both at risk of developing skin
cancer? We have all heard the warnings about the dangers of sun
exposure. We know all about the importance of wearing sunscreen
and hats. But are YOU protected from skin cancer? Consider these
myths and facts:

MYTH ONE: Tanning Beds are Safer than the Sun

20 minutes of exposure in a tanning bed is roughly equivalent to
four hours in the sun. Although sun beds use UVA rather than UVB
rays, 'The Skin Cancer Answer' states that 'UV-A penetrates more
deeply into the skin than UV-B, can cause skin cancer, and may
suppress the immune system.'

MYTH TWO: Wearing Sunscreen at the Beach is Protection

85 percent of UV rays can even make it through on cloudy days.
That means you are equally at risk in the car, "

PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE

PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE: "PREVENTING PAIN CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF COMPUTER USE


If you use a computer for much of your day you MUST take
steps to prevent the crippling pain this can cause. The
first thing to consider is the correct (ergonomic) set-up
of your computer desk and chair.

Both the chair seat and its back should be adjustable.
The chair back should have good lumbar support and you
should be able to adjust it to fit neatly into your back
while you're sitting in the chair. The seat should have
gas lift to make adjusting its height easy and should
slope down at the front so that the back of your thighs
are not put under pressure. With your back against the
chair back you should be able to sit up STRAIGHT--not
slumped either backwards or forwards--and your feet
should rest firmly on the floor. If you feel the need for
a footstool, your chair height is definitely too high.
With your fingers on the keyboard, your forearms should
be level or sloping slightly down. Your wrists should be
straight, not sloping upwards. If they slope up, the
keyboard is too high. This is why you need a FULLY
ADJUSTABLE computer desk, i.e., the monitor and the
keyboard should have their own platforms that can be
raised or lowered separately as required. The top of the
monitor should be about level with the top of your head,
i.e., you should be looking straight into the screen, not
with your head bowed.

You could build a desk specially to your measurements,
but this doesn't make allowance for computer upgrades
(for instance, going from a desktop machine, where the
monitor can sit on top of the computer, to a tower model,
or switching from a 15' to a 21' monitor"

Is Common Sense or Research Needed to Cure Cancer?

Is Common Sense or Research Needed to Cure Cancer?: "Is Common Sense or Research Needed to Cure Cancer?


It is an incredible feat that organisms can begin from one cell and then differentiate and compartmentalize into the millions of diverse tissue and organ niches that represent a mature body. Why brain, fingernail, liver, intestine and bone cells ever become what they are is mystery enough. Why they stay what they have become while still retaining the full genetic information to produce an entire new body, compounds the miracle even more.

Cancer is a condition in which cells lose their orientation and proliferate uncontrollably. Any cell can become cancerous. A lot of them do, but are squelched by cell death (apoptosis), the immune system or nipped in the bud by DNA repair mechanisms. Successful cancer cells escape these impediments, disregard normal cellular checks and balances and become an island unto themselves with only their own survival and self-interests at heart.

The cause of cancer is no mystery. It is our aberrant modern living context that has put us at cancer risk. When cells are forced to bathe in a milieu (the tissue soup we create with modern foods, drugs and lifestyle) entirely unlike what they are genetically programmed to expect, they revert to their most primitive directive � multiply, multiply, multiply � without regard for neighbors. It�s a sort of payback for our disregard for �neighbors� when we pollute and repudiate nature. Why should our cells be polite to their neighbors if we don�t have regard for ours? Since the immune system is compromised from the chronic stresses created by modern living, defenses are down. Couple this with the nutritionally depleted and perverted modern processed diet and you have the incubator for cancer.

Today, about one in thre"

Recommendations For Early Breast Cancer Screening

Recommendations For Early Breast Cancer Screening: "Recommendations For Early Breast Cancer Screening


Women need to empower themselves about the benefits and risks of mammography and examine the additional screening tools available today. One current philosophy suggests breast health screening should begin at age 25. Where does this recommendation come from and why is this valid?
For MOST women, the recommendation for annual breast cancer screening begins at the age of 40. Unfortunately, the American Cancer Society stated that the number one cause of death in women between the ages of 40-44 is breast cancer. So what does this mean for women? It means that we screen at age 40 and potentially find tumors that have been growing for an estimated 8-10 years. Mammography, like most conventional tests, evaluates structure.
There exists a technology that can detect an issue YEARS before a tumor can be seen on X-ray or palpated during an exam. This technology has been approved by the FDA as an adjunctive screening tool since 1982 and offers NO RADIATION, NO COMPRESSION AND NO PAIN. For women who are refusing to have a mammogram or those who want clinical correlation for an existing problem, digital infrared thermal imaging may be of interest.
There are very strict protocols both for testing and interpreting. Perhaps due to these guidelines, thermography (as with all digital technology) has exploded in its technique and capabilities. Thermal cameras detect heat emitted from the body and display it as a picture on a computer monitor. These images are unique to the person and remain stable over time. It is because of these characteristics that thermal imaging is a valuable and effective screening tool. Tumors or other breast diseases measures warmer than surrounding tissue and can thereby alert a physician to a problem before a tumor is actually palpable. "

What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer.

What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer.: "What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer.



Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don�t function right, divide very fast and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. A leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women is probably lung cancer. This is the number one cause of cancer deaths surpassing breast cancer as the leading cause of deaths in women. Cancers that begin in the lungs are divided into two major types, the non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer depending on how the cells look under a microscope.

Cigarette smoking is known to be a cause of lung cancer. The risk of developing the disease increases with the number of cigarettes smoked particularly if the person starts to smoke at a young age. The person�s risk of developing lung cancer may be reduced slightly if you smoke filtered and low tar cigarettes, but it is still far greater than that of a non-smoker. Lung cancer has always been more common in men, particularly those over the age of 40, as more men used to smoke than women. Considerably, there are a growing number of women having lung cancer since women have started smoking. About 90% of all lung cancer deaths among women are from smoking. The risk of lung cancer goes down quite quickly if the person stops smoking and after about fifteen years, the person�s chances of developing the disease are similar to that of a non-smoker. Passive smoking or the breathing in other people�s cigarette smoke, slightly increases the risk for lung disease and lung cancer, although the risk is still much less that if you smoke yourself.

Usually, the symptoms of lung cancer do not appear until the disease is in an advanced stage. Some are diagnosed early because they are found as a result of tests for other medical conditions. Screening examination"

Lighting the Way to Fight Breast Cancer

Lighting the Way to Fight Breast Cancer: "What Is Cancer?

Cancer develops when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. Although there are many kinds of cancer, they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells.
Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person's life, normal cells divide more rapidly until the person becomes an adult. After that, cells in most parts of the body divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells and to repair injuries.
Because cancer cells continue to grow and divide, they are different from normal cells. Instead of dying, they outlive normal cells and continue to form new abnormal cells.
Cancer cells often travel to other parts of the body where they begin to grow and replace normal tissue. This process, called metastasis, occurs as the cancer cells get into the bloodstream or lymph vessels of our body. When cells from a cancer like melanoma skin cancer spread to another organ like the liver, the cancer is still called melanoma, not liver cancer.
Cancer cells develop because of damage to DNA. This substance is in every cell and directs all its activities. Most of the time when DNA becomes damaged the body is able to repair it. In cancer cells, the damaged DNA is not repaired. People can inherit damaged DNA, which accounts for inherited cancers. Many times though, a person's DNA becomes damaged by exposure to something in the environment, like smoking.
Cancer usually forms as a tumor. Some cancers, like leukemia, do not form tumors. Instead, these cancer cells involve the blood and blood-forming organs and circulate through other tissues where they grow.
Not all tumors are cancerous. Benign (noncancerous) tumors do not spread to other parts of the body (metastasize) and, with very rare exceptions, are not life threatening.
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