Articles - Health and Fitness en-us http://www.articlempire.com N/A http://www.articlempire.com info@articlempire.com 20 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40821/1/Wheelchairs-and-Other-Medical-Equipment/Wheelchairs-and-Other-Medical-Equipment.html Wheelchairs are a common piece of medical equipment but most of us are unaware of the different types available on the market today. If your are ever in the unenviable position of needing a wheelchair for yourself or a loved one, you must be aware of the different types that are out there. Who would ever imagine there could be such a variety? First of all, there are the manual wheelchairs that are powered by the user himself or by someone else who pushes the chair for him. barneygarcia@gmail.com (Barney Garcia) Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40819/1/Bird-Flu-and-Terrorism/Bird-Flu-and-Terrorism.html Bird flu won't stop terrorists, and a serious pandemic may encourage them to strike. Therefore, one more problem which policy makers in the world must watch out for is maintaining security. This will be hard enough when police, security guards and soldiers are sick and dying in large numbers. Of course, terrorists are not immune to bird flu, and some will no doubt become sick and die just as everyone else. rikstook@wans.net (Richard Stooker) Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40793/1/Reasons-For-Choosing-a-Martial-Arts-Program/Reasons-For-Choosing-a-Martial-Arts-Program.html There are as many reasons as there are people for choosing a martial arts program. Some people want to be able to defend themselves in any given situation, they want to become fitter, they want to boost self esteem or any combination of the three. The hard part is how to choose a particular program when there are so many to choose from. Everyone has heard of Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Jujitsu and Aikido but they are just a few of the Martial Art styles available today. barneygarcia@gmail.com (Barney Garcia) Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40781/1/How-Public-Contact-Employees-Can-Protect-Themselves-From-Bird-Flu/How-Public-Contact-Employees-Can-Protect-Themselves-From-Bird-Flu.html The best way to protect yourself from bird flu during a pandemic is to avoid all contact with other people. However, this is impossible for people who must continue to report to a place of employment. Work will be especially dangerous if your job is to meet and deal with the public. However, most people will want to continue to bring in a paycheck, so we'll be torn between the desire to ensure our safety by remaining home and the need to bring in money to pay the bills and buy whatever food may be available. rikstook@wans.net (Richard Stooker) Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40779/1/How-to-Protect-the-Mentally-Challenged-From-Bird-Flu/How-to-Protect-the-Mentally-Challenged-From-Bird-Flu.html A bird flu pandemic is going to be a great disruption and test of humanity, but even more so to people who are mentally challenged, whether mentally retarded (MR) or who have psychiatric mental/emotional disorders. Of course, all the physical ways of protecting ourselves from bird flu by remaining as isolated as possible, not physically touching people unless necessary, wearing Nanomasks and so on, apply to the mentally challenged as well as to everybody else. rikstook@wans.net (Richard Stooker) Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40769/1/Home-Remedies-For-Fever-Blisters/Home-Remedies-For-Fever-Blisters.html Fever blisters or cold sores are small red blisters that usually appear on the lips and outer edges of the mouth. They often display a clear liquid and form scabs after a few days. They are caused by herpes virus that becomes active when something triggers them. There is no cure for cold sores, but there are remedies that will reduce the severity and frequency. kevin@home-remedies-for-you.com (Kevin Pederson) Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40733/1/How-to-Protect-Yourself-From-the-Emotional-Dark-Side-of-Preparing-for-a-Bird-Flu-Pandemic/How-to-Protect-Yourself-From-the-Emotional-Dark-Side-of-Preparing-for-a-Bird-Flu-Pandemic.html I believe that a bird flu pandemic is quite possible and that people should prepare for it. I devote a lot of time to thinking and writing about how to protect yourself and your family from bird flu. I believe that my motivation -- and the motivation of others sounding the alarm and the many people around the world who are working to prepare for a contagious form of bird flu is positive. rikstook@wans.net (Richard Stooker) Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40720/1/Home-Remedies-For-Flu/Home-Remedies-For-Flu.html Flu is a respiratory infection caused by a variety of flu viruses. Flu is contagious and if you're around someone who coughs or sneezes, or simply touch any object already touched by someone contaminated with flu, you're bound to contract the infection. Flu symptoms are easy to detect though they may appear few days later. Flu spreads at the slightest contact and before you feel the symptoms on yourself, you might have passed it to others. kevin@home-remedies-for-you.com (Kevin Pederson) Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40714/1/Pilates-Will-Give-You-The-Workout-That-You-Need/Pilates-Will-Give-You-The-Workout-That-You-Need.html Pilates are a set of exercises that were invented by Joseph Pilates to strengthen his body and to maintain it well. Joseph was a very weak kid and so he felt the need to develop his own set of exercises, hence the name Pilates. He borrowed the set of exercises from ancient Romans and Greeks and his exercises are based on the Zen philosophy of yoga. It was during World War 2 in Germany that Joseph introduced his set of Pilate exercises to fellow soldiers in the German camp. ascnetwork@gmx.net (Sandra Stammberger) Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlempire.com/articles/40700/1/How-to-Protect-Yourself-From-Bird-Flu-and-Other-Infections-by-Washing-Your-Hands----the-Right-Way/How-to-Protect-Yourself-From-Bird-Flu-and-Other-Infections-by-Washing-Your-Hands----the-Right-Way.html OK, so I sound like your mother -- I accept that. Only I'm worse than your mother, because I want you to wash your hands more often than your mother did. And for a longer time and more thoroughly. If and when bird flu mutates into a virus that's contagious between people, we can expect it to spread as easily as ordinary influenza, and the same way ordinary flu does Ordinary flu (and colds too) spreads primarily in two ways: contact spread and airborne spread. rikstook@wans.net (Richard Stooker) Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500