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First Aid Kits

December 5th, 2009 | Add a Comment

First Aid Kits

Be Prepared Almost everyone will need to use a first aid kit at some time. Take the time to prepare a kit to have available for home and travel. First aid kits may be basic or comprehensive. What you need depends on your medical training and how far you are from professional medical help. Ready-made first aid kits are commercially available from chain stores or outdoor retailers. But you can make a simple and inexpensive first … Read entire article »

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Swine Flu The Biggest Task For The World

December 5th, 2009 | Add a Comment

Swine Flu The Biggest Task For The World

Swine Flu History Influenza viruses are small RNA viruses that infect many mammals, including humans, birds, and swine. Before 2009, swine influenza predominately affected swine and was not transmitted often or easily to people. Even in the isolated instances in which swine influenza infected people, it had very limited ability to spread from person to person. Most cases were directly linked to contact with swine through farming or at fairs. Swine were first noticed to have influenza-like … Read entire article »

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Food Poisoning

December 3rd, 2009 | Add a Comment

Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning Food poisoning is a common, usually easygoing, but sometimes deadly illness. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea that occur suddenly (within 48 hours) after consuming an unhygienic food or drink. Depending on the impurity, fever and chills, bloody stools, dehydration, and nervous system damage may pursue. These symptoms may have an effect on one person or a group of people who ate the same thing (called an epidemic). Worldwide, diarrheal illnesses are … Read entire article »

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