Granted, it is on the early side to be thinking about gifts for Valentine’s Day, but this very special gift requires a few days for the swelling to subside. According to a news release, the must-have for Valentine’s Day this year is a trip to the doctor’s office to get the perfect pout— “a smooth pout with natural, youthful-looking volume.”
The media recently reported “new” research findings to the effect that rewards often backfire and self-esteem is not the wonderful, uplifting personal attribute once thought. As a result, schools are rethinking their teaching and classroom management philosophies.
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month —an appropriate time to point out that tooth decay is both common and preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it affects more than one-fourth of U.S. children ages 2 to 5, and half of children ages 12 to 15.
Q. I have had toenail fungus for many years and have tried all the remedies you’ve written about without success—until now. At the same time of day, for more than 21 days, I soaked my toes and feet in a 1:1 ratio of white vinegar and generic Listerine.
AED stands for automatic external defibrillator. It restores spontaneous respiration and a pulse. How easy is it to use? Often, they work with the push of a button that triggers step-by-step voice prompts. The steps are normally to place patches on the person’s chest, turn on the unit, stand back and push a button to administer a shock.
AKRON, Ohio—She normally prays silently. Deanna “Dee” Norflee prayed aloud the day she saved Bart Skinner’s life.
When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, “But he’s so young.”
Q. I participated in two clinical trials of ketamine for depression. The infusion was not pleasant, but a few hours later, my depression was mysteriously lifted. It was as though someone carefully cleaned, polished and rejuvenated every cell in my brain. It was not a feeling of being high; it was completely different from anything I had ever experienced in my entire life.
Don’t laugh but there is a socially proper way to have the flu. And Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of the doyen of proper etiquette, Emily Post, has put together the flu etiquette ground rules.
An ongoing Parkinson’s Disease walking/fitness class will be offered at 6 p.m. Tuesdays in the main gym at Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo North Campus, Amherst. Tiffany Maskulinski, a third-year physical therapy graduate student, will design an individual walking program for each participant. For information, email: tam38@buffalo.edu or ekatz@ubns.com.
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