Penicillin and Allergies
When someone gets sick and goes to the doctor, there is usually some type of prescription involved and given. The prescriptions will almost always make the person better, aid in the recovery or stabilize a condition. Depending on the sickness and/or infection, a doctor will probably want to give penicillin. This is [...]

Eye Glasses and Allergies—Nickel Allergies

There is an allergy to Nickel, which is where a person can be allergic to metal. Now, metal is used for many things, like rings, bracelets, pens, shoe buckles, belts and the frames of eyeglasses.
Buying glasses that contain a metal that is known as nickel can irritate and stir up allergies in someone who [...]

Soaps and Detergents Can Be Irritating to The Skin

These days, companies are adding so many things to the soaps and detergents in hopes of improving its products, such as soaps and detergents. Consumers will buy these products thinking each one will be better than another or better than previously. Yet, along with the improved or new products, comes new or combined ingredients. And, [...]

First Aid for the International Medical Graduate

http://rapidshare.com/files/25889544/FIRST_AID_FOR_THE_INTERNATIONAL_MEDICAL_GRADUATE.pdf (Source: USMLE STUFF Blog)

My Favorite Medical Basic Science Books

Note: This is not a USMLE Step 1 review book list and these are not necessarily the best books on the market. They are books that are dear to my heart. Either because they are the most that I have learned from or they were outstandingly well written and put together. I have read 10s [...]

Healthbolt Happy Living Tip: How to Stop a Shaving Nick from Bleeding

It’s just like the old paper cut saying: The smaller the cut, the worse it hurts. With shaving, the smaller the nick, the worse it bleeds. Unless you gash yourself wide open with a brand new razor,then…
Anyway, it happens to all of us. We shave, we nick. But here’s a quick tip on how to [...]

June Is Home Safety Month

Home safety is something we all need to be aware of. Can you name the two most dangerous rooms in your home? Do you know what simple items in your home can cause the most serious accidents? Would you know what to do if someone was injured in your home?
Most dangerous rooms
The two most dangerous [...]

Treating the Dead…

This isn’t the most cheerful subject to write about over the holiday season, but I read about this over at Kevin, M.D. and just had to find out more.
Here’s the scenario…
A person collapsed with a cardiac arrest over five minutes ago. Everything is intact but his heart has stopped beating and his brain has shut [...]

Ahhhh—The Wonderful Smell of Food

Everyone loves to eat food and add the favorite seasonings or spices to the delicacies. Adding some pepper, salt, garlic, basil or any other seasoning always helps to enhance the taste, which is why food is so good. The ingredients that are put into food are actually like the foundation to it and are what [...]

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