A dozen years ago, you may not have even heard of the problem. Now, most public schools have a special area in the cafeteria reserved for those who have it: Nut allergies (including tree nuts and peanuts) have risen at an alarming rate – and medical researchers have yet to determine why.

According to a study by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, the odds of a child being diagnosed with a peanut or tree nut allergy more than tripled between 1997 and 2008. Scientists in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have reported findings in similar proportion.

Food service facilities have scrambled to find ways of protecting themselves against potential legal issues, but without alienating their customer base. An “Eat at your own risk!” sign in a restaurant is not likely to be good for business.

Why should you care? [Read more…]

Whiplash is an injury caused by a violent, whip-like movement of the neck in which it moves first in one direction then suddenly switches to another. It can be backwards and forwards or from side to side, straining and stretching the muscles, tendons and ligaments far beyond their normal limits.

Although the injury is most commonly associated with road-traffic accidents, whiplash can also occur during falls or from involvement in extremely physical sports such as boxing or rugby.

Whiplash causes severe pain and stiffness across the neck area, making it difficult if not impossible to turn the head. The discomfort often extends to the shoulders and upper chest.

Some victims also report tingling in the fingers, back pain or a loss of feeling in their arms as well. Constant headaches are another common symptom. Both debilitating and distressing, the condition often results in substantial claims being made for whiplash injury compensation. [Read more…]

While itching is a very common condition, it’s actually just a symptom of a greater problem. If you only deal with reliving the itch, it will keep on coming back for the cause has not been dealt with.

Itching can occur on any part of the body. You can be able to tell the cause depending on which part of the body is itching. Once you know the cause, it is easier to treat. There are many causes of itching. These include, but are not limited to the following:

Pregnancy

It is very common to itch, especially in the private parts when you are pregnant. This may be the result of abnormal growth of bacteria in the vaginal area. Hormonal changes may also cause the problem. Your doctor should be able to prescribe something to ease the itching.

Allergies

Your itch may be the result to a skin reaction to cosmetic products such as soaps, creams and lotions. You might also be allergic to some types of foods or components in food. You might also find out that you itch when you put on jewelry made from certain metals or when you put on clothes made from certain fabrics. [Read more…]

When it comes to fashion, there is nothing that goes better with any outfit from your wardrobe than a perfectly polished smile. Smiling will make you instantly more attractive, especially if you have beautifully well looked after teeth.

All of the hottest celebrities have perfect smiles, including Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and David Beckham, who have all had professional dental work carried out on their teeth.

Here are four powerful tips for perfect teeth, from a leading London Orthodontist:

1 – Keep Them Clean

It may sound obvious, but cleaning your teeth regularly is the simplest and quickest way to a perfect smile. Regular brushing of your teeth with a good quality toothpaste will help keep away stains that can make your teeth look yellow. This is very important for any one that drinks a lot of tea, coffee or red wine. [Read more…]

People now say that 40 is the new 30. If that is the case then it is important that your 40-year old body starts looking more like a 30-year old body, right? The problem is that for most of us, passing that age milestone was greeted with extra aches and pains to our body as well as a lagging metabolism.

Unlike the joyous springs from the 20’s to 30’s, the trip forward now is getting a bit more difficult. But that just means it is time to take advantage of something we didn’t have as much of in our youth – wisdom!

I wise man knows that there are smarter ways to do things. Gaining muscle after 40 falls into that category. So if you are ready to revamp your training schedule and kick your body into high gear with this age defying guide just keep reading! Here is your training guide: [Read more…]