This is particularly true of worn carpets where the study results indicate hoover cleaning may in fact change the distribution of dust mite allergen within the carpet, rather than removing allergen from all depths equally. [click link for full article] Original post by admin

Ivan Corea, who heads the Autism Awareness Campaign in the United Kingdom, has urged the Prime Minister Elect, Gordon Brown to take up the whole issue of autism. Gordon Brown has pledged to act on education as a key plank to his government’s strategy. Ivan Corea appealed to the Prime Minister...

Did you ever think that your hair spray, mousse, gel or cream may be causing headaches?  Of course you did.  But I’m not just talking approximately the odor.  After your hairspray dries, it may flake ever so slightly and drift down into your eyes and into your nose.  You may...

Photo by Leona Perry Editor’s Note: WebMD Staffer Leona Perry has been taking the story of tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker a little increasingly personally than the rest of us here at WebMD. Her sister Renee was diagnosed with tuberculosis in late 2004 and it put their family into a difficult...

Editors’ Note: WebMD Staffer Leona Perry has been taking the story of tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker a little increasingly personally than the rest of us here at WebMD. Her sister unexpectedly was diagnosed with tuberculosis in late 2004 and it put their family into a difficult medical situation....

The Dietitians organization of Australia and Speech Pathology Australia are proud to announce the launch of the first ever consensus standards for texture modified foods and thickened fluids in the Australian context. [click link for full article] Original post by Richard Sogn, MD

C-flex™ is a plastic lens used to restore vision and replace the natural lens of the eye after it is removed during cataract surgery. A cataract is a gradual thickening, hardening and clouding of the eye’s lens, resulting in loss of vision. Cataracts… (Approved: 5/3/2007) Original post...