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The Many Faces of Influenza
With the recent Swine Flu scare and so much different information swirling about, many people have wondered about the difference between common types of flu and the dreaded swine flu (Influenza A H1N1 Virus.) Here is some information to help you distinguish between regular types of flu and the swine flu and determine how concerned you should be. Read the rest of this entry »
What exactly is the swine flu?
Novel H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus 
causing illness and respiratory infection in people worldwide. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. The virus is spreading from person-to-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. This virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America. However, further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and avian genes and human genes. So technically, it’s a human flu virus. Read the rest of this entry »
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It is impossible to turn on the television without hearing about the recent passing of Michael Jackson. The official autopsy results are being released later this week and news outlets are reporting various causes of death. The most reported cause is Michael Jackson’s ALLEGED addiction to pain killers which led to his death at such a young age. However, people have abused pain pills long before Michael! Read the rest of this entry »
What is Mean Corpuscular Volume? I recently had some blood work done, and the doctor said my MCV was elevated, but I don’t know what that is. The Standard range is 80.0-100.0 fl. Mine was 100.7 fl. She said this might be due to a b12 deficiency. Will this Kill me? Will I need medicine for this? Does it go away? Read the rest of this entry »
Quit!
Well that is the official answer. However, most of the time, this is not an overnight process! Many people require the aid of their physician, their family, their friends, their church, their distant cousins, and most importantly their God to acheive this attainable feat! Read the rest of this entry »
Anger stems naturally from other emotions such as disappointment, 
frustration, annoyance and hurt. At some point in our lives our emotions spur anger, so it is helpful to find ways to deal with that anger before it controls you.
Knowing how to handle your anger allows you to recognize problems and achieve a positive outcome from those emotions such as handle an emergency or reach a certain goal. Read the rest of this entry »
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