Medical Equipment

The collection of cord blood (from the placenta or umbilical cord of a newborn child) is a new medical practice being utlized for its potential to combat specific diseases and other medical conditions. And with the value of cord blood being recognized for its available stem cells and useful medical properties, people are now more interested and concerned about having the ability to store cord blood for its potential use in future transplants and medical procedures.

Working in a dangerous or hazardous work environment can be challenging when safety issues are a big concern. When individuals are forces to take chances or risks that could affect their health or safety, it's important that there are appropriate measures in place if something were to happen in the workplace.

Labour accidents occur every day, and regrettably, many employees are not covered by their employer's accident or workplace insurance, and their own health insurance may not cover an incident or accident that happens at the place of work.

When it comes to many of the foods we buy from the supermarket and eat, we would be surprised how little we know about the things we consume without putting much thought into where it comes from or how its grown. You might like eating pineapple, but you might not know that it takes two years to grow one. You might like to eat peanuts, but you might not know that a peanut isn't actually a nut, it's a legume.

We may have grown up with our mothers encouraging us to eat more fish oil (in particular cod liver oil), but thankfully someone recognized the positive health benefits of flax seed oil, allowing us all the same benefits and nutrition and fatty acids that the fish oil provided, but without the nasty taste. Flax seed oil is one of the richest sources of important omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, and it plays a large part in our good health.

If you've ever wondered where the slang word "scrubs" (used to describe medical uniforms) came from, you need to go back to the 1970's, when surgeons used to don the green garments, (the minty green cap, short-sleeved top, and pants). The term "scrubs" (not to be confused with the television program) came about as a result of the way the surgeons physicians "scrubbed" their hands and arms before going into surgery, and were in a sterile, "scrubbed" condition.