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Do you folk think that we have a mental 'health' epidemic here on the blog lately?

I kinda have a feeling that that's prolly the case, actually. Don't know if you've sensed it. I did.

Watch out.

Clinical trials have begun on the virus Vaxinia that is said to kill cancer.
According to a Yahoo story:
"The virus itself has been engineered specifically to kill cancer cells. And, in previous animal trials, scientists have seen very promising results. These kinds of viruses have been a “smoking gun” in the fight against cancer for over a century."

This could be a future topic of discussion should test prove positive.



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What happens if you get monkeypox?
Monkeypox symptoms and signs include headache, skin rash, fever, body aches, chills, swollen lymph nodes, and exhaustion. It produces symptoms similar to smallpox, but milder. The time from infection to the onset of symptoms, which is referred to as the incubation period, can range from five to 21 days.


Does monkeypox hurt?
In humans, the symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than the symptoms of smallpox. Monkeypox begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion.

How is monkeypox spread?
How does monkeypox spread? It spreads from one person to another through prolonged close contact (by inhaling the infected droplets), or direct contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated objects, such as bedding or clothes. It does not spread via casual contact.

How do monkeypox start?
How you get monkeypox. Monkeypox can be caught from infected wild animals in parts of west and central Africa. It's thought to be spread by rodents, such as rats, mice and squirrels. You can catch monkeypox from an infected animal if you're bitten or you touch its blood, body fluids, spots, blisters or scabs.

I've only ever known of Botox being used for cosmetic procedures, so imagine my surprise when my dentist suggested it as an option for 'teeth grinding/jaw-clenching issues.

I've been using a mouth guard thingy off-and-on for the last few years, but it seems as though it's not enough. I'm betwixt and between....do it. don't do it. do it. don't. do. don't. Arghhhh!

I really don't want to put anything that synthetic into my body (especially at this age/stage of life), but.........:(

She really delivers.

After giving birth to her son Levi James last Wednesday, Jaiden Ashlea is due to give birth to him a second time in July.

It’s all part of an elaborate plan to save the baby’s life.

When the 23-year-old mom-to-be had a prenatal anatomy scan at 18 weeks of pregnancy in March, it showed that her son had spina bifida, a congenital defect that adversely affects a fetus’ spinal cord during gestation and can lead to learning and developmental disabilities and paralysis. (Each year, roughly 1,427 babies are born with spina bifida, according to the CDC.)

“I was in shock. I couldn’t even speak when the doctor was telling us this,” recalled Ashlea, who works in digital content creation and real estate.

Initially, doctors in her hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., told her and fiancé Noah Detrick, 23, that their first child would be born “brain dead” and would have no chance at leading a quality life.

“I remember saying to myself, ‘This isn’t real, this isn’t happening,” Ashlea said, adding that the physicians encouraged her to terminate the pregnancy. “It was a nightmare.”

But after getting second and third opinions from specialists in Orlando, which is just over two hours away from her home, Ashlea learned that there was hope for her son. She could potentially undergo a cutting-edge surgery to repair his spine while he was still gestating.

She underwent a barrage of medical tests — only a few hundred expecting mothers and their babies are deemed well enough to withstand the invasive treatment each year — before being approved for surgery at Orlando’s Winnie Palmer Hospital. Ashlea was the 31st mother ever to have the surgery at the hospital, one of just 12 medical facilities in the country that perform fetal surgeries. Such procedures typically cost upwards of $25,000, and Ashlea’s was covered by insurance.

Roughly six weeks after the troubling diagnosis, Ashlea went under the knife. Doctors made a cesarean incision along her stomach, broke her water and successfully repaired the sizable lesion, or abnormality, plaguing the L2 vertebrae in the baby’s lower back. Then, they repositioned the tot inside Ashlea’s tummy, sewed her up and put her on strict bed rest until the baby will be developed enough for an actual C-section delivery at 37 weeks. The procedure involved full anesthesia and took roughly six hours. Ashlea is now about 27 weeks along and has noticed her baby’s health has improved.

“Since the surgery, [doctors have] seen so much more movement and signs of any malformation in his brain are reversing,” she said, adding that physicians now expect her son to have almost no issues walking.

He will, however, likely need to undergo physical therapy from birth until he’s at least 18 years old. But his post-op progress is promising nonetheless.

“He’s kicking his legs, and twisting his ankles in there,” the mom-to-be gushed. “I can feel him moving.”

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Warning signs in legs
High levels of cholesterol in the body can lead to cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and stroke. High cholesterol has a lack of symptoms, due to which it is often dubbed as a silent killer. A blood test is required to identify high cholesterol levels.

People usually find excessive weight or body fat as indicators of high cholesterol. However, there are some warning signs that might crop up in other parts of your body, such as your legs. The blockage of the arteries in the extremities is known as peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, and some of the arteries that might be impacted may be supplying blood to the legs. Therefore, it is advised to not ignore these signs and consult a doctor if you experience them.

Cold feet and legs
High cholesterol levels can make your feet or legs feel cold or chilly all around the year, even in summers. This may be an indicator that you have PAD, though it does not necessarily mean PAD only. However, if you feel like one leg or foot is cold, but not the other, it could be time to talk to your doctor.

Skin colour alteration
A decrease in the flow of the blood due to high cholesterol can also change the colour of your skin. That's because the cells are not getting proper nourishment due to decreased flow of blood carrying nutrients and oxygen. Trying to elevate the legs, for example, can lead the skin to look pale, but hanging it from a table can cause the skin to seem purple or bluish.

Pain
Leg pain is among the most common symptoms of PAD. When the arteries of your legs are clogged, a sufficient, required amount of oxygen-rich blood does not reach your lower part. It can make your leg feel heavy and tired. Most people with high cholesterol levels complain about burning pain in the lower limbs. One may feel pain in any part of the leg, from the calf to the thigh or buttock, and it may be in one or both legs. This happens most often from taking part in physical activities such as walking, jogging, and stair climbing. This discomfort is usually gone when you take rest and may be felt again when you start moving your legs again.

our whole body is covered with skin, it is very sensitive for touch.
Touching on different parts of the body produces different feelings in our mind.
Touch helps in healing many diseases also.



Touch is very effective in the mental development of children. If one child gets slapped on the cheek every day and the other child gets kissed on the cheek every day, then there will be a huge difference in the mental development of both.

Still waiting to go to sleep

Insomnia is kicking my a** today

Say....well, Saturday night. You figure it had to be with Ecstacy. ....or however the hell you spell it. And you do not remember 90% of the night.....and that includes driving around in your car to boot.


So...let's say somebody thought it would be a cute idea or something.


.....and there might be a bigger world of sh*t to come yet.