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Signs & Symptoms When You Are 26 Weeks Pregnant

Each week of pregnancy brings with it symptoms, some of which are different from previous weeks. During the 26th week of pregnancy, normal babies are about 14 inches in length and about 1.7 pounds, according to Women's Healthcare Topics. As the baby continues to grow and develop, you...

How to Teach the Use of a Merry Walker

The Merry Walker offers patients and nursing home residents a way to "walk" and a way to achieve a new level of freedom not available to them while in a wheelchair. It is designed to improve functional mobility while preventing falls, pressure sores and additional muscle atrophy. The improved patien

Trends in Mortality Rates for High-Risk Surgeries

Commentary on a study on whether high-risk surgical procedures should be performed at high-volume medical centers, published June 2011 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

First Aid for Dog Vomiting

Most cases of dog vomiting are not serious but they do require a little sleuthing to figure out why the problem is occurring. Gulping food or a change in a dog’s diet may bring on a vomiting episode. The ingestion of grass and weeds can also be the culprit. Dogs may vomit when no illness is p

Information for Disaster Management

Comprehensive disaster management requires a broad array of information. Disaster planners and risk reduction specialists need to know about the underlying variables that make cities and people vulnerable to disaster in order to develop ways to protect them.

How to Splint a Fracture in an Emergency

A fracture is a break in the bone and can occur almost anywhere in the body. Splinting a fracture until medical help arrives increases the likelihood of the injured bone healing correctly and can also significantly reduce the pain for the person who has the fracture. The key to correctly splinting a

Is it Safe to Play Outside in 100 Degree Heat?

Summer weather brings a host of outdoor activities for the enjoyment of all. The hot temperature, however, is something to take into consideration when planning your summer fun. As the mercury rises the list of suitable activities becomes shorter. Temperatures from 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit are st

What Are the Emergency Procedures That Could Help Us Survive an Earthquake?

Earthquakes can crumble walls or entire homes in an instant.ruined house image by Alex White from Fotolia.comWhen earthquakes strike, they are violent, unexpected and can lead to mass casualties. It is not uncommon for earthquakes to kill thousands of people, and in some cases hundreds of...

How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound-Credits

AuthorEllie RodgersAuthorSydney Youngerman - Cole, RN, BSN, RNCEditorGeri MetzgerEditorSusan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBAAssociate EditorLila HavensAssociate EditorTracy LandauerPrimary Medical ReviewerWilliam M. Green, MD - Emergency MedicinePrimary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family MedicineSpec

What Doctors Treat Memory Problems?

Memory loss is a very dynamic term and disorder. On the surface, it seems like an ailment that would require just one specialist doctor, but that isn't so. Memory loss covers a wide spectrum of mental disorders, each requiring a different kind of doctor. It is important to know the types of doctors

What to Know About Getting a Prosthetic Leg

People who are learning to use a prosthesis deal with an array of emotions. From the remorse at having lost a limb to the difficulty of physical therapy to the cost and practice of a prosthetic leg, there are various frustrations to learn to live with and decisions to make. Fortunately, however, p