‘A hearing impairment or hearing loss is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds.... Loss of the ability to detect some frequencies, or to detect low-amplitude sounds that an organism naturally detects, is a hearing impairment.”
This is how the ... Read More...

With the flu season already making its presence felt for the year 2008-2009, families may be queuing up for the flu shot. Prevention is of course better than cure and it is advisable to be well-armed to handle this bug.
Each year more than 200,000 people in the US are hospitalized from flu... Read More...

Incense is considered quite cool to use because it has such an overpowering smell… and effect on the mind and body! It is in a way a tranquilizer and connects immediately to the brain. At the end of a very stressful day, you can try lighting a stick of lavender and see what it does to your... Read More...

Despite most of our waking hours being spent in front of our computer, yet we remain unaware of how a computer can damage us! By ‘damage us’ I mean how a computer can inflict injuries on our backs, arms, shoulders, neck and eyes. And I am sure you readers understand what I mean by thi... Read More...

In my earlier write-up about unhealthy work environment, Stress At The Desk, I talked about how an uninterrupted long stint at a workstation and uncomfortable seating can put your entire body at risk. In this write-up, I shall give some 10 tips to ensure that your workstation is ergonomically and... Read More...

When we refer to an ‘eating disorder’ it isn’t always about someone having an uncontrollable compulsion to gorge on food, moving on the path to obesity, is it? No, eating disorder isn’t always about overeating… it is also about ‘under-eating’, that is an... Read More...