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How Does Novocaine Work?
When I have a cavity filled all I can say is praise to the Novocaine. When my dad was little, his dentist didn't use local anesthetics, and my poor dad had to sit in the chair knowing he was in for a whole lot of pain. My jaw hurts just thinking about it.
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Tips From the Dental Chair
Sitting in the dentist chair is never pleasant for me. Luckily, my daughters still enjoy the experience — they think a cleaning is like having their teeth tickled. Inspired by their enthusiasm for oral health, I compiled a list of simple tips to make the experience of dental work a little less anxiety provoking.
Learn to Love: Bilateral Breathing in Freestyle
Swimming is one of my favorite forms of cardio, but if you are going the distance swimming laps of freestyle you're going to want to learn how to breathe to both sides. I know trying to breathe on the side you aren't used to feels extremely awkward and uncomfortable, but in the long run it is well worth conquering the skill of bilateral breathing. You know it is skill since it has such a fancy sounding name!
Train Like Backstroke Champ Natalie Coughlin
Congrats to Natalie Coughlin, the reigning Olympic queen of the 100-meter backstroke! A stroke I have learned to love.
Coughlin is the first woman to win repeat gold medals in this event, which is impressive considering her world record was broken in the semifinals by college rival, Kirsty Conventry of Zimbabwe, and that Natalie was having trouble swimming straight.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Attention! Army appoints first female drill sergeant — That's Fit
- Find low-cal meals on the run using the Internet — Vital Juice
- Squeeze more antioxidants out of your tea by adding this ingredient — Health
- Photoshopped ads in France to include disclaimers — FitCeleb
- Bounce, baby bounce! Trampolines are back in fitness fashion — Vitamin G
- Cubicle-tested exercise by the new receptionist on The Office — Fresh Fitness Tips
- The skinny on Shape-Ups, the fitness shoe by Skechers —Fit Bottomed Girls
- Why do restaurants put soooo much salt in their food?
Intracranial pressure monitoring
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- How the test is performed
- How to prepare for the test
- How the test will feel
- Why the test is performed
- Normal Values
- What abnormal results mean
- What the risks are
- A thin, flexible tube threaded into one of the two cavities, called lateral ventricles, of the brain (intraventricular catheter)
- A screw or bolt placed just through the skull in the space between the arachnoid membrane and cerebral cortex (subarachnoid screw or bolt)
- A sensor placed into the epidural space beneath the skull (epidural sensor)
Class Act: TRX Training Center
It is the new year and I have decided to try some new things — one being new ways to workout. My most recent experiment was a TRX class. TRX is a suspension training program designed to work every large muscle group.
A Need for Speed
Running for me is the simplest exercise to fit into my schedule, and now that I have a few races under my belt I want a little more out of running. I want to run faster. One thing I know about my relationship with running, is that change takes time and it is best to have a plan.
Get It Up, Your Heart Rate That Is: Freestyle Swim
Is it just me, or does Dara Torres inspire you to dive into a pool for your next workout?
Swimming is one of my favorite forms of exercise. To me nothing beats swimming laps in an outdoor pool on a hot Summer afternoon.
Cobalt poisoning
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- Poisonous Ingredient
- Where Found
- Symptoms
- Home Treatment
- Before Calling Emergency
- Poison Control, or a local emergency number
- What to expect at the emergency room
- Expectations (prognosis)
- References
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