About 2,000 people suffer a job-related eye injury each day, and about a third of these injuries are treated in emergency rooms. Most of the injuries can be prevented with proper safety gear, but if you experience an eye emergency, responding properly is helpful. * Speck in the eye This isn't necessarily serious, but it could become more serious if you rub your eye, … [Read more...] about How to treat eye injuries
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Seven ways to hammer hay fever
If you are among the one-in-four people who are sensitive to pollens or mold spores, remember these ways to fight mother nature. 1. Stay inside most of the time between 9 a.m. and sunset. Doctors at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver say that during the day, thermal currents and winds toss ragweed pollen and mold spores around in the air.2. Protect … [Read more...] about Seven ways to hammer hay fever
Nuts appear good for heart
A new analysis of dietary questionnaires found that women who ate about a quarter cup of nuts at least twice a week had a 27 percent lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, compared with women who didn't eat nuts.The study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology, analyzed two sets of questionnaires filled out by 39,000 women. The original dietary questionnaire … [Read more...] about Nuts appear good for heart
Sunglasses protect the eyes
Wear sunglasses in the summer -- that's the message from Prevent Blindness.Exposure to UV rays can burn delicate eye tissue and raise the risk of developing cataracts and cancers of the eye. Protect your eyes from UV rays with sunglasses that block 99 percent to 100 percent of both types of ultraviolet rays: UV-A and UV-B. Sunglasses should also eliminate glare and relieve … [Read more...] about Sunglasses protect the eyes
Jumping rope: The perfect workout
Here's an exercise that improves cardiovascular fitness, strengthens muscles, burns calories -- plus you can do it anywhere and it's cheap. It sounds too good to be true, but it isn't. Jumping rope is a great workout for people of all fitness levels and all it takes to get started is a pair of training shoes and a jump rope.According to Healthline, jumping rope does more … [Read more...] about Jumping rope: The perfect workout