Archive for November 2006

How To Treat Cat Fleas…and Dogs

Nov 30th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

With winter closing in…our beloved animal companions spend more and more time inside the house.
This opens up the problem of fleas coming in..possibly affecting non-outdoor animals and our household in general.
In this week’s newsletter, I suggest an all natural product to treat cat fleas..and of course dogs..and its even safe for your carpets and furniture.
The [...]



Thanks from VOHA

Nov 27th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

To all those people who joined the Victorian Oral Health Alliance in seeking improved dental health measures from the parties contesting the Victorian State Eelction - THANK YOU.

Many who were directly affected by poor access to care took advantage of VOHA’s email facilities to send messages to candidates, as did numerous others who simply [...]



Election result - impact on dental services

Nov 27th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

With the return of the Labor Government, the major impact on dental services will be establishment of expanded clinical training facilities at Bendigo and some regional centres, associated with the creation of a new Bachelor of Dental Science course (BDSc) at LaTrobe University.

This measure is intended to train more dentists who will be willing [...]



Links for 2006-11-23 [del.icio.us]

Nov 24th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

Darfur, Sudan: American Avarice, Arab Folly
U.S. officials call the situation in Darfur "genocide." Do they have an ulterior motive?



Links for 2006-11-22 [del.icio.us]

Nov 23rd, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

Stop Israel From Committing the Blunder



Healthy Dog’s during summer

Nov 22nd, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health Articles

Keeping Dogs Healthy during the summer
Dogs are wonderful additions to a family and are often treated as well as human family members. They become your best friend, companion, or even your furry child. Learning how to care for these beloved pets, especially during the summer’s heat, is imperative to their good health and to lowering [...]



About Dog’s Eyes

Nov 22nd, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health Articles

Through the “Eyes” of Your Dog!
Unless you were born blind you already know how valuable your eyes and vision are in coping with life. Helping us to process information on the world around us, our eyes constantly work to help us enjoy life and avoid danger.
Dogs also use their eyes in similar ways but [...]



New Osteoporosis Shots

Nov 17th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health Articles, Osteoporosis

The new osteoporosis shots is a drug (zoledronic acid..another bisphosphanate..like Fosamax) which slows down bone resoroption.
Here is the problem….bone status is a dynamic process. In other words..bone must be broken down and re-built all the time to be healthy and strong..its just its chemistry…its how it works.
To simply stop bone resorption is only half of [...]



Teaching Prevention in Wilderness Medicine Courses

Nov 17th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

Remote Medical International was recently referenced at a conference during a panel discussion on Wilderness Medicine and Outdoor Education. One of the members of the panel made reference to our company as, “Only training people who actually practice these skills,” in the context of the importance of prevention. I should start by explaining that [...]



ALP response to VOHA

Nov 16th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

The Victorian Labor 2006 Election Campaign office today sent the following message to VOHA in response our oral health policy platform. To date this is the only party to have formally communicated its package of oral health policies directly to the Alliance.

“The Bracks Labor Government has increased public dental health funding by providing a [...]



Drug may heal livers of chronic alcoholics - Sunday Times - Times Online

Nov 9th, 2006 | By admin | Category: Health News

In this article, researchers are talking about a drug, Sulphasalazine which is showing in animals trials, the ability to reverse some of the scarring associated with cirrhosis.
Like many drugs, however..there are a rafter of side effects. I have been using for some time now, a natural herbal product which acts very similarly as this drug..to [...]