Being a native Floridian, summer has always held a special place in my heart. Warm temperatures, trips to the beach, fishing with friends or just a relaxing day on the boat with my family filled my days as a child. However, as I write this, the Gulf Coast faces the unknown, yet potential devastating, effects from the BP oil spill. Summer for me has taken on a whole new meaning.
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Although it may be hard to believe given the weather on any given day recently, summer is right around the corner. Given that, matters of summer heat should be on your mind. Children and the elderly are very susceptible to the dangers of the extreme heat that summers can bring. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an average of 300 people a year die from heat related illnesses. The three main heat illnesses, in order of increasing severity, are heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Read the full story »
Many people live an entire lifetime without ever knowing their gifts. There are many ways to define ‘gifts,’ but here are a few possible definitions: a specialty profession requiring a high level of knowledge or skill; a character or physical trait; the ability to run a busy home full of healthy children who do well in school; a physical or mental ability; a high IQ; or maybe the ability to lead, motivate and inspire others. If you boil it down to simple logic, every human being is unique in genetic structure, so everyone has an equal chance to develop their gifts. Do you know what your gifts are?
The bell has rung, and school is out. Before you turn your children loose to enjoy outdoor activities and participate in area summer camps, be sure to follow these safety recommendations for safe and enjoyable summer fun. Every parent should be mindful of sun safety, especially those with kids attending summer camp or participating in other outdoor activities. Before you pry your kids away from their XBOX or Playstation and pack their bags, you should confirm with the camp staff that that they have measures and policies in place to prevent over exposure to the sun resulting in sunburn.
What if there was a way to feel intoxicated and wide-awake at the same time? What if a drinker could party until dawn without feeling the fatigue brought on by alcohol consumption? Would this be enticing for young drinkers? Would this help perpetuate the belief that they are ten feet tall and bulletproof? That is the expectation many drinkers have from mixing alcohol with the 250 or more energy drink brands currently sold and consumed in the United States.
This summer, my oldest child will take driver’s education. As a parent, it’s a little scary. I saw an interesting statistic recently that really opened my eyes to what I’m getting myself into. Evidently, your average sixteen year-old soccer player has 1,500 hours of instruction in soccer by the time they reach that age. But, we’re handing these same kids drivers licenses and unleashing them on the road with only fifty to a hundred hours of driving instruction.
Each year, over 3 billion prescriptions are dispensed in the United States. Patients depend on these medications for their well-being, and it is important that the dispensing pharmacy accurately fills each prescription with the correct drug and dosage. However, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are under enormous pressure to keep costs low by filling high volumes of prescriptions quickly.
New York City is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Forty-seven million visitors, including 37.5 million Americans and 9.5 million international visitors, made New York City their destination in 2008. Throughout the year, visitors enjoy New York City attractions such as theater performances on Broadway, concerts, sports and events at Madison Square Garden, and musical artists and comedians at Radio City Music Hall, home of the famous Radio City Rockettes.
I still remember lying in the hospital bed thinking to myself, “My military career is over. Now what am I going to do?” On September 26th 2003, while en route to four days of rest and recuperation (“R&R”), my Hummer was ambushed by a roadside bomb outside of Tikrit, Iraq. As a result of the attack, I lost my left eye, ruptured both ear drums, suffered a minor traumatic brain injury and nerve damage to my left arm and hand. That’s the thing with war – there’s no time out when you are injured.
It has certainly been a long winter; you probably thought it would never end. Spring has sprung, and now summertime is around the corner. Summer, of course, means outdoor fun. Swimming and playing in the …
Summer vacation is something most people look forward to every year. The kids are out of school, the weather is great, and we want to get to our vacation destinations as quickly as possible so the fun and relaxation can begin. Unless the destination is within easy driving distance, we will fly there.
Lifeguards are given tremendous responsibility at swimming pools throughout the country. In addition to maintaining and cleaning the pool, a lifeguard on duty must be ever vigilant to watch swimmers and divers so as to prevent drowning and other aquatic injuries.
The bell has rung, and school is out. Before you turn your children loose to enjoy outdoor activities and participate in area summer camps, be sure to follow these safety recommendations for safe and enjoyable summer fun. Every parent should be mindful of sun safety, especially those with kids attending summer camp or participating in other outdoor activities. Before you pry your kids away from their XBOX or Playstation and pack their bags, you should confirm with the camp staff that that they have measures and policies in place to prevent over exposure to the sun resulting in sunburn.
What if there was a way to feel intoxicated and wide-awake at the same time? What if a drinker could party until dawn without feeling the fatigue brought on by alcohol consumption? Would this be enticing for young drinkers? Would this help perpetuate the belief that they are ten feet tall and bulletproof? That is the expectation many drinkers have from mixing alcohol with the 250 or more energy drink brands currently sold and consumed in the United States.
Although it may be hard to believe given the weather on any given day recently, summer is right around the corner. Given that, matters of summer heat should be on your mind. Children and the elderly are very susceptible to the dangers of the extreme heat that summers can bring. According to the Centers for Disease Control, an average of 300 people a year die from heat related illnesses.
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