Animal Health

The Animal Health Division produces and distributes worldwide about 100 different veterinary drug products and grooming products for livestock and companion animals. It is one of the leading and most successful global suppliers of veterinary specialties and ranks internationally among the top-four.
Our scientific and technical advice and other services offer additional benefits to our customers – veterinarians, animal owners and farmers. Our prime focus is always the protection of animals with modern products which ensure rapid, safe and efficient therapy for diseases and contribute to the production of high-quality food for humans.
In Monheim, Germany, Bayer HealthCare’s scientists develop products which are subsequently manufactured in various countries throughout the world. Production plants in Shawnee, Kansas (USA) and at KVP Pharma + Veterinärprodukte GmbH in Kiel (Germany) play a key role. The key products include
flea-control medications such as Advantage®, for dogs and cats,
products against ticks,
drugs to treat infectious diseases in livestock and companion animals (Baytril®),
products to control endoparasites in pets (Drontal® and Drontal® Plus)
as well as Baycox®, the innovative product to control coccidia problems in farm animals.
Health advice on Animal Health topics
Animal Health research activities
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WCN receives

Charity Navigator is America's premier independent charity evaluator. In earning Charity Navigator's highest four star rating, WCN has demonstrated exceptional financial health, outperforming most of its peers in its efforts to manage and grow its finances in the most fiscally responsible way possible. Click on the logo above to review our four star rating. site link

Sex And The City” Movie = Women Dressing Crazy!

I am not going to get all high-and-mighty here and pretend that I don’t absolutely LOVE “Sex and the City” and that it didn’t get me through several break-ups (along with enormous bowls of buttered popcorn liberally doused with chili powder), but I will freely admit that I was deeply offended by the first few episodes I saw and prepared to DENOUNCE IT FROM THE PULPIT. A funny thing happened on my way to researching that sermon further, though: I found myself crying over an episode and that was it — I was totally IN with Carrie and her posse. I never trusted Big. I wanted Carrie to stick with Aidan because he was so good for her and to her. In the end I wanted her to stay single, because she seemed at her best as a single gal. I rooted for Charlotte’s marriage to work and wasn’t surprised that Miranda cancelled her abortion appointment. I laughed myself silly over Samantha’s exploits (and deeply admired Kim Cattrall’s under-appreciated gift for physical comedy employed while maintaining a convincing femme fatale vibe– no small feat for an actress). I never went so far as to start drinking Cosmos and I LOATHED the final episode, but I’ll be on line with the rest of “SATC” America when the film comes out later this month. I know that even if the screenplay is a dog, the clothes will be outrageously fabulously. Or maybe just outrageous. I see from this photo taken at the London premiere that SJP has already started with the seriously crazy:

BEAUTY TIPS

Body care

• Mix six-teaspoon petroleum jelly, two-teaspoon glycerin and two-teaspoon lemon juice. Apply this moisturizing lotion at least twice a week if you have dry and flaky, arms and legs
• Peel and grate a cucumber. Squeeze the juice to this, mix half-a-teaspoon glycerin and half-a-teaspoon rose water. Apply this on sunburns, leave it for some time.
• If you have cracked heels, melt paraffin wax; mix it with little mustard oil and apply on the affected area. Leave it overnight. After 10 or 15 days, your heels will become smooth.
• Massage your body with a mixture of coconut oil and any of your favourite scented oils like lavender or rosemary.
• For rough palms, use a mixture of glycerin and limejuice in equal proportion.

• For cracked heals, massage the foot with coconut oil and keep the foot in warm water for some time. Wipe the water off the feet and apply a mixture of hibiscus flower(10), Henna (1 handful) and juice of half a lemon. when dry wash it off.

• Remove scars on your hands and feet by rubbing them with lemon peel. site link

Beauty Secrets for Girls

If the popular media is to be trusted, it's no longer enough to just look good, now we all have to run to the newsagent looking like supermodels! Thank goodness we realize that the media isn't exactly real life, and in our daily lives being happy and healthy is more important than forced beauty. That said, each of us has a unique look that is beautiful in its own right, so make the most of your natural beauty by caring for yourself well.

Personal Care
Good personal care is the very foundation of all other beauty secrets. Make sure that you follow a stringent personal care routine every day, including:

* Showering or bathing.
* Looking after you skin, hair, nails and oral hygiene.
* Applying deodorant/antiperspirant liberally each morning.
* Plucking any stray hairs from your well-shaped brows.
* Using sunscreen every day, even if it is cloudy or rainy outside.
* Treating chapped or cracked lips with a soothing lip balm.
* Using cosmetics only to accentuate your natural beauty, not to hide it or transform it.
* Splurging on a favourite scent for an extra boost.

Skincare
Spots and breakouts can be enough to ruin any big event, or average day! Don't let spotty skin make your teenage years a living hell. Instead invest in:

* Soap or body wash (with a puff) to suds up and get squeaky clean every day.
* Moisturizer to help rehydrate your skin.
* Facial exfoliator to scrub away dead skin cells every few days.
* Face wash to suit your skin type (dry/sensitive, normal, oily or combination).
* Toner to improve your skin tone and tighten pores.
* Rich facial moisturizer to leave your face feeling silky smooth.

Hair Care
Hairstyles can go in and out of fashion at the drop of a hat, but if you stick to a style to suit your face you'll never need to use that hat to cover up. To keep your coiffure looking killer, remember to:

* Select a style to suit your lifestyle, facial shape and hair type.
* Consider updating your colour, but only to something that complements your complexion.
* Cleansing with a shampoo suited to your hair type.
* Using conditioner as needed.
* Only allowing combs to detangle your wet hair.
* Pumping up your volume with mousse or spray.
* Holding your sky-scraping styles with gel or wax.

Nail Care
Nothing kills a look faster than topping it off with dirty fingernails. You don't have to splurge on a weekly manicure to keep your nails nailed, but investing in one so that you can copy it at home is a good idea. Be sure to observe:

* How to clean your nails and cuticles.
* How to file your nails to the desired length and shape.
* How to care for your cuticles.
* How to apply polish correctly and effectively.
* What kind of daily or weekly nail care regime your manicurist recommends.

Oral Hygiene
Finally, no beauty secrets could be complete without a word of warning about oral hygiene. When a smile is bright and fun it can literally be blinding, but when it is dull and dingy no one will want to come near it. Make sure that you are inviting, rather than repulsive, by practicing good oral hygiene, including:

* Using a toothbrush shaped to fit your mouth and with bristles of the required strength for your teeth.
* Toothpaste in a flavour you like, preferably with fluoride.
* Antiseptic and anti-plaque mouthwash.
* Dental floss to pass between your teeth and dislodge debris.
* Using all three of these products in combination after every meal.
* Visiting your dentist for regular check-ups and cleaning.

No matter what your favourite magazine or television programme tells you, beauty truly is only skin deep. If you are happy and having fun, then this will show through no matter what. Rather than attempting to change your looks with beauty secrets, use your daily beauty routines to make the most of what you've got. Enjoy yourself

This Sunday on Health Corner

Health Corner's sixth season kicks off with a whole new look and new host-- Joan Lunden. First up-- "Guiding Light" actress Caitlyn Van Zandt lost 65 lbs. with a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for weight loss. She teams up with "You Doc" Dr. Mike Roizen to explain the risks of excess belly fat, and how simple lifestyle changes can reduce obesity-related health risks like heart disease, diabetes and sleep apnea. In October 2008, Health Corner viewer Sharon Duncan emailed the show to tell us about her husband Les, who has cavernous angioma. The condition causes the brain to bleed, and Les has endured four major episodes. Each time, he has fought back-- relearning how to see, speak and walk. Les shares his story of recovery and hope as he lives a "new normal" life. ChefMD® is back, and so are Kathy Smith, Meghan Sinclair and Jill Repp. The Kids Reporters "go green" and Joan talks with Walgreens pharmacist John Jenkins about what causes heartburn. Plus, Florida Perry Smith introduces Clinton Kelly who shares his three strategies for fashion success. It's a great "wow" filled show with practical information and heartwarming stories your whole family will enjoy.Link Site

The Health Corner

On this website you will find quality natural health products many of which are exclusive to us and only available due to our close relationship with Superlife & Power Labs of Perth, Australia who have carefully researched all of the products that they supply to us.

Our aim is to supply quality natural health products at reasonable prices and a customer service we can be proud of. And remember:

There is nothing more important than your health! Links site

First Aid

ARNICA is mentioned first because it is a medicine par excellence for the shock or trauma of any injury. It is necessary to treat an injured person for shock first unless the injury is very mild or unless the person is bleeding so profusely that stopping the bleeding should be attended to immediately.site link

Disease, Treatment, Pregnancy, Fitness, Weight Loss : Discovery Health

Want to know about a disease and its treatment? Looking for a weight loss or fitness program? Want information on infertility, pregnancy and parenting? Interested in healthy living to reduce your risk of heart disease? You're in the right place! Discovery Health - your resource for health information, tips, tools, expert advice and support.

National Body Challenge 2009 is HERE!
National Body Challenge is a FREE, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that will help you shape up and shed pounds. Learn about the Challenge, get holiday survival tips and lots more.

...And Baby Makes 20!
Congratulations to Michelle, Jim-Bob and the entire Duggar family on their new addition! We've got updates, exclusive videos, family fun and an ALL NEW Special!

Mystery ER -- December 25
Will doctors be able to crack the cases before it's too late? Tune in December 25 starting at 8 pm for three back-to-back episodes of "Mystery ER."

Flip Through the Duggar Family Album
See pictures of new baby Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar and the whole Duggar family, and take a look back at the birth of Baby #17, Jennifer.

Psoriasis and Your Skin
Visit the Skin Health Center to learn the signs and symptoms, risk factors and treatment options for this chronic skin disorder. link site

Health Tip of The Day

OTHERS ADVISE… It seems like whenever anyone knows you are on a diet, they all have great advice for you. Listen, but do what you feel fits into your lifestyle. If you are successfully losing weight, do not change your pattern, continue with what your doing. Not all things work for all people. site linkhttp://healthdiscovery.net/

Caring for the needs of your employeeshttp://www.bupa-intl.com/asp/features/employees.asp

Should a member of your company fall ill when they are working outside their home country it is natural to want to give them the best health cover available - not only for their sake but also for the smooth running of your business. Our company scheme is designed to look after the needs of your employees and all you need is a minimum of three who work outside their home country. Our schemes can also include cover for your employees partners and children so that all their health care needs are taken care of.
Members of Bupa International can move from country to country with confidence, knowing they can rely on the seamless cover of an internationally recognised and respected organisation
Meet Bupa
We are the specialist international division of Bupa, the UK's leading health and care organisation. As a provident organisation, Bupa has no shareholders to pay. We are the world's largest international expatriate health insurer provider protecting over 660,000 members in 190 countries worldwide. We've been caring for the health needs of company employees' and their families around the world for over 30 years.Click here to see a short film about Bupa International.

The History of Aloe Vera

Most botanists agree, and historical evidence suggests, that the Aloe Vera plant originated in the warm, dry climates of Africa. However, because the plant is readily adaptable, and because man has been so eager to carry it with him from place to place, it now can be found in many warm lands. In the United States, it is grown commercially in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, in California and Florida, and in specially-designed greenhouses in Oklahoma.
Although Aloe Vera is a tropical plant, the root can survive freezing air temperatures, so long as the ground is not frozen and the root destroyed. (When this took place in the Rio Grande Valley in the winter of 1983-84, ninety-six percent of the local crop was lost.) The plant need not be destroyed for damage to occur. The leaves may be damaged and vital nutrients may be lost at air temperatures of forty degrees Fahrenheit. Such damage may be severe at thirty-five degrees. Conversely, the plant can grow at temperatures as great as 104 F. It will survive temperatures higher still, and can withstand even severe drought. Nonetheless, it will thrive in humid jungles, so long as the root itself does not stand in water and drown.
At present, Aloe Vera has little official standing in the medical community. In spite of the lack of official promotion, it is among the most widely used substances in the U.S. for the treatment of burns and bruises. Additionally, it is used in a plethora of cosmetics, and consumed as a healthful drink. While it has not yet won the full endorsement of the medical community, serious examination continues. This study is far more serious, with many greater implications than most people realize. In a later chapter, we will explore some of the serious medical research performed with Aloe Vera this century. For the moment, it may be taken as an indication of the serious nature of such a study that the FDA has approved development aimed at the eventual use of Aloe Vera in the treatment of cancer and AIDS! More and more, attention is turning to Aloe's unexamined possibilities as a powerful healing agent.
As we noted in the introduction--everything old is new again. The virtues of the plant have been recorded by many great civilizations, from those of Persia and Egypt in the Middle East, to those of Greece and Italy in Europe, to those of India and the African continent. The plant is widely known in Asia and the Pacific, and is found in the folklore of the Japanese, the Philippines and the Hawaiians. The Spanish used Aloe, and carried it with them to their new world colonies in South America and the Caribbean. Not that this considerable pedigree should call forth images of primitive peoples and their witch doctors. Among the plant's earliest champions were some of the great figures in the history of medicine and medical thought. One of its earliest proponents was the Greek physician Dioscorides. In each age, on each continent, in each culture, Aloe Vera has drawn the attention of the most sophisticated of minds.
It took early man thousands of years to develop what we know today as the modern understanding of plants, of what can and cannot be consumed, of what will heal and what will harm. It is important to remember that this is the common history of all our knowledge of the world. Most of our marketed medicines are distillations, combinations, reproductions or variations of substances found in nature. Some of these substances were recommended by our forefathers long before their value was demonstrated and understood by scientific method. We should dismiss none of our common heritage of knowledge without real thought and serious investigation. Any serious scientist would acknowledge that the exploration of our world is far from complete.
One of the earliest books on the subject of natural medicine (the only kind known at the time) was the Rig Vede, compiled in India sometime between B.C.E. 4500 and B.C.E. 1600. While it lists hundreds of plants deemed useful in medicine and is the logical starting point for any discussion of alternative medicine, it does not specifically mention Aloe vera. Many believe that a Sumerian clay tablet, found in the city of Nippur, written around B.C.E. 2200, was the first document to include Aloe Vera among plants of great healing power. The first detailed discussion of Aloe's medicinal value is probably that which is found in the Papyrus ebers, an Egyptian document written around B.C.E. 1550. This document gives twelve formulas for mixing Aloe with other agents to treat both internal and external human disorders. The first milestone in Western man's detailed understanding of medicinal plants is the work of Hippocrites (460B.C.- 375B.C.), the father of modern medicine (doctors today still take the Hippocratic Oath). His Material Medica makes no direct mention of Aloe, but during that same period, the plant, according to Copra's Indigenous Drugs of India, had come into widespread use. Interestingly, Copra writes, "The use of Aloes, the common musabbar, for external application to inflamed painful parts of the body and for causing purgation [internal cleansing] are too well known in India to need any special mention."
In Greek pharmacology, the plant was first mentioned by Celsius (B.C. 25-50 A.D.), but his comments were limited to its power as a purgative. The first Western benchmark in man's understanding of Aloe is the Greek herbal of Dioscorides (41 A.D.-68 A.D.). This master of Roman pharmacology developed his knowledge and skill as he traveled with that great empire's armies. Dioscorides gave the first detailed description of the plant we call Aloe Vera, and attributed to its juices "the power of binding, of inducing sleep." He noted as well that it "loosens the belly, cleansing the stomach." He further added that this "bitter" Aloe (the sap) was a treatment for boils; that it eased hemorrhoids; that it aided in healing bruises; that it was good for the tonsils, the gums, and all general mouth irritations; and that it worked as a medicine for the eyes. Dioscorides further observed that the whole leaf, when pulverized, could stop the bleeding of many wounds. site links

Pakistan health

The WHO RepresentativeNational Park Road, Chak ShehzadPO Box 1013IslamabadCountry office web sitePIO@emro.who.int http://www.emro.who.int
OVERVIEW
- Country profile on regional site - Country cooperation strategy - Country brief - International travel and health
PARTNERS
- Collaborating centres
OUTBREAKS AND CRISES
- Emergencies - Disease outbreaks
MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE
- Mortality profile - Malaria - Tuberculosis - HIV prevalence - TB prevalence and incidence - HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE
- Skilled birth attendance - Immunization profile
RISK FACTORS
- Chronic diseases - Anaemia - Child malnutrition - Undernutrition and overweight - Access to water, sanitation - Alcohol, tobacco consumption
HEALTH SYSTEMS
- Health workforce - Health financing
INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)
- Child undernutrition - Basic immunization statistics - Child mortality
Statistics:
Total population: 160,943,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 2,410
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 62/63
Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 54/52
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 97
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 218/194
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 49
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 2.1
Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008
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colian cancer

OverviewColon cancer is the third leading cause of death.
The American Cancer Society expects an estimated 50,400 men to be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004. Of these new cases, about 28,320 will die of the disease. In the last 30 years, mortality rates have fallen 31 percent for women diagnosed with colon cancer. Unfortunately, that decline doesn't apply to men, whose mortality rate from colon cancer has only dropped by 9 percent.[top]
SymptomsColon cancer is most often detected in men who have a personal or family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, and inflammatory bowel disease. Other factors that make you at risk include physical inactivity and a high-fat diet and/or a low-fiber diet.
Warning signs of colon cancer include rectal bleeding, blood in the stool, or a change in bowel habits. Most often, however, colon cancer has no symptoms until it's too late. The American Cancer Society recommends a stool blood test and a sigmoidoscopy after the age of 50 to detect colon cancer in patients who don't show any symptoms. These tests offer the best opportunity to remove polyps before they become cancerous.[top]
DiagnosisThe morning of your flexible sigmoidoscopy, have a light breakfast. One to two hours before the procedure, take two Fleet enemas. These can be purchased at any drug store.
If your test reveals possible problems, more extensive studies, such as colonoscopy (exam of the entire colon) and barium enema (an X-ray procedure to view the intestines) may be needed.[top]
TreatmentRemember: When colon cancer is detected early—before it spreads to other parts of the body—the five-year survival rate is 91 percent. If the cancer is not caught in time, five-year survival rates drop to 63 percent.[top]
FAQInformation to come.[top]

Mental Health Encyclopedia and Resource Center

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Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center Video

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Health

In 1948, the World Health Assembly defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” [1][2] This definition is still widely referenced, but is often supplemented by other World Health Organization (WHO) reports such as the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which in 1986 stated that health is “a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.”
Classification systems describe health. The WHO’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) is comprised of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
[edit] Physical health
Physical fitness is good bodily health, and is the result of regular exercise, proper diet and nutrition, and proper rest for physical recovery.
A strong indicator of the health of localized population is their heightweight, which generally increases with improved nutrition and health care. This is also influenced by the standard of living and quality of life. Genetics also plays a major role in people's height. The study of human growth, its regulators, and implications is known as Auxology.

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The SUHR'S experience - See how it is to study at SUHR'S

When you study at SUHR'S you will get a high quality education and you will encounter and work with many different people from all over the world. SUHR'S is situated in the middle of Copenhagen so stydying here, will put you in the center of a vibrant, safe and modern city. The staff and teachers at SUHR'S are highly qualified and the facilities are modern and safe to use. link site

health education and physical education

The physician has always tried to formulate rules of health based on knowledge and experience. These rules were probably the first attempt at health education. Two such regimens are attributed to the ancient physicians Hippocrates and Galen (see Galen; Hippocrates). Another was produced by the medieval medical school at Salerno, Italy. The health information provided…
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