Recognizing a Stroke

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

• S—Ask the individual to smile.
• T—Ask the person to talk and speak a simple sentence coherently (i.e. "I am in a BBQ party.")
• R—Ask him/her to raise both arms.

If he or she has trouble with any one of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Another Sign of a "Stroke"

Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to stick out his/her tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked' (i.e., if it goes to one side or the other), that is also an indication of a stroke.

Laser Printers May Be Hazardous to Your Health

In July 2007, an Australian research team quietly released a study that alleged that laser printers could release a fine, toxic dust -- "on the scale of inhaled cigarette smoke" -- whenever they were in use. Click here to see details.

25 Ways to Improve Your Health

No. 1 — Brush your teeth twice a day!

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Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Nominjin Asks Fans to 'Turn Over a New Leaf, Try Vegetarianism'

Giving new meaning to the words "natural beauty," Mongolian singer-songwriter Nominjin dons a spectacular full-length gown made of fresh lettuce leaves in a sexy new ad campaign called "Turn Over a New Leaf, Try Vegetarianism." The ad is for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia-Pacific, whose U.S. affiliate is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 2 million members and supporters. The ad represents PETA's first-ever campaign in Mongolia. The stunning ad will be shot by ace photographer Nyamgerel Baljinnyam, and Ankhtsetseg Battumur will do the stylist work for an ad launch next spring.

Source: http://www.petaasiapacific.com/newsreleasesitem.asp?id=10255