Pain in the Neck

Around 50% of women will experience pain in the neck at some point in their lives.Excluding specific causes, such as an accident/overuse, neck pain is generally caused by aging and an unhealthy lifestyle. As we grow older, bones and tissues weaken, and a lack of exercise, especially sitting in front of computers and TVs, can cause strain.Traditional treatments for neck pain include painkillers,

Dalai Lama Message for 2005

This message came via email from a friend, and I'm supposed to pass it on within 96 hours.I don't really have a social email list - there's the work list, chess list, soccer list, etc, so instead of email I'll use blogs and RSS feeds to forward it.So if you'd like to read the 2005 message, click on Dalai Lamacheers

Useful Cancer and Arthritis Sites

An article in the SMH Health liftout today on the perils of believing everything you read on the internet, and the danger of self-diagnosing. The official and useful reference sites they listed were:USEFUL CANCER SITESwww.cancerbackup.org.ukwww.cancer.orgwww.cancercouncil.com.auwww.cancer.org.auwww.nci.nih.govwww.oncolink.comwww.nbcc.org.auUSEFUL ARTHRITIS

Atkins Bankruptcy

It was reported in today's Sydney Morning Herald that Atkins Nutritionals filed for bankruptcy protection in a New York court after recording a loss of $US340 million last year. The high-protein, low-carb Atkins diet had faced stiff competition from the low-GI diets, South Beach and the Zone Diet, plus low-carb products in supermarkets. The bad publicity from Dr Atkin's heart attack in 2002 after