Archive | May, 2009

Beliefs and Practices in Women Health

Beliefs and Practices in Women Health • Ramaiah Bheenaveni * Rural women’s health is an infinitely broad topic. Many Indian women have come from circumstances in which women have limited access to healthcare. Traditionally, there has been discrimination towards women in decision-making; access to

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How to Become a Home Health Care Nurse

Home Health Care Basics Home health care nursing is a growing industry, with a large number of patients and their families opting for home-based health care. Today there are specific academic programs to train nurses in home care. There are also a number of agencies that place home health care nurses in the appropr

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In Favor of Herbal Health Care

My son is a micro-biology major at the University of Maine. I raised that young man on an essentially vegetarian diet, and I was careful to avoid foods with some of the more colorful chemical additives in them, such as MSG and artificial sweeteners. My reasoning was that I could not afford to buy such [...]

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