This is usually the first sentence uttered by participants in self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous which is aimed to help people overcome their addiction towards liquor. In this case, workaholic is the term used and you might wonder: Is there addiction towards work. Apparently, there is and it is shown in the article entitled Workaholics struggle to say No to work. The article show situations in which people could be considered as workaholics: Situations: Situation A: Person A sneaks into the office at the wee hours in the morning just to work and does not want anyone to know about it. Situation B: Person B spends most of his nights in the office working, without attending any social event in his her life Situation C: Person C could not say no to additional workload and added voluntary projects assigned to him her The situations mentioned are just some of the incidents which showcases the true meaning of the word, addicted to work . To put things in perspective, the group Workaholic Anonymous defined workaholics as people showing the following characteristics: they are often perfectionists and worriers derive self esteem from their work keeps overly...

Pressure around the eyes, throbbing pain, a tight band around your head-we can all recognize the onset of common headache symptoms, but did you know that different types of headaches should be treated differently. Headache pain can be disabling and make it difficult to accomplish the simplest of tasks, said Lindsey Stephens, pharmacist and director of best practices for Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. Consulting your pharmacist with your headache symptoms will help ensure that you select the right medication and dosage to relieve your pain. Medicine Shoppe Pharmacists offer the following information to help headache sufferers determine the type of headache they suffer from and how to treat it: Tension Headaches: Symptoms: Constant or throbbing pain, often accompanied by tight muscles in the neck or head Causes: Tension, stress, eye or muscle strain, depression, sleep changes, weather changes, certain foods and medications Treatment: Over-the-counter OTC pain relievers, including aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen Migraine Headaches: Symptoms: Depending on the type of migraine, warning signs include flashing lights, colors and a prickly, hot or weak...

Due to the several alarming alerts that were issued by doctors, many of which were just false, I stopped paying much attention to the results of medical studies that proclaim one thing or the other is bad for my health. But I must admit there are some warnings I simply can t ignore, and anything that has to do with drinking water is one of them. What could be responsible for the sudden change of heart. It s simple. The discovery of the level of chemicals and contaminants that could be present in the water that comes out from the tap did it for me. And on the spur of the moment, I knew it was time I check out a bottled water service. My enquiries only led to another discovery: the assumption on my part that only businesses could afford to pay for monthly bottled water service was wrong. Though that may have been true a decade ago, it s definitely not the case today. Most folks are realizing just how important it is to have a convenient source of pure, refreshing water at home as well as at the office. Fortunately, the bottled water service providers are in synchronization with the home owners who represents a rather large market. This led the providers to...

Imagine a device that monitors a patient s brainwaves. Imagine it predicts a seizure is about to occur. Imagine it stops the seizure before it begins. If you could have imagined such a device 10 years ago your name may have been Robert Fischell. A physicist and prolific inventor, Fischell s revolutionary firsts include the implantable insulin pump and the rechargeable pacemaker. In a 2005 article in Fortune magazine, he had this to say about the typical path of his inventive genius: Stage one - everyone says it s impossible. Stage two - they say the solution was obvious all along. In 1997 Fischell pursued the next obvious step in epilepsy treatment and founded NeuroPace, the maker of the Responsive Neurostimulator RNS . The RNS, currently in Phase III clinical trials, is a device implanted in a patient s skull that stops seizures by delivering small electrical charges to the brain through thin wires known as electrodes. The Responsive Neurostimulator is the first device to respond, in real time, to the brains epileptic activity and immediately intervene to return the brain to its normal state. The RNS assesses the brain s activity, determines when...

We ve all known about the potential that is offered by the use of stem cells when it comes to treating illness and disease due to their unique ability to transform into almost any type of human cell. The science has faced much controversy, however, due to the fact that stem cells are most often obtained through harvesting them from abortions. That has been the major roadblock in stem cell research - as of the writing of this article, President Bush has performed his first veto in order to halt stem cell research. New findings may soon negate the need for stem cells from abortions - scientists have recently used stem cells from the fat tissues of adults. This exciting breakthrough was discovered by the David Geffen School of Medicine, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, and the University of California Los Angeles. The researchers took stem cells from fat tissue found in adults, and transformed them into smooth muscle cells. Smooth muscle cells are needed throughout the body in areas such as the intestinal tract and blood vessels. The very act of turning the stem cells into smooth muscle cells gives doctors hope that soon, we ll be able to take those...