Archive for August, 2007
5 Car Maintenance Tips
• Use the grade of motor oil recommended by your car’s manufacturer. Using a different motor oil can lower your gasoline mileage by 1% to 2%.
• Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%.
• Get regular engine tune-ups and car maintenance checks to avoid fuel economy problems due to worn spark plugs, dragging brakes, low transmission fluid, or transmission problems.
• Replace clogged air filters to improve gas mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine.
• Combine errands into one trip.
Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start, can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance when the engine is warm.
8 Driving Tips for saving energy and money
• Idling gets you 0 miles per gallon.
The best way to warm up a vehicle is to drive it. No more than 30 seconds
of idling on winter days is needed. Anything more simply wastes fuel and increases emissions.
• Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and hard braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and city mileage 5%.
Rinspeed splash- A concept car with flair
Rinspeed is one of Switzerland’s most famous automotive specialists. The company takes production cars from famous brands and makes further performance-enhancing changes. They also build individual cars to order, design bodywork and automotive equipment, and provide consulting services for the automotive industry worldwide. As such, they are perfectly placed to produce concept cars, and they do so with flair.
Bentley Arnage
For all its weight, there’s a frighteningly swift nimble-ness to this remarkable machine. When the zestful 6.75 litre turbocharged V8 growls into action, it is man and machine working in harmony. There’s nothing terribly difficult about driving the Arnage — it feels comfortable and drives smoothly — and it certainly is engaging.
What is a diagnostic mammogram?
What is a diagnostic mammogram? Do I need to have one?
A diagnostic mammogram is an x-ray of the breast and is recommended when there is reason to suspect cancer. Because younger women (generally less than 35 years old) have denser breast tissue, mammography is less helpful in this situation.Diagnostic mammography is more thorough than regular “screening” mammography. It includes extra compression
to “push” normal breast tissue out of the way and give a clearer image of the suspicious area. If tiny flecks of calcium (microcalcifications) are noticed, magnified views will be taken since these flecks are
sometimes associated with cancer.
If there is any doubt about what the mammogram shows, it is recommended
that two individuals experienced in reading mammograms should interpret the results. For an accurate diagnosis, a high-quality mammogram is important. To ensure high quality you should check that your centre is accredited by the Canadian Association of Radiologists.
However, even when all the best procedures are followed, cancer is not always visible on a mammogram, which means that a normal result is not absolute proof that there is no cancer.
A clinical practice guideline for breast cancer
A clinical practice guideline for breast cancer care is a set of recommendations to help women with breast cancer and their physicians deal with treatment issues about which there is some uncertainty. Guidelines try to resolve the uncertainty by a thorough review of all the medical evidence and extensive consultation with experts in the field.
A guideline is important for you,not just for your doctor
If you know what the experts are recommending for your condition and why they’re recommending it, then you’ll know what to expect and be able to make the best personal choices. As an active participant in your own care, you’ll know what’s going on and you’ll able to ask the right questions. If you don’t get the treatment you expect, you’ll be in a position to find out why. If you feel uncertain at any stage, don’t be afraid to get a second opinion.
Business Directory of Jefferson County and New York
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Are there nutritional differences between fresh foods and canned foods?
The heating process during canning destroys from one-third to one-half of vitamins A and C,riboflavin, and thiamin. For every year the food is stored, canned food loses an additional 5 to 20% of these vitamins. However, the amounts of other vitamins are only slightly lower in canned food than in fresh food.
Most produce will begin to lose some of its nutrients when harvested. When produce is handled properly and canned quickly after harvest, it can be more nutritious than fresh produce sold in stores.
When refrigerated, fresh produce will lose half or more of some of its vitamins within 1 to 2 weeks. If it’s not kept chilled or preserved, nearly half of the vitamins may be lost within a few days of harvesting. For optimum nutrition, it is generally recommended that a person eat a variety of foods.
What are sensible weight maintenance tips?
Losing weight may not be effortless, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. To achieve long-term results, it’s best to avoid quick-fix schemes and complex regimens. Focus instead on making
modest changes to your life’s daily routine. A balanced, healthy diet and sensible, regular exercise are the keys to maintaining your ideal weight. Although nutrition science is constantly
evolving, here are some generally-accepted guidelines for losing weight:
• Consult with your doctor, a dietician, or other qualified health professional to determine your ideal healthy body weight.
• Eat smaller portions and choose from a variety of foods.
• Load up on foods naturally high in fiber: fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains.
• Limit portions of foods high in fat: dairy products like cheese, butter, and whole milk; red meat; cakes and pastries.
• Exercise at least three times a week.
What is the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and social worker, and how do I know which professional I need to see?
Psychiatrists are doctors who have specialist training in psychiatry, the study of mental disorders. A psychologist is a mental health professional with a university degree in psychology. The psychologist’s role may involve psychological assessment,
counselling or psychotherapy, but not prescription of medication. Social Workers are health professionals with a degree in social work. A social worker helps individuals and their families deal with various problems which arises from coping with a difficulty, illness, or admission to hospital. They cannot prescribe medication.
It may be best to consult your GP or a mental health intake team before deciding which type of mental health professional to see.