Thursday, September 29, 2011

30 September 2005

The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten publishes the controversial drawings of

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What is the Actual Circulation Booster?

Poor circulation into the feet are a commonplace dysfunction today. The actual blood flow is needed to receive substances to the foot for the purpose of wellbeing together with rehabilitation following pains. There are a lot of reasons behind this poor circulation. Also there's lots of treatment plans recommended for this situation. One of them is the Circulation Booster. The Circulation Booster offers a modest electro-mechanical reaction towards the bottom part on the feet when sitting down.

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Just What is the Actual Circulation Booster?

Poor circulation towards feet are a prevalent problem in these days. The circulation is needed to receive nourishment for the feet pertaining to wellness and restoration following pains. There are various causes of this poor circulation. Moreover there's a lot of solutions claimed just for this issue. One of those stands out as the Circulation Booster. Typically the Circulation Booster offers a compact electrical impulse to the underlying part of the feet when sitting down. This leads to the

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

29 September 1982

The first of seven individuals dies in metropolitan Chicago in what became known as the Tylenol

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Bunions and Foot Health

Bunions on the foot are really a common problem within the shoe using people. Foot bunions are actually an enhancement on the great toe joint of the feet and so are generally along with hallux valgus which unfortunately can be a tilting of the great toe or hallux over for the other toes. The commonest approved source of foot bunions certainly are a blend of hereditary factors in addition to bad sizing footwear. The particular shoes this is restricted may force the great toe or hallux to cause

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What are Bunions?

Bunions on the foot really are a very frequent condition on the footwear donning populace. Foot bunions are generally any enlargement of the hallux joint in the foot and generally are most often along with hallux valgus which unfortunately is a tilting with the great toe over towards other digits. The most typical accepted explanation for foot bunions combination of genetics together with inadequate sizing footwear. The particular shoes that could be limited are going to force the great toe up

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Bunions Affects the Foot

Bunions on the foot very common condition with the footwear wearing human population. Foot bunions are any swelling on the big toe or hallux joint within the foot and generally are generally along with hallux valgus which will is actually a deviation belonging to the great toe over on the smaller toes. The most frequent acknowledged reason behind foot bunions can be a combination of hereditary factors and also low appropriate footwear. The footwear that could be limited can press the great toe

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Bunions and the Feet

Bunions on the foot undoubtedly are a prevalent problem inside the footwear wearing population. Foot bunions are really an swelling of your big toe articulation on the foot and tend to be most often together with hallux valgus which often is usually a tilting of your big toe over towards lessor toes. The most widespread approved reason for foot bunions undoubtedly are a mixture of genes plus very poor size shoes. The particular footwear that is certainly tight is likely to press the great toe

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

28 September 1995

PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza

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Monday, September 26, 2011

27 September 2001

In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher kills 14 citizensand then kills

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Pes Cavus

Pes cavus is the older technical term for a high arch or supinated foot. Most cases of pes cavus generally are not a problem, or if they are the problem is mostly a shoe fitting one due to the large hump over the top of the foot. Pes cavus can be caused by a number of things, with the most common just being a normal anatomical variation. The more serious causes of pes cavus are those that are due to a progressive neurological disease which is why most cases need to be thoroughly assessed to

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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Lateral Ankle Pain and the Peroneal Tendons

The outside of the ankle is not a common place to get problems, but often when it does happen it could involve the peroneal tendons. The peroneal muscles are on the outside of the leg and the tendons pass on the outside of the ankle to connect to the foot. There are a number of problems that can happen. One of these is peroneal subluxation where the tendons can actually sublux or dislocate out from behind the outside ankle bone that they pass behind. Another problem, peroneal tendonitis occurs

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16 September 1983

Australia II wins yachting's America's Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

25 September 275

Following the assassination of Aurelian, the Senate in Rome proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus as

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011

23 September 2008

Matti Saari kills 10 people before committing suicide at a Kauhajoki school in

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

21 September 1993

A constitutional crisis is triggered as Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the

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Monday, September 19, 2011

20 September 2008

At the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, a dump truck full of explosives detonates killing 54 people and injuring 266

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hallux Rigidus

Hallux rigidus is a problem with the big toe joint of the foot. The hallux is another name for big toe and rigidus means rigid, so hallux rigidus is a rigid big toe joint. The most common cause of hallux rigidus is osteoarthritis. The joint in hallux rigidus can become quite painful, but it also alters the way that you walk and can cause a lot of symptom elsewhere due to compensations in the way that we walk. Hallus rigidus can be challenging to treat as it I not possible to cure

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Laser nail fungus treatment

No one likes fungal infections of the toenails. They are unsightly and embarrassing. They make the toenail a yellow colour and make it thicker and deformed. The problem with fungal infections of the toenails is that the infecting fungal elements just love the dark and moist environment that is found inside shoes. They thrive in that environment. This makes the treatment of fungal nail infection difficult as they are likely to get re-infected very easily. Treatment could involve taking a

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19 September 1991

Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists in

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FnHL - Functional Hallux Limitus

Functional hallux limitus is allegedly a common problem of the first metatarsophalangeal joint of foot. Functional hallux limitus is considered controversial by some people as they thing it does not exist. Others believe functional hallux limitus is a very common problem. The reason for functional hallux limitus being controversial is that it only occurs when functioning (ie during weightbearing) and the range of motion at the joint is normal when the foot is up in the air during

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Chilblains

Chilblains are an annoying painful problem that develops on the toes of those prone to them in colder climates. Chilblains can also affect the fingers, nose and ears as they are also exposed to the cold, but the foot is the most common site. The cold is not really the true cause of chilblains, but the real cause is how the microcirculation responds to the change in temperature from colder to warmer. What happens in a chilblain is that the microcirculation does not open up properly like it

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Kohlers Disease

There are a number of problems that can happen with growing bones in children. An uncommon one is a condition known as Kohlers disease. Kohlers disease is a condition of the navicular bone of the foot that most common develops around the age of 5 years. Kohlers disease is a softening and compression of the bone. The navicular bone is at the top of the arch so is subjected to a lot of load, so in some children the load is too great for the bone and damage occurs. The usual symptoms of Kohlers

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The Jones Fracture

The Jones fracture is a fracture that occurs at the base of the fifth metatarsal of the foot. Of all fractures that occur in that part of the foot, the Jones fracture is the most common. This particular fracture was first described by and orthopaedic surgeon who himself had the fracture, hence the name: Jones fracture. There are several other types of fractures that can affect the base of the fifth metatarsal. There can be an avulsion fracture and epiphyseal fracture in younger people. Often a

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18 September 2001

The first mailing of anthrax letters are sent from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax

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Monetising a Forum

Forums or discussion boards are a great addition to any website or as a standalone website. They build communities where there is help and support as well as debate and discussion. Forums cost money to run. There is the cost of the software and its updates. There are the hosting and ongoing costs there. Not to mention all the time that the administrator and moderators need to spend to run the site and keep it under control, especially from all the spam attacks. For these reasons monetising a

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Friday, September 16, 2011

The Lunge Test of the Ankle Joint

The ankle joint is an important joint for forward movement. Restrictions in the range of motion of those joint can lead t a range of different clinical problems. Because of this, clinicians, especially those dealing with athletes will do a number of tests of assess the ankle joint. One test that is gaining increased popularity is what has become known as the lunge test. The lunge test is a weightbearing test of ankle joint range of motion. The lunge test has een shown to be reliable and have

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17 September 1978

Israel and Egypt sign the Camp David

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

16 September 2007

Mercenaries who worked Blackwater Worldwide allegedly shoot and kill 17 Iraqi civilians in Nisour Square, Baghdad. All criminal charges against them were later

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

15 September 1940

The climax of the Battle of Britain, with the UK Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Germany's Luftwaffe

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Forefoot Varus

There are many causes of problems in the foot and many of the common problems are caused by biomechanical dysfunction. For this to happen there are a number of biomechanical entities of the foot and lower limb that cause these biomechanical dysfunctions. One of these is a condition known as forefoot varus. Forefoot varus is actually quite rare but seems to be seen more often by the less experienced clinicians. A forefoot varus occurs when the forefoot is inverted when the rearfoot is held in

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

Running is a great way to increase health and fitness, but it is not without its risk of overuse injury. Most of this risk is from doing too much too soon combined with biomechanical issues and muscle imbalances. One of the most common overuse injuries in runners is medial tibial stress syndrome. Medial tibial stress syndrome is a stress injury that happen along the inside border of the tibia or shin bone. The first symptoms of medial tibial stress syndrome are only felt upon palpation of the

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14 September 1954

A Soviet bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic bomb north of Totskoye village, exposing some 45,000 soldiers and 10,000 civilians to nuclear fallout as part of a nuclea testing

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The MBT Shoes

MBT shoes market themselves as the anti-shoe, ie the shoe you wearing when you not wearing a shoe. The MBT shoes are a toning shoe with a rocker sole that changes the foot and lower limb biomechanics and changes the posture. This means that the MBT shoes have potential to help people with dysfunctional gait and lower back problems with the change in posture. Do the MBT shoes work? The jury is still out on that one. There has been a lot of research on the MBT shoes, that has documented the

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Sunday, September 11, 2011

12 September 490 BC

The Battle of Marathon where the Athenians and Plataean, defeat the Persian invasion force of

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

11 September 2001

Attacks take place in the United States with plane hijackings resulting in the collapse of the World Trade Center, damage to The Pentagon and the crashing of a passenger airliner in

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Friars Balsam

Friars balsam is probably something yoru grandmother knows about. The more modern name for it is Tincture of benzoin which is a solution of benzoin resin in an alcohol base. It is also Compound Benzoin Tincture (CoBT/CTB). Friars Balsam has a number is uses such as applying to skin before using adhesive tape and bandages. This helps the tape stick better and may protect against mild

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Friday, September 9, 2011

10 September 1961

At the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips as well as 13 spectators who are hit by his

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Leg Length Difference

We all have legs that are different lengths. Leg length differences are extremely common, but more often than not the difference is so slight that it never going to be a problem. A leg length discrepancy is only going to be a problem when the body cannot adapt to the differences and the compensations for the differences become a problem and cause symptoms. Just how much of a leg length difference is considered to be clinically significant. There is plenty of debate about that. Some believe that

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

9 September 1990

The massacre of 184 minority Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan Army occurred in the eastern Batticaloa District of Sri

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Top of Foot Pain

Top of foot pain often presents as a diagnostic challenge, but most recently the Dorsal Interossoeus Compression Syndrome has been described as a entity and all of a sudden, it has become quite a common problem. Top of foot pain due to this occurs when there is greater dorsiflexion of the forefoot of the rearfoot and this results in some dorsal jamming of the midfoot joints producing the symptoms. Often in the past this may have been dismissed as “arthritis”. The treatment for top of foot

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8 September 1966

The very first Star Trek series premieres on

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Foot Posture Index

What is the Foot Posture Index? The posture or alignment of the foot is very important to its function. If there are any posture or alignment problems, the foot is less likely to function as well as it should when it comes to supporting the weight of the body during gait. There are many ways that health professionals have to assess the posture of the foot, but many are fraught with problems, mostly related to validity and reliability. In the context of these problems the Foot Posture Index was

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

7 September 1812

Battle of Borodino. Napoleon wins a victory over the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of

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Monday, September 5, 2011

6 September 1997

The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales occured in London. Over 1 million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Starting Running

How to get fit? Just start running! How to start running? Its not that hard. Running requires next to nothing by the way of equipment, except running shoes (and even that’s debatable with the trend towards barefoot running!). There are no restrictions on when you can do it and almost no restrictions on where you can do it. Starting running may be hard but the rewards are worth it. You need to start running slowly with some walks to start with and then some jog/walks, then some jogs. Starting

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5 September 1986

Pan Am Flight 73 is hijacked at Karachi International

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Gout

Gout is a common problem in society today, but it was also a problem in ancient society as evidence of gout has been found in Egyptian mummies. Gout is really just an inflammatory reaction to uric acid crystals that get deposited into joints with gout most commonly affecting the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the foot. Gout probably affects that joint more as it is more traumatised than other joints, but also has a lower pH and has a lower temperature. The crystals generally deposit in the

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3 September 2004

The Beslan hostage crisis ends with the deaths of over 300 people, more than half of which are

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

2 September 1885

In Rock Springs, Wyoming, about 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing

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Google Link: Operator

All webmasters want their websites to rank higher in the search engines. There are many strategies that can be used to do that, such as using the right tags and having good content. One of the key ways is to get more links from other sites. Because of this, webmasters want to keep an eye on the links to their sites. One flawed way to do this is to use the Google link: operator. The Google link: operator is flawed as it only shows a small random sample of the links to any site. No all webmasters

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