Bottled Water -- Is It What You Think It Is?
Filtered Water Bottled water is a multi-billion dollar business. In fact it is now the fastest growing segment of the whole beverage industry, creating record profits. Why has bottled water become so popular. As with many high selling products, the answer seems to be in perception the public perceives bottled water to be higher quality than tap water, and so they are willing to pay a premium price for it. And we do mean premium, as we are currently spending anywhere from 1 to over 4 per gallon on designer water. The question is, is bottled water really what you think it is. Most people assume that bottled water must be regulated for quality to assure that it is, in fact, pure. Unfortunately, this is far from true. The bottled water industry is largely self-regulated, and even where it is government regulated, the standards are absurdly low. First, it is important to understand that the Federal government regulation of bottled water only applies when the water is...
Rituxan Update Two New Applications. Lymphoma.
just announced that the FDA approved two additional uses for Rituxan rituximab for patients with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin s lymphoma NHL . One new indication for Rituxan is for first-line treatment of previously untreated patients with follicular NHL in combination with CVP cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone chemotherapy. The second new indication is for the treatment of low-grade NHL in patients with stable disease or for patients who achieve a partial or complete response following first-line treatment with CVP chemotherapy. The goal of treating low-grade or follicular NHL, a chronic cancer marked by multiple recurrences, is to delay disease progression for as long as possible, said Howard Hochster, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at New York University School of Medicine and Cancer Institute. These approvals enable doctors and patients to select among different treatment options with Rituxan in the front-line setting. As...
10 Secrets To Keeping The Weight Off For Good
What s interesting about weight loss is that many people think that it s just a process that begins when you make changes to lose weight and ends when you ve lost all the weight. However, if you re not continuing with the changes that you ve made, you might find yourself back at the original weight that you were. Instead of going up and down on the scale, here are ten secrets that you can use to keep your slim figure. - Weight training works Studies have shown that people that have more muscle mass will burn more calories, even at rest. Because of this fact, you will want to incorporate some weight training into you maintenance plan so that as you increase your calorie intake, you re able to burn them off without any gain. - Food journaling - When you write down what you eat, you will be able to control the amount of food that you are eating. Even if you only write down your food intake for a few days a week, keeping an eye on how you re eating can help alert you of...
Being Happy With The New You
Cosmetic surgery is a large field of procedures that have various expectations and outcomes associated with it. Making the decision to have cosmetic surgery is a weighty decision that will require commitment to the procedure and to the recoupeation. If you have decided that you want to change the way you look, you will also want to weigh the different effects of cosmetic surgery. This will help you in making the proper decision and being pleased with the new you. Cosmetic surgery is popular for its ability to transform one s body so it will look better. Often, it is necessary such as the case of a reconstructive surgery; however, millions do it as a way to look and feel. One of the considerations to take into account before deciding upon surgery is what you will expect from the outcome. After the completion of surgery, many people will be shocked by the change. Having reasonable expectations and knowing how to react is important before deciding upon surgery. Many...
How To Handle Change Beautifully
Immediately we make claim for ownership. This is mine. It can t go away. Some enormous hunger begins to develop. What exactly are we hungering for. First it is only food and love that we are demanding. But soon this craving grows more subtle. We want everything. We want to receive, to hold and possess. We want to keep whatever we have forever. Many even believe that their relationships are possessions which must be grasped in their hands. This kind of attitude can be hard to outgrow. When change happens and these individuals lose something which they felt belonged to them, it is as though a part of themselves is being taken away. Why We Cling Most people feel that their security and identity comes from holding on and keeping things intact. They have the illusion that they are in control and cling to expectations, old beliefs, hopes, dreams, old relationships, and the memory of things as they used to be . Naturally, this false sense of security is constantly being...