Treating Sinus InfectionsWritten by Paul Hood
Sinusitis is an ailment afflicting almost 31 million Americans each year. It brings much discomfort making it very much important to find a suitable cure for this condition. It is an infection of sinuses, passages that lie behind your cheeks, nose, and eyes. Colds, viruses, and allergies often leave sinuses vulnerable to infection. Sinusitis may also result from an infected tooth, swimming, a disease in sinuses, or an injury to sinuses. The symptoms of sinusitis may include fever, weakness, tiredness, coughing that is more severe at night and runny nose or nasal congestion. It may also include bad breathe, green nasal discharge and pressure or a headache in eyes, nose or cheek area. Various approaches have been devised to combat this condition. There are medical and natural alternatives that have been found to be effective. As always, home care has always proven to be effective in giving comfort to sinus problems. For one, you can inhale steam to unclog your sinuses. Add a drop of lavender or eucalyptus oil in a pot of water to help make release of trapped mucus faster. I myself have had an episode like this but thanks to steam, I’m now breathing fine. You can also resort to massaging particular spots in your face to stimulate quick relief from facial pains. Eating spicy foods is a surefire way to get those trapped mucus down drain.
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Why, is US Stingy?
Written by Carla Ballatan
Or maybe right title question could be “why is US stingy?” It could be a good debate point. And I have also my share of viewpoints why US is considered stingy by some – a United Nations official, even. On December 28, 2004, The Washington Times came up with reports that UN undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Jan Egeland suggested that United States (US) and other Western nations were being “stingy” with relief funds for Asian nations hit by a tsunami. The Norwegian-born UN Official was quoted as saying, “It is beyond me why we are so stingy, really. Christmastime should remind many Western countries at lease of how rich we have become.” It had seemed that UN official’s observation was addressed after Bush Administration pledged $15 million as donation on December 27. In past days after tsunami hit several Asian nations, offers of aid have poured in from around world. The European Union’s executive arm released $4 million in emergency aid and pledging an additional $27 million. Canada and several European nations, like Spain, Germany, Ireland and Belgium, pledged about $1 million. As for US, Secretary of State, Colin L. Powell hinted that $15 million was only first installment of a larger aid package to devastated countries. On December 29, 2004, posted at http://moonagewebdream.blogs.com/moonage_political_webream/2004/12/ us_stinginess.html retaliations against Jan Egeland’s “US stinginess” declarations were given, fully loaded with data on all other aids by different countries and comparing United States’ total estimated aids. Egeland was challenged to math on various aids.
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