Online availablity of eco-friendly medical scrubs

One of my cousins who is in medical profession was talking about their uniform and she said that sometimes she is bored wearing same medical 'scrubs' daily. As the term 'scrubs' was new to me, I asked her the details about it and she handed over some information links to me.

According to a definition by 'Wikipedia': Scrubs are the shirts and trousers or gowns worn by nurses, surgeons, and other operating room personnel when "scrubbing in" for surgery. They are designed to be simple with minimal places for dirt to hide, easy to launder, and cheap to replace if damaged or stained irreparably. The wearing of scrubs has been extended outside of surgery in many hospitals. Originally issued as replacement clothing if street clothing was contaminated, scrubs are now worn by any hospital personnel in any clean environment.

Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeve shirt and pants are known as "scrubs". Scrubs may also include a waist-length long-sleeved jacket with no lapels and stockinette cuffs, known as a "warm-up jacket". Nearly all patient care personnel in Canada and the United States wear some form of scrubs while on duty, as do some staffers in doctor, dental and veterinary offices. Support staff such as custodians and unit clerks also wear scrubs in some facilities.

Scrubs worn in surgery are almost always colored solid light green, light blue or a light green-blue shade, although some medical centers have switched to pink as a theft deterrent. Surgical scrubs are rarely owned by the wearer; due to concerns about home laundering and sterility issues, these scrubs are hospital-owned or hospital-leased through a commercial linen service.

Non-surgical scrubs come in a wider variety of colors and patterns, ranging from official issue garments to custom made, whether by commercial uniform companies or by home-sewing using commercially available printed patterns.

Where to buy scrubs? 'Scrubs & Beyond' is a great online source for medical scrubs, shoes and more. Specialty of this online store is that it offers variety of scrubs from which 'Eco friendly scrubs' are really nice as these scrubs are made with breathable and comfortable fabrics.

The collection of nursing scrubs include mens scrubs, nursing shoes, clogs, and nursing accessories.

Develop your skills with learning about 'Wisdom' and 'Wise Living'

If we talk about 'wisdom' it is being wise or intelligent in very simple words. We call 'wise' to an intelligent or matured person. Let's see what famous people or scholars have said about 'wisdom':

- David Starr Jordan: Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how ot do it, and Virtue is doing it.

- Elbert Hubbard: To know when to be generous and when firm—that is wisdom.

- Immanuel Kant: Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

It is a fact that like other skills, wisdom can be acquired or learned. Skill development is a process which enhances human capabilities and this process results in self growth, self satisfaction.

'The Wisdom Page' is a compilation of wisdom-related resources — various on-line texts concerning wisdom, references to books about wisdom, information about organizations that promote wisdom, wise activities, and listener groups concerned with aspects of wisdom.

There are many 'FREE CONTEMPORARY BOOKS ABOUT WISDOM AND WISE LIVING' for download and online reading.

They also offer'WISDOM 101' a free online course in practical wisdom. It is the outgrowth of a classroom course given at Rollins College by Professor Alan Nordstrom, and uses short chapters from Cop Macdonald's book GETTING A LIFE to stir thinking about many common life situations.

What is this course about?

'This free online course is about crafting full, rich, creative, and enjoyable lives for ourselves — lives that are significant, lives that contribute in some way to the world around us. The course is rooted in the idea that some steps toward wisdom require nothing more than a fresh look at common life situations, nothing more than an appreciation of the difference between skillful and unskillful ways of dealing with those situations.'

Start learning the course 'here'

Stay healthy by identifying your genetic health risks

Everyone wants to stay healthy to enjoy life for long but as many diseases are hereditary it is difficult to stay away from in a fit form always.

Now scientific research has changed the scenario of hereditary diseases as it is now possible to look inside the DNA to uncover personal, family and historical records. By identifying your genetic risks and discover your ancestry you can be more conscious about the future risks to your health.

DNA: DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA.

Why we should think about having a DNA test?

'A Gene SNP DNA Screening Analysis examines your DNA to help make the dietary and lifestyle changes best suited for your particular needs, based upon individualized gene screening.'


Your health is a result of interactions between your genes and lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, stress, smoking and alcohol. It is your genetic make-up that determines which nutrients are used and how they are used; the way toxins are removed, what happens to any waste products and how efficient and effective these key processes are within the body. However, by adjusting your lifestyle, you can have a great impact on how your genes work and compensate for areas in which your genes are not functioning at an optimal level.

The Link between Genes and Disease

Many diseases have roots in our genes. Genes-through the proteins they encode-determine how efficiently we process foods, how effectively we detoxify poisons and how vigorously we respond to infections. More than 4,000 diseases are thought to stem from mutated genes inherited from one’s mother and/or father. When a gene contains a mutation, the protein encoded by the gene will be abnormal. Some protein changes are insignificant, while others are disabling. Common disorders such as heart disease, cancer, and asthma arise from a complex interplay among multiple genes and exposure to factors in the environment.

* Pathway Genomics launches Personal DNA Test for $249.

* DNA Ancestry Test

To know more: How It Works

These genetics test will reveal your predisposition to cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and hundreds of other health conditions.

Learn about genetics at 'Genetic Home Reference'

I can still remember my college years when we science students has to to the library for further studies. But now internet has made this search and research work so easy that a child can easily discover the whole world with the touch of finger. There are lots of online resources and sites which offer useful information helping us know more about the world around us.

Biology students and teachers can equally get useful information about conditions, genes, chromosomes and further bookmark the useful resources by going to 'Genetic Home Reference'

Genetic Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions.

'Help Me Understand Genetics' presents basic information about genetics in clear language and provides links to online resources. Popular topics discussed in the book are:
1. What is DNA?
2. What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur?
3. What is a chromosome?
4. What is gene therapy?
5. What is mitochondrial DNA?


You can also download the free ebook in 'PDF format'

Health benefits for the unemployed

With the increase in unemployment rate and economic crises world over, people are worried about their future. In this critical situation it is obvious that health becomes second priority and if you are unemployed then health issues really matter to you.

Supplement Insurance is a package for unemployed by providing low cost health benefits.
What more you can expect from this plan?

This plan provides discounts at certain health care providers for medical services.

This plan does not make payments directly to the providers of medical services.

The plan member is obligated to pay for all health care services but will receive a discount from those health care providers who have contracted with the discount plan organization.

One of the main benefits is a company called TelaDoc. This program allows a member to call a doctor 24/7, and be diagnosed for all non-emergency ailments OVER THE PHONE, and they even call in the prescription for you!

A prescription discount card ( (10-60 percent off of prescriptions);
A discount vision program; a discount dental program; an extremely applicable 24/7 financial helpline; and a telephonic counseling service for the emotional and family issues that are compounding in the current economic crisis.

A community site where you can build your universe

'You niverse' is a new social networking place where you can find the people having same interests by taking some visual tests. These tests help you learn more about you and then you can search the network having same interest level which is shown by percentage matching with your profile.

More about the site:

Youniverse:It is the home of Visual DNA – your personality in pictures. You may click on any category and choose the image among

You can compare your personality with others to find people who match your aspirations and share your emotions.

There are many kind of tests which you can take online like as:

* Personality Test
* Art quiz
* Dating & Love
* Movies
* Party
* Mind
* Well being
* Personality Quiz

Their blog is a good place to know more about this community site.

You need to sign up free for the registration after taking free quiz and the whole process is really fun as you enjoy clicking on images to take the test and know more about yourself.

Free online personality and intelligence tests

It is fun to know about our own personality but it can also be a very creative process as we can go for a self improvement process after knowing our strength and weaknesses.

Test desk is an online free resource which offers personality and intelligence tests for everyone. The best thing about this site is that it is free of ads. Many of the tests are free and don't require registration. A few tests may require a fee which you can decide yourself to go for payment option or not.

There are four sections of the site:

- At 'Persoanlity tests' page you can find many personality related test like, big five tests, right left brain tests, jung tests, etc.

- 'Intelligence tests' page is about many IQ and intelligence tests.

- 'Amusing tests' offers 2 fun tests which are 'famous leader test' and 'classic movie test'

- 'Compatibility tests'

Few pages of the site are linked to the sister site 'similar minds'

Useful links and sites:

* 'Personality page' A website about Psychological Type, based primarily upon the works of Carl G. Jung, pioneer psychologist, and of Isabel Briggs Myers, creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

* Fun personality quizzes and self help tests at 'Help self' site.