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Ever played doctors and nurses as a child? Well what about playing doctors and radiographers? Think again, a career as a radiographer can take you to the heights of the medical profession. World Radiography Day is to take place on a yearly basis, 8th November, to help address the world shortage of radiographers. This has been instituted by the UK Government and the United Nations.

Radiographers are thin on the ground when it comes to medical diagnostic procedures. This is causing a delay in dispensing medical treatment in hospitals due to the chain of treatment having a missing link, namely a radiographer. In the hope of attracting potential newbies to the ranks of the radiography fraternity, the UK Government are taking various steps to swell the depleted ranks of radiographers.

In an effort to swell the radiography ranks, the Society and College of Radiographers are putting the spotlight on the profession with a special award for Radiographer of the Year. The House of Commons, the Parliament building, will host the award formalities.

Based on the real life tragedy at Dunblane in 1996 when 16 young primary school children and one teacher died in a mindless attack, the emotive “faction” novel “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone”, by George Korankye, is hoped to heighten the interest in the role of the radiographer.

Never before has the character of a radiographer featured in a work of fiction as the central lead figure. “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone” had its title inspired by the song of the same title from the celebrated songster Johnny Nash.

Realistic events from a radiographer’s point of view are flawlessly merged and revolve around the imaginary Bonnyholly Hospital, which serves a chocolate box small town in Scotland.

With the full backing of Richard Evans, the Chief Executive of the Society and College of Radiographers, George Korankye received support in circulating news of the tome. The novelist was glad to hear that Mr Evans praised him for working on bringing about a change to the public’s perception of what a radiographer actually does.

The book, “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone”, although fictional, will hopefully help educate and stimulate the public’s interest in the essential roles of radiographers. Diagnostic Radiographers are involved in, Ultrasound, CT and MRI scans, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Density, Endoscopies, Cardiac surgery, and Dental examinations.

In the operating theatre radiographers are necessary for urology and orthopaedic procedures. Forensic Radiography is another branch unknown to the public.

On an educational note, archaeologists, historians and anthropologists have utilized their diagnostic skills in finding more about our ancestors by x-raying mummies, tombs, etc without opening caskets. Unknown to the public are radiographers who undertake research in universities and non academic facilities.

Want to find out more about “I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone”, and see if a career in radiography is for you. Also visit the author’s site, George Korankye, on how to choose the best career for your needs.

How important is drug abuse treatment? Consider this: Drug use and abuse are on the rise in the United States and around the world. Drug addiction isn’t an isolated phenomenon; it can strike anyone, with devastating repercussions both for addicts themselves and for the communities in which they live.

Beating drug addiction means understanding drug addiction, and understanding drug addictions means understanding the extent to which drug addicts are powerless over their need to use drugs. Again, if you’re going to get better, it’s got to be in a drug rehab center. Anything less just isn’t good enough.

Some studies have found as many fifteen million prospective drug abuse treatment patients in the United States: fifteen million Americans who show symptoms of unhealthy dependence on drugs or alcohol, and who need drug abuse treatment if they’re ever going to get sober for good. Many of those fifteen million drug abuse treatment candidates get help. Many more don’t.

To say that drug addiction is a disease is to imply that drug addiction is not a choice: that it affects drug abuse treatment patients whether they want it or not. The obvious corollary, of course, is that drug treatment patients can’t simply decide to get sober.

It’s a hard statement to make, even for the most stalwart addict: I need help from a drug abuse treatment center. Enrolling in a drug abuse treatment program means admitting impotence, and vulnerability; it means accepting the fact that you can’t fix your drug problem without the help of drug abuse treatment professions.

When a drug addict gets healed in a drug abuse treatment center, his entire community wins. There’s no argument in favor of robust drug abuse treatment programs that’s more compelling than that one.

What you need to know, though, is that drug treatment really helps… provided you have the strength to seek it out. Addicts can’t just choose to get sober, but they can choose to let drug abuse treatment experts help them on the road to recovery. With so much to lose, you’ve got to make the winning decision.

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Men are definitely tricky, silly creatures sometimes. Even after years of dating, lots of research and countless encounters with men, I still sometimes get baffled by their behaviors. There are, however, certain red flag occasions to be on the lookout for. You would be amazed how many mistresses never have any idea that they are messing around with someone else’s man.

When that happens, you’re getting played as much as his main gal is, making him doubly the slime ball. To protect yourself from an emotionally difficult and unnecessarily dramatic situation, be aware of these alerts that not only is it possible you’re not the only one, but you might not even be the main one.

He never ever stays overnight

Barring some weird social dysfunction, this probably means he’s laying his head to rest on someone else’s pillow.

You don’t spend much time at his place

If a guy is super protective of his place or gets unusually flustered when you come by unexpectedly, it could be because he hasn’t had a chance to hide to evidence of another lady’s presence. Or that he doesn’t want you leaving clues of your existence behind.

His relationship status on Facebook is a mystery

This one is a bit of a grey area. Not everyone feels at ease listing their relationship status on their Facebook page. They think it’s no ones business but their own. Which in and of itself is fine. But it’s also a handy excuse to hide behind when the guy is juggling multiple romances without publicly declaring allegiance to just one.

Talk about the future? Forget about it!

He acts guilty and sad when it comes up, instead of paranoid and avoiding it like you’re run-of-the-mill commitment-phobic dude. This shift in mood is likely because he is a future oriented guy (at least in theory) but he’s already in a relationship like that. And it’s not with you.

When he’s with you he ignores his phone

Don’t be flattered into thinking that it’s because he wants to give you his undivided attention, tempting though it might be. The more likely explanation is that he’s avoiding another woman, especially if he ignores multiple calls in a row.

Comment, oh so innocently, that you appreciate his consideration but at the same time you really won’t be bothered if he has to answer to the phone to deal with “work” related stuff. If, after you’ve mentioned this, he still hesitates you have to ask yourself what he’s hiding. And the answer is you.

He hasn’t introduced you to his family and friends

Lots of guys are slow to introduce new girls to the other important people in their lives. And I kind of like that. It means, when it does happen, that you are part of a special selection and not just one of many who all go through this. However, if you’ve been dating someone for months and they still don’t take your relationship out on dry land, it’s not unreasonable to think that maybe you aren’t the main girl in the other parts of his life because someone else already is.

He showers before he leaves your place

If he has to run out right after the two of you make love, couldn’t he at least just shower at his own place? If he’s hitting the clean before he makes an exit, it’s likely that he doesn’t want to arrive where he’s going next smelling like you.

This article was developed by the staff of the Datepad.com free internet dating company where you can read hundreds more professional dating articles.

Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are the same thing really. It doesn’t make them any less frightening though! I was witness to my wife suffering a panic attack while at the wheel of our car. It’s the understatement of a lifetime to say I was scared!

If you think you might be showing symptoms of anxiety attacks there’s a simple test you can do. All you do is go through a series of check boxes. Select either yes or no. Check out the notes at the end of the test and it will tell you whether you may need to do something about it.

The test is basically a big list of possible anxiety symptoms. If you find you have ticked a few boxes you may need to act quickly! Trust me; you do not want to suffer an anxiety attack at an unsuitable moment.

If you are showing any symptoms from the anxiety test then you can follow the links to get further info on how to stop them dead before they start. I know it’s possible as my wife uses this technique to beat her panic attacks. Before we discovered this lifesaving technique my wife went through all manner of doctors and shrinks. All useless!

The biggest symptom of panic attacks is probably a rapid heartbeat & shallow breath. These symptoms usually start with no apparent reason. Then they quickly move to an almost mortifying fear of dread.

Once the symptoms start you then start to panic about the actual anxiety symptoms. This makes it much worse and very difficult to get control. However, if you can recognise the signs early and know the techniques you can stop them dead in their tracks without any other ill effects.

Once you learn to spot these coming attacks you can halt them before they get any where near an attack. As you get better and better at this your panic attacks will become a thing of history.

Many parents beat themselves in the head trying to figure out a the causes of bedwetting. The is no real reason for concern however if the child is under the age of five years old.

The longer the bedwetting last the more cause it should be for concern for a parent. If you have a child that is still wetting the bed after the age of six, then is is time to start figure out the exact cause of your child’s condition.

Bedwetting is an issue that can be either mental or a medical issue. Figuring out whether the cause of bedwetting is a mental of physical condition will give the answers that you need to find the perfect solution to curing their bedwetting condition.

Mentally bedwetting can derive from trauma,stress, or anxiety. This emotional issues can cause your child to wet the bed every time one of these stressful thoughts is revisited. This can happen in 6 month stretches at times.

Whenever the thoughts of distress or anxiety returns it can cause your child to return back to wetting their bed. That is why it is important to find the causes of your child’s bedwetting to avoid these up and downs in bedwetting and emotions.

Stressful situation that can cause great emotional pain for a child includes separation, constant quarrels between parents, and constant relocation. If your child suffers from chronic bedwetting, you may want to monitor these times as they may reveal some answers.

Medical conditions are common in bedwetting cases of older kids, teenagers and adults. Some of the diseases that can contribute to bedwetting are urinary problems, oversized bladder, and diabetes. A doctor’s visit can locate the cause and easily provide a solution.

Mental conditions and physical conditions alike can all be dealt with quickly when the cause of the problem is located. You don’t have to dream about dry nights, it can be a reality by taking the proper steps.

Announce to the world that you want to lose weight and you will attract more advice than you’ve bargained for, but how much of it is of any use? Friends will always pass on their experience, which is helpful, but too much advice can lead to confusion.

Which diet should you go on? There is always something new on the market that is promising to rid you of your excess weight without you having to lift a finger - and in double quick time too. Then there are those who pass on their experience of a program saying it’s the best there is - or is it?

If you are after a quiet life, the best thing you can do if you want to lose weight is to tell nobody. People don’t mean any harm, in fact they want to support you. They mean well, but they can also give you a lot of unwanted pressure, which you do without.

The best thing to do is to keep very quiet about your plans. Don’t tell a soul. Just get on with the task of finding the best plan you can.

Don’t go on a diet. This is probably the best tip that you will ever get about losing weight. It sounds strange, but as far as advice is concerned, it’s gold dust!

What do modern diets deliver? Weight loss…yes, of a kind. It’s called short-term weight loss, because in nearly all cases to weight returns. Is this what dieters really want? It’s what the multi-billion dollar industry wants because people have to come back for more. Dieters don’t achieve what they all want - permanent weight loss.

If you want to lose weight - permanently, you have to make change. How do you do that? By getting rid of the habits that make you fat and by learning new slim habits.

When you learn new habits you open the door to change. New habits allow you to change the behaviors that have made you fat. They help you to learn new eating and lifestyle habits that will transform your life so that you can enjoy a slim, diet free life.