If you’re planning to get allergy shots to beat hay fever you may
need to be really patient. A study found that it took three years of
treatments for immunotherapy to be effective. About 15 percent of
Americans have been diagnosed with hay fever and twice as many say they
have symptoms like a runny nose, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing. Source Link
It’s
a twist on the old suggestion to beat sleeplessness by counting sheep.
Experts say if you suffer from insomnia caused by stress, try counting
every in and out breath and count up as far as you can. Another
technique to get back to sleep is to stare at a point on the wall until
your eyelids get so heavy you have to close them. Source Link
Those
new voice command helpers like Amazon Echo and Google Home need an
assist to double as an emergency alert device for seniors. Neither
recognize “Help, I’ve fallen” but a free add-on from AskMyBuddy.net lets
you call or text for help to anyone on your contact list with the
command, “Ask My Buddy.” Source Link
