Be Safe from an Epidemic

Epidemics. They can be as small as an outbreak of the flu, or as big as the Black Plague. There are some ways to be mostly safe from these illnesses, follow this and you will be prepared to combat the problem when it hits.

1. Make sure you know what type of sickness it is and if you have had it before. If you know this, then you can tell how much caution you should take.
2. Know who has this illness and what precautions they are taking to not spread it.
3. Get the vaccines for the illness. Many times, clinics will give out free shots to the public to help protect people from the epidemic.
4. Take proper precautions and listen to the news for info on the spread of the disease. Keeping informed may pay off in the long run.

Wash your hands often to prevent the spread of germs.
One city in China had to wear surgical masks by law if they didn't have the dangerous flu virus that was going around.
Be calm and live your life like you normally would.
Some epidemics can be deadly. Take extra precautions while dealing with these.

Things You'll Need
* Shots
* Surgical Mask (if outbreak is at a deadly level)
* Info about the disease

Become a Pharmacy Technicians

The individual that retrieved your prescription or processed your insurance is a pharmacy technician. While the pharmacist is busy filling prescriptions, the pharmacy technician provides necessary assistance throughout the pharmacy.

1. Enroll in an accredited career-training school. You need to get a proper educational foundation. Take the first step and enroll in a pharmacy technician course. No time to travel to a classroom? Need to keep your current job? Taking a pharmacy technician online course is the perfect way to prepare for your new career, with the flexibility to focus on your life. Study any time, anywhere with a course that is convenient and self paced.
2. Become certified. Make sure that the pharmacy technician course you choose provides the knowledge you need to prepare for the certification exam. By taking the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification exam, you will provide you pharmacy technician career with increased opportunities.
3. Start your pharmacy technician career.- Once you finish your pharmacy technician online course and become certified, you will be prepared to join a pharmacy team anywhere in the nation. Choose to work alongside a licensed pharmacist in a hospital, community pharmacy, outpatient clinic, nursing home or pharmaceutical organization.

The pharmacy technician course includes 120 hours of study - the amount of time you can spend each week will determine how soon you can start your pharmacy technician career. If you study 10 hours each week, you will finish your course within three months. You will then need to prepare for and sit for the certification exam.
In a short period of time, you will be prepared to start your pharmacy technician career. You will be prepared to help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Your day will include counting and measuring medication, managing inventories, and completing pharmaceutical dosage forms - all on a part or full-time basis. Does a pharmacy technician career sound good to you? Get started today with a pharmacy technician online course - study at home with a course that fits your life.

Know Which Fish to Put Together in a Tank

It can be confusing when you can't figure out which fish will be compatible with that fish. Here's how to pair up freshwater fish.Most freshwater "community" fish can be together such as tetras, danios, guppies, mollies, platies, rasboras, corys, swordtails, along with angel fish, and Dwarf cichlids (not African cichlids). Fortunately, they all eat the same food; any tropical flakes or pellets. Frozen bloodworms and mini shrimp are good as well. Don't put female and male livebearers together as they will breed, unless you want fry (baby fish).

Tiger Barbs are aggressive, so they might beat others up that are in the tank. This can be avoided by keeping a school of 6 or more. NOTE: although Tiger barbs can be aggressive, most other barbs like Cherry Barbs are peaceful animals. Schooling fish should be kept in schools (6 or more) of each species. They will be much happier this way. It doesn't matter what age or size community fish are; they will flow nicely together, as long as you control quantity. There is a whole other group of freshwater fish, called aggressive. Fish in this group are: Tiger barbs, many cichlids, some gouramis, sharks, and eels. These fish shouldn't really ever be put in with community fis without attention, caution and care on your part.. Particularly the slow moving ones with long tails. They will nip their tails and fins off, and often times kill them easily. Bettas can never be placed in a community tank. The schooling fish will soon start to nip their fins, and the Bettas may become aggressive with other fish.

If you don't know if you can put a fish in with another, it's best to do some research.Rule of thumb, if a fish fits into another fish's mouth they are not suitable tank mates.

Never put small fish with big fish.If you mix small fry(baby fish) with lurking predators like bettas, You'll wind up with plump predators.Remember that MANY fish are predators. ALWAYS research fish species before you buy them - the store owners often give out false information.

Lake Union Boats Afloats Show

Wednesday, my day was not that hectic. Boats show is going on at Lake Union, since my husband loves yacht we decided to go there check 'em out. It was not that crowded because the show was just started, but I bet today and for the rest of the weekend will be crowded down there. We looked at 4 yacht. I was liking the yacht name "Devotion" it was 3 story, there were five privates bedroom aside from the captain quarter and staff quarters. It is pretty big and if you are a boat person like me , you could live in it like a normal house. Actually it's like pent house, if you know what I mean (wink,wink).


Anywho,over all we had fun going through one yacht to another aside from the weather being so humid.

Get the Best Service at Your Pharmacy

While basic rules for getting a good service apply (namely being polite with the salesperson), there some additional ways to ensure you get the best (and safest) of service when at the pharmacy. These instructions apply to both over-the-counter drugs (which anyone can freely buy without consulting a doctor, e.g. Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Coldrex) and prescription medications (which can't be bought without a prescription, e.g. Diazepam and barbiturates). So here's how to help your pharmacist help you.

Before buying the drug, tell the pharmacist about any other drug you may be using, no matter how harmless it may be. This applies to birth control pills as well.
Know what your pharmacist needs to know:Mention any food allergies you might have, especially if you're lactose intolerant, even if the pharmacist doesn't specifically ask. Any liver and renal conditions should also always be brought up. Some mild antibiotics are OTC. When buying any of these, it's very important to inform the pharmacist if you have a history of hypersensitivity or abnormal reactions to any antibiotic.
Inform the pharmacist about the age of anyone else you are buying medication for. Basically, there are 4 age groups: Infant - 0 to 4, Child - 4 to 14, Adult - 14 to 60, and Old (or Geriatric) - 60+. However, always mention the exact age of the person.

Know the so-called "generic name" of the drug with a generic name "acetylsalicylic acid" may be sold under the brands Aspirin, Asperan, Acetisal, or many more. The best way to do this is to write down the generic name on a note card as many medications have very similar names. This will ensure that you do not take the wrong medication. By mentioning the generic name of a drug, you will help the pharmacist suggest a proper substitute. Know the "active ingredient" of your preferred medications. For example, Coldrex (a popular anti-flu preparation in Europe) consists of paracetamol (acetaminophen in the U.S.), caffeine, ascorbic acid (that's the chemical term for vitamin C), and other ingredients. Here the active ingredient is the paracetamol, and the others are mixed with it to improve its absorption by the system, or to alleviate the symptoms while the paracetamol works on the cause. If the pharmacist offers a specific medication for your condition, ask for alternatives with the same active ingredient. Often there are cheaper substitutes for expensive drugs, their only downside being their less famous manufacturer. If your local pharmacy has run out of a drug you use, you might be able to get by with the active ingredient alone. This is only advisable with OTC medications, however. In any multi-ingredient preparation, the proportion of the ingredients and the overall quantity of the mixture are carefully calculated and measured to assure they supplement each other's effects. For OTC preparations (like the Coldrex example above) you may settle for the major active ingredient alone. For any prescription medication, DO NOT take any of the active ingredients alone no matter the dose.

Verify the dosage. When buying prescription drugs, ask the pharmacist to write the appropriate dosage for each of them on the package. This way the pharmacist will be able to correct any possible mistake made by your doctor when filling in the prescription. This will also keep you from overdosing on a potentially lethal drug you may have mistaken for harmless. Each drug has a maximum daily allowance dose, indicated in the patient leaflet. To calculate your daily dosage, multiply the indicated active ingredient for a single tablet (e.g. 500 mg of paracetamol) by the number of prescribed administrations (e.g. 3). This gives you a daily dose 1.5 gr. (1500 mg). Consult your pharmacist and/or your doctor if the calculated prescribed daily dose exceeds the dose indicated in the leaflet. Though sometimes a doctor would intentionally prescribe an exceeding dose, it's most often a mistake in the prescription that can cost you dear! Never change (increase or decrease) the dose prescribed by your doctor or your pharmacist.

Make a quick calculation of how long the pack you just bought will last, and ask your local pharmacist to order a supply of the drug three days earlier. This will save a lot of frustration, because some prescription medications are not in a great demand, and your local pharmacy might not keep it in large stocks. Ask the pharmacist to double-count your medications, particularly if the medications were packed by another company or by a filling facility. Shortages are quite common. Before purchasing a new drug, or a substitute you haven't used before, make sure to read the patient leaflet enclosed for you. Check for possible contraindications, and make sure the indications match your symptoms or condition. Give your pharmacist feedback on any new drug you have been taking. It will help them in their job.

Never give or recommend the medications prescribed to you to anyone else, even if their symptoms are exactly like yours. Never give medications intended for adult use to kids. Though it's relatively easy to recalculate the single and daily doses of an adult version to match what is prescribed to your kid, DO NOT do it, unless you have no other option. A 30 minute drive to the next pharmacy that possibly has the children's form of the drug is always far less expensive than the health and - possibly - life of your child! Ask your doctor or pharmacist before stopping any medication to which you have adverse reactions.