Fashion

A history of medical scrubs and how President Garfield changed surgery

I was listening to an interesting interview today on the radio. The author being interviewed wrote the story of President Garfield being shot and how he ultimately died from infection as a result of the barbaric medical practices of the day. She said that the doctors of the time wore dirty aprons and that the more blood and gore on them, the more established they became. Their dirty aprons were a badge of honor.

That got me thinking of the history of medical scrubs.

Light therapy for acne and skin aging, plus pain?

Have you seen the light therapy treatments for whitening teeth? Here’s another light source, but it’s for your skin. 

The acne light treatment from Tanda is intriguing to me, because I don’t like the idea of using a lot of chemicals on my skin to get rid of an imbalance that might be causing acne.

Acording to their website, Tanda offers the ONLY

Dr. Scholl’s for Her heel support

I used to wear high heels like I was born wearing them. Lately, I look all too much like a soccer mom who lives in sweats. Not that I actually wear sweats! Part of the problem was that my feet got tired or started hurting part way through the day

Scrubs for kids with autism?

Can wearing scrubs for kids with autism really be a good choice?

My 9 year old has autism. She can’t fasten buttons and can do zippers only on loose clothing, or something with a good structure like her coat. So, jeans are out of the question most of the time. However, wearing sweats for the rest of her life isn’t going to be the best option either.