benefits, read from below links:
benefits, read from below links:
benefits, read from below links:

maybe some of us ever read or got forwarded mail from the internet regarding the use of Vicks VapoRub that can help stop a night coughing in a child.
"Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure."
however...
Researchers have found that by putting Vicks VapoRub under the nose of infants, it can cause breathing problems. A new study has found that it is very important to use this P&G product properly. Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine has found that those who do not use it correctly can spark respiratory disease in kids under the age of 2. When it is used under the nose, it can cause swelling and mucus build-up. This can thus block the airways of the infants causing breathing problems.
for related articles, please read below links:
Vicks VapoRub linked to breathing problems in infants and toddlers, may cause respiratory distress
Vicks VapoRub Misuse May Hurt Kids
18-Month-Old Girl Hospitalized After Vicks VapoRub Put Under Her Nose
Vicks Vapo Rub Bad for Babies and Young Children; Can Cause Breathing Problems
Vicks VapoRub Proves Harmful in Children Under Two
(Update) Putting Vicks VapoRub Under The Nose Puts Infants At Risk
mungkin beberapa di antara kita pernah mendapat forward-an email yang menyatakan bahwa Vicks VapoRub bisa membantu meredakan batuk anak-anak pada malam hari, sehingga mereka dapat tidur nyenyak. dikatakan Vicks VapoRub lebih manjur dari obat batuk.
Namun ...
Riset oleh Sekolah Farmasi -
Pengolesan pada hidung dapat menyebabkan meningkatnya produksi ingus (lendir) pada saluran pernapasan, yang akan menghambat jalur udara dan menimbulkan gangguan pernapasan, khususnya pada bayi berumur di bawah 2 tahun.
dianjurkan, pemakaian pada orang dewasa pun tidak dengan cara mengoleskan pada (atau dalam) hidung. pengolesan dianjurkan hanya dilakukan pada tenggorokan, dada, punggung atau telapak kaki.
terus terang aku baru tahu; gara2 nyari gambar Vicks VapoRub, mau nitip ke teman dari Thailand. soalnya di china gak jual. dan nyesel pernah mengoleskan (even tipis banget) pada hidung Angie yang masih 'baduta' (dan Crystal). Puji Tuhan .. untung gak napa2! dan keduanya memang tidur pulas seperti yg dibilang. tapi, nggak lagi deh. lain kali, kalo pun digosokkan paling pada dada atau kaki aja. itupun kalo dah bener2 batuk non-stop sampai gak bisa tidur. kalo batuk ringan, gak bakal digosokkan deh.
ps.: baru habis post ini, malamnya angie batuk2, gosok pakai minyak kayu putih. mayan manjur. kalo minyak telon yg aku bawa dari indo, pas winter membeku, jadi kayak gel.
i might do it ..! thanks to my friend, Darwin, who posted me this!
A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 'blew up' into his face. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring..
He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye.
While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that :
this is a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc.., (nothing metal).
There have been many reports of injury to people using microwave ovens to heat water to make hot drinks. Water heated in a microwave oven may be superheated and when objects (e.g. a spoon) or granulated materials (e.g. instant coffee) are put into it, the water may boil very vigorously or even appear to explode out of the container. The vigorously ejected boiling water can cause serious burns. Sometimes even the act of taking the container out of the oven and or putting it on the bench can cause the boiling.
To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds! before moving it or adding anything into it.
more detail and picture source (a quick movie is also available):
auntie yenni: huh? where does your money come from?
Smarty: my mom and daddy’s money, use them all for buying toys!
auntie: well, if your mom and daddy’s money are used up to buy toys, they can’t buy milk, food, cloth or shoes for you. Later on if you're hungry, you can eat one of your Ultraman’s leg. Or you can eat your toy-car. Here, your ultraman... you can eat one of its leg now. c'mon, eat it ..!
Smarty: (*wanted to laugh*) I will buy food by myself.
Auntie: do you have money? Aaah… you don’t have money! how can you buy food?
Smarty: I will work and earn money by myself.
Auntie: ah, work? earn money? Can you write? Can you type on the computer?
Smarty: (*looks hesitating .. pondering…*)
Auntie: if you cant write, nobody will hire you. Oh..hoho.. .. i have a good idea! you can sell vegetable or fruit on the street, or sell stinky-tofu. then you can earn money.
Smarty: I won’t sell !
Auntie: I think you should study well so you will be able to write. Otherwise nobody will hire you.
Smarty: (*thinking*)
Auntie: your dad and mom cant use all the money to buy toys. They need to buy milk, cloth, food for you. Your feet will grow bigger and bigger, so you will need also new bigger shoes. So do you think your mom should still use all the money to buy toys? If you think so, then later when you're hungry, you should eat your toys. 'Coz your mom's money are already used up for buying toys.
Smarty: I'll eat poop.
Auntie: oh..ho ! you want to eat poop? Okay. Tonite, when you poop, I will get a bowl to fill it up with your poop. So you can eat it for dinner.
Smarty: (*wanted to laugh*) I don’t want.
Auntie: do you want me or grandpa to take you to nap now?
Smarty: I don’t want to sleep with grandpa. I want to sleep with wai-gong (*grandpa from his mom’s side*).
Auntie: well, I'll call a cab for you. I'll give the money to the driver to let him drive to wai-gong’s house.
Smarty: I don’t want.
Auntie: oh you don’t want to go by cab. You can go buy 119 bus. I give you one yuan and take you to the bus stop. Do you know where to get down?
Smarty: I don’t want to sleep with wai-gong.
Auntie: but I heard you just said you wanted to sleep with your wai-gong.
Smarty: I don’t want.
Angie woke up … the conversation ended.
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