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The history of air filters begins, not surprisingly, with firefighters. Long renowned as one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet, early firefighters had it especially tough. Imagine going into a house to make a rescue with nothing but a wet cloth tied around your face! John and Charles Dean changed all that in 1823 when they patented their new smoke-protecting device. It allowed for firefighters to be protected from the acrid smoke and dangerous chemicals in the air when they fought fires. Later, that device was adapted for use by underwater divers.

The history of nasal spray is, in many ways, more of a history of accidents that one of carefully carried out research.  That is not to say that nasal spray, which is often used as a hay fever treatment, is not scientifically based.  It’s just that many of the earliest discoveries were things that people and doctors noticed more than the product of laboratory experiments.

Vitamins have an extremely long history, though until relatively recently it was not one that had been recognized. In ancient times, when mankind gave up the nomadic lifestyle of the hunter gatherer and formed early cities and developed the beginnings of fixed and sustainable agriculture; it was soon realized and noted by the ancient scribes of Sumeria (in present day Iraq) that food could affect health in more subtle ways than to simply keep people alive.

We tend to think of Allergic Rhinitis remedies as relatively modern creations.  However, scientists have been working to develop better and better hay fever treatments for over a century.  Read on to learn more about the past, present and potential future of these “miracle” drugs.

The 1970s and 1980s was a boom time for the weight loss industry. It seemed like a new diet plan was born every day and everybody had an exercise mat for whatever the newest popular exercise regime was. Dr. William Vitale, however, had a different idea. In 1980, he founded Medifast, a diet plan that you could only obtain via a prescription from a doctor.

Anyone that’s ever looked into weight loss has heard of Weight Watchers. This company has consistently been one of the top dogs in the industry for decades and shows no signs of slowing down. But where did it all begin for Weight Watchers? Let’s have a look and see.

In 1971, 34-year old Philadelphia native Harold Katz got an idea in his head after witnessing his own mother’s struggles with weight loss. Katz was the son of a grocer with no college degree, yet he set out to create a weight loss system that broke the commonly-held perceptions about weight loss by including medical supervision and behavioral counseling, along with low calorie meals.

A wheelchair is at its core quite simply that – a chair mounted on wheels. The purpose of a wheelchair is to provide locomotion to an individual who lacks the ability to walk under their own power.

A mobility scooter has a seat over 3, 4 or 5 wheels, a flat platform for the feet, and handlebars in front for steering. The seat often swivels to allow easy access. Mobility scooters are nearly always battery powered. Batteries are charged by an onboard battery charger of by plugging in to a standard electric power socket.

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