In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Don't avoid moving entirely. Walking and doing normal chores can help your knee heal. That said, take a break from the activity that may have caused your injury, including any other vigorous activities, such as dancing, running, yoga, or contact sports. Your doctor will tell you when it is okay to resume these activities again. Minor injuries may heal within 2-4 weeks while more serious injuries may take between 4-12 months. Some movement is good, but you may need to wear a brace during the acute-healing phase to get through regular daytime activities. This should keep you from moving too much or putting too much weight on your knee. You can buy a knee brace from a medical supply store, drug store, or some sports stores. Keep your brace on constantly throughout the day. A neoprene brace will both protect your knee and provide gentle compression, which can help reduce pain and swelling while your knee heals. Lie down on the couch or bed with your leg raised on a pile of pillows or books. This will reduce swelling and help your knee heal. While you sleep, keep the leg propped up on a pillow. Take an ice pack from the freezer or fill a plastic bag with ice. Wrap the pack in a towel or cloth and apply the pack to your knee. Keep it there for 20 minutes while you rest and elevate your leg. Once you remove the ice, wait 20 minutes before putting it on again. Repeat as necessary. It's especially important to ice recent injuries. Take a heating pad and put it on a medium setting. Alternatively, you can microwave a damp cloth for 20 seconds. It should be warm but not very hot. Place the heat on your knee for 20 minutes at a time while elevating your knee.
Summary: Limit sports and other intensive physical activities. Wear a compression knee brace to help limit mobility. Elevate your knee while you rest. Ice the injury for 20 minutes to reduce pain. Apply heat to your knee to improve flexibility.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: . Among a vast number of other health benefits, quitting smoking can help bring your WBC back to a normal range. Ask your doctor for help choosing a smoking cessation plan. If you've just gone through a short-term stressful situation, your WBC count should return to normal within hours or days. However, long-term stress can ultimately weaken your immune system, so try to lighten your load. Avoid overbooking yourself, and don't feel bad when you have to say no to something. When you feel stressed out, try meditating, listening to relaxing music, or breathing slowly for 20 to 30 minutes. If you exercised just before your blood test, your high WBC count is probably due to your workout. A hard workout, intense sports, and other demanding forms of exercise can raise WBC levels by 200 to 300 percent. Those levels usually decrease rapidly within a few hours. There's no evidence that these changes in WBC counts are dangerous, but 15 minutes of active recovery after intense exercise can help reduce rapid shifts. Active recovery is a less intense exercise that helps cool you down, like a brisk walk after a fast jog. High WBC counts can be related to obesity. This is because obesity causes widespread inflammation in your body, which increases your white blood cell levels. Losing weight can help reduce the inflammation in your body, which may decrease your elevated counts. Eating a healthy diet and getting at least 30 minutes of exercise daily can help you lose weight. If you can rule out other causes and your medication is working, your doctor probably won't recommend making any changes. For some medications, finding the right type and dosage can be tricky, so an alternative with fewer side effects might not be an effective option. Never stop taking a prescription medication without your doctor's approval.
Summary: Quit smoking Work on reducing stress. Do a light exercise after a hard workout. Try losing weight. Consult your doctor about stopping or switching your medication.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: It's not enough to merely kill the adult bees or the reproducing females; you need to kill the bee larvae in their nests in order to keep them from reproducing. Apply insecticidal dust to the holes burrowed by the carpenter bees to ensure that larvae that are hatched will be killed. Make sure you use dust to stop the reproduction cycle; other insecticides can become absorbed into the wood or wear off before the larvae are hatched. Do not seal up the hole when first applying the insecticide dust. This forces the carpenter bees to burrow new holes, meaning there's a chance they won't pass through the insecticide. After the bees have all been removed from existing burrows, seal the holes with plugs, puddy, or caulking compound to prevent their future use by other bees. Make sure all the bees are dead before plugging the existing holes. Any carpenter bees that become trapped by the plugs will simply drill new tunnels into the wood around them. The best time to fill in these holes is in the fall months. Although carpenter bees can attack all wood surfaces, they tend to prefer untreated wood. Paint or stain with varnish any untreated wooden surfaces outside that may attract carpenter bees. Painted wood is slightly better at discouraging infestation than stained wood, but the difference is effectively marginal. The final step to preventing carpenter bee infestation is to spray insecticide on outdoor wooden surfaces that may attract carpenter bees. If you'd prefer not to use insecticide, hanging bee traps near wooden surfaces is also an effective deterrent. Particularly vulnerable areas include underneath rail sidings, under decks, and around window sills. Untreated wood is especially vulnerable to infestation and should be treated with insecticide if it hasn't been painted or stained.
Summary:
Use insecticidal dust to stop the cycle of reproduction. Plug the carpenter bee holes after all the bees have been killed. Stain or paint outdoor wooden surfaces to discourage bee infestation. Spray wooden surfaces with insecticide in the spring.