Glycolic acid, or hydroxyacetic acid, is a crystalline water-soluble solid that comes from sugar cane, sugar beets, pineapple, cantaloupe and unripe grapes. Glycolic acid improves the look of the skin by reacting with the epidermis, sloughing away dead skin and…
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Overview Legal separation represents an option to a marriage dissolution or divorce case, according to the American Bar Association Section of Family Law. Although divorce is far more widely utilized by a couple with marital issues or problems, circumstances can…
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At some point during pregnancy, most women experience a condition called diastasis recti, or abdominal separation. This is when the six-pack muscle, called the rectus abdominus, splits or separates in the middle. Abdominal separation is natural and normal, but you…
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March 24, 2015 Diet and Nutrition
Even if your diet and workout plan are in order, losing weight and burning stubborn fat can be a difficult task. Reshaping your body is all the more difficult when you have to juggle your family, friends, work and school….
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March 24, 2015 Children's Health
It’s easy to get hooked on meth but very hard to beat addition to it. According to a 2008 national drug use survey, about 850,000 Americans age 12 and older have abused methamphetamine at least once. People recovering from meth…
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Swimming is one of the most popular recreational activities in the summer. If you’re far from a beach or lake, there’s bound to be a swimming pool nearby for you to use and enjoy. But swimming pools can also pose…
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Overview Acupressure involves applying pressure to various areas of the body. This noninvasive technique can work alongside traditional Western medicine. Research about the effectiveness of acupressure is less common than that on acupuncture; however, the technique may help managing chronic…
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In 2004, a collaborative group of physicians and researchers retrospectively evaluated flu-related hospitalizations between 1979 and 2001. Their findings, published in the Sept. 14, 2004 issue of the “Journal of the American Medical Association,” indicate that approximately 200,000 Americans are…
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Unlike many other sports that rely on referees to enforce rules, golf requires each player to follow proper etiquette, and be considerate of other players. According to Jim Corbett, author of “The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Golf Rules and Etiquette,”…
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March 24, 2015 Diet and Nutrition
Overview To reach your destination, you must know where you want to go and formulate a path to get there. Setting goals increases the likelihood of taking your career to the next level. Even the best-laid plans encounter the occasional…
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March 24, 2015 Children's Health
Overview Dental disease is one of the most prevalent preventable health problems in the United States. Although genetics play a large part in how your teeth hold up over the years, tooth decay and gum disease can be avoided by…
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March 24, 2015 Skincare and Beauty
Overview A judgment for dissolution of marriage, also known as a divorce decree, represents the ultimate order issued in a divorce case, according to “Nolo’s Essential Guide to Divorce” by Emily Doskow. A divorce decree encompasses all of the final…
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March 24, 2015 Diet and Nutrition
Overview Losing weight is challenging. However, keeping a diary during your weight loss journey may increase your success. When you make a commitment to improving your health by losing weight, use a diary to track the food you eat, your…
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If you are the weary parent of a newborn, getting your infant to sleep seems like the most important thing in the world. It also can sometimes seem to be the most impossible task you have ever faced. Sufficient sleep…
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Overview Most people can remove earwax, or cerumen, from their ears simply by wiping it away after it’s worked its way to the outside of the ear. However, if wax builds up inside your ear canal, you may want to…
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All ultraviolet rays in sunlight–both UVA and UVB–are harmful to the skin, and the amount of damage depends on the length of time you stay unprotected in the sun. Long exposure to the sun may inflame your skin and cause…
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March 24, 2015 Skincare and Beauty
Overview Soreness, irritation and discomfort are possible symptoms for newly pierced ears or ear piercings that are healing. Regardless of the reason for your ear piercings being sore, a professional piercer can help diagnose the cause or reasons for the…
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March 24, 2015 Diet and Nutrition
Vitamins are nutrients that perform vital functions in the body. Among other things, vitamins are needed to strengthen and maintaining healthy skin, hair and nails. In this capacity, some vitamins are more important than others. Vitamins C, E and B…
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The issue of reusing plastic bottles, primarily those containing water, has been debated over the last several years. Reusing a plastic bottle may pose certain dangers to the consumer, but many of these risks are easily remedied. Taking the necessary…
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Just like the adult counterpart, a child’s exercise bench is designed to fortify chest, arm and leg muscles. As a fun fitness toy, children’s exercise benches help build healthy exercise habits that can extend way into the future. Working out…
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March 24, 2015 Children's Health
Overview Long-time visitors often call the island town of Sea Isle, New Jersey, “our island home away from home;” once you have discovered its charms, you want to return again and again. You can explore the coastal waterways and beaches…
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Bodybuilding is a rewarding pursuit, and it challenges both the body and mind. Getting started can be a bit intimidating, however. Entering a gym filled with already-muscular individuals and not knowing what to do isn’t very pleasant. However, there are…
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March 24, 2015 Diet and Nutrition
Overview For most people, consuming a wide variety of vegetables is an essential part of a healthy diet. Vegetables provide vitamins, minerals and fiber and, in the case of legumes such as beans and lentils, also provide protein. Many vegetables…
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Inflammation and congestion of the sinus cavities cause sinus headaches, characterized by a deep, throbbing pain around your eyes, nose or cheeks. When your sinuses become inflamed they cannot drain mucus as they normally do, leaving you prone to sinus…
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March 24, 2015 Diet and Nutrition
Despite what you have heard, proteins, carbohydrates and fats are all important in your diet when you’re trying to build lean muscle mass. The key is differentiating between the good and bad, and proportioning how much of each you are…
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Eczema is a skin condition that afflicts a wide number of people in either moderate or extreme form. With symptoms such as inflammation and rashes, eczema can also cause the skin to break, bleed and ooze. Eczema can occur on…
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Nicotine lozenges are an over-the-counter medication used as a nicotine replacement therapy. Popular brands include Commit, Thrive and the store-brand versions from Target and Walgreens. They are a smoking cessation aid in either 2mg or 4mg strengths that relieve nicotine…
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Just about everyone in the world has had at least one headache. Some people rarely get them, while others have them almost every day. Often we pay little attention to them, and the headache is soon gone, but sometimes headaches…
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Mold is constantly present in the air, wafting indoors and outdoors, producing tiny spores that reproduce. When mold finds water, it tends to stop and grow substantially, eating everything to which it attaches itself. Black mold develops when the spores…
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March 24, 2015 Skincare and Beauty
Home hair removal options abound, but not every method is right for all. Each method has its advantages and drawbacks, including skin irritation. Some methods remove only the hair above the skin, while others take out the root as well….
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