January 10, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
1. Home Treatments for Warts Hand warts are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). In most cases, they can be easily treated with simple over-the-counter wart treatments you can find at any drugstore. These treatments use either salicylic acid or low-strength…
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January 10, 2014 Diet and Nutrition
Prepackaged seasoning mixes often contain ingredients that will affect you if suffer from food allergies. French’s Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix has ingredients that you may need to avoid if you are allergic to wheat, milk or sulfites. You’ve got to…
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Before the advent of weight machines, you performed different resistance exercises using the same free weights differently. Either as a response to people’s desire to work specific muscles with more safety and stability, or as a way to sell more…
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January 10, 2014 Diet and Nutrition
Overview Losing weight through diet alone is simply done by cutting calories. The key to cutting calories is to fill up on nutrient-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables, yogurt and nuts. These foods provide your body with everything it needs…
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1. Identify General Itching and Dry Skin For your skin, winter’s wonderland weather brings with it two distinct offenders: dry air and cold temperatures. Both of these cause your skin to lose moisture, thus creating irritation. If your skin is…
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January 10, 2014 Diet and Nutrition
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, reports that the best way to achieve and maintain a healthy weight includes regular physical activity, healthy eating, and balancing the number of calories you eat and drink with the calories…
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Overview While the rules of softball have changed only slightly in recent years, the speed of the game has noticeably increased, thanks to technology. One of these advances came in the form of composite bats. Composite designs allow batters to…
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January 10, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
Overview Pilonidal sinus disease is a skin condition in the tailbone region of the body. Patients usually have a line of small pinpoint openings in the skin that connect to a network of tunnels, or sinuses. Patients first become aware…
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January 10, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
1. Nonspecific Symptoms to Notice Sometimes shingles around the eye follows a course of the virus in another part of the body. Before a visible outbreak of eye shingles, or herpes zoster, small changes in your health may become apparent….
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Exercise participation is for the purpose of improved health and fitness. Yoga, as an exercise, improves strength and flexibility. Muscular strength is needed to hold your body in a position for an extended time. Flexibility allows you to work through…
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After a physician has diagnosed ovarian cancer, he categorizes it according to stage. Staging is the classification of the spread of the cancer based on standardized guidelines. Staging guides treatment planning and helps to define prognosis. Ovarian cancer is staged…
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January 10, 2014 Senior Health
Overview If you are looking for healthy activities to do on a date in the city of Boston, you are in luck. Maybe you are in the mood for something traditional. Perhaps you are looking for something a bit out…
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Blood in the stool is never normal. The symptom is known as hematochezia, which means the stools are red or maroon colored. Hematochezia should always be reported to a doctor, as it can indicate a serious health condition or injury….
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1. Get Treatment for Syphilis Infections There is only one way to contract neurosyphilis, and that’s by letting a syphilis infection go untreated for as long as 15 to 20 years. In this day and age, syphilis can be easily…
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January 10, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
Overview Pores are openings in your skin that excrete substances such as sweat and oil. They can become blocked by bacteria, oil and dirt, which can cause acne. This skin condition may result in inflamed pustules that can rupture into…
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1. Notice Weight Gain If you exercise regularly and have maintained a healthy weight for years but are suddenly seeing a change in your weight then you may be overeating. If your workout routine hasn’t changed but you’re noticing some…
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January 10, 2014 Diet and Nutrition
Age, stress and a variety of other factors can cause memory and concentration to fade. Prescription medications are available to slow memory loss associated with certain diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. However, there is not much offered for people suffering from…
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Neck pain can lead to pain in other parts of the body, since the nerves in the brain, eyes and ears are connected to the neck; this can cause headaches, blurry vision and hearing impairment. According the Mayo Clinic, most…
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Overview It is normal for babies less than a year old to get hiccups frequently, according to the Babycenter website. Babies start to hiccup as early as in utero and in most cases it does not signify a problem. If…
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Chaste tree, or vitex agnus-castus L., is an herbal supplement that has a variety of uses. It’s also called vitex, chaste berry, Monk’s pepper and agnus castus. It’s most often used to aid hormonal imbalances and the conditions caused by…
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1. Limit Risk Factors In most cases, placental insufficiency cannot be prevented. However, it is possible to limit certain risk factors for the condition. The use of certain substances, including tobacco, alcohol and drugs, increases your risk of developing placental…
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Increasing the flexibility in your hips can help to prevent back pain and improve sports performance, according to the American Chiropractic Association. Strong, flexible hip muscles are critical to activities such as running and twisting. A training program for your…
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1. Use Ibuprofen, Not Aspirin It can be dangerous to give aspirin to children, so you should administer ibuprofen instead as directed by your doctor or pediatrician. The MMR shot provides immunity against measles, mumps and rubella by introducing a…
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Overview As you probably know, there’s no quick way to lose weight—it takes time and effort to shed those pounds. But that doesn’t mean you have to spend hours on the treadmill or stair machine. If you want a cardiovascular…
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The neem tree is a tropical evergreen that is native to India. According to Plantcultures.org, neem has been labeled the wonder tree of the humid tropics. It is widely used in medicines, in cosmetics and in agriculture. Each component of…
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January 10, 2014 Diet and Nutrition
Green tea leaf contains a higher number of health-promoting plant compounds than other teas, due to the fact that the leaves aren’t as processed. In green tea production, the young tea leaves are picked and then quickly steamed, which prevents…
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Overview Nicotine is a wickedly addictive drug, and when you first quit smoking, certain stressful after-effects will tempt you to pick up the habit again. But the benefits of quitting once and for all far outweigh these temporary troubles. Being…
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Smoking is an addiction that afflicts many people and leads to major health problems. Even though the dangers of smoking have been established and the popularity of smoking has decreased, it is still nearly impossible for some people to quit….
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January 10, 2014 Children's Health
1. Symptoms of Neuroblastoma in the Abdomen Given that approximately 67 percent of neuroblastoma cases are centered in the abdomen, you should be on the lookout for abdomen-specific signs and symptoms of the condition. The most intrusive of these is…
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January 10, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
1. Identify the Characteristics of the Plant Poison ivy grows in the Midwest and on the East Coast of the United States and can be found in wet areas near leaves and streams. It can appear as a vine, as…
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