How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Exfoliating is a crucial step in skincare because it scuffs away dirt, debris, leftover makeup and dead skin cells. Exfoliating regularly can help keep skin stave off early signs of aging and maintain a youthful glow. While there are some…
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Healing foods are quite simply those that promote health and help combat disease. In “Food, Medicine, and the Quest for Good Health,” Nancy Chen illuminates food therapy practices globally and historically to identify intersections between food and medicine. Thus, we…
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Sweet almond oil has long been recognised for its medicinal properties and regarded as a superfood because quite apart from its medicinal benefits its also highly nutritious. It is highly effective in improving the texture of skin and as a result it is often…
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If you’re single and open to dating, good for you. Get out there, and enjoy yourself. Your goal should not be to find a guy, but to develop a fun and fulfilling life. And while doing that, you want to…
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Esmolol (brevibloc) is a medication in a classification of drugs called beta blockers. It is used to control rapid heartbeats, abnormal heart rhythms and high blood pressure during surgery, after surgery, or during other medical procedures, reports Mayo Clinic. This…
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Overview The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services, or CMS, describes the Medicare home health benefit as a program that covers care for short-term conditions and the management of chronic illnesses for people in their homes. Medicare-certified home health agencies…
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April 20, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Childhood asthma has become increasingly prevalent in children in the last 40 years, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. In fact, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute states that some six million kids currently suffer from this…
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April 20, 2015 Skincare & Beauty
People sweat from the day of birth onward. Generally, the amount of perspiration is small, just enough to keep the body cool in a process called “thermoregulation,” whereby skin is cooled as perspiration evaporates. When the ambient temperature exceeds resting…
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April 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The most frequent cause of divorce is ignorance. Yes, ignorance of what marriage really is. Marriage is an institution created by God to take two separate lives and make them one. It is our ignorance of what marriage really is…
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How to Dye over black hair dye, can it be done? YES, but being a hairdresser I want to strongly recommend against a home job. I know you have heard this so many times and you don’t particularly want to…
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Overview The root and stem of the bloodroot plant bleeds a reddish orange liquid when it is cut, which is how the plant got its name. The root has been used in traditional medicine. Today the plant is not recommended…
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You do not have to get old to start caring for your skin. The earlier you start the better you will look and feel in your older years. Following are some tips you can follow to be on your way…
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April 20, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Suboxone is a synthetic opiate used to treat moderate pain and to treat opiate addiction. Suboxone was first approved to treat opiate addiction by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002. It is composed of buprenorphine, an opiate pain killer,…
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It’s the day before your appointment at the hair salon and you have at least a half inch of new growth. That afternoon, you find yourself committed to a social function that you cannot get out of. How are you…
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After the age of eighteen, people are free to date whomever they please and there are many relationships that involve a woman who is younger than the man that she’s with. While there is nothing inherently wrong with this, the…
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The milk thistle plant, named for the milky veins that adorn its leaves, has been cultivated for over 2000 years for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Herbal remedies made from milk thistle and its active ingredient, silymarin, are available for…
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Relaxing your hair is a great way to making it more manageable and to reduce time you spend maintaining and styling it. This does not mean, however, that you can forget about taking care of your hair or that slacking…
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Overview There is a long-held myth that stress causes gray hair and that extreme anxiety can cause it to change color overnight. Coco Ballantyne, a writer for “Scientific American” magazine, cites the story of Marie Antoinette, the French ruler who…
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April 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Sadly the divorce rate amongst married couples is fairly high nowadays. I often hear older married couples saying that it wasn’t the same in their day as there were not so many divorces and people behaved better towards one another….
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April 20, 2015 Skincare & Beauty
Head lice are common in children, who tend to congregate in close quarters and who may share combs, brushes and hats. Lice live in the hair and lay their eggs, called nits, along the hair shaft close to the scalp….
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I am a licensed cosmetologist and have tried just about every hair product imaginable. I have found the most benefits come from herbs and oils. Rosemary being at the top of the list. When researching how to maintain healthy tresses,…
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April 20, 2015 Sports & Recreation
The best golf club grips are not necessarily the most expensive or carry the highest prestige by brand name–they are the grips you feel the most comfortable with when swinging your clubs. If you are less than satisfied with your…
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For many years now, people have been warning blondes that they should not go into the pool because the chlorine will or may turn their hair green. Contrary to this popular belief it is not the chlorine in the pool…
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April 20, 2015 Sports & Recreation
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. Buying equipment for it, specifically a soccer goal, can be expensive. Building your own soccer goal with PVC pipe can help save you hundreds of dollars, and it can…
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April 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce in the United States has become so common that most people think little of it. Many marriages (approximately 50%)end in divorce. So, with such a moral epidemic, why is it so hard to pinpoint the reasons? Because the number…
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Overview Diabetes insipidus is not related to other types of diabetes, which are disorders of blood sugar and insulin regulation in the body. Instead, diabetes insipidus is characterized by a brain deficiency or disorder that causes afflicted individuals to become…
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There are certain things that men do not know about women. Simple as they may be, however they seem extremely complicated to men. Often enough they are not even aware of their existence. What are those things? 10 things every…
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Perhaps you’ve just come from a scissor happy stylist. Or you’ve experienced horrible damage and want to know how to get your hair back fast. Unless you suffer from a scalp or health condition, your hair continuously grows and goes through the normal human…
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April 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
I thought that once I got married, I wouldn’t have to sleep alone any more. I was wrong. Ninety-five percent of the time, my husband falls asleep on the couch. I have tried to wake him; it’s like getting a…
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Overview As any person knows, saving money is extremely important in being successful financially. When starting a business, it is even more important to save money. If you happened to take out a loan in order to jump-start your business,…
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