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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Shopping for the Perfect Prom Dress
Whether you’re looking for old Hollywood glamour like Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn, you’ve dreamt of revealing your inner princess or want to feel like you could be walking the red carpet at the Oscars, there’s a prom dress out…
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Coping Tips when Caring for Aging Parents
Coping, when caring for aging parents, isn’t always easy. There are many difficulties that can arise that make looking after senior parents tough. Learning how to overcome obstacles, from managing to obtain free time and sanity, to doing the best to provide…
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Effects of Body Image Issues in Teenagers
What about us naturally skinny minnies? Nowadays I can’t pick up a paper without seeing an article about weight issues. Whether it’s a trashy report on flabby celeb thighs’ or a harrowing story about the death of a tiny catwalk…
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3 Signs of Depression
April 14, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Depression is a disorder affecting an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression strikes many people but the condition unfortunately goes untreated a majority of the time. Depression not only affects the mind…
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What is Mineral Makeup
Mineral makeup has been making a comeback very recently, judging by the influx of advertisements in women’s magazines and on the television for various makeup brands and their new mineral makeup lines. Mineral makeup may look to be a new…
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Intro to Athletic Training
Overview Athletic trainers are sports medicine professionals who are the front-line of defense and emergency care for athletes during competition or practice. They work primarily for college or professional sports teams, although some high schools and physical therapy clinics also…
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Do you Feel better Buying Man Made Diamonds or Naturally Occurring Diamonds – Man Made
There is an old cliche that diamonds are a girls best friend. I don’t know if that is still the majority view. I have bought both “real” and “man made” diamonds in my life. Let’s backtrack just a little and…
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A Description of a Sociopath
April 14, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Overview Sociopaths, also commonly known as “psychopaths,” are diagnosed with the label “anti-social personality disorder,” using the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual” of the American Psychiatric Association. Characteristics include an extreme disregard for people and laws, and engagement in irresponsible, reckless,…
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Avoiding Conflict Discussing Problems Discussing Issues
Avoiding conflict seems like a positive approach to maintaining relationships. In reality, this behavior has the opposite effect. The issue might be small and unimportant but it niggles. Who takes out the garbage, who puts the lights out when they…
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Facts About Juicy Fruit Gum
April 14, 2015 Diet & Nutrition
Overview Among the first varieties of chewing gum to hit the market more than 100 years ago, Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Gum is one of the world’s most popular gum flavors. Made of gum base, sweeteners and secret flavorings, Juicy Fruit’s…
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Benefits of Bee Pollen
April 14, 2015 Diet & Nutrition
You may have been to the health food store and wondered what that container of orange, yellow and brown bee stuff was for. The answer to the question is as complex as bee pollen’s nutrient profile. Most people use bee…
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The Differences between 9 and 18 Carat Gold
It is a question that many people will ask hoping for a sensible answer, what is the difference between 9 and 18 carat gold? Men in particular often seem confused between the different grades of gold, and whilst they will recognise…
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Making the Home a Safer Place for your Loved ones
If you are one of those people who has elderly parents, you may be worried about how they can manage to continue to live in their homes. Old age and infirmity may mean that you are considering options for alternative…
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10 Ways to Prevent Repetitive Stress Injury
Nemours, a leading pediatric health system, defines repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) as injuries caused by repeating a motion that puts stress on a certain body part. Symptoms include inflammation, muscle strain and pain. Some RSIs can even lead to tissue…
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Exercises in the Gym
Getting active can sometimes be difficult when you’re at a loss to find a variety of exercises to do. Joining a gym can be a way to solve that problem. Gyms offer a myriad of different workout options, from cardio…
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A look at who can Wear Blue Eye Shadow
Blue eye shadow was in, then it was out, but now it’s in again! All the celebrities are sporting a blue eye shadow as part of their make-up range. Some have dusky blue, smoky eyes, while others have a halo…
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Selecting Goves
Gloves can be worn both for practical and fashion purposes. If you live in a cold weather climate, you may wear them on a regular basis for a good portion of the year. You want to be sure to find…
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What Are the Health Benefits of Infant Massage?
Adults aren’t the only ones who can benefit from massage–infants, too, can have significant health benefits after receiving massage. Infant massage has been done for many years, particularly in Asia, Africa and parts of Europe. Despite how simple and easy…
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Teenage Girls and Makeup
Nowadays children grow up so fast, you blink and you miss the most important events in their lives. Young girls want to appear all grown up as soon as possible, want to make themselves beautiful. One of the tactics’ available…
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Beauty Standards why do Women try for the Unrealistic
As a woman I can say that sometimes I am too concerned with being beautiful. Why in the world do I spend close to an hour in the mirror primping myself so I can admire my artistry? Why can’t I…
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Lyme Disease Symptom Checklist
April 14, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection carried by infected ticks that can be transmitted to humans and animals bitten by these ticks. In the United States, an estimated 35,000 people developed Lyme disease in 2008, based upon information provided by…
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Summer Make up Tips
A sunny afternoon, with a delicious iced beverage, partaking of poolside leisure is what most women imagine when daydreaming about summer. We envision ourselves looking good in a swimsuit (because we’re always working toward that goal and you know it),…
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The Types of Bindings for Cross Country Skis
April 14, 2015 Sports & Recreation
Cross-country skiing is typically done on prepared, or groomed, trails and usually does not involve steep or prolonged ascents and descents as is found in back country skiing. Therefore, the bindings for cross-country skis lock in the toe of the…
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Eternity Summer 2010 Perfume Review
Summer editions of various fragrances seem to be rampant at the moment, and in 2010 Calvin Klein have created yet another Summer version of the highly popular Eternity perfume. The perfume itself comes in a tall rectangular shaped glass bottle,…
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Daycare and Elderly Services
Sitting on the back deck of a nursing home yearning for the moment that something familiar, something precious, something pure would interrupt the loneliness of their lives, the elderly have an unspoken need. Bringing day care and an elderly service…
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What is the most Important Problem that Senior Citizens Face Today
Anyone who found a magic lamp ,rubbed it, and was given three wishes before the genie disappeared would have to give it serious thought. If ever I had that opportunity at my age I would have no problem . I…
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About Naturopathic Treatment for Gout
April 14, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Overview Naturopathic treatment for gout is extremely successful in decreasing pain and inflammation associated with gout. The goal is to reduce overall levels in the body of uric acid, the problematic substance, which causes gout. Eliminating uric acid forming foods…
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All the right Intentions Moving your Elderly Parent into your House
You know, You might think that moving your elderly parents or parent into your house is and should be the right thing to do,and of course by all means it is, once your parents have become elderly and begun to…
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Lyme Disease CNS Symptoms
April 14, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). Humans contract Lyme disease from the bite of an infected tick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 28,921 confirmed and 6,277 probable cases of Lyme disease…
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What do you say to an ex when there are no Words Left
This is a question I’m going to need a little help with. What is the context? Is this “ex” an ex-spouse, an ex-lover? I only ask this because I am curious-if there are no words left, is there any need…
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