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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Facts on Nicotine
Overview Nicotine is a psychostimulant that occurs naturally in the tobacco plant. It is the addictive substance in tobacco products like snuff, cigarettes and cigars. Nicotine has been used as a pesticide due to its insect repellent properties. When inhaled…
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401 Multi-Gym Instructions
Overview The York compact 401 home multi-gym is a free-standing platform. The 401 multi-gym is sold with 24 exercise routines and has 120 lbs. of resistance in the form of a weight stack with eight selectorized plates. It comes with…
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Benefits of Essential Oils in Soaps
Essential oils, the scented liquids derived from botanicals, lend their fragrance to soaps while boosting the soaps’ therapeutic and helping to preserve them. The amount of essential oil added to a soap batch varies depending on the strength of the…
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4 Ways to Diagnose Symptoms of Frequent Indigestion
1. Confirm Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is a common cause of frequent indigestion. However, many other more serious diseases are often misdiagnosed as IBS, so don’t immediately accept IBS as an explanation. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is…
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How to keep going when You’d rather Give up
January 7, 2014 Crisis Support
Life is not always kind. You might be blindsided by an untimely death of a loved one, a reversal of financial well-being, a debilitating medical issue or some other unfortunate life-changing event that leaves you depleted of the ability to…
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4 Ways to Treat Simple Partial Seizures
1. Consider the Cause The treatment for simple partial seizure activity varies by syndrome cause. These episodes often stem from a brain injury, tumor, stroke or a congenital defect, and some acute conditions may require immediate surgery to correct the…
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Juice Detox Programs
January 7, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
Juice detox programs recommend that you consume mostly juice and avoid solid foods for a set period of time. This type of diet is intended to help your body get rid of toxins, while also jump-starting your weight loss. Due…
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Use a Fresh Honest Appraoch to get the Girl
♦ Be honest, authentic and direct to get the girl ♦ No one likes a liar. No one respects a liar. It is possible to have some short term success with making up elaborate stories and fantasies and playing it…
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Prostate Cancer Warning Symptoms
Each year, over 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer, reports the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR). Men over the age of 50 are at the highest risk of developing prostate cancer. Unfortunately, many patients…
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Home Circuit Exercises
The biggest workout trends for 2010 will include time-saving and cost-effective workouts, according to the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit fitness watchdog group. Performing circuit training routines at home covers both these factors. Circuit training provides a time-efficient method…
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Suicide
January 7, 2014 Crisis Support
As a suicide survivor, let me tell you that coming across an article title named “Why suicide should never be an option” brings out the emotion. Wow, suicide should never be an option?! You don’t say! No, suicide should not…
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4 Ways to Identify Intrauterine Growth Restriction
1. Fundal Height: A Measurement of Fetal Growth One of the most important parts of your prenatal appointments is checking the growth of your baby. Your doctor or midwife can use several techniques to determine fetal growth. One of the…
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4 Ways to Prevent Dry Eye Syndrome
1. Avoid Prolonged or Strained Use of the Eyes Small inefficiencies in the way people use their eyes can lead to all sorts of ocular maladies. If you work at a computer 10 hours a day, for instance, take breaks…
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Benefits of the Hawthorn Berry Herb
People have used hawthorn as an herbal treatment for heart disease symptoms for hundreds of years, and the University of Maryland Medical Center notes that research supports this use. The leaves, flowers and berries are used in liquid extracts with…
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What Are the Types of Psychological Tests?
Psychological tests are designed to assess information based on answers you provide on a standardized test. The outcome generally isn’t conclusive, but it gives the evaluator some information to include in an overall psychological assessment. These tests are typically administered…
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Stalker
There is always a possibility that the man or woman of your dreams may turn out to be a stalker. This is not a thought that anyone dating may want to entertain, but it is a reality. Here’s what to…
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Exercises to Lose Hip Fat
The hips are one of the main parts of the body involved with curves. When fat has accumulated in the hips, it can cause self consciousness and the avoidance of wearing certain outfits. If you are a woman or man,…
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Cheap Exercise Equipment for Abs
Despite what television commercials tell you, there’s no need to buy the newest, strangest ab machine. The best abdominal exercise equipment is usually the simplest, and also often the cheapest. While most ab gadgets only allow you to perform one…
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How not to Scare your Man away Curb Enthusiasm
You think that you may have found the one. He’s almost everything, if not all, that you have ever dreamed of. The problem is that you know that being too enthusiastic about a relationship may come back to you to…
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Anterior Shoulder Stretches
Anterior shoulder stretches will help maintain the function and the range of motion of your shoulder joints. The American College of Sports Medicine encourages you to warm up first as warm-ups serve to increase blood flow to your joints thereby…
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Problems With Pierced Ears
January 7, 2014 Skincare and Beauty
Ear piercings are probably the most common body piercing on the planet. Ear piercings even appear in ancient sculpture. Master piercer Elayne Angel in her book “The Piercing Bible” mentions an Iranian female bust from approximately 3,500 B.C. with multiple…
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Where can you Turn when Life Turns Upside down
January 7, 2014 Crisis Support
Imagine if you will, standing on the top of a box. You know you can’t stand there forever, however the thought of stepping off, and into a sea of land mines, is thoroughly overwhelming. Of course, you’re clearly aware at…
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Why some People Stay in Bad Relationships
There are women all around the world, who have stayed in a bad relationship, myself included, and if you were one of the lucky ones you got out. We all have our own reasons and different amounts of time wasted…
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Activities for an Infant & Toddler
January 7, 2014 Children's Health
Balancing an infant and a toddler presents challenges, particularly when it comes to finding activities appropriate for both ages. Planning an activity that everyone can enjoy allows you to spend quality time with both children rather than feeling torn between…
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Had a Good Date so let them know
Saying “thank you” is a phrase that everyone learns when they are young to show appreciation for something that has been given to them or a compliment they have received. It’s a matter of manners and being polite. Why should saying…
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Tips to Conserve Energy
Energy conservation plays an important role in ensuring that future generations can access natural resources used to generate heat and power. Environmentally friendly conservation methods slow the depletion of the earth’s nonrenewable energy resources and reduce air pollution generated when…
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Being Picky when Choosing a Date
Settling should not be a word in any dater’s vocabulary. While it may be the easier and safer option, the dater who “settles” will also have to live with the simple fact that he or she might not be happier…
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4 Ways to Spot Symptoms of Culture-Negative Endocarditis
1. Know the Primary Symptoms of Culture-Negative Endocarditis Culture-negative endocarditis is a cardiopulmonary condition that causes infection and inflammation of the lining of the heart. While it is most common with people with a history of congenital heart defects, some…
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3 Ways to Diagnose Pediatric Sleep Disorders
January 7, 2014 Children's Health
1. Educate Yourself on Pediatric Sleep Disorders There are many different types of pediatric sleep disorders. In general, children can suffer from most of the same disorders adults do. The difference is that children often do not have the language…
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Normal Weight for Height for Kids
January 7, 2014 Diet and Nutrition
Overview The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) use specific guidelines to determine whether or not a child is within a healthy weight range. According to the CDC and AAP, a child’s height and…
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