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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Top Recommended Exercise Videos for Overweight People
Choosing an appropriate and effective exercise video can be a daunting task, especially when you are just starting out. Select an exercise program specially designed for beginners with a few extra pounds and start shaving off the weight at your…
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The Best Exercises to Tone Your Back
Your back is made up of numerous muscles: your latisimus dorsi that runs down the outer sides of your back, your mid trapezius and rhomboids between your shoulder blades and your erector spinea that runs from the base of your…
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Causes of Stomach Pain and Bloating After Eating
Most people experience stomach pain and bloating after eating at some point. Consuming certain foods, eating too fast and emotional stress may contribute to these symptoms. In some cases, pain and bloating after eating indicate medical conditions, such as irritable…
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Facial Exercises to Get Rid of a Sagging Chin & Neckline
Facial exercises are the most natural anti-aging treatment that can be effective in combating the frog-like appearance of the neckline so often associated with aging. Facial exercises should be used consistently to reduce this appearance of sagging skin and slack…
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How to help your Child welcome a new Sibling
There is so much anticipation about a newborn, parents may overlook ways to include their children in a joyous occasion. Kids can be educated about their future and role to help raise the newcomer. Some tips and helpful resources are…
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Octagam Side Effects
December 10, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Octagam is one of many brand names in the United States for the generically termed immune globulin. The Mayo Clinic states it is an immunizing agent that can boost the body’s immune system to help it treat or prevent maladies…
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3 Ways to Compare Fat Burners to Fat Blockers
1. How Fat Blockers Work Fat blockers attach to fat in your digestive tract. Fats are normally absorbed through the walls of the intestine into the blood stream, but fat blockers stop this process. Fat blockers attach themselves to fat…
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Diet for Gallstones
Overview The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ belonging to the hepatobiliary system. Among its primary functions is the storage and release of bile, the body’s natural emulsifying agent, in response to the consumption of dietary fats. Gallstones are a…
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How Long do you Continue to Pick up the Pieces for your Siblings
We received a call from my husband’s sister indicating that our five-year-old nephew had been taken into protective custody by Child Protective Services (CPS). Our nephew was often caught in the battle of who would be caring for him on…
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Drug Abuse Resources
“Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing” defines drug abuse as the use of drugs in spite of recurring and significant harmful consequences. Often, drug abuse occurs as the result of physical or psychological addiction to the substance. The reasons for drug abuse…
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5 Way to Diagnose Slipping Rib Syndrome
1. Understand What It Is Slipping rib syndrome, which may also be known as Tietze’s syndrome, is considered to be somewhat uncommon. It occurs when the ligaments that hold the ribs in place become weak. This weakness may cause the…
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Fighting in Front of Children
Parental fighting in front of a child can affect a child in many different ways, depending on the child, the nature of the fighting, etc. However, one thing is certain, parental fighting that a child, or children, are privy to,…
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Back Exercises for Spondylosis of the Spine
Spondylosis or spinal osteoarthritis can cause degeneration in the bones and discs of the vertebral column. Dr. John J. Regan, an orthopedic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, advises that though aging is the primary cause, the severity of this disorder…
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Top 10 Ways to Drive your Brother or Sister Crazy
Being a kind, caring, devoted 19 year old brother that I am, nothing satisfies me more than tormenting my older sister. I guess that goes for anyone who is a younger brother or sister. Considering that there is a 4…
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Female Genital Wart Treatments
December 10, 2013 Sexual and Reproductive Health
Genital warts are growths on the vagina and rectum in females. A sexually transmitted virus called the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes the warts to grow. The warts may cause pain and grow large in appearance. Over 1.4 million people in…
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Soul Mates Twin Flames Soul Twins
December 10, 2013 Friends and Peers
The definition of Soul mate is pretty unanimous wherever you look. In short it means you’re “other half”. Not everyone believes in the mystical connotations of the term “Soul Mate” and just believe two people grow together to become compatible…
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Adult Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sickle cell anemia is the most common hereditary disease in America that begins in childhood and has no promise of a long life. Cystic fibrosis is number two. As of 2004,…
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Commercial Banks Vs. Savings and Loans
Overview Savings and loan associations and commercial banks both provide basic banking services to customers, including check writing, debit cards, and loans and deposits. However, commercial banks typically service larger customers than savings and loan associations, and they tend to…
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About Rheumatism Symptoms
Overview Rheumatism is a historical term used to describe any condition of joint or connective tissue pain. Joint pain can occur in a variety of conditions, along with other body complaints, depending on the disease. Some of the major diseases…
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How to Do Push-Ups If You Have Arthritis in Hands
Overview Arthritis is a common disease in middle-aged and older people. It is often present in the joints of your hands and fingers. This can make doing push-ups extremely difficult and painful, but there are variations of the push-up that…
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How to Deal with a Negative Attitude in a Family Member
There are different people who are a part of the same family or clan, with each one having their own thoughts, opinions and attitudes. It is very difficult when there is a family member who possess a negative attitude towards…
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Raising a Child with Disabilities
Medical science has made tremendous advances in the health care industry in the last two decades. The greatest advances have been in the field of neonatology. Infants who at one time had absolutely no hopes for survival are now surviving…
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Know the Symptoms of Viral Meningitis
Meningitis is an infection of the spinal fluid and protective fibrous tissue that encapsulates the brain and spinal cord, the meninges. Bacteria and viruses, and less commonly, fungi and parasites can cause meningitis. The Meningitis Foundation of American explains viral…
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Brothers Sisters and Favorites
I have heard all my life how spoiled I must be since I’m the baby of five. OK, maybe I was a little, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t earn that extra hug from mom every now and then. I…
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Devices to Get Rid of Blackheads on the Face
December 9, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Blackheads, also referred to as open comedones, occur when pores become clogged with excess oil and dead skin cells. The blackheads take on a yellow or blackened appearance when the oil is exposed to air and oxidizes. There are several…
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What Are Some Skin Problems During Pregnancy?
December 9, 2013 Sexual and Reproductive Health
Most women will have some kind of skin problem at some point during pregnancy. Rapidly fluctuating hormone levels are typically the culprit. Usually these skin problems are not serious and will cease to be a problem after the pregnancy. However,…
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What Is Blue & Black Cohosh?
December 9, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview While blue and black cohosh sound similar, they are unrelated herbs. Black cohosh, actaea racemosa or cimicifuga racemosa in scientific terms, is native to America and may act in ways similar to estrogen in some people. Blue cohosh, or…
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10 Signs Your Husband Is Cheating
Cheating in a marriage isn’t uncommon. According to the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), approximately 50 percent of couples who seek treatment are trying to work past an extramarital affair, and 25 percent of husbands in a…
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Knee Replacement Risks
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), or a knee replacement, is a surgical treatment option for persons whose knees that have been severely damaged by arthritis or traumatic injury. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), 90 percent of those…
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How to help your Child welcome a new Sibling
Experience is certainly the best teacher, and while I cannot recall the feelings and emotions that occurred when my parents brought home triplets, when I was 2, and another baby when I was 3, I am confident that the birth…
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