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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What Is the Process for Child Custody in a Divorce?
Overview After the grounds for divorce are substantiated, the remainder of the divorce process is primarily resolving how to sever the marriage relationship before an official divorce decree is entered. The issue of child custody can be one of the…
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Body Fat Percentage Devices
May 13, 2015 Weight Management
Body composition is the amount of body fat and lean body weight that makes up your body. Body composition is one of five fitness components that determine your fitness level. This component is assessed by measuring the percentage of your…
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How to Improve your Communication Skills
Improving your communication skills is the key to having fulfilling relationships. No matter what relationship we are talking about, having clear, honest and open communications will increase your chances of success in the long run. In order to improve your…
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Hyperextended Knee Exercises
If you’re flexible so that you can easily “lock out” your elbow and knee joints, you are at more risk for weakening the ligaments and tendons surrounding these joints. Over time, this can result in injury. If you have hyperextended…
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Foods to Avoid With Thrush Mouth
Oral thrush is caused by a fungus known as Candida albicans, which causes creamy white lesions along the lining of the mouth and tongue. Thrush can affect anyone, although babies, people who wear dentures, people who inhale corticosteroids and those…
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Herbal Medications for Menopause
Menopause causes a sudden drop in the estrogen levels of women, which can cause uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes, discomfort, and hair growth. Many women fear this experience, which can cause some to feel as though they are losing aspects…
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Front Runners for the Hottest new Celebrity Fragrances this Season
A new world is brewing up in the beauty industry as it looks like every celebrity has a perfume scent with their name associated with it. Celebrities like Celine Dion, David Beckham, Sean Combs also known as P Diddy, Paris…
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Fat Burning Exercises for Women at Home
Although the support of professionals and a fitness community can be helpful and motivating for some women, those are certainly not essential to achieve weight loss. The effectiveness of videotaped group workout sessions, using the great outdoors and implementing incremental…
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Would you Accept a Gift from a Man who Abused you
It is very easy to say you would never accept a gift from a man who abused you if you have never been in that situation. The strong women of today are taught from an early age not to put…
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Uncontested & Contested Divorce
Overview Divorce is never really “easy.” After all, it represents the failure of a marriage and the breakup of a family. But some divorces are easier than others. If the spouses can put aside their emotions and come to an…
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Lacoste Inspiration
Lacoste inspiration is a fragrance which was launched by Lacoste approximately three years or so ago. As well as the Lacoste Inspiration Perfume you can also purchase Lacoste Inspiration bath and body products which help to layer and compliment the…
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Rio Grande Valley 2008 Spring and Summer Fashion Trends
Flower Power: Make the Summer’s Hottest Trend Your Own Everything’s coming up roses on the runway! Flower prints and floral-inspired designs are super-hot in almost every notable fashion collection this season. From huge, bright tropical flowers splashed across dresses to…
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The Effects of Anxiety
May 12, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
If you suffer from symptoms of anxiety or have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, you’re not alone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million American adults each year. Occasional anxiety is a…
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Oral Allergy Treatments
May 12, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
About 54 percent of the American population tests positive for an allergy, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Multiple approaches may be taken to treating and preventing allergies such as home remedies, prescribed medications and over-the-counter…
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The Top 10 Ways to Conserve Water
If you’re concerned about your impact on the environment, conserving water is one way to make a difference. Small changes to your daily routine can have a big environmental impact. When you choose to conserve water, you can reduce your…
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A Non Scientific Explanation of Hoodia Gordonii
Overview In theory, the Hoodia gordonii weight loss supplements you can purchase online or over the counter sound like they should work, since there’s so many of them to choose from. With such widespread popularity, you may wonder how hoodia…
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Definition of Patchouli
Overview Defining “patchouli” requires more than simply consulting a dictionary, because the term means many things to many people. At its simplest, patchouli is a variety of plant. However, its fragrant leaves can be processed to produce an essential oil…
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Benefits of Acai Berry Supplements
Acai berries are a popular “superfood” and are found in the form of juice and supplements at many health food stores. The berry, harvested from Central and South America, is full of antioxidants that help stop or slow the oxidation…
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Yoga Strap Exercises
Yoga straps are useful tools for yoga practitioners, especially beginners. The misconception that yoga is only for flexible people too often becomes an excuse for the very people who need exercise the most to avoid yoga. Yoga straps are nylon…
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Art Therapy for Children with Cancer
Overview Children with cancer have emotional needs that require just as much attention as their physical needs. Young cancer patients experience fear, anxiety, depression and other emotions associated with serious chronic illnesses. Some medical facilities offer art therapy programs for…
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I’m Drinking Milk to Lose Weight
May 12, 2015 Weight Management
Overview Drinking milk as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet may help shed pounds. Milk provides vitamins, minerals and protein and helps with hunger cues to prevent overeating. Adding a few cups of milk a day to your diet may…
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Home Eye Exercises for Children
If you have a child that cannot see things at a distance but not near to his or her face, she is far-sighted. If your child cannot see signs on the road while sitting in the car, he or she…
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Renal Disease Treatments
Renal disease,often referred as kidney disease, results in gradual loss of kidney function leading to high levels of fluid and waste in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. Filtering toxins from the blood through small structures called nephrons is…
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Budesonide Nasal Spray Side Effects
May 12, 2015 Diseases & Health Conditions
Budesonide nasal spray is a prescription medication classified as an inhaled corticosteroid. This medication is used for the management of the symptoms of seasonal allergies in children over the age of 6 and adults. Budesonide prevents the formation of chemicals…
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Quick and Easy Ab Exercises for Busy Moms
Busy moms often get much of their exercise on the go–chasing after fast-moving toddlers or hoisting a growing baby out of a baby car seat. As physically active as mothers are, they can benefit from basic ab exercises that will…
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Is Blood Thicker than Water – Yes
It seems for many, blood is thicker than water. Many times, this may be a good thing. However, in some circumstances, it can be quite negative. Here is an example of that. I know a lady who married when she…
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What Are the Major Blood Vessels?
The circulatory system is a closed network of transport vessels responsible for delivering nutrients and removing waste products from all body systems. Shirley A. Jones’s “Pocket Anatomy and Physiology” provides a pictorial guide illustrating the nature of the closed circulatory…
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Is Blood Thicker than Water – No
“Is blood thicker than water?” “Which is more enduring, relationships we are born into or those that we create”? Both these questions have myths and assumptions embedded within them. To explore these myths is to understand that blood relationships are…
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Guidelines for Proper Hand Hygiene
Proper hand hygiene has been proven by experts to be the best practice of preventing infection and decreasing the spread of diseases. This excerpt is from MayoClinic.com: “…Yet hand washing, when done properly, is one of the best ways to…
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Right Brain Exercises for Children
The human brain is divided into two hemispheres. The left, or analytical, brain is devoted primarily to managing logical cognition in a sequential, cause-and-effect manner. The right side, however, processes ideas through association to produce more intuitive conclusions. Western civilization…
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