See how smoking causes blindness..(while you still can).
Every time you inhale cigarette smoke, thousands of chemicals enter your bloodstream and are carried to every part of your body.
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Smoking causes blindness. See for yourself
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Bed wetting solution : Alarm Method Helps 70%
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007When faced with treating a young child who suffers from bed-wetting, consider starting with behavior modification. If you run out of resources and all bed-wetting solution fails, try drug treatment.
As parents, here’s what I suggest you must do initially, before contemplating on any medications:
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Managing the pain of Osteoarthritis
Saturday, October 20th, 2007 Osteoarthritis is a painful and long term condition. It is caused by a deterioration of the cartilage in the joints. Osteoarthritis can occur in any joint but most often occurs in the spine, hips, knees or hands.
While osteoarthritis cannot be cured, much can be done to minimise the pain and disability associated with it.
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Memory Improvement tips to the forgetful
Saturday, October 13th, 2007Do you often misplace your car keys or walk into a room, only to forget why you went there? You probably despair that your memory is not what it used to be and it’s likely that you’re right. Just as every other part of our body ages, so, too, does our brain.
Here are some tips […]
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4 types of infections you could get from hot tubs and pools
Monday, October 8th, 2007 Heated swimming pools and hot tubs are active breeding grounds for infections, according to Prof. C. Ralph Daniel III, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, USA.
These are the 4 common types of infection you should be aware of when using public facilities:
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Fix that Tennis Elbow
Thursday, October 4th, 2007 What is tennis elbow? Tennis elbow is an injury to the muscles and tendons on the outside (lateral aspect) of the elbow that results from overuse or repetitive strain on the forearm.
As you can see from the pic on your left, that part of the elbow that’s magnified is the lateral aspect, or your elbow’s lateral […]
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Is Co-enzyme Q10 the Fountain of Youth?
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007Coenzyme Q-10?
Some call it the Fountain of youth - the wonder nutrient! Remember the way we used to buzz around when we were children? We can thank CoQ-10 for that. While the body manufactures CoQ-10 throughout our life, our capacity to produce it declines after the age of 30, and seems to be at its […]
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8 Commonly asked questions about food allergy
Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Allergies can’t be cured, but they don’t need to stop sufferers from living life to the full. People with food allergies can attest that life isn’t easy when you have to avoid certain foods at all costs.
Trying new dishes at restaurants can be a minefield and reactions to the offending foods can be uncomfortable, severe […]
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Brown Sugar Vs. White Sugar
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Is brown sugar a lot healthier than the “empty calories” of fully refined white sugar? Doesn’t “refined” mean “taking all the good stuff out”?
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in Adolescents
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 STD is an infection or disease passed from person to person through sexual contact. Unprotected sexual contact risks the lives of the young by afflicting with sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV infection and even unwanted pregnancy.
Every year, nearly nineteen million cases of sexually transmitted diseases are reported in the United States alone and out […]
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