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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Group B Strep Infection Types
Group B streptococcal bacteria can cause serious infections in all age groups, although newborns and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to these bacteria. Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis (infection of the bloodstream) and serious skin infections are the most common illnesses caused…
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Digestion Process of Fats Into Triglycerides
October 29, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Basics Triglycerides are fats, also called lipids, which are stored in the body when not used for energy. The fat remains in the blood to provide cell function energy, cell building and hormone function. Blood triglycerides enter the body through…
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Teen Advice how to Assess your Personality Type
October 29, 2013 Friends and Peers
Why would you want to assess your personality type? There are a number of reasons, one being to understand yourself better. If you know what your personality is like, then you can make more informed decisions about who to date,…
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What Are the Causes of a Slow Heart Rate?
The heart is made up of four chambers. The two upper chambers are called the atria, while the two lower chambers are known as the ventricles. The right atria contains the sinus node, which is the heart’s natural pacemaker. It…
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Teen Advice how to Assess your Personality Type
October 29, 2013 Friends and Peers
Before you can access your personality type you have to know what types you are choosing from. The big five factors of personality are: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (or those who are emotionally unstable.) Open personalities are imaginative…
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What Are the Causes of Knee Joint Pain?
Knee-joint pain can be a tremendous aggravation and, if it becomes severe enough, can substantially affect your ability to move about and may even alter your quality of life. Knee-joint pain can be caused by many factors, ranging from injury…
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Menopause & Hair
October 29, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Overview Menopause has wide-ranging effects on a woman’s body. With the attendant decrease and fluctuations in female hormones, some amount of hair loss is common and can affect hair not only on the head, but hair all over the body….
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Teen Advice how to Assess your Personality Type
October 29, 2013 Friends and Peers
If you are a teen, you may have fallen victim to the trend of online quizzes, hoping that these questions will look deep into your psyche and reveal something about yourself. You may also grab the daily newspaper right from…
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34 Weeks Pregnant Information
October 29, 2013 Sexual and Reproductive Health
Overview The 34th week of pregnancy is an exciting time, as the baby continues to grow and develop inside the mother’s body and both get ready for the impending birth. For a woman who has had a healthy, uneventful pregnancy,…
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Homeopathic Eczema Remedies
Eczema is an irritating skin condition often characterized by extreme itching and dry, scaly skin that can be significantly improved using homeopathic remedies, which typically come in the form of tiny pellets that are placed under the tongue, where they…
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The Best Herbs for Sinus Infections
According to the Mayo Clinic, sinus infections may be viral, bacterial or fungal in origin. In most cases, sinus infections dissipate after a few days or weeks with no treatment; however, some cases become chronic. Conventional treatments for chronic or…
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Teen Advice how to Assess your Personality Type
October 29, 2013 Friends and Peers
During your teens while your body and mind is changing everyday.You will also be trying to find yourself,and getting to know your personality type,this is the beginning of knowing what makes your world feel right. You will begin to see…
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What Are the Causes of Tiredness After a Night’s Sleep?
October 29, 2013 Mental Health
Daytime tiredness is a common health complaint made all the more frustrating when we have spent an entire night in bed. When sleep is not restful, the cause is usually correctable with lifestyle factors that allow for quality sleep, known…
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Smaller Arm Exercises for Women
Smaller arms are achieved by lifting the correct amount of weight and performing the right amount of repetitions, not by doing certain exercises. However, squats and lunges won’t do much to firm your arms. The National Academy of Sport Medicine’s…
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Whitewater Kayaking Tips
Whitewater kayaking can be one of the most thrilling outdoor adventure sports. Unlike whitewater rafting, where you’re working as a team to navigate the rapids, whitewater kayaking is all about you, the kayak and the water. Before you set out…
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Different Types of Lung Problems
The lungs are the primary organs involved in respiration, the process of bringing air into the body and creating gas exchange. Oxygen is moved into the blood stream and carbon dioxide and other waste is moved out of the blood…
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Basketball Training & Tips
Basketball is a game of skill that requires significant training in order to play well. Players have to get in great cardiovascular condition, must build explosive strength and work on the individual skills needed to play the game. This requires…
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3 Ways to Treat Bipolar Disorder
October 29, 2013 Mental Health
1. Get Your Medication Right Taking medication is an important part of treating bipolar disorder. However, figuring out the right medication for you can be tricky. In fact, drug therapy for people with bipolar disorder is a highly individualized thing,…
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Foods to Decrease Blood Pressure
October 29, 2013 Senior Health
High blood pressure (hypertension) can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart disease and other diseases. An article published in the “Journal of the American Society of Nephrology” in 2003 by a professor at John’s Hopkins Medical Institution reported…
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The Benefits of Kegel Exercises for Women
October 29, 2013 Sexual and Reproductive Health
Pelvic floor muscles are like small girdles that help hold the abdominal organs in place and improve their functioning. Weak pelvic muscles can lead to conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence. In addition to improving these conditions,…
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About Eye Floaters
Overview Eye floaters are black or gray specks, strings or cobwebs that appear and drift about the visual field. The Mayo Clinic says most eye floaters are caused by age-related changes that occur in the vitreous humor layer within the…
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Neck Exercises for Yoga
Sometimes it is not until you experience neck strain that you realize the importance of maintaining healthy neck muscles. The neck allows the gaze to turn up, down, left and right. Full mobility in the neck lets your view of…
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4 Ways to Use Behavioral Therapy for Autism
October 29, 2013 Children's Health
1. Get a Proper Assessment of Your Child’s Functionality Before you can begin to design a treatment program for your child with autism, you first have to have him assessed to determine his level of functionality. All children with autism…
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What Are the Different Treatments for Alcoholism?
Facing the facts about alcoholism can be very difficult. Feelings of anger, shame and inadequacy may make resisting the impulse to drink seem impossible. Fighting strong cravings and miserable withdrawal symptoms are too much for alcoholics and their families to…
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Teen Advice how to Resist Bullying
October 29, 2013 Friends and Peers
Sometimes high school can feel like a dog-eat-dog world, an unfriendly place where exclusive cliques, mean girls, preps, nerds, jocks and band geeks all collide. You have to find your niche quickly, or some bully will inevitably see you as…
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Vitamin Benefits for HIV Patients
October 29, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with higher levels of free radicals (organic molecules responsible for aging, tissue damage, and possibly some diseases) and decreased vitamin absorption, both of which damage the body and can lead to poorer health. According…
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3 Ways to Choose Foods for the Hacker’s Diet
October 29, 2013 Diet & Nutrition
1. Eat What You Like John Walker, the author of “The Hacker’s Diet,” recommends you eat the foods you like while dieting. His approach to weight loss is to simply control calorie intake rather than rely on any miracle foods…
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Teen Advice how to Resist Bullying
October 29, 2013 Friends and Peers
Many individuals might say that being bullied is a rite of passage. While some children are bullied throughout grammar school, in many cases, bullying intensifies during the tumultuous adolescent years of junior high and high school. Although some might discard…
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What Are the Three P’s of Diabetes?
Diabetics may be unaware that they have the disease until there are obvious signs or symptoms. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by destruction of the pancreas (type 1 DM) or insulin resistance in tissues (type 2 DM). Gradual decline in…
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Herbal Treatments for ADD & ADHD
ADD (attention deficit disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) are characterized by difficulty staying focused, being easily distracted and, in the case of ADHD, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. These disorders are caused by problems with brain development and can be…
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