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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Instructions for Beginning on the Exercise Ball
Overview Whether you are just beginning an exercise program or you are a long-time gym member, using an exercise ball will help you challenge your body in new ways. Using an exercise ball properly in your workout will help strengthen…
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Baseball Drills & Skills
Baseball is a sport that does not require extensive equipment, unlike football or lacrosse. With a ball, bat and baseball gloves, any group of kids can get together for a neighborhood game. Baseball teams that are more organized play games…
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Cholesterol and Garlic
Overview Garlic is a vegetable that offers many healing properties and has medicinal value. It may be best known for its ability to reduce your risk of developing heart disease. Various compounds found in abundance in this vegetable hinder plaque…
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Basic Parenting Skills
As a parent, you’re responsible for the physical, mental and emotional development of your child. It’s a lot of pressure, and you’re likely to wonder whether you’re doing everything right. There are very few solid rules, an abundance of contradictory…
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4 Ways to Prevent Strep Throat
1. Wash Your Hands You might not realize just how much your hands have to do with contagious throat infections. In fact, many contagious diseases are spread through hand-to-hand contact or picked up by touching items used by many people,…
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How to Determine Body Shape
October 24, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Overview Men and women fall into one of several basic body shapes that are primarily determined by their genetics. But while your body shape might be out of your hands, so to speak, it doesn’t mean you can’t make the…
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How Children Are Assessed in Secondary Schools
October 24, 2013 Senior Health
Formal Assessment Formal assessment is completed through a variety of methods during which each student is assessed through previously agreed-upon testing and criteria. Tests are administered each term to measure a child’s ability to exhibit real-world skills like math, science…
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Chest Shoulder & Tricep Exercises
The chest, shoulders and triceps may sound like only three areas of your body but in truth the pectoral muscles of your chest in themselves include an upper, middle and lower portion. The muscles of the shoulders, called the deltoids,…
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What Are the Dangers of Vitamins?
October 24, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Vitamins are chemicals that exist naturally in fruits, vegetables and grains. Humans must regularly ingest small amounts of vitamins to remain in good health. Vitamin pills can be taken when there are insufficient vitamins in a person’s meals. Vitamin dangers…
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Adverse Side Effects of Tylenol 3
Tylenol 3 is a brand name of one available combination pain reliever containing the medications codeine and acetaminophen. Each Tylenol 3 tablet contains 325mg acetaminophen and 30mg codeine and is often prescribed at two tablets per dose. Codeine is a…
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4 Ways to Fight Fatigue
1. Pace Yourself Working with your fatigue, not against it, is one of the keys to fighting it. Be aware of when your energy levels are at their highest and lowest points during the day, and then arrange your activities…
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Exercises for the Butt & Thighs
Butt and thigh muscles can be easily toned at home with or without weights, using a variety of different exercises. The best exercises work the butt and thighs together in one optimized movement. Whether male or female, one of the…
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Do you believe in Love at first Sight – No
October 24, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
Love at first sight to me is an infatuation of some sort. I do believe in being attracted to someone at first sight but definitely not love at first sight. Love comprises so many things and before one could be…
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Household Remedies for Sinus Infections
The common cold sometimes turns into a sinus infection, or sinusitis. A sinus infection that becomes severe, or lasts for more than two weeks, needs a physician’s assessment. There are household remedies to treat a mild sinus infection, however. And…
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Body Odor Cures
October 24, 2013 Skincare and Beauty
Body odor, also known as B.O. or bromhidrosis, can be unpleasant and embarrassing. According to a December 2009 article published by Medical News Today, body odor occurs when excretions from the apocrine sweat glands get absorbed by bacteria at the…
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How to Stop Excessive Armpit Sweating
Overview Excessive armpit sweating, also known as hyperhidrosis, affects as many as 7.8 million Americans, reports Saint Louis University’s Dee Anna Glaser, M.D. In her presentation to the International Hyperhidrosis Society, Dr. Glaser states that statistics further show that those…
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5 Ways to Treat Wisteria Vine Poisoning
1. Throw It Back Up Like many other plants, wisteria vine poisoning is treated by first removing the toxins in your system and then treating the symptoms. You should induce vomiting within the first few hours of ingesting the wisteria…
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Classic Pilates Exercises
Pilates places an emphasis on specific movements controlled by your core, which is also called your powerhouse. Doing Pilates regularly will strengthen the muscles of your abs and back, improve your posture, and increase your flexibility. Incorporate Pilates into your…
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How to tell if a Relative in Lonely
October 24, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
It can be difficult to tell if a relative is experiencing loneliness as recent studies show that while it may overlap with depression (a medical condition), it is not the same thing. A person’s perception of their situation and life…
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Diet Finger Foods
October 24, 2013 Diet and Nutrition
Something about finger foods is fun and addictive. Whether at a party or relaxing at home, it’s difficult to eat just one of these mini treats. When dieting, the desire to enjoy finger foods won’t disappear, but you can replace…
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Menopausal Women and Hair Thinning
Overview The Mayo Clinic defines menopause as the end of a woman’s fertility. Every woman eventually undergoes this phase in life. It may begin as early as your late 30s, becoming more pronounced in your 40s and ends on average…
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Benefits of Safflower Oil
Often confused with sunflower oil, safflower oil is a light, delicately flavored vegetable oil that is extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is has a light texture and is non-greasy and easily absorbed. Nutritionally similar to the…
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Home Exercises for the Lower Pecs
The pectoralis or pec muscles are your largest chest muscles, responsible for swinging your upper arm bone (the humerus) in toward your body. Chest presses and push ups are classic exercises that focus on developing the chest muscles; if you…
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How to Roll Softball Bats
Overview Many softball bats are made of composite materials, such as nylon, which are designed to offer better structural design and hitting power than traditional aluminum bats. Various structures within these bats are designed to have a rebound effect upon…
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The Power of the Word
October 24, 2013 Communication
The power of the word, whether spoken or written has been acknowledged probably since language was first used. By language I mean any means of transmitting a message from emitter A to receiver B, with B having the means of…
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Food Allergy Symptoms in Children
If your child has a food allergy, she’s not alone–the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology estimates that approximately 6 percent of young children have some type of food allergy. A food allergy occurs when your child’s immune system…
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Love at first Sight – Yes
October 24, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
Noemi was 18 in 1971. It was a year of miniskirts and of growing up. She had been graduated from high school. She needed a job. She was from a family of modest means. She had always worked. Much of…
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Louisville Slugger 125 Information
Overview Louisville Slugger baseball bats are the elder statesmen of wooden bat manufacturing. The brand, which is produced by the Louisville, Ky.-based company Hillerich & Bradsby, has been making bats for professional baseball players for more than 125 years. There…
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Herniated Neck Disc Symptoms
The cervical spine, made up of seven bones, or vertebrae, and soft spongy discs located between each vertebra, is designed for a great deal of movement. The discs have an outer tough, fibrous layer, called the annulus and a soft…
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Help them to be Happy in their old Age
October 24, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
There comes a time in family life when roles are reversed. Parents who have brought up children and who have gone through the best part of their lives may find themselves in a situation where they need extra vigilance from…
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