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Enjoying Really Good Cigars

Enjoying Really Good Cigars by: Jeff Lakie When you imagine cigars being smoked does the image of seasoned, robust, and wealthy foreign men sitting around with brandy swishing in their snifters come to mind? That is probably not an uncommon imag...

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What You Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) And Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract

Irritable bowel syndrome is a very common gastrointestinal disease in the United States. But as common as it is, not a lot of people know so much about the disease and those who are familiar with the disease seem to have little knowledge about it. T...

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Buying a Wheelchair for a Kid

Buying a Wheelchair for a Kid by: Paul Hood Why do people end up in wheelchairs? And what can be done to help them? Thousands of Americans are involved with spinal cord injuries each year which relegate them to a “chair bound’ life. A small ...

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How Do I Gain Weight?

How Do I Gain Weight? by: JP Clifford Try asking people how to gain weight and you'll likely see some bewildered faces staring back at you. For the majority of people, hearing that question is akin to hearing the questions, "How do I stub m...

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Buyer Beware: Is That "Ergonomic Chair" Really Ergonomic?

Buyer Beware: Is That "Ergonomic Chair" Really Ergonomic? by: TC ThronNot everybody knows exactly what ergonomic means, but it's getting to the point where everybody knows an "ergonomic chair" is better than just some plain old chair. Thus ...

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Showering: Is Your Health at Risk?

Showering: Is Your Health at Risk? by: Peter McGarry For the past decade, people have focused on the importance of clean drinking water. Purified drinking water reduces or eliminates chemicals found in normal tap water. However,the body derives ...

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The perfect diet combined with a healthy weight management

The perfect diet should be combined with a healthy weight management or activity program. Weight management may conjure up that dreaded “exercise” word. And exercise to some means pushing the body beyond limits, experiencing painful in joints, mu...

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Cancer Diet Feasting on the Four Food Groups - A Mesothelioma Patient's Guide to Nutrition

At some point during our childhood we have all been told to eat our vegetables. Forcing down tasteless green beans and brussels sprouts were supposed to make us taller and stronger. Well, so it is for mesothelioma patients. Diet is often an overlook...

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Identifying and Treating Health Problems in Your Dog

Identifying and Treating Health Problems in Your Dogby Brigitte SmithAn essential to your dog’s health is his/her regular annual checkup with the vet. The vaccinations which are given to your dog each year ensure your dog’s immunity to some commo...

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Doleful Tales of an Insomniac

Copyright 2005 Gobala KrishnanI tried with all my might but I just could not stay awake. My eyelids grew heavier by the moment until I finally caved in and dozed off. When I was abruptly awakened 15 minutes later, by an old lady poking my ribs with h...

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