5,196 articles related to "health"

W.H.O. gets cancer

W.H.O. gets cancer by: Simon Mitchell Below The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) summarise what we know about cancer from scientific research: Cancer is largely preventable: by stopping smoking, providing healthy food and avoiding the exposure...

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Using Blood Pressure Monitors To Maintain Your Health

Using Blood Pressure Monitors To Maintain Your Health by: Mike YeagerMany people today realize the importance of keeping their blood pressure under control. Blood pressure monitors are now available for home use. It’s a piece of medical equipm...

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Is There A Vaccine For Hepatitis C?

here A Vaccine For Hepatitis C? by: News Canada (NC)-No, not for hepatitis C. There are vaccines for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. To prevent further damage to your liver, your doctor may advise you to be vaccinated against hepatitis A and hepati...

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PregnancyYour Baby's Growth and Development Within the Womb

Parenting does not start once a child is born. Good parenting starts even before you become pregnant. It begins by caring about what you eat, how much sleep and exercise you get and understanding about the stress and responsibilities that come with p...

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Is Moderate Drinking Good For You, Part II

Author’s note: here we begin Part II. This was necessary due to the GoArticles restriction on article length, this being the completion of the first section, Part I.How alcohol might protect the heartThere are several plausible biological mechanis...

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Skin Beauty... Do Antiaging Creams Really Turn Back the Clock?

Skin Beauty... Do Antiaging Creams Really Turn Back the Clock? by: Warren Matthews If you believe the television advertisements for skin care products, then, your answer would be a definite yes. These TV commercials suggest that if you use this ...

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What To Consider Before Having A Tummy Tuck?

A tummy tuck or abdominoplasty medically falls under thecategory of major invasive surgery so the first thing youneed to consider before you have the operation is whetheror not you are willing to take the risk. The bestcandidates for this operation a...

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Spin Control What to Do When You're Dizzy

Dizzy Dean, the great baseball pitcher of the 1930s-1940s, once quipped, "The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing." That is as good an analogy as any in describing what often happens to patients with the symptom of dizziness. They see a doctor...

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How To Know And Help A Drug Addict.

How To Know And Help A Drug Addict. by: Steven Westphal What is drug addiction? Drug addiction is a brain disease affecting the emotions and behavior. It is distinguished by drug craving, seeking, and use. A person addicted to drugs will persist...

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A Home Water Filter - Do We Need To Filter Our Drinking Water?

A Home Water Filter - Do We Need To Filter Our Drinking Water? by: Andie Klein Do we really need a home water filter? Can't we just assume the water that flows from our kitchen and bathroom tap is sufficiently treated for contaminants by ou...

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