5,196 articles related to "health"

Depression Series: Why Don’t I Respond to Medications? (Part 1)

Depression Series: Why Don’t I Respond to Medications? (Part 1) by: Michael G. Rayel, MD Maria has been feeling depressed for at least two and a half years. About three years ago, her husband of 20 years left her for another woman. Devastated,...

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No One Ever Got Fat Eating Broccoli!

No One Ever Got Fat Eating Broccoli! by: Andrew Cavanagh (AMWA) Diet tips for losing weight abound. Some are good, some questionable and some are just plain crazy. At the risk of joining the ever growing list of diet tips here is probably the mo...

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Vitamin A – The Glow-in-the-dark Vitamin

Vitamin A – The Glow-in-the-dark Vitamin by: David Leonhardt The ancient Egyptians had a cure for "night blindness". They fed the patient lots and lots of liver. Perhaps they thought they were appeasing the Gods of sight. In 1930, the first fa...

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The Power of Jazzy Wheelchair

Have you ever seen a person in a jazzy wheelchair zooming past you on the street? It's an incredible sight to see, and there's a lot more to it than just being an efficient and convenient mode of transportation. First of all, let's define what a ja...

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Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 3

Continued from Part 2. A common criticism of the Atkins and low-carb diets is that they are high in saturated fat and cholesterol, which could increase the risk of heart disease. However, recent research has shown that this may not be the case. A s...

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Deep Muscle Soreness And Body-Shock Fatigue

Deep Muscle Soreness And Body-Shock Fatigue by: Marty Gallagher In my experience there are two distinct types of muscular fatigue associated with intense progressive resistance training (only intense training is sufficient to trigger muscle hype...

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Come Bounce on the Urban Rebounder

As a child, jumping on a trampoline can provide hours of entertaining fun. Being bounced into the air like you weighed nothing at all, then landing with all the grace of an Olympic gymnast, there was nothing that brought more pleasurable enjoyment th...

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Healthy Eating Myths Destroyed

Healthy Eating Myths Destroyed by: Dr. Jamie Fettig Some of the things you think you know that just ain't so (these myths are not true): Eating Cholesterol does not increase your cholesterol levels Salt does NOT cause High Blood Pressure...

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Tips for successful weight loss

Tips for successful weight loss by: Annette Croft Throughout my childhood and teenage years I watched as my mother tried every fad diet under the sun. I recall one time she ate boiled cabbage and nothing else for a whole week. I felt my mothersâ...

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Importance of vaccination

CHICKENPOX is a common childhood disease. It is usually mild but in rare cases, it can be serious, especially in young infants and adults. The virus causes rashes, itching, fever, and tiredness. It can lead to severe skin infection, scars, pneumonia,...

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