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Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in most developed countries around the world, and the number of cases is rising constantly as a result of both modern lifestyles and increased overall longevity. While developing the condition can have a devastating impact on the sufferer's life,...

• Date Added: 4/24/2007
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Massage therapy has been known to have special healing properties, although no one is quite sure why. A massage treatment can be a very therapeutic experience, and one of the fastest growing and most popular treatments is hot stone massage therapy.

The magical healing properties of hot...

• Date Added: 10/3/2006
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A career in massage therapy can be an extremely rewarding choice for people interested in working with and helping others. While learning the proper techniques from an accredited school or academy is paramount, there are a number of other important considerations to reflect upon while considering...

• Date Added: 3/23/2006
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Massage therapy can offer senior citizens a number of benefits that will greatly improve their sense of health and wellbeing. As the population continues to age, it is important to consider ways that we can work to improve the lives of those affected by the passing of time. A number of studies...

• Date Added: 3/23/2006
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While the practice of therapeutic massage has been used for centuries in the east, it is a relatively recent phenomenon here in the west. While the wonders of modern medicine have left many awestruck, more and more people are looking towards complimentary therapies and non-invasive treatments for...

• Date Added: 3/23/2006
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Choosing to have plastic surgery on any area of your body is likely to be one of the biggest decisions you will ever make, and should not be undertaken lightly. Like any other kind of medical procedure, there are risks involved, and these must be carefully weighed before surgery. When it boils...

• Date Added: 7/21/2005
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Today, people around the world have been witnessing a major health crisis and health professionals are working day and night to control the spread of avian flu. Several Asian countries have reported cases of avian influenza, commonly referred to as bird flu or avian flu, in their domestic and wild...

• Date Added: 4/20/2006
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The summer season is fast approaching, and with it the typical list of skinned knees and elbows, bug bites and sunburns. Sometimes something more serious happens as well though – would you be prepared to assist if someone nearby broke an arm or leg, or was in some other way seriously injured? In...

• Date Added: 7/21/2006
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First aid kits are a standard feature on school buses continent-wide. While that basic white box with the Red Cross on the front is a familiar and welcome symbol, seeing a first aid kit in place is not enough to guarantee that a school bus is well-equipped.

A recent accident in Florida...

• Date Added: 11/13/2006
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Some people say that "there is no such thing as a "good food" or "bad food", just "bad diets". Usually after that they say something about another kind of low-fat, balanced diet which will let you reach your 100 birthday in good health. Most of these "wonder diets" became sooner or later another...

• Date Added: 4/24/2006
• Views: 299

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The Best Hair Loss Treatment for Male Pattern Baldness

The most common type of hair loss is male pattern baldness. Now, don't let the name fool you, women can suffer from this condition as well, but for the purpose of this article, we will focus on hair loss in men only. The best hair...

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Human Growth Hormone, one of several key hormones that are prevalent in one's youth, starts to decrease as an individual ages. Responsible for the majority of an individual's growth as a child, HGH also has been known to increase height and muscle mass, as well as bone density and several...

• Date Added: 6/11/2008
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Eat before working out

Eating the proper foods before and after working out is just as important as the workout itself. You can cut the time it takes to see results with a little extra planning. Eat healthy meals and snacks every 2-3 hours - that may sound like a lot of eating but when your...

• Date Added: 7/25/2008
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Clean drinking water is critical for maintaining optimal health for you and your family.  Every so often, the popular press publishes a heart-wrenching story of some poor child that has become deathly ill from drinking contaminated water.  A few years ago, there was a terrible E Coli outbreak in a...

• Date Added: 5/17/2006
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Some people face strange problems on their Feet which makes them difficult to walk. Most of the foot problems are very painfull .This article of mine helps you know everything about various foot problems and methods to deal with them.

1. BLISTERS
Footwear that pinches you, will...

• Date Added: 5/5/2006
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With many people looking for ways to eliminate 'sea sickness' without needing to take motion sickness medication that can have sometimes serious side-effects, many industry insiders are expecting to see consumers look towards alternative means of eliminating or preventing nausea associated with...

• Date Added: 6/14/2006
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With today's busy lifestyle, it has become quintessential to protect your body's health. Pollution is also eating us away bit by bit. Sickness and disease connected with stress, depression and pressure connected with work and making money has become a trend nowadays. But working and making money...

• Date Added: 4/8/2006
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"You can't judge a book by its cover."

"Beauty's only skin deep."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Hackneyed proverbs like these are ingrained in our society just as are ideas of what constitutes "beauty". As women, like it or not, we put a value on how...

• Date Added: 7/21/2008
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Wrinkle erasing botox injections have come home to roost in the living rooms of average Americans from Arkansas to Arizona. Once thought to be accessible only by the wealthy and well-known, Botox, a drug derived from a poison called Botulinum toxin, has been used for years in doctors' offices to...

• Date Added: 7/17/2006
• Views: 276

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It is a common argument that 'a fit worker is productive worker'. It is becoming a universal realization that demands modern organizational practice has increased chances of stress breakthrough among employees and it's becoming crucial for managers to identify sources and formulate strategies to...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
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