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Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

March 13th, 2010

ATLANTA – Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
Duke University researchers found a link between how a key stock index performed and how many heart attacks were treated at their North Carolina hospital shortly after the recession began in December 2007 through July 2009, when [...]

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Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver

Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver

March 12th, 2010

THURSDAY, March 11 — Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.

In one study, scientists at the University of Oxford examined the medical records of 1.2 million middle-aged British women. They followed them for an average of about [...]

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How Does an Ionic Hair Dryer Work?

How Does an Ionic Hair Dryer Work?

March 12th, 2010

There is really nothing like having that ‘just stepped out of a salon’, look with your hair bouncy, shiny, silky smooth and full of body. However this can be a difficult look for the busy woman to achieve at home, especially in this modern age where time is such a rare and precious commodity.
Fortunately, with [...]

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77 Keys to Living Well Before You Die

77 Keys to Living Well Before You Die

December 19th, 2008

Time flies.  Life is what you make of it.  Everyday is a day of opportunity.
Think it.  Seek it.  Find it.  Live it.

Life is too short not to make the best and the most
of everything that comes your way everyday.
- Sasha Azevedo

Do something everyday that excites you.
Read classic novels.
Travel somewhere you’ve never been with someone you’ll never [...]

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Dermal Filler For the Treatment of Sunken Facial Features

Dermal Filler For the Treatment of Sunken Facial Features

September 14th, 2009

As we age, our skin develops wrinkles and sagging and parts of our face can appear to be sunken, giving a weary and tired expression. Dermal fillers like Botox are cosmetic injections that are used to eliminate the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, creases, and sunken features.
Patients who opt for injectables will need to [...]

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Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects

Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects

Posted in Nutrition

TUESDAY, Feb. 10 — If you're planning on becoming pregnant, a new study suggests that you should try to shed any extra weight you're carrying before conception.

That's because babies born to obese mothers are more likely to have serious birth defects.

"We found that being obese in pregnancy can increase a woman's [...]

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Should Hair Relaxers Be Used on Children?

Should Hair Relaxers Be Used on Children?

Posted in Exercise

Chemical hair relaxers have been used for decades for coarse, curly, unmanageable hair, and typically lye relaxers are used. Lye is sodium chloride, and it can be effective in straightening and relaxing hair, but its use is discouraged because it can damage hair and burn the scalp and skin. It is mostly adult women who [...]

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Modern Beauty in Science

Modern Beauty in Science

Posted in Beauty

It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but this saying is not applicable nowadays. The media has changed the meaning of beauty for many years now and for many generations the standards of beauty has been changing and evolving into something different from what it was before.
History has taught us [...]

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