17 May, 2010
Eye Health - 9 Simple Ways to Keep Your Eyes HealthyDo you eyes feel tired and sore by the end of the day? Modern
life puts a lot of stress on our bodies and eyes are among the
first things to suffer. But it doesn't have to be this way.
Learn simple things you can do for your eye health and your eyes
will feel and look much better in only a few days.
Have your eyes checked every 12 month
Uncorrected vision problems can progress, and wearing corrective
contact lenses or glasses that are no longer right for you can
cause vision problems and severe ...
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Category: Health
13 May, 2010
Tips for Choosing the Right Health Care PlanHealth care in America is changing rapidly. Twenty years ago,
most people in the United States had idemnity coverage, which
meant the insured person could go to any doctor, hospital or
health care provider (which would bill for each service given),
and the insurance company and the patient would each pay a
portion of the bill.
Today, however, more than half of all Americans who have health
insurance are enrolled in some kind of managed care plan, an
organized method of both providing services ...
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10 May, 2010
Being Proactive With Your Health DecisionsIn today's world, there's a definite need to be proactive in
protecting our health. But that assumes there's something you
CAN do to protect it.
See, most people figure they're pretty powerless. That's a good
thing for the healthcare establishment. They like that. You're
the one with disease and they're the one with the solution.
Only one small problem, though. In 2001, now get this, in
783,000 people died from healthcare-related screw-ups. That's a
fact. Imagine that. That's 2,100 people a ...
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Category: Health
2 May, 2010
How To Improve Your Mood And Health With Deep Breathing It is relatively well known now that exercise releases
endorphins that can help to pull you out of a bad mood and to
aid in alleviating depression. However, mental fatigue and
depression are hard moods to simply overcome. You may not wish
to train for forty-five minutes to an hour. It might be too hard
to even get down to the gym for this to occur!
Here is a good idea, instead of looking at your workout session
in terms of an hour each time, shorten it.
Plan just fifteen minutes!
Change the ...
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Category: Health
1 May, 2010
Health in the UKThe Health Products in the United Kingdom (UK) are just
beginning to take off quickly. We are a UK wellness information
center. A place where you can learn about wellness and what it
means to live healthy. A place to call home. A place of true
wellness. We feature products such as Arginmax, Hair HQ, Cafe
Slim, and Protox. Learn more about wellness and health products
for the UK at
www.askwellness.co.uk.
About the author:
J. Ratliff is an avid article writer for
AskWellness UK.
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Category: Health
29 April, 2010
The Power of IceUsing ice to treat injuries is one of the oldest methods of pain
control. Proven to be safe and effective at reducing swelling,
relieving pain and decreasing muscle spasms, ice therapy is an
easy self-care technique that anyone can administer. Every
mother knows to put ice on a bruised knee after a soccer game or
on a teething toddler's tender gums. But do you really know how
ice works?
Cold therapy, also known as cryotherapy, works on the principle
of heat exchange. This occurs when you place ...
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Category: Health
27 April, 2010
The Swan on the Chopping BlockWhen Anderson wrote 'The Ugly Duckling', he was imagining a
natural transformation from awkward youth to mature beauty. His
vision did not include a meat cleaver. The new network show,
'The Swan' is a travesty on so many levels that it is difficult
to know where to begin. There is nothing wrong with using
cosmetic surgery to correct a definitive flaw but to turn
yourself over to megalomaniacs with scalpels is cause for more
therapy than these women are receiving.
It is unconscionable that ...
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Category: Health
25 April, 2010
The Pain FactorThe Pain Factor
Last year I told an acquaintance that at the age of 46, I had
taken up running. The reply was, 'Oh, that's awfully hard on
your knees.' At first I was taken aback. Yes, I knew if I didn't
stretch, warm-up or wear properly fitted shoes, I might
experience pain or an injury. But the person telling me this was
overweight, had borderline high blood pressure, and never worked
out. I wondered if this friend realized by living a sedentary
lifestyle, the odds of developing heart ...
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Category: Health
24 April, 2010
New Cancer Treatment Promises HopeNew Cancer Treatment Promises Hope by C. Bailey-Lloyd
Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy (IPHC) with Mitomycin
C after Cytoreductive Surgery for Patients with Peritoneal
Carcinomatosis - a long, technical term for modern medicine in
the fight against cancer.
I had the rare opportunity to speak with Dr. Perry Shen of Wake
Forest University. As I listened, he explained how this
groundbreaking treatment is extending the lives of patients
suffering from Peritoneal Carcinomatosis. ...
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Category: Health
23 April, 2010
New Findings on the Role of Glutathione in CancerCopyright © 2004 Priya Shah
Cancer cells and normal cells are known to respond differently
to nutrients and drugs that affect glutathione status.
Numerous studies have shown that tumor cells have elevated
levels of glutathione levels, which confers resistance to
chemotherapy drugs.
One of the challenges of cancer therapy is how to deplete tumor
cells of glutathione, so as to make them more vulnerable to the
effects of chemotherapy drugs, while at the same time allowing
normal cells to remain ...
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