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Spinal cord infarction, also known as spinal stroke, is a stroke that occurs either within the arteries that supply the spinal cord or the cord itself. The leading cause is arteriosclerosis, a ...

Spinal Stroke

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Toys are not just for children, oh no. In the boudoir now, more than ever, a whole range of adult toys are available for the sexually daring and even just the sexually playful. Everything from ...

Using A Vibrator

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It's not as if every single man in the world is circumcised. In the United States where the prevalence of circumcision is high, people are largely unaware that in most parts of the world fewer men ...

Uncircumcised Men and Their Partners

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Many people feel that going on a diet will increase their overall health. For many, it does. Yet for others, a total paradigm shift is needed. This shift is about complete nutrition, not ...

Complete Nutrition

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It's so confusing to consider all the different nutritional data out there. From calories to fat, carbohydrates to sugar grams, cholesterol or saturated fats ... it's enough to make your head ...

Nutrition Data

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Many of us know the famous story of the young man named Jared who lost an amazing 245 pounds by eating the same meal at Subway every day. His story first got picked up by a college friend of his ...

Subway Nutrition

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A Healthy Eating Plan is a bit different from a "diet" in the traditional sense of the word. The reason is that for so many of us, when we think of a diet we think of a shorter term, a finite ...

Healthy Eating Plans

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Healthy breakfast is important because it sets you up well for the rest of the day. Here's how: * if you have healthy breakfast your metabolism begins to process the food and "wakes up" to the ...

Healthy Breakfast Recipes

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, they say, so why is it that so many of us just gulp down some java and wait for the sick feeling to take us through the morning until we crash ...

Fast and Furious Healthy Breakfast Ideas!

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My sons don't like sandwiches. It's sad, and it's difficult and at times very frustrating but, unless they are MELTS or PANINIS of some kind, toasty, warm and dripping with cheese, they're just ...

Packing Healthy Lunches For Your Kiddos!

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Let's talk about the lunch vibe. There is so much going on in the middle of the day that is, how shall we say, the stuff that dare not be mentioned? In other words, we are much more likely ...

Healthy Lunch, Healthy You!

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Whether you work at home or bring lunch to work, carry on three conversations via your smart phone, your child's playgroup and your CEO simultaneously, or even if you are retired and enjoying the ...

Healthy Lunch Choices

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It's not easy to stay on track with healthy eating if you're stopping by the fast food restaurant in the middle of the day but eating good, wholesome food for your other meals. So how can ...

Healthy Lunch Ideas

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It's no wonder we make unhealthy decisions at times ... We're hungry! Sometimes rational thought leaves us as we grab what feels good in the moment, anything to assuage that clawing at our ...

Healthy Dinner

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With January First just a few short breaths behind us and 2012 still a wee babe in swaddling clothes, many of us are re-evaluating our own health and fitness as well as the health and fitness of ...

Healthy Dinner Recipes

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Healthy dinner recipes involve more than time and effort, they involve good, wholesome, nutritious food. The best way to achieve success in planning and preparing healthy dinner recipes is ...

Healthy Dinner Recipes

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Your feet are used so regularly that it’s crucial to be aware of changes or any issues you may be having. It’s common for people to ignore what’s going on with their feet and ankles until things ...

Posterior Tibial Tendonitis

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Most of us understand the feeling of anxiety in our daily lives. From the time we are young, certain situations create anxiety within us, cause us to feel the need to retreat (called the "flight" ...

Anxiety Disorder

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Relaxation is an almost mythical state of being in which we no longer feel the stress and anxiety of our difficulties and challenges, where we melt into our comfort zone, but in a healthy ...

Relaxation

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Stress is a natural part of life, and in our modern lives where we all must do SOMETHING to face the realities of the all-mighty dollar, stress can be almost supernatural, keeping us from sleep or ...

Stress Management

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Anger management is a crucial part of balancing mental health, and a particularly crucial part of the current culture in our modern lives. While civility and social norms fall somewhat by the ...

Anger Management

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The sacroiliac joints, on either side of the spine, are located at the very bottom of the back. These joints sit between the sacrum, or vertebrae S1-S5 and the Ilia, or hip bones. They help make ...

Sacroiliac Joint Pain: An Overview

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Schizotypal personality disorder is not the same as schizophrenia. While the two conditions share certain traits, such as the individual suffering from strange, distorted ideas about reality, ...

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

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Even though psychiatrists no longer recognize passive-aggressive personality disorder as an official diagnosis, the fact is that the symptoms and behaviors of this condition still affect many. ...

Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder Overview

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The skin is taken for granted more often than not. Ads for quick-fix lotions and potions and all manner of magical fruits slathered on the skin which will erase fine lines, wrinkles and any signs ...

Eating For Healthy Skin

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Just as with adults, children suffer the consequences physically and emotionally, psychologically and behaviorally, when given a steady diet of processed and highly salted and sugared foods. Whole ...

Healthy Food For Kids

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Discovering ways to allow your kids to eat fast food which is good for them can be as challenging as letting them watch television and play video and computer games that are good for them. While ...

Healthy Fast Food for Kids

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Pregnant women will find healthy eating a joy and a pleasure when they shift their thinking to realize they’re no longer just eating to satisfy their own hunger, taste, or dietary needs. Now they ...

Healthy Eating for Pregnant Women

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While many Chinese restaurants now offer a healthier selection on their menu, there’s a healthier Chinese food option still, and that’s to make Chinese food recipes yourself at home. If you ...

Healthy Chinese Food Options

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One reason many people feel that the golden arches are a viable source of nourishment for themselves and their families is due to its price point. It’s simply unheard of to buy a kiwi, a tofu ...

Healthy and Cheap Food For You and Your Family!

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We all know that healthy food is important to overall good health. Physically, psychologically, emotionally and spiritually, healthy food keeps us feeling more balanced and our weight at a good ...

Healthy Food Guide

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With flu season just around the corner we may be wondering if we’ll get it, if our partners or children will get it (and how much school will they miss) and whether or not it’s too late to get a ...

Flu Overview

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Most of us would rather have a slow-cooked, nutritious yet delicious meal for ourselves and all of our loved ones, three times a day, with healthy, creative, crunchy and salty, sweet and savory ...

Healthy Fast Food Choices

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It may seem as if healthy fast food is an oxymoron -- two diametrically opposed realities coexisting in the same idea. However, if you are going to stop at the occasional drive-through window, ...

Fast Food Overview

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Last night was Thanksgiving and I have to say it was the best one I've had in a long time. There are family members in distant places and others who are no longer living who I miss terribly. But ...

Holiday Appetizer Recipes

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During the holiday season, dessert is something elevated. It's not a mere candy bar or bowl of ice cream, but something representative of the transformation of the seasons. It begins with ...

Holiday Dessert Recipes

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Holiday punch recipes with alcohol are plentiful, creative and delicious. While many people prefer martinis, punch has been a mainstay of holiday celebrations for as long as most of us can ...

Holiday Punch!

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When most of us think of cocktails we inwardly smile. Whether we are looking forward to releasing the stress of the day or spending time with family and friends, there’s something about a cocktail ...

Holiday Cocktail Overview

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Leukemia is classified by how quickly it progresses (chronic or acute) and according to the type of white blood cell that multiplies. When trying to classify the type of leukemia present, doctors ...

Types Of Leukemia

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Myelin is a material that insulates and protects the spinal cord and brain’s nerve cells or neurons. Myelin is crucial for the overall health of your brain. Progressive multifocal ...

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: PML Facts

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Because most people associate eating disorders with adolescent girls, it may surprise them to learn that there are quite a few middle-aged people suffering from them as well. Middle-aged women ...

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Most people have heard of leukemia but still want to know, what is leukemia? The short answer is that it is a cancer of the blood cells. To understand leukemia, it’s important to have a basic ...

Signs, Symptoms and Definition of Leukemia

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Salivary glands are so important to our oral health that overlooking our oral hygiene, and in turn, our salivary glands, can have a very detrimental impact on our overall wellbeing. There are ...

Salivary Gland Infection

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It is standard now for doctors, dentists and other health care practitioners to ask patients about their allergy history. For most of us, knowing what we’re allergic to is something we carry ...

Things To Know About Morphine Allergy

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Your thyroid, an endocrine gland, makes hormones. It is shaped like a butterfly and sits in your neck, just above your collarbone. The underproduction or overproduction of thyroid hormones can ...

Thyroid Conditions and Their Effects On You

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Hypermenorrhea, also known as menorrhagia, is a disruption in the normal menstrual flow of girls and women. When a girl or woman experiences hypermenorrhea, she is losing more blood than she ...

The Causes and Treatment of Hypermenorrhea

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Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that infect the tissue linings, or membranes of the eyes, the intestines, the respiratory tract and the urinary tract. These viruses account for approximately ...

Adenovirus Infection

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Anti-anxiety medication is not the only treatment option for those suffering from anxiety attacks, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , phobias, or post-traumatic stress ...

Anxiety Medication

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Cholera, an acute infectious disease, causes diarrhea in people. It is caused by a bacterium known as Vibrio cholerae (V. cholerae). Outbreaks of cholera have occurred for thousands of years. ...

Cholera: What It Is and What To Do About It

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Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial infection. It affects the surface layers of the skin, and can cause blisters, itching and scaling. The causes of impetigo are two types of bacteria. ...

Impetigo in Children and Adults