Monthly Archives: June 2009

Keeping Fever Away

According to medical experts, a fever is a normal reaction of the human body to signal that there is something wrong. The temperature acts as an indicator of the body’s attempt to return to normalcy. Every fever is usually accompanied by various irritating symptoms like body pains, headaches, and in some extreme cases diarrhea. The [...]

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How to Kick the Smoking Habit

For the past number of years smoking has consistently maintained one of the top spots as the common cause of untimely human deaths. Smoking is an acquired habit that is normally gained more for its psychological effects more than anything else. Smokers usually believe that every stick helps them to maintain their energy level to [...]

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How to Lessen Body Fat

Cholesterol normally falls under two categories, LDL (bad) and HDL (good).  The difference between the two is that LDL is responsible for clogging the arteries while HDL acts by attaching itself to LDL and helping it to find its way to the liver where it is cleansed out of the body. Knowing the optimum numbers [...]

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The Swine Flu

The H1N1 virus or more commonly known as Swine flu (not caused by exposure to swine but because pigs are also susceptible to it) has been declared by the WHO (World Health Organization) as having reached global pandemic proportions. This virus which was believed to not normally affect humans now spreads by human interaction. Known [...]

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