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Antibiotics May Increase Risk For Ear Infection
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Antibiotics, thanks to overuse, often do more harm than good. For instance, repeated use in treating acute ear infections in children increases the risk of recurrent ear infections by 20 percent. Researchers have found that 63 percent of children given amoxicillin experienced a recurrent ear infection within three years, compared with 43 percent of children [...]
Use Acupuncture To Fight Insomnia
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Many people swear by acupuncture for a variety of health related issues, but did you know it can also help fight insomnia? Some studies say that it’s effective 90% of the time.
Insomnia is caused by a lack of serotonin. Acupuncture increases serotonin, which is related to melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep. Acupuncture stimulates the [...]
Baldness Treatments That Work
Friday, June 26th, 2009Men’s Health has an interesting article on baldness treatments, if you happen to be a Jean Luc Picard or George Costanza and need some extra help. These days there are more baldness treatments than ever and they claim that some actually work. It might be worth checking out.
Whether it’s pills, plugs, lasers, surgery, lotions or [...]
Fight Allergies With The SneezerBeam
Monday, June 15th, 2009Do you have allergies? Are you a gadget geek? If you answered yes to both, then this is for you. This gadget supposedly stops those non-stop sneezing sessions and relieves blocked nasal cavities. Despite the fact that it looks like it’s designed for nasal electrocution. It’s called the SneezerBeam. Just insert this device into your [...]
Grossan HydroPulse Nasal Irrigator
Friday, June 12th, 2009Swine Flu got you down? This gadget should help clean your nose from harmful bacteria and other nasty stuff. The Grossan HydroPulse Nasal Irrigator shoots warm saline through your nasal cavities to flush out all the stuff which can cause problems.
It’s like a neti pot, but instead of having to tilt the pot to get [...]
The Importance of Physiotherapy
Thursday, December 11th, 2008It’s been said that we don’t realize the importance of something until we lose it, and that was exactly what happened when I went from being a fit sportswoman to someone who was reduced to walking on three legs for the interminable period of three weeks. Yes, it was horrible, and it was at that [...]
Study Identifies Top 10 Sunscreen Brands
Monday, July 7th, 2008I must admit that I hate putting sunscreen on. I think it’s messy and smells funny but I’ve NEVER been sorry I put in on after a long day in the sun. I usually buy SPF 30+ and I prefer the spray sunscreens as they are easier to apply. Other than looking at the SPF [...]
The Healing Power Of Sea Vegetables
Friday, July 4th, 2008Sea vegetables are an extremely nutrient rich source of calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium iron, iodine, Vitamins A, B, C, E, K, chlorophyll, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, protein and folate. They also contain all of the trace minerals and micronutrients found in the ocean, which are also found in human plasma, the fluid surrounding [...]
Phoenix Tops List of Sweatiest American Cities
Monday, June 30th, 2008With summer now in full swing and temperatures rising fast, some of us are looking for a bit of shade – some more than others. Deodorant maker Old Spice has released its seventh annual Top-100 Sweatiest Cities List which ranks the nation’s heaviest sweaters during the summer months.
The rankings are based on computer [...]
Researchers Working on Better Insect Repellents
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Nothing can ruin a day outdoors like some blood-thirsty mosquitoes. I can’t count how many times I’ve been stuck outside on a day hike or a camping trip and I forgot to bring some insect repellent while the onslaught of mosquitoes begin to feast on my exposed skin.
Thankfully, researchers at the University of Florida [...]
