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COPD Sufferers – Keep Those Pearly Whites Clean!

COPD Sufferers – Keep Those Pearly Whites Clean! by: P., Piero D.D.S. If you have emphysema, chronic bronchitis or asthmatic bronchitis (the group of diseases that make up Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD), you have a few good rea...

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A Career in Sports Medicine

A Career in Sports Medicine by: Jay Moncliff Do you want a rewarding career that also lets you work with a lot of people? Do you enjoy sports and physical activity? Do you want to be a doctor? If you answered yes to any of these then you may be ...

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Principles of Effective Weight Gain

Principles of Effective Weight Gain by: Gary Matthews It's an unfortunate reality that throughout the years there has been a growth of strength training techniques without any scientific proof to back them up. As in life, and in training th...

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Coffee, Caffeine & Fitness

Coffee, Caffeine & Fitness by: Jon Gestl One look at a line at the local Starbucks in the morning and you don’t need to be convinced of the huge amount of coffee consumption in the U.S. The National Coffee Association found in 2000 that 54% of...

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Depression Series (Part 2): My Antidepressant Doesn’t Work. What Can My Psychiatrist Do?

Depression Series (Part 2): My Antidepressant Doesn’t Work. What Can My Psychiatrist Do?  by: Michael G. Rayel, MD Maria has been increasingly depressed for the past few years. She has tried at least four newer antidepressants but so far, she ...

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Elliptical Trainer Benefits

Considering an elliptical trainer? Wondering how an elliptical trainer can benefit you?This article will list several unique benefits of working out with an elliptical trainer. If you're trying to decide between an eliptical trainer and another ...

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Chronic Fatigue System - How Does it Affect Sleep

Chronic Fatigue System - How does it affect sleep?Or to turn it around - How does improving your sleep lessen the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)?Our aim here is to understand the connection between the two as it may be possible to confuse...

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Brain Basics Understand Stroke. Know the Signs. Act in Time.

Nearly 2,500 years ago the father of medicine, Hippocrates, recognized and described a strokethe sudden onset of paralysis. Until recently, modern medicine had very little control over this particular ailment, but the world of stroke medicine is rapi...

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Understanding Contraception Your Birth Control Choices.

If a woman is active sexually and she is fertile (able to become pregnant) she needs to ask herself, "Do I want to become pregnant now?" If the answer is "No," she must use some form of contraception (birth control). Sexually active people have a wid...

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Other Treatments for Period Pains

Women who use oral contraceptives rarely suffer menstrual cramps, so some doctors prescribe them for women whose cramps are unrelieved by other treatments. Contraceptive pills disrupt the normal hormonal changes of themenstrual cycle, resulting in a ...

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