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  • Helping Kids Deal With Bullying
    The article talks about bullying among children. Apart from defining what bullying is, the article also explains the two main reasons why some kids bully other children. In addition, the article also enumerates some of the ways on how kids should deal with school bullies
  • Sexual Impotence Due to Physical, Psychological, and Lifestyle Pressures
    This article is about sexual impotence. It gives readers a better understanding on the effects of impotence among men. Also, this article explains the three major causes of sexual impotence – physical, psychological, and lifestyle preference. Treatments for this condition is also expounded in this article.
  • Itching To Know About Dandruff?
    Dandruff is probably one of the oldest known ailments and has always been regarded as a very embarrassing condition. Though dandruff may seemingly be with us for the rest of our lives, it can be prevented. This article traces the origin of dandruff, causes and treatment.
  • L-Arginine: A Non-Essential Amino Acid with Essential Health Benefits
    The article is about the health benefits of l-arginine, a kind of amino acid. This is primarily used to enhance the production of nitric oxide in the body. Like other medication, a doctor's approval should be sought before trying this medication. In addition, instructions about dosages and frequency should be followed carefully to avoid overdose.
  • Fearfighter: Video Game To Fight Phobias
    Video games have come a long way from the bouncing balls of energy that were thrown from one end of the screen to another. With advanced rendering technology and options that allow for variable degrees of realism, video game technology can now be used as a possible treatment option for people with problems such a phobias and PTSD.
  • The War for Peace of Mind
    Adjusting to civilian life after being put into a combat situation is something that every soldiers needs to do and something that the Pentagon has provided help in doing. However, recent discovers are implying that the current programs may not be adequate in performing this task.
  • Coping With Sleep Bruxism
    Sleep bruxism is the third most common sleep disorder. It is more prevalent in children who often outgrow it, but the condition may be different in adults.Without proper treatment, sleep bruxism may cause serious damage to the teeth and surrounding tissue, as well as trigger headaches and jaw pain.
  • Empowering Children to Overcome Phobia
    This article provides information for parents who have children with phobias. It discusses factors that contribute to getting a phobia, and some phobias that are common among children. Fortunately, this kind of anxiety disorder is treatable with the use of different therapy techniques.
  • A Simple Act of Hand Washing Can Go a Long, Long Way!
    Hand washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection and disease such as pneumonia. Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under age 5 worldwide, hence, hand washing is recommended in avoiding this deadly disease. With this simple act, and if to be practiced properly, hand washing has a lot of remarkable benefits.
  • Gastritis: A Brief Overview
    This article is about Gastritis. It is a medical condition wherein the stomach lining is irritated or inflamed by gastric juices. The stomach is protected by a mucus lining designed to shield from digestive acids. Gastritis is caused any of the following factors: bacterial infection, alcohol consumption, medications, bile reflux, or other medical conditions.
  • Yearning for Effective Relief from Heartburn
    This article tackles a specific health condition which is heartburn. People, whether old or young, experience this condition and often results in pain in the end. Medications for this condition are already available, such as antacids. Today, a new medication for heartburn is introduced.
  • Get Down On It: The Link between Infection and Oral Sex
    This article is about oral sex and how you can get and pass on bacterial infections because of it. It is called cunnilingus when oral sex is given to a woman, fellatio when done to a man. Analingus is the term used for oro-anal intercourse. Oral sex is beneficial because it adds pleasure to the sexual experience and decreases risks of getting impregnated. However beneficial oral sex may be, it also comes with risks of incurring bacterial infection. Sexually transmitted diseases, bowel organisms, worms, and viral infections may be incurred by engaging in oral sex.
  • Surviving The Serpent's Kiss
    Snakes are a common species of reptile, easily found in nearly every environment that humans can survive in. While not all snakes are venomous, it is generally accepted that any snake that bites has some measure of venom. The effects of various snake venoms differ, but the standard procedure for dealing with them always involves attempting to minimize the damage before help arrives.
  • Going Cuckoo Over Sleep, Or The Lack Thereof
    This article is about the connection of sleeping problems with mental illnesses. It briefly discusses the mechanics of sleep, its function, and characteristics. There are two general kinds of sleeping disorders connected to psychiatric conditions, these are insomnia and hypersomnia. The most commonly related psychiatric illnesses connected to sleeping problems are: general anxiety disorder, depression, adjustment disorder, and panic attacks.
  • Can't Hold Back: What You Need To Know About Fecal Incontinence
    This article is about fecal incontinence. It hits a lot of elderly people. Also called bowel incontinence, it comes as a result of anal sphincter muscle damage, rectal and sphincter nerve damage, loss of storage capacity, diarrhea, and pelvic floor dysfunction. Changing dietary habits, medications, and surgeries may help treat and cute this condition.
  • The Science Behind The Torment
    According to a recently completed study, the old myth that women are better suited to handle pain may not entirely be true. The researchers have gathered data that implies that women have a lower pain tolerance than men. It also implied that hormonal levels, particularly estrogen, seemed to have an effect on just how much pain a person feels.
  • A Battle of Great Proportions: The Fight Against Obesity
    This article is about obesity. It briefly discusses some recent statistical figures connected to obesity. It also discusses about factors that contribute to obesity. These factors include energy imbalance, calorie consumption, calorie use, environment, genetics, disease and medication. Obesity, if left untreated, may lead to a spectrum of complications including: diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and stroke. There are a lot of ways to lose weight safely. Dieting and exercise helps lose weight gradually and naturally. For severe cases where dieting and exercise take too long to produce results, weight-loss surgery is the answer.
  • Suicide Rate on V.A. Care vs. Civilians
    The Department of Veterans Affairs and University of Michigan revealed in a recent study that veterans receiving treatment for depression are no more likely to take their own lives than civilian patients.
  • The Skinny on Anorexia
    This article is about anorexia nervosa. This article presents a brief statistical figure of girls and women who have anorexia. Like bulimia, anorexia is characterized by a stern fear of becoming fat or being thought of as fat. They just differ in their means of cutting back weight. While bulimic people purge after overeating, anorexic people don’t eat at all. Eating disorders may be brought about by a lot of different factors: society, refusing to grow out of puberty, and having different stressful situations in the past. Anorexia also brings about a lot of side effects ranging from physical to psychological. The best way to prevent children from developing anorexia is to lead by example and expose them to healthy food and a healthy eating habit.
  • Herbal Supplements: Caveat Emptor
    One should be warned early on before even trying to purchase these so called “miracle” diet supplements, of the possible side effects. A lot of OTC herbal supplements that are readily available on pharmacies and health food stores lack the literature needed concerning the product.
  • Effectiveness of Painkillers in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
    This article provides basic information regarding the medical condition called fibromyalgia. It also discusses a new research about this condition and how opioid-based medications are used to alleviate symptoms of the said disease. The article also tackles information about search study on this condition and explains how pain killers do not work with fibromyalgia.
  • The Positive Side of Stress
    Stress, like fear and rage, are always taken in a negative light by most people.However, after being analyzed rationally, stress can be used as a way to help someone prioritize tasks and keep someone from slacking off. Like fear and rage, moderate levels of stress can actually be used to direct someone positively.
  • The Science Behind the Terror
    Despite the fact that fear is among the few truly universal aspects of the human psyche, there is very little that we understand about how it works biologically. Research is currently underway to determine the chemical and genetic factors behind fear, with the hope of gaining a better understanding of it and how to help people struggling with phobias.
  • To Eat or Not To Eat: Exclusion Diets for the Migraine Sufferer
    Migraines are extremely painful headaches, and one of the possible triggers for this condition are certain foods. This is why doctors sometimes recommend migraine patients to undergo an exclusion or elimination diet to find out which foods specifically trigger their migraine attacks.
  • A Shadow Over Your Pregnancy: How Preexisting Health Conditions can Affect You and Your Baby
    Preconception planning is an important step for women with preexisting conditions to take when considering the possibility of becoming pregnant. This should be done with the advice of a doctor to ensure that the illness will not adversely affect the development of the unborn child or endanger the lives of both mother and child.
  • It’s Hard To Say Goodbye: Quitting Smoking
    This article is about smoking and how difficult it is to quit smoking. Smoking has been used since the ancient times, mostly for religious rituals. It wasn’t until the era of the European conquests that smoking was introduced as a social activity to the civilized masses. Smoking is difficult to quit because of the addicting quality of nicotine to the body. Gradually lessening the nicotine intake may help start the quitting process. However, if natural methods fail, there are stop-smoking products available in the market like: nicotine patches and gums that help supply for the body’s nicotine fits without using cigarettes.
  • The Neglected Phase of Cooling-down After Exercise
    Fitness enthusiasts and exercisers are often neglecting cooling-down in their fitness programs not knowing that this routine is very important in a fitness and health program. A cool-down after workout is important to promote effective recovery intense and moderate physical activities.
  • Warming-up and Stretching: Routines that Have Taken the Backseat
    The article talks about the importance of pre-workout activities like warming-up and stretching. Sometimes people who exercise are too preoccupied by the workout regimen itself that they have forgotten the important things that should be done before undergoing intense or moderate physical activity.
  • Aerobic Training: How Doing It Properly Can Improve Health
    This article talks about the importance of aerobic training to improved overall health. Countless individuals nowadays turn to various supplements and other medications to improve their health. Because of this, the benefits of aerobic exercise have been overlooked. Health experts however advise individuals to partake in proper aerobic training to improve their health.
  • Broken Homes, Broken Children
    According to a research, the top five reasons why people got married are; to signify a life-long commitment, to make a public commitment, for legal status or for financial security, because of religious beliefs, and security for children. However, when parents get divorced, the children's security and well being is seriously at risk.
  • Circuit Training: The Best Workout for Today's Busy Lifestyle
    Because present-day active and busy lifestyle, many individuals do not have the time to include workouts and nutritious diets in their daily lives. Because of this, countless individuals are seeking ways to improve their health. Circuit training is an exercise program that can perform without consuming too much time.
  • High-Level and Demanding Sports Detrimental To Youth
    High-level tennis and the demand of modern sports can be detrimental to the spine of young people. Serious abnormalities were found to afflict 85% of young people who were part of a study conducted by researchers regarding the effects of these sports during the growth spurt.
  • When Depression Takes Its Toll
    The article deals with the experience of the famous writer Ernest Hemingway with severe depression and his eventual suicide. Specifcally, the article discusses the possible causes of Hemingway's depression and the events in his life that could have contributed to his mental and physical illness.
  • A Rare Case of Male Breast Cancer
    Breast cancer in men may be rare but it doesn't mean they are no longer susceptible to such condition. Several genes may contribute to breast cancer and based on studies, certain populations with an unusually high proportion of people carrying BRCA2 mutations may have a higher incidence rate of breast cancer in men.
  • The Roots of the Anxiety Problem
    Anxiety is everywhere in the modern world, primarily because there are so many potential triggers. Everything from work to weight, from phobias to peer pressure, can result in someone developing a bad case of anxiety. Getting over the problem is crucial, but so is learning to live with the root of the problem.
  • Staying Firm When Life is Unpredictable
    This article talks about how life is unpredictable at times. Certain situations arise in which we have no control of, especially when dealing with accidents, death, and so on. This article aims give importance to friends and family members, for they are the ones whom one can easily go to for help and support. Counseling and therapy is also advised.
  • Anti-Obesity Drug that Prevents Liver Diseases
    This article talks about being overweight and obese. This health condition affects more people than before, and also lists down several health problems that can arise henobesity is present. New studies have found one medication for obesity that can supposedly decrease the percentage of having liver diseases in overweight and obese people.
  • Put Your Best Foot Forward for a Great Feat
    People take their feet for granted until they get in trouble. Aside from skin infections, the feet are also prone to injury such as muscle sprain and stress fractures. Improperly fitting shoes, impaired circulation or incorrectly trimmed toenails can deter you from enjoying an active lifestyle.
  • Is “Daddy” Ready for His Own Pill?
    This article talks about how birth control pills have been used by women throughout the years. These medications allow the woman to have sexual intercourse without the
    worries of getting unwanted pregnancy. Today, several researchers have been studying the use of contraceptives in men.
  • Metabolic Breakdown: Why Some Drugs Might Not Work On You
    Some medications work for some people, but they won't for others. This is accepted as medical fact and is influenced by a number of things, such as dosage, age, and the person's unique drug metabolism. Drug metabolism is the process by which the body breaks down the drugs that go into your system into chemical components, which can either aid or hinder the drug's actual purpose.
  • Pump Iron and Speed Up Your Metabolism
    Some fitness enthusiasts have promoted the idea that regular weight lifting can increase skeletal muscle mass, such exercise will dramatically increase RMR or (Resting Metabolic Rate). Lifting weights burns calories and speeds up metabolism not only during the weight lifting workout but also while the body builds bigger and stronger muscles.
  • Pain Tolerance and Expectations
    Society has always expected men to be tough in the face of danger. However, sex or gender roles is only one of the factors that influence a person's pain tolerance. Other factors include age, race or ethnicity, motivation to endure pain, past experiences with pain, coping skills, and energy levels.
  • Losing Your Memory to Stress
    This article talks about how people normally experience stress and anxiety in their everyday activities. Feelings of stress can cause a number of ill effects such as poor decision-making, irritability, and even memory loss. Prolonged exposure to these stressful situations can cause more permanent and psychological problems to occur.
  • Learning to Breathe Your Way to Health
    The article deals with the importance of proper breathing as a means to get stress relief. The article also discusses how anxiety-ridden modern life is and how important it is to learn a few life skills, such as proper and effective breathing, as a means to maintain mental, emotional, and physical health.
  • What You Need To Know About Tuberculosis
    This article is about tuberculosis. Tuberculosis doesn’t only attack the lungs, it also affects other organs like the heart, brain, kidneys and the bones. This article briefly mentioned a statistic count made on tuberculosis infections and deaths. This article also enumerates the different symptoms of tuberculosis in different stages.
  • Pleasure, Pain, and Psychology
    Pain and pleasure, even outside of the S&M and leather communities, can be very closely tied together. Physical pain can obviously be very disruptive to intimacy,but more often than not, psychological hang-ups and unspoken desires can be even worse for someone's sexual health and experience.
  • Weight loss: Pills vs. Diet Programs
    The article talks about the necessities of weight loss as a means to attain optimum health. The article also delves into the different weight loss pills that are being marketed today. Weight loss programs are also tackled as a form of safe and proven weight control method.
  • Correlation of Sleep Deprivation and Man-Made Accidents
    The articles is about the dangers posed by sleeplessness. Sleep deprivation not only causes physical and emotional disturbances, but can also result to poor judgment, lack of concentration, and reduced reflexes. The slow down of a person's mental acuity and physical movement can cause minor mishaps, fatal accidents, and major disasters.
  • When Fungi takes the Fun Away
    This article focuses on the importance of caring for your skin. A lot of external factors can give your skin certain infections, but this article mainly talks about fungal infections. It is defined in the article, together with its classifications and its common types. Anti-fungal medications can heal these types of infections, but consulting your doctor would be necessary before such medications.
  • Non-Hormonal Contraceptive On The Horizon
    A new non hormonal contraceptive pill is being developed to avoid the side effects of hormonal birth control methods. The concept of RNA Interference received positive feedback from researchers and scientists. However, the availability of the pill may still be a decade away.
  • Coping With The Trauma Of Sexual Abuse
    No matter what race, religion and economic status, children are getting sexually abused. And its effects don't stop until the child grows through adolescence and into adulthood. Healing may not come easy, but it is possible to regain a sense of wholeness once again.
  • Psychosis: The Great Escape
    People sometimes just need to find a way to get away from all the trials and tribulations of life. Sometimes, people turn outwards and embrace temporary fixes for the stress and pressure of modern life, like taking a vacation. However, some people turn their “escapes” inward, which could possibly result in a mental condition known as psychosis.
  • Head Tripping: Common Psychoactive Medications
    As modern medical science begins to better understand how the brain works and how mental illnesses can be treated or suppressed, psychoactive medications are becoming more common. There are several types and can be used to treat several different mental illnesses, but there are a few common strands in the market.
  • When Passion For Fashion Is A Health Menace
    The fashionable supesized bags can be a potential hazard to women's health as an increasing number of “heavy handbag related injuries” prompted chiropractors to seriously consider issuing a medical warning on the use of these huge totes. Carrying heavy bags may lead to back pain, neck injury, and spine fracture.
  • "Breaking Point: The Factors Behind Insanity"
    Insanity is one of those things that most psychological texts attempt to categorize, illustrate, and analyze, but never outright define. Indeed, from some standpoints, insanity and sanity are too relative to the individual and his circumstances to be given any single, all-encompassing definition. There are, however, several key factors to be noted among the various “forms” of insanity known to modern mental health experts.
  • Breaking Point: The Factors Behind Insanity
    Insanity is one of those things that most psychological texts attempt to categorize, illustrate, and analyze, but never outright define. Indeed, from some standpoints, insanity and sanity are too relative to the individual and his circumstances to be given any single, all-encompassing definition. There are, however, several key factors to be noted among the various “forms” of insanity known to modern mental health experts.
  • Break Free from Drug Addiction
    Drug-addiction is a problem ever since. Statistics of drug addiction are very alarming. However, there are treatments and help an addicted person can go to and find ways to cope with this problem and as such breaking a drug addiction may be difficult, but not impossible.
  • Pregnant Women Deserve Only the Very Best
    This article is about pregnant women and how they are when they are pregnant. By taking prenatal vitamins, it would help in reducing health risks for both the mother and the baby. Gaining weight is also important, since this could give the idea that both of you are doing well and healthy. A simple guideline on what to eat and what to avoid is also included in this article.
  • Understanding Mental Health Issues
    Mental health issues can be caused by a lot of factors such biochemical imbalances in the brain, nutrient deficiencies, as well as toxins. It can also be genetics, inability to cope, poor social skills, or a reaction to a negative experience. The anxiety and depression being felt are signs of deeper psychological issues.
  • The Dangers of Overeating and Poor Self-Image
    This article talks about how young women react to the concept of beauty and the various ways they act to attain that value or status of being beautiful. Some have already developed serious psychological disorders such as bulimia due to the social pressure to be“beautiful.” This article also explains bulimia, how women suffer from it, and how counseling can help women overcome this disorder.
  • Carving the Flesh With the Scalpel of Philosophy
    According to some recent studies, it would appear that one's outlook, attitude, and philosophy towards life holds a greater influence on physical well-being and longevity than initially believed. The main theory to explain this is that a positive outlook has a strong influence on mental health and subconscious actions, theoretically leading people away from self-destructive lifestyles. Another is that positive thought has a direct influence on a person's physical being, likely through chemical responses.
  • Hair: Every Woman's Crowning Glory
    The article deals with the importance of hair in both men and women. It also tackles the social significance of hair as well the number of problems encountered by people in caring for their hair. The problem of hair loss and the availability of hair care products and treatments are given emphasis in the article.
  • Beware of What You Puff!
    Smoking seems to be a part of our society. It is addicting that too much of it can cause various illnesses and even death. The smoker is not the only one that is at risk on the bad effects of smoking, but the other people who inhale the smoke that they breathe. This article tackles the ill effects of second-hand smoke.
  • The Power Of Emotional Health
    It has always been said that a healthy body cannot be divorced from a healthy mind or a healthy spirit. Neglecting your emotional health can damage your physical health in the process. Emotions are so powerful it has the ability to make us sick, as well as provide healing.
  • Muscle Cramps: Description, Causes and Treatment
    This article tries to describe the occurrence of muscle cramps among individuals. It also briefly states the various difficulties and other negative effects of this condition. Finally, the causes and possible treatments for this health problem are discussed to gain knowledge on what to avoid and what to do during instances of muscle problems.
  • "Yeast Infection: Description, Causes and Treatment"
    This article discusses the symptoms, dangers, and related health problems of yeast infection. It also discusses the various causes and treatments available for this health problem. Finally, it mentions the importance of knowing these information about this condition relative to the problem's prevention and treatment.
  • Alcoholic Drinks and Health Issues
    Alcohol is a depressant that can act as a sedative drug and may slow down the nervous system. In small doses, alcohol can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. Alcohol however may do more harm than good if overused. Extremely high doses of alcohol at one time can cause alcohol poisoning which can lead to coma or death.
  • Rock Stars, Music Icons, Alcohol, and Drug Overdose
    The article talks about the unhealthy lifestyles of many music personalities. It says that many of them are involved in excessive use of alcohol and other banned substances. Furthermore, the adverse health effects of excessive use of alcohol and illegal drugs are stated.
  • Martial Arts Philosophy and Proper Training
    Martial arts training involves activities that can improve flexibility,
    Cardiovascular health, and hand-body coordination. Injuries in martial arts
    training are usual, but can be avoided by proper breathing, stretching, and
    wearing the proper equipments.
  • "Getting Around The Weight Loss Plateau"
    Among diet experts, there is a rarely mentioned adaptation of the body that prevents a diet program from achieving the maximum results. This adaptation, the weight loss plateau, can be tackled in a variety of ways, most of which involve changes to the training or diet regimen of a person. While circumventing the metabolic rate can be a difficult process, it can be done.
  • Steroids : Pumping Up The Issue
    Guys are stereotyped to be tough. Guys who feel that they don't measure up with their peers as far as body image is concerned may feel pressured and may resort to using steroids to speed up the development of their physique without taking into consideration its side effects.
  • Healing From Car Accidents
    Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder brought about by car accidents can be as traumatic as the crash itself. Some people avoid seeking professional help for fear of reliving painful memories of the incident. However, the healing process may help them discover new strengths they didn't know they have.
  • Martial Arts Training and Nutrition
    Bruce Lee is one of the most recognized names in the world, he accomplished so much despite living a very short life. He did not become a seasoned martial artist overnight, his accomplishments are products of intense and vigorous training coupled with proper nutrition.
  • Frequent Sex and Good Health
    Safe sex practiced in a loving, intimate relationship has numerous health benefits like improved cholesterol levels and increased blood circulation. It also encourages the flow of testosterone, a hormone that plays an important role in the immune system. Understanding safe sex and sex within marriage may lead to improved health and fruitful marriages.
  • Female Infertility
    This article is about female infertility, its causes, effects and possible treatment.
  • Prevention Is Better Than Cure
    This article is about unwanted pregnancy and what causes it. It also includes a brief discussion about contraceptives, abortion, and diseases that are transmitted through sexual intercourse.
  • Blood & Glory: Do Video Games Make Monsters?
    Video games have been blamed for everything from the Columbine incident to over-aggressive behavior in Marines. However, this is an unfair judgment, as not all games are violent. Also, there are now studies being conducted to determine the use of these games as therapeutic aids.
  • Ways To Burn and Reduce Your Calories
    The articles deals with the issue of weight loss, exercise, and prescription weight loss pill --- all of which are necessary to regain one's health while improving the body figure. The article also cites some tips on how to have a successful weight loss program.
  • Strains and Pains: The Pitfalls of Overwork and Over-Exercise
    Summary : The article deals with the muscle strains and the painful effects of over-exertion or over-exercise. The articles also cites a number of tips and recommendations on how to care for a strained muscle and how to avoid getting muscle strain.
  • When you are in your thirties and still single
    when being single is causing stress and anxiety
  • The Green Eyed Monster
    How Envy causes so much misery and stress and how we can control this powerful emotion which is dominant now in this modern materialistic world.
  • In Your Skin: Some Facts on the Body's Largest Organ
    Importance of skin; parts of the skin; good skin care solutions; skin care treatments; important information on skin care.
  • Burnout? Move On And Rise Up
    Different individuals have varied ways of dealing with stressful situations such as burnout. Taking a much needed vacation may address the problem of exhaustion and boredom but may not be effective in totally eliminating the sense of disillusionment, stress and anxiety.
  • Herbal Supplement, Food and Drug Interactions
    Herbal products are widely available without a need for any prescription. Medical guidance is necessary to avoid potential drug interactions. Physicians need to ask questions about its use by their patients as part of the medical history.

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