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The summer brings great joys: beach weather, tanning, and flourishing plant life, but along with the good things summer brings an abundance of insect infestation....
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The summer brings great joys: beach weather, tanning, and flourishing plant life, but along with the good things summer brings an abundance of insect infestation....
Arthritis plagues 1 in 6 Canadians. This dehabilitating disease causes joint pain and inflammation. Fortunately there are certain things you can do to prevent yourself from getting arthritis or stopping arthritis from spreading or worsening....
Diet pop is supposed to be good for you - a sugarless alternative to regular carbonated beverages – unfortunately this is not so....
Purchasing a house is often a very significant moment in almost everyone’s lives. A house provides a person with shelter and a feeling of comfort and stability. However, lurking in your house are certain health hazards, and many of these are right out in the...
If you're looking for that extra boost for writing your final exam, try taking a nap. According to a Harvard Medical School study, those that nap and dream about a specific task actually perform that task better when they wake up, compared to those that...
The Pillbox, a pill identification search engine, created by the US National Institutes of Health has the ability to help you identify a pill based on the pill's physical characteristics. This allows you to visually identify the pill which is not only effective but very...
Age and Gender Males over the age of 40 and females over the age of 50 are at an increased risk of getting cardiovascular disease. Family History If someone in your family, for example your father, had a heart attack at an early age you are at a...
Fish Most (wild) fish is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 has health benefits like anti-aging properties, skin improving properties, and cancer-preventing properties. Wild fish is also full of vitamin D. Vitamin D is a major immune system booster, and it allows for calcium to be...
"I don't feel like it," "I'm too tired," or "I'm not in the mood right now," are common excuses we all use to avoid getting up from the television couch. People suffering from depression require even more will power to go out and exercise. However,...
Maple syrup, that sweet liquid that is so often associated with Canada, may be extremely beneficial to our health. According to a new study that was published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, maple syrup may significantly slow the growth rate of cancer cells, depending...
Good for the Heart Researchers have discovered that blood flow is significantly affected by laughter. 20 healthy subjects were shown a stress-inducing movie, and then a funny laughter-inducing movie. The results? The stressful movie slowed blood flow by 35% and the comedy increased blood flow by...
The heart is a muscle that many of us take for granted each day. Yes, we recognize its great importance and the stressful job it has pumping blood throughout the body, but do we really care? You could say "of course we care; if the...