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Oyster Shucking 10194

Proven Methods of Shucking Oysters

Proven methods of shucking oysters, knowing your health risks in handling oysters, and taking proper precautions,using the right tools. This is an indepth article on shucking oysters.....

2 comments    fresh oysters oyster knife
Tattoo artist wearing gloves, and shield over tool.  Photo from Flickr.com.87

Tattoos- Health Risks and Toxic Effects

Tattoo inks are not regulated by the FDA, despite increasing evidence not only of skin reactions, but also delayed effects such as skin cancer and auto-immune disorders.

14 comments    tattoos body art skin cancer
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Energy Drinks and Health Risks

Energy drinks and your health I'm sure we have all heard of the popular energy drinks such as Monster, Amp, Rockstar and Red Bull. In fact, most of us have probably tried one of these drinks. Most of the...

15 comments    health fitness energy
When ladies learned that tuberculosis can live in sputum for an entire day after it’s been spat on the ground, the future of the shorter skirt length was assured. Fashion plate from La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1915.86

Do American Laws Against Spitting Do any Good?

Ever since the tuberculosis bacterium and its transmission modes were identified in the late 1800s, municipalities across the country have struggled with enacting and enforcing effective laws against spitting.

42 comments    health law spitting
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Has the Time Arrived for a Second Water Supply?

esterday the New York Times reported that “more than 20% of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years…” Health problems today are more than just who our health care provider will be here in the United States. Basic issues such as safe, pure drinking water combined with actively fighting potentially deadly bacteria such as E. coli, MRSA and cryptosporidiosis are the real issues. Are we missing the forest because we h

0 comments    health water green
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How to overcome Obesity

There are around 1 billion overweight adults and more than 3000 obese. Obesity and overweights are the indicators of major critical illness like diabetes, Heart problems , metabolic syndrome. The reasons of...

6 comments    health life food
Soy products such as miso and tofu have some of the highest levels of phytoestrogens. Photo by unforth.85

The Phytoestrogen Controversy

A growing number of women and men suffer from health problems related to estrogen dominance, a type of hormone imbalance that occurs when levels of estrogen are too high in relation to levels of progesterone...

2 comments    health nutrition women's health
Which parts do we know cause harm? (andromeda.rutgers.edu)84

Health concerns over wireless technologies

Which parts do we know cause harm? (andromeda.rutgers.edu)This perpetuates the idea that everything causes cancer. After analyzing more than 100 studies on the effects of cell phone use, British neurosurgeon...

8 comments    health cell phones bluetooth
Jimmy's First Bowel Movement by Tim Hamliton84

The Importance of a Bowel Movement

The importance of a bowel movement, came to me this morning during my morning poop. As I began to ponder its importance, as to the quality of life without the ability, my thoughts began to roam wild. Think...

19 comments    health life family
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Benefits and risks of neutering dogs

  Dog owners, especially those that have a dog for the first time, may be reluctant to consider neutering their dog once he becomes sexually mature. The reasons behind this reluctance may be tied to the...

0 comments    health risks neutering
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