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Side effects of fish oil

Fish oil Fish oil has always been known to contain Omega-3 fatty acids, which are very beneficial for people suffering from heart disease, hypertension, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, bipolar disorder, and...

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Sunglasses are even more important for children because they usually spend more time outdoors, and their eyes are more vulnerable to sun damage.87

The Best Sunglasses for UV Eye Protection

Beware! Regardless of the season or whether it's sunny or cloudy, everyday your eyes are exposed to invisible, damaging UV radiation. In the same way UV rays damage the skin, they also damage the lens and...

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DVT Can Complicate Long Flights

  If you're going to take an overseas flight, and will be in the air for many hours, you might want to consider taking one small precaution that could help prevent considerable pain, and might even save...

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Self breast exam is very important for every woman64

What is cancer? Causes and Prevention

What is cancer? In simple words, cancer is a tissue growth caused by the continuing proliferation of abnormal cells capable of invasion and destruction of other tissues. Cancer is any malignant tumor that...

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Milk - Is it good or bad? What do you think about it? Part 2

Milk : Is it good or bad? What do you think about it? Part 1 I have been reading about facts and fallacies about milk for awhile and has come up with some important information to share. Tell me what you think...

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Trigosamine: A Joint Treatment Review

Natural joint pain formulas like Trigosamine, which contain hyaluronate, glucosamine and chondroitin have been gaining popularity in recent years. Unlike NSAIDS, such as naproxin, aspirin and ibuprofen, which...

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Marijuana? Legalize it

Smoked, eaten, imbibed - or just talked about - it seems the world has a strong taste for cannabis. This hub discusses the risks of drug use, provides a brief history of cannabis, describes the effects of cannabis and discusses why marihuana should be legalized.

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Source: 2003–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey estimates of total prevalence (both diagnosed and undiagnosed) were projected to year 2007.67

Diabetes--Tests Needed For Diagnosis

What tests do I need to find out if I am diabetic? Why are these tests done? What are the normals? Find out about diagnostic testing for diabetes by reading this.

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All About Blood Pressure FAQs

A lot of people with high blood pressure do not know they have it. It is because it usually doesn't have symptoms and you can have it even if you're feeling good. Especially if you are already getting older,...

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Osteoarthritis can affect any movable joint in the body.74

How Live with Osteoarthritis in the Knees: Causes and Treatments

Osteoarthritis (also known as: OA)is one of over 100 types of arthritis that can attack persons of any age. What makes osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis, so very different, is that is so...

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