March 8, 2010 |
Christine |
Articles, Medical/ Heath Related |
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Even though Jonas Salk's vaccine beat the polio virus into submission in the 1950s, the U.S. still has more than 400,000 polio survivors and up to half of them have post-polio syndrome (PPS). A National Institutes of Health website defines PPS as “a condition that affects polio survivors anywhere
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TAGS: Health, polio, post polio syndrome, pps, vaccine
March 7, 2010 |
Christine |
Health Resources, Lupus Information, Philanthropy |
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Lupus. The word itself may be more widely known today, thanks to Dr. House, but what it is, how it affects those living with it and how it has constantly been ignored, misunderstood and generally overlooked by the public, pharmaceutical companies and researchers is not.
In the last ten years
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TAGS: Health, lupus, lupus alliance, lupus foundation, sle, survey
March 3, 2010 |
Christine |
Daily Living Tips, Tips and Articles |
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Kissing helps prevent tooth decay (better than brushing your teeth?) Dr. Peter Gorden, Dental Advisor at the British Dental Association, explains. “After eating, your mouth is full of sugar solution and acidic saliva, which cause plaque build up. Kissing is nature's own cleaning process”, he add
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TAGS: happy, Health, kiss, kissing, weight