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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.
  • 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.
  • Unlocking the Health Benefits of Celery
    This article talks about the health benefits of celery. This vegetable was once used as a folk treatment until recent medical studies backed the health benefits of celery. Because of the many health benefits of celery, regular consumption of this vegetable is encouraged by many nutritionists and other health experts.
  • 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.
  • Sexual Health and Society
    Among the various possible topics for research and study in the world, sex seems to consistency be among the top contenders. The increasing interest in all sorts of sex-related topics in both the academic and artistic world has sometimes come under fire for being unhealthy or exploitative.
  • Heartburn: The Burning Sensation
    This article is about heartburns. This medical condition is not related to the heart in any way. The term was coined from the area where the pain is most noted, on the breast bone, near the heart. It may also be because of the fact that heartburn is caused by a malfunction of the cardiac sphincter connecting the esophagus and the stomach. Listed in this article are some factors that may trigger heartburn, as well as some tips to avoid frequent attacks of heartburn.
  • 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.
  • A Tad Bit Too Shy: When Parents Needs to Help Emotionally Withdrawn Children
    This article talks about how children can sometimes be secretive and irritable when dealing with other people. This might be a case of inferiority complex, and this article discusses signs that tell if a person is suffering from this condition. In conclusion, there are ways in order to overcome this condition.
  • 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.
  • Things You Need To Keep In Mind When Poisoned
    The possibility of being accidentally poisoned by household chemicals is higher than most people would believe. While still a rather unlikely way to die, it is often prudent to keep in mind the basic pieces of advice on what to do when poisoned.
  • Poison for the Ages
    For centuries, people have been using arsenic as a poison because it is difficult to detect and causes symptoms similar to a variety of common illnesses. The poison often requires a bit of time to achieve the desired results, because larger doses often end up merely being regurgitated by the body.
  • Paper Era: Gone?
    This article tackles on fax machines and its history. From its inventor to his successors, fax machines have entered the communication realm during the seventies. The article then describes how the fax machine works, and how it sends its messages to another. With Internet governing more communications technology, faxing is made digital with the use of Internet faxing.
  • Internet Faxing: Hosted Solutions for the Paperless Office
    Some companies still employ stand-alone fax machines while others have deployed centralized, network-accessible fax servers in facilitating business transactions. However, today's advanced wireless technology made it possible for most business transactions to be conducted in paperless and digital format, giving rise to the popularity of Internet faxing, a kind of desktop faxing in which outgoing e-mail attachments are turned into faxes and incoming faxes are turned into e-mail attachments.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Abuse: Spotting Signs of Emotional Wear and Tear
    While people tend to psychologically need contact with other human beings to live, there are some relationships that are not worth pursuing because of the damage done to one or the other. There are ways to spot whether someone is in an abusive relationship or not, but it can sometimes come down to being a judgment call if the damage is not physical.
  • Gastritis: More than Just a Grumbling Stomach
    Gastritis is a common medical problem of the stomach. However, gastritis isn't one disease but a group of conditions, all of which are characterized by inflammation of the lining of the stomach. Gastritis is generally a common, mildly troubling ailment that responds well to simple treatments.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nymphomania-Be-Gone
    Nymphomania, being one of the most ill-defined terms in psychology, has had and interesting history colored by culture, morality, and religion. The term, as well as the male counterpart of it, have both been removed and replaced by a new term. The new term, hyper sexuality, is encountering the same debates on objectivity that the original “disorders” encountered, however.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 when obesity 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Staying Away: A Little Info On Avoidant Personality Disorder
    Some people have a tendency to want to stay away from other people, with rare cases taking this tendency to the extreme by avoiding nearly all social contact. This, combined with some other factors, could be taken as a sign that the person has avoidant personality disorder. This condition can be treated with therapy, but the problem lies in accurately determining whether one has the disorder.
  • A Depressed Mind Equals A Depressed Head
    A person's state of mind can have appreciable effects on practically every system of the body, that much is beyond dispute. It is also beyond dispute that depression can have a number of hazardous effects on a person's ability to perform in a variety of arenas, including sexually. Sexual impotence caused by depression can often be very damaging, and while it can be corrected by conventional methods, they are rarely accompanied by the necessary mental healing.
  • Helping Children Cope with their Parents' Divorce
    This article talks about divorce and how it affects the whole family. an important factor to consider would be the children, for they are the ones that may suffer from this kind of situation. Feelings of family members are discussed, and how divorce can affect the children emotionally. How counseling and open communication with the children can help in maintaining good relationships with each of the parents.
  • Depression and Dry Mouth Connection
    This article talks about how old people get illnesses that easily. A common condition among older people would be having dry mouth or Xerostomia. This article discusses its definition, how it is experienced, its causes and factors, and possible relief from said condition.
  • Gaining Wealth and Success Without Climbing the Corporate Ladder
    The article deals with the importance of having good physical and emotional health, and financial literacy in order to achieve personal and financial success. The article focuses on the concept called cash flow quadrant, which details how wealth is created. However, the main message of the article is about the importance of maintaining one's health, without which, financial success cannot be attained or enjoyed.
  • When 'Tis the Season Not To Be Jolly
    Losing a loved one is a difficult and painful experience especially if the holiday season is approaching, these are the occasions when one can really feel the absence of a loved one. Indulging oneself in sadness and grief may cause more problems but there are ways to cope with it.
  • Emotional Intelligence: Another Key Factor To Success
    People with high IQ are always predicted to become successful in life. However, there are a lot of intelligent individuals whose lives are getting wasted due to emotional problems and destructive behaviors. Experts agree that the missing part in the success equation is emotional intelligence.
  • Sanity: Reality Or Fabrication?
    Check any book on psychology or psychiatry and you will fail to find even a single concrete definition of the term “sanity,” despite how often it gets thrown around when talk of the above fields begins. There are countless ways to determine if someone is insane, but the only apparent way to declare someone sane is by a diagnosis of elimination. This has made some people question the very existence of sanity.
  • Manage Your Finances & Get Back in Control of Your Life
    The article is about the importance of taking control of one's finances as a means to get rid of financial problems and the anxiety that usually comes with it. The article cites several simple steps to get back on the road to financial health, specifically through disciplined payments of debt, savings, and investment.
  • Women Should Groove their Way Out of Depression!
    Dance or Movement Therapy is the therapeutic use of movement to improve the mental and physical well being of a person. It focuses on the connection between the mind and body to promote health and healing. Dance therapy provides an alternative way to externalize the suppressed feelings.
  • The Bliss of Martial Arts
    Martial arts has the benefit of exercising both your mind and body and you get a complete workout that aerobics or weight lifting just can’t match. An individual's total well being, both psychological and physical, can be improved simultaneously through martial arts. Its psychological benefits include increased self-esteem and self-confidence as well as decreased tension, stress, anxiety and depression.
  • Mental and Emotional Paralysis: Debilitated by Depression
    The article is about the psycho-emotional problem of depression that afflicts millions of people today. The article also goes through the symptoms, effects, and possible treatments for depression. It also makes a case for the use of alternative, non-drug remedies to treat depression.
  • Meningococcemia: Fatal Infections
    Meningococcemia is just one of the two major meningococcal infections, the other one being meningitis, that can cause severe illness in children and young adults and may produce death within hours. This condition is contagious which means that the bacteria can be spread from person to person through colonization of the upper airway without producing initial sign or symptom.
  • Of Birth Control and Unwanted Pregnancies
    The article deals with the issues of contraception and the methods available to couples who want to plan for their family. The article briefly describes some of the common types of birth control methods, including their effects and rate of success in preventing pregnancy.
  • A Look on “Trainspotting”
    This article talks about the damaged, desperate lives of heroin addicts. The article is about the travails of a young group of men who become addicted to heroin and how their addiction has ruined their lives. The articles underscores the difficulties of getting “hooked” and how narcotics and other illegal drugs can cause harm even to very close relationships.
  • Are You Stressed Out?
    Stress is a psychological and physiological response to events that upset our personal balance in some way. Feelings of stress are caused by the body's instinct to defend itself. The specific signs and symptoms of stress vary from person to person, but all have the potential to harm your health, emotional well-being, and relationships with others.
  • The Psychology Of Fear And The Science Of Poker
    Poker is a game that is, by nature, highly mental and requires a great deal of mental discipline and analytical ability. Some people have realized that using fear as a weapon in poker can be an effective means of winning hands, as it plays on some of humanity's oldest instincts.
  • The Connections Between Sleep And The Mind
    The physical toll that insomnia has is a well-documented list of side effects and problems. While the mysteries related to what exactly happens to the brain during sleep are still being explored, it is generally accepted that a lack of sleep is related to a number of mental health problems. There is little evidence so far, there is adequate information to warrant full research into those matters.
  • Strains and Pains: The Pitfalls of Overwork and Over-Exercise
    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.
  • 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.

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