Taking The Sting Out Of Bug Bites (NC)-In most cases insect bites are harmless and if left alone, the irritation will subside within 48 hoursHowever, for some people, particularly children, scratching bites may lead to a highly contagious bacterial skin infection called impetigo Left unchecked, impetigo can spread to other parts of the body and even from person to personAs a family physician, I recommend the following tips to ensure you and your family maximize your summer fun and avoid ...

A Stretch To Get Rid Of Your Tension Headache - And To Keep Your Headaches From Coming Back You know the feelingYou're working in front of your computer and you feel that all-too-familiar tightness beginning to squeeze your neckIt's a sign that a tension headache is coming onThe next time that happens, don't reach for the Advil Do the behind-the-back stretch insteadIt can be done sitting or standingIf you're going to sit, make sure you have a chair with backing that comes halfway ...

Pilots Prone To Cataracts AIRLINE pilots are at higher risk of developing cataracts because of exposure to cosmic rays while aloft Researchers at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik studied 445 men aged 50 or older of whom 79 were pilots and 71 had cataracts, concluding the pilots had triple the risk of developing cataracts "The association between the cosmic radiation exposure of pilots and the risk of nuclear cataracts, adjusted for age, smoking status and sunbathing habits, indicates that cosmic radiation may be a causative factor in ...

Health Is Internal Beauty Excerpted from the book "Your Right to Be Beautiful: How to Halt the Train of Aging and Meet the Most Beautiful You" by Tonya Zavasta The book is available at: http://wwwbeautifulonrawcom Jean Kerr, American author and playwright wrote: "I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep That's deep enough What do you want an adorable pancreas?" Jean Kerr was closer to the truth than she might have realized Every outside organ of the human body is eligible to be called ...

Be Her Best Friend BE HER "GAY BEST FRIEND" Then pounce It's a cliché because there's truth in it: gay men get closer to women in a way that the average hetero guy just doesn't Here's how it works :- 1 OPEN YOUR EYES Like women, gay men are sticklers for detail - and no gay man would fail to notice a woman's hairdo/shoes/earrings, or to compliment her on them But don't simply say that her new dress is "nice" - tell her its a fantastic color and ...

Discover The Truth About Apple Cider Vinegar Remedies I was reviewing an ebook on vinegar remedies and uses recently, and came across some surprising assertions Despite the ebook author claiming that vinegar was not a cure all, the list of complaints vinegar supposedly fixed was astounding Almost as astounding as the rationale behind using vinegar to fix said complaints Apart from the evils of satisfying one's 'debased' taste buds over nourishing the body - which is apparently the cause of all of modern man's ills The author suggest ...

My Eyes! It has come to my attention that wearing glasses stinks My father wears glasses, and i dont know if it is that I didnt want to hear it, or I just plain ignored him, but apparently he has been complaining about glasses since I was young Well pops, do something about it! Actually I can't be that rude, he has done something about it He now wears contacts and loves every minute of it He says it is WAY ...

Pepsin, What Is It? I write articles to inform you, the people, on matters that you would generally not know a whole lot about This article was scheduled to be about "Pepsin" Wow i cant even decode raw material about this stuff! But as i read through it i started thinking Alright, this is the simplest definition that I could find on the word "Pepsin" Here goes " Pepsin is a digestive protease released by the chief cells in the stomach ...

Ayurvedic Medicine System Ayurveda medicine is a very comprehensive medicine system that is more that 5,000 years old, that is based on a holistic medicine approach that has its roots in Vedic Culture Inside the word Ayurveda you will see the word "veda", which means knowledge, tells us it's important role in ancient hinduism Charaka Samhita and the Sushruta Samhita are two early texts of Ayurveda There use to be a tradition of surgery associated with ayurveda For the most part ...

Pegs Not Be Constipated Constipation in some ways has become the front of many jokes, but in reality it is more serious than that Consitipation can be extremely painful, and in some cases can result in bowel obstruction, which is not something that anyone wants to get into it Still laughing? For a quick definition: "Constipation is a condition of the digestive system where a person (or other animal) experiences hard feces that is difficult to eliminate" In most cases treatment is ...