Personal Health:
Personal Care, Personal Health
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Apr 13th, 2009
Sweating is the release of a salty liquid from the body's sweat glands. Sweating or perspiration is important in cooling the body. It is common to sweat under the arms, on the feet, and on the palms of the hands. When the production of sweat is in excess of the amount needed for cooling the body (thermal regulation) it is call hyperhidrosis (excess sweating).
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Apr 9th, 2009
The Hong Kong Department of Health called on people traveling to neighbouring countries during Easter holidays to take precautionary measures against infectious diseases.
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Apr 8th, 2009
Celebrating National Public Health Week, the Illinois Department of Public Health wants to teach all Illinoisans how to have an “ACE in the whole” for leading a healthy life.
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Apr 8th, 2009
Hundreds of people from throughout Missouri plan to come together this week to celebrate good health and the importance of exercise with a walk around the historic state Capitol in Jefferson City.
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Apr 4th, 2009
Public health partners across the state are observing National Public Health Week, April 6-12, by raising awareness about how public health promotes and protects the health of Iowans.
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Apr 3rd, 2009
MRI's aren’t done on anyone with known metal in their body, but Prax Sanchez, 72, didn’t know he had any in his. The Colorado man recently went for MRI to evaluate some ear problems he’d been having.
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Mar 27th, 2009
The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson has affected many lives. Her family used her death to save several lives by donating Natasha’s organs. Now it seems that her head injury has educated the public. This information has saved at least one young girl.
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Mar 21st, 2009
Romance does not have to fizzle out in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier relationships.
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Mar 20th, 2009
Maggot are used as a biological dressing for chronic wounds. Maggots debride the necrotic tissue and thus clean up wounds. The use of maggots for wounds by medical personnel has waxed and waned through the years. Ambroise Pare (1509-1590) is generally given credit for first noting the beneficial effects of maggots in suppurative wounds.
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Mar 19th, 2009
March is DVT (deep vein thrombosis) month. The reason DVT awareness has a month of its own is because DVT can be fatal. Knowing who is at risk and finding ways to prevent DVT can save lives. DVT can develop in the lower or upper extremities.
