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Detecting diabetes early is essential to starting a person on the path to better health. Many of the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes are the same as type 2 diabetes even though the reasons the person develops the diabetes are different. This is due to the ultimate effect of having extra...

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Researchers report that there’s a unique experience of death that seems far broader than what’s called a “near-death experience.” Recollections in relation to death, so-called out-of-body experiences (OBEs), or near-death experiences (NDEs), are often considered...

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When 21-year-old Joshua Aversano was killed in an auto accident in 2012, his sister Rebekah never expected to see his face again. However, thanks to the miracle of modern medicine, she got to do just that. Joshua's remains were donated to science, and, a few years later, Rebekah and her family...

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he mystery of Swiss cheese and its disappearing holes has finally been solved. A Swiss agricultural institute discovered that tiny specks of hay are responsible for the famous holes in cheeses like Emmental or Appenzell. As milk matures into cheese these "microscopically small hay...

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According to a 2006 poll conducted by Newsweek, a whopping 43% of Americans believe that dreams reveal unconscious desires and wishes. Famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud described dreams as the royal road to the unconscious and suggested that by studying the obvious content of dreams, we could...

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Let's get something straight: drugs are bad. They ruin friendships, bank accounts, and lives. Yet people keep using them at an alarming rate, and deaths from overdoses and other drug-related complications keep skyrocketing. Why do people knowingly use substances that can kill them? One...

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1. “Improving” your metabolism isn’t necessarily as simple as working out more or eating specific foods less. “There can be a lot of reasons for why metabolism differs from one person to the next,” Dr. Florence Comite, a New York City-based endocrinologist who...

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Coconut oil has many wonderful uses, but there are some very common mistakes people make when using it at home in DIY skin and hair products and remedies. Find out what they are and how to avoid them. 1. Using it on color-treated hair. Homemade coconut oil hair products are popular, but...

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Arthritis signs should not be ignored. You must pay attention to arthritis signs so that you can get an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment prescribed by a doc Are you having joint pain or joint stiffness? You may be inclined to shake it off, disregard, or minimize the importance...

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For help in controlling their cholesterol, some individuals turn to a natural product known as grape seed extract. Available in dietary supplement form, grape seed extract is said to be rich in antioxidants that may help prevent cholesterol buildup in your arteries and protect against heart...

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Lots of foods which are commonly perceived as healthy owe their undeserved reputation to clever marketing and a lack of knowledge on the part of the consumer. Plenty of foods we consume freely and give to our children are actually not particularly healthy at all, and some are just junk. Here...

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If you cast your mind back to previous generations, the concept of entertainment was scarcely recognisable in comparison with today’s technology-inspired age. Without a multitude of television channels to choose from and the digital age still but a distant dream, families and friends...

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These 12 foods will start narrowing your waist the minute they leave your fork and enter your mouth! Make sure these are added to your shopping list on your next trip. 1. Grapefruit Vitamin C helps with the proper metabolism of fat, foods rich in it make great choices for burning fat....

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Houseplants do wonders for a house: they breathe new life to a room, add a bright pop of color, and purify the air. Not all plants are equally effective, however, when it comes to filtering harmful air-borne toxins and pollutants. NASA conducted a Clean Air Study to identify the best...

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Every 30 minutes, someone in the UK is diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. That’s why Crohn’s and Colitis UK are using World IBD Day on 19 May 2015 to raise awareness and enable more patients to access the best care possible. With at least 300,000 people in...