Four Things You Should Know About ENERGY DRINKS

Teens and young adults spend an estimated $2.3 billion annually on energy drinks laced with caffeine and herbal stimulants. But these aggressively marketed and pricey beverages (called “drugs in a can” and “a pharmacological Molotov cocktail” by Oklahoma State University researchers in one recent report) do more than clean out their wallets.Over 5,000 reported caffeine overdoses in recent years—46 percent in kids age 18 and younger—have been attributed to them, say University of Miami researchers in a 2011 study in the journal Pediatrics. With...

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How to prevent Lassa fever outbreak -Lagos govt

Following recent cases of Lassa fever outbreak in some parts of the country, Lagos State Government, yesterday, enjoined Lagosians to ensure proper and adequate personal and environmental hygiene at all times. The state government, has, meanwhile, designated telephone numbers to be called in the case of suspected Lassa fever case in any part of the state. Members of the public were also expected to contact the Directorate of Disease Control in the state Ministry of Health on noticing a suspected case of the epidemic. Lagos State Commissioner...

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‘Everything you know about dieting is wrong

Vancouver -Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionise the way people tackle obesity. Obesity rates have doubled worldwide in the past 30 years, coinciding with a growing food surplus, and the ensuing epidemic has sparked a multibillion dollar weight loss industry that has largely failed to curb the problem. Current standards in the United States, where two thirds of people are overweight or obese, advise people that cutting...

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Boy is world's first to survive being born with heart outside his body(PHOTOS)

When Ryan Marquiss was born with his heart outside of his body, doctors didn’t expect him to survive. It is an incredibly rare condition and usually babies are stillborn or die within three days. His heart also hadn’t developed and so he only had half a heart - a combination of defects which is so rare that Ryan is the only one of his kind in the world. Doctors advised his devastated parents to terminate the pregnancy when his mother was just 12 weeks pregnant, but they bravely refused. And it is a gamble that has paid off, as Ryan is just about...

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How to battle wrinkles and win

What won't we give to have velvet smooth faces? Plastic surgery? Botox? Chemical peels? Face lifts? The list is endless. But before you go on this road, these natural easy at-home tricks will help you to fight ageing. Try washing your face with oilIf you have dry weary skin, then washing your face with natural oils is a good idea for you. If you're wondering how this will help solve your problem, the Dr Leslie Baumann, a Miami Beach dermatologist may have the answer. “Many natural oils contain linoleic acid, which helps skin retain water,” she...

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Anti-ageing make-up tricks

Thanks to Yahoo! we have eight make- up tricks that will do you a whole lots of good. With all due respect to wrinkle cream you so much love to buy, especially when you've hit that age - 30+, the right foundation or lipcolour can make you look younger — instantly.Try a pink lipstick"Everyone looks younger with cherubic rosy lips," says make-up artist, Christian McCulloch, who works with Demi Moore and Naomi Watts. If you're fair, slick on a mauve-y rose shade such as Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Sugar Plum, for deeper skin tones, go with a...

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African women’s g*nitals provide clue to HIV prevention

Following the discovery of an unusually weak inflammatory response to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in the g*nitals of some African female s*x workers who are naturally protected from infection of the virus, scientists believe they may have discovered an important clue that could influence future HIV prevention efforts. Results of a long-term study just published in the journal PLoS ONE, said over the course of a 15-year study which involved women from Benin Republic in West Africa and Zimbabwe in South Africa, researchers found...

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How Music Affects the Brain and How You Can Use It to Your Advantage

Recently, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords used music therapy to help her learn to talk again. The still unproven theory revolves around the idea that music is represented in multiple parts of the brain and therefore accesses deeper pathways between neurons. Music then helps patients connect the stored knowledge of words through songs and helps create the new connections needed for speech. This same idea has been used for stroke victims in the past, and has been referred to as the Kenny Rogers Effect.You don't need to have suffer from brain damage...

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Many Causes of Weakness, Feeling Tired, Fatigue and Measurable Muscle Weakness Symptoms

Weakness, feeling tired or general fatigue marked by reduced strength in your muscles can have many causes.A cause for weakness can have you feel weak all over or only in one area, limb and single muscle. Your loss can be measurable or without any calculable strength loss.If weakness is your only noticeable symptom, and you are trying to figure out its cause, this quest of self diagnosis is not often an easy task.Some symptom instigators of fatigue are enumerated to give you a sense of the challenge. Some of these do have typical accompanying...

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If You Love Seafood and Shrimps, Read This

A woman suddenly died unexpecte...dly with signs of bleeding from her ears, nose, mouth & eyes.After a preliminary autopsy it was diagnosed that death was due to arsenic poisoning.Where did the arsenic come from?The police launched an in-depth and extensive investigation. A medical school professor was invited to come to solve the case.The professor carefully looked at the contents. In less than half an hour, the mystery was solved.The professor said: 'The deceased did not commit suicide and neither was she murdered, she died of accidental...

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How to treat impotence with herbs

Erectile dysfunction — difficulty maintaining an erection sufficient for s*x — is a common problem. You’ve likely seen advertisements on the newspapers or in magazines for erectile dysfunction herbs or supplements. The search for a remedy or a prescription that can enhance s*xual function and/or treat male erectile dysfunction has been an obsession throughout known history. Whether it was an Eastern civilisation or a Western one, religious or atheist, man’s aspiration for a better or best “manhood” has been a history-time goal. In order to preserve...

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Complications and Effect of Abortion

Bladder Injury If your uterus is perforated, your urinary bladder can be perforated, too. This can also cause peritonitis (an inflamed, infected lining of the abdomen) with all of its pain, dangers and necessary reparative surgery. Bowel Injury If your uterus is perforated, your intestines can be perforated, too. This will cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, blood in stool, peritonitis (an inflamed, infected lining of the abdomen) and death if not treated quickly enough. A portion of the intestine may have to be taken out,...

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