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12 Bizarre Phobias Of Animals

12 Bizarre Phobias Of Animals
A phobia is an intense, unrealistic fear of an object, an event, or a feeling. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear reduction...

Why is it that humans can convince themselves of anything? Mysteries of the Mind

Why is it that humans can convince themselves of anything?  Mysteries of the Mind
Much of what we don’t understand about being human is simply in our heads.  Even though science continues to give us ever increasing insights into what memory is, much of it remains a mystery. Researchers consider memory a process, and when you remember you are actually reconstructing the event...

Medicine marijuana that (really can) help people

Medicine marijuana that (really can) help people
Medical marijuana has strong support from voters and health organizations. The federal government, however, has resisted any change to marijuana’s illegal status at the federal level. The Supreme Court ruled in 2005 in Raich v. Gonzales that the federal government can prosecute medical marijuana patients,...

Loss Fat Diet – Short and Simple Trick to Weight Loss

Loss Fat Diet – Short and Simple Trick to Weight Loss
Many of us, especially those who try to lose weight for the first time, thought that weight loss is very easy and fast until we faced dieting and exercise. Then immediately after that, we feel that weight loss is actually much harder than expected. Some even quit their weight loss ambition while others...

Can a spoonful of sprinkles help your weight go down?

Can a spoonful of sprinkles help your weight go down?
Could it really be true? Might sprinkling flakes of some magic compound over your food actually help you shift pounds by tricking you into thinking you’re full? If you believe the testimonies of hundreds of former fatties across the States then, yes, this really is the Holy Grail that millions...

Imported Produce Bad for Us?

Imported Produce Bad for Us?
Americans are consuming more imported fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen and canned produce, and fruit juice than ever before. An examination of U.S. consumption of produce that is commonly eaten as well as grown in America found that over the past 15 years Americans’ consumption of imported fresh...

Do working women get lower quality sleep than men?

Do working women get lower quality sleep than men?
While domestic responsibilities are slowly being divvied up more equally among men and women with the increasing prevalence of working moms and stay-at-home dads, there is plenty of evidence suggesting that women still shoulder most of the household and child-rearing responsibilities. A study highlighted...

Beer could stop bones going brittle

Beer could stop bones going brittle
A study found that the bones of women who drink beer regularly are stronger, making them less likely to suffer from osteoporosis. It is thought that the high level of silicon in beer slows down the thinning that leads to fractures and boosts the formation of new bone, the journal Nutrition reports. Beer...

Scientists Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice

Scientists Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice
An experimental treatment that suppresses the immune system to put multiple sclerosis into remission completely reversed the disease in mice, Canadian scientists say. In MS, the immune system attacks the central nervous system. The new treatment, called GIFT15, is composed of two proteins, GSM-CSF and...

10 Signs of Parkinson’s Disease

10 Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease creeps up slowly, starting with mild symptoms that are easy to ignore at first. What follow are three cardinal features of the disorder (signs 1, 2, and 3 below) that doctors look for, along with seven related signs (signs 4 through 10) that could be additional evidence of the illness. If...

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