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Rehabilitation Medicine—10 Facts You May Find Useful
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INTRODUCTION Rehabilitation Medicine--also known as physical medicine & rehabilitation (PH&R) or physiatry—is a relatively new branch of medical care that emphasizes preventing, diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating conditions and diseases that generally impart permanent or temporary functional impairment. This branch is unique in medicine in the sense that it focuses on the functionality of a patient... 9/26/2019 7:00:00 AM
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3 Ways to Yoga Without Springing for Classes
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Touted as a way to get fit and relax at the same time, many people are curious enough to try yoga at least once. However, the thought of public yoga classes can be a turn off for some of us. Maybe there’s no yoga studio where we live, the price is too high or we’d rather practice alone. Maybe the idea of an in-air fart is too much to get us into that yoga studio. Maybe there's no place to drop the... 9/26/2019 7:00:00 AM
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Is It Low Drive or Just Being 'Not in the Mood'?
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Sex drive can vary significantly between people, so one person's “normal” might not be the same as their partner’s. But what can we do when there’s obviously an issue? How do we know if we’re just “not in the mood” or if something else is affecting our sex drive? There’s a difference between having a low sex drive and not being in the mood. Hormones, age and health issues can reduce sex drive, while... 9/24/2019 7:00:00 AM
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How to Pull off a Zero-Spend Month Without Starving
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A month without spending? That can’t be possible, can it? Actually, it is. The rules of a zero-spend month aren’t quite as extreme as they might appear at first glance. And the benefits can be astonishing both financially and emotionally.During a spending freeze, the goal isn’t to stop spending altogether. Instead, the goal is to cut back on or eliminate unnecessary spending. Here’s how to pull it... 9/24/2019 7:00:00 AM
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Cyberbullying—5 Lingering Myths
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INTRODUCTIONCyberbullying is a relatively new type of crime—or is it? Actually, bullying has always been around. The Internet, computers and mobile electronic devices, however, have simply given bullying new platforms and tools for expression. The anonymity the Internet provides, furthermore, has made bullying easier and less risky—at least in the eyes of many offenders.Intimidating, harassing, stalking,... 9/23/2019 7:00:00 AM
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Breakfast Salads Start the Day Right
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Breakfast salads — yes, they’re a thing — are loaded with nutrients and energy that we need to start the day. What’s more, eating a salad for breakfast paves the way for healthier eating throughout the rest of the day. When we start the day feeling light and free, without the weight of carbs and sugar on our bellies, good things can happen.Breakfast salads are the new rage in healthy eating — and for... 9/20/2019 7:00:00 AM
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Water: The Health Support We All Need
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In order to function properly, the human body needs water. Women need approximately 11.5 cups of fluids per day, whereas men need about 15.5 cups. The water can come from many sources, including popular beverages, such as coffee and soda, and watery fruits and vegetables, like cucumbers and watermelon. But we definitely need it, and when we're drinking optimum amounts, we reap benefits.While it is... 9/19/2019 7:00:00 AM
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At-Home STI Testing to End the Stigma
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Doctors’ appointments can be expensive, and sometimes you want to get your test ordered and drawn without having to witness judging eyes or long-winded lectures. Now, we can get the STI test results while enjoying our privacy.There are numerous accredited companies to choose from including Nurx, EverlyWell, LetsGetChecked, Private iDNA and STD Check. We've gathered the most prominent to make comparisons... 9/19/2019 7:00:00 AM
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10 Fascinating Heart Disease Facts Worth Knowing
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INTRODUCTION Several health agencies (including the CDC, the NIH, the American Heart Association, etc.) monitor trends and developments relating to cardiovascular disease (CVD). One might expect that, statistically speaking, circumstances remain relatively the same from year to year but that is simply not so. Cardiovascular disease, for example, may have once been thought of as a “man’s disease” but... 9/18/2019 7:00:00 AM
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Can Using A/C Be Harmful?
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During the summer months, little compares to that sweet sweep of cool air blowing through the room, buffering against the heat. The right amount of air conditioning might even have some health benefits, but not in all cases. There are times when turning on an air conditioning unit could actually make us sick.Air conditioning offers several health benefits. A/C can reduce ozone and other particles in... 9/17/2019 7:00:00 AM
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