By: Baylor College of Medicine
With sweltering temperatures this summer, knowing what UVB, UVA and SPF stand for is important to keeping your skin healthy.
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Archive for July, 2006
Shield Skin From Sun’s Rays
Monday, July 31st, 2006Three Reasons You Should Not Do Yoga Posture Shoulder Stand
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: Indian Foundation of Scientific Yoga
A lot has been publicized in media about benefits of Yogasana the third limb of Rajayoga (popularly understood as Yoga).
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Beautiful Nails Shouldn’t Cost You Your Health
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: Baylor College of MedicineÂ
Picking the wrong nail care expert is an easy way to catch a number of nasty infections, and consumers should be extremely careful when
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Too Much Sun Isn’t A Bright Idea
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: Baylor College of MedicineÂ
When it comes to protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, it’s best to mind your SPFs.
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Chronic Stress Agitates Ovarian Cancer
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterÂ
When mice with ovarian cancer are stressed, their tumors grow and spread more quickly, but that effect can be blocked using a medication
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Keeping Swimmer’s Ear at Bay
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: Baylor College of MedicineÂ
If you have ever had swimmer’s ear, chances are you have wanted to pull the plug on the pain.
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Culturally Appropriate Materials Increase Cancer Screening Rates
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: Wiley
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates can be significantly improved using a dedicated health educator empowered with culturally appropriate
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Exercise Benefits Women During and After Menopause
Monday, July 31st, 2006By: DukeMed NewsÂ
Women typically reach menopause in their early 50s. Fluctuations in hormonal levels and cycles can make this a time of profound emotional
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Eating for Optimal Health
Monday, July 31st, 2006You are what you eat, in more ways than one. Subsisting on fat-laden fries, sugar-filled drinks, and salt-packed convenience foods can leave you sluggish and weak.
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Rose Water How to Make Your Own
Monday, July 31st, 2006Rose water is used in cosmetics for its lovely scent, but also because it has light astringent properties. As the gentlest of all astringents, rose water is often used as toner for fair and dry skin.
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