Pycnogenol Health Benefits & Side Effects: Effective vs. High Blood & Aging?

Health experts may have finally found THE panacea — the legendary elixir of life.

And it’s not a potion, but a powerful antioxidant extracted from the bark of maritime pine trees that grow mainly in a 900,000 hectare man-made forest in Gascogne, along the Atlantic coast of southwest France.

You can, of course, dismiss news like this. Skepticism in this age of “supplement fatigue” — when many health supplements, once hailed as miracle-workers, have been exposed as hoaxes — is warranted. But you shouldn’t.

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Plasma Brush: Better Alternative to Dental Fillings?

Pain-free tool to replace dentist’s drill makes stronger fillings: Are you afraid of the dentist? Almost everyone has some form of tooth decay, but did you know that one in four persons fears going to the dentist?

Next only to the common cold, tooth decay is the second most common health problem. In the United States, tooth decay affects more than one-fourth of children between two and five years old, half of children 12–15 years old, and half of all children 12–19 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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iPad, Tablet: Neck Pain & Other Adverse Health Effects

iPad, tablets can cause neck pain—Harvard study: A deep ache in your neck, shoulder or arm. Burning or tingling of the arm or hand. Headaches. Limited neck movement or painful movement. Stiffness of the neck and shoulder muscles. Short bursts of excruciating pain in the arm, back or shoulders. Intense pain that lasts for two to three days. Or pain that starts gradually but worsens over time.

Did you know that you can get all that from using an iPad or any other computer tablet?

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What is Conversion Disorder? Causes & Symptoms?

The symptoms are physical, distressing, uncontrollable — and all-too-real. But the underlying cause is psychological. That’s what conversion disorder is.

And that, too, was the exact diagnosis given by a New York doctor to the 12 teenage girls he treated recently who had developed—virtually overnight—neurological tics, verbal outbursts and other Tourette’s-like symptoms.

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Red Bull Addiction, Demi Moore, & the Adverse Side Effects of Energy Drinks

Demi Moore’s collapse surfaces Red Bull health risks: Actress and cougar icon Demi Moore’s recent collapse from what appears to be a Red Bull overdose brings to fore a number of studies that say drinking caffeine-based energy beverages is bad for your health.

Last February (2011), in fact, a team of researchers urged United States health authorities to regulate Red Bull and other energy drinks that contain high levels of caffeine and other stimulants.

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