Now, can you get more “organic” than that? What seems to be a modern-day fatal fascination with vampires and blood has just spilled over from the realm of fantasy lit for teens — ”Interview with a Vampire,” the “Twilight series” — and TV fare (“True Blood”) to fashion and…scent.
Yes, scent, or to be more precise: perfumes.
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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.
First off, pycnogenol is one of the most studied herbs. Studies of all types — on cells, on animals, and even many clinical trials on humans — have revealed that it can help treat a number of illnesses, apart from being one of the most potent antioxidants.
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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.
But many people fear the dentist because of the pain of tooth extraction caused by drilling to fill in cavities. If you are one of these people, well, it may be time to take heart.
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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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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.
Some of the girls are improving and back in school at New York’s LeRoy High School, while others continue to worsen, says one of two girls who appeared on the Today Show to discuss their plight.
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Red Bull Addiction, Demi Moore, and Side Effects of Energy Drinks: 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.
The researchers made their call after their study showed that drinking these beverages put children and young adults at risk for serious heart, kidney and liver and other health problems. The research team had looked at Red Bull, Spike Shooter, Redline and other energy drink brands that are popular with university students and adventure sports enthusiasts.
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