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First Ebola Transmission Outside of Africa Confirmed in Spain

A member of a medical team in Spain, specially trained to treat those with Ebola in a modern day hospital, has been confirmed to have contracted this deadly disease in Spain from a patient they were treating....
Decrease The Amount Of Salt In Your Body: Learn How!

It happens to everybody at one time or another. You consume too much salt and you feel uncomfortable. You are retaining fluids, your rings are stuck on your fingers, and your ankles are swollen. Salt is in...
How To Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Medication

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a condition that usually requires medication in order to keep it under control. There are significant changes you can easily make to your life so that you won’t have...
Why Do Mosquitos Bite You?

For some people, mosquitos are the bane of their existence during the warm summer months, while for others, they are largely a non-issue. Indeed, most people realize early in life that these pesky insects seem to gravitate...
12 Reasons You Feel Bloated Much Of The Time (#7 Is Unbelievable!)

Feeling bloated much of the time is not a comfortable thing to live with. The good news about it, however, is that it is almost always the result of something that can be treated and not something...
Plantains VS Bananas: Who Comes Out On Top?

They look similar. They feel similar. To some extent, they taste similar. But as any nutrition-minded person knows, plantains and bananas are NOT the same. In this article, we will explore what the differences are between these...
How To Select The Best Bananas From The Supermarket

Some facts about bananas The original banana has been cultivated since ancient times even before the cultivation of rice. It is believed that the banana originated in East Asia, and also thrived in the warm climates of...
Yams: The 411 On This Root Vegetable

What are yams? If you’ve ever been to a Thanksgiving dinner, there’s a chance you believed you were dining on yams. Or, at least that’s what your great aunt said. It’s actually very unlikely that you’ve ever...
10 Foods That Beat a Multivitamin (Gotta Love # 6!)

Do you take a multivitamin? Many people do, especially women. The Archives of Internal Medicine recently published a startling study that found that older women who consumed a multivitamin supplement had an increased risk of developing cancer...
Have You Heard Of Norovirus?

Norovirus is an extremely contagious virus which can make you very ill with diarrhea, vomiting and painful stomach cramps. It is sometimes known as the “48 hour tummy bug” because unless there are complications, it generally clears...

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