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How would you like to sweeten that coffee, tea, or lemonade without the worries of added calories, blood sugar roller coaster rides, or tooth decay? Believe it or not there is a sweetener that can do all of that and more! Not only does it sweeten, but it is also good for you! It is chock full of nutrients: protein, calcium, and phosphorous, just to name a few.

Why haven’t you heard of Stevia? Here in the United States, Stevia is FDA approved only as a dietary supplement, not as a food additive. Manufacturers are not legally able to call Stevia a sugar substitute. As a result, few people know of Stevia, what it is, or for what it is used. Read the rest of this entry »

The rotator cuff is a group of four rotator cuff tendons that cover the shoulder joint. The rotator cuff tendons connect the muscles to the upper arm bone (humerus). The tendons attach to the upper arm bone like the end of a shirt sleeve cuff, which allows the arm to rotate or move up, down, in, and out. Click here to see an illustration of the shoulder and rotator cuff tendons. Read the rest of this entry »

Of the seven people who died of the disease in 1999, one was a 75-year old Canadian who had visited New York City in September 1999, and died after returning to Toronto. The implications of this fact are frightening, and surely caused public outcry in Canada, a country with as strict of agricultural-environmental standards as immigration standards. While the CDC states that WNV is not contagious from person to person (which means passengers on the Canadian victim’s flight were not at risk from his presence), the increasing number of vulnerable wildlife species is sufficient reason for Canadian concern. Furthermore, the Canadian victim’s case illustrates how a person infected with a potentially disastrous viral disease can cross international boundaries unnoticed. Questions such as “What if it was an aerosolized (air-borne) virus?” and “What if it had been something more severe, like hemorrhagic fever?” are bound to be asked. Again, the insufficiency of public health policy in both Canada and the US comes under fire. Read the rest of this entry »

Low back pain and disc herniation may occur even if preventive measures are followed. Good posture and exercises to strengthen stomach and back muscles may help to prevent these problems. Read the rest of this entry »

As you reach the age of 35 there is a decrease in production of quality eggs thus fertility decreases. Of course, menopause occurs when there is no more female germ cell or gametocyte.

The common factors that affect fertility may be attributed to your lifestyle and environment, unhealthy diet or poor nutrition. The cause may also stem from hormonal deficiencies, problems in the reproductive organs.

Complications from surgical procedure may also impair fertility. Exposure to certain environmental toxins may also cause infertility. According to general consensus alcohol has an effect on infertility.

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Symposium on Emerging Therapies for Chronic Viral Hepatitis

Introduction

The symposium on ?Emerging Therapies for Chronic Viral Hepatitis”, held October 2-4, 1998 in Montreal, Canada was hopefully the first in a series. The main corporate sponsors were Biochem Pharma Inc., OSI Pharmacenticals, GlaxoWellcome and Schering Plough Canada. Other sponsors included the Medical Research Council of Canada. The symposium was chaired by Dr. Lorne Tyrrell (University of Alberta, Canada) and was attended by approximately 205 participants from 17 countries. The meeting was targeted towards both clinicians and basic understanding hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) induced chronic hepatitis. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists at a germ warfare research lab in Maryland began the process today of opening the anthrax-laden envelope addressed to Luis Brown, according to the FBI, CNN reported.

The scientists plan to remove the anthrax from the envelope and save much of it for analysis, in the hope they can determine its source, CNN said. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s known as a lunch hour procedure: you can literally have it done during your lunch hour and return to work, looking perky and a lot younger.

And, if someone asks what you had for lunch, you can smile and say, “Botox.” Read the rest of this entry »

9. Keep the conversation going. Don’t worry so much about having that “big talk” with your teenager. Your child’s sexual views are really formed by a compilation of many smaller discussions. If communication is kept open, your teenager will continue to come to you with questions and thoughts about sex. Read the rest of this entry »

By either acknowledging, ignoring, or scolding this behavior, parents are already conveying their sexual values to their children. By the time a child reaches preschool age, the name of correct body parts should be introduced in a matter of fact manner. Doing so encourages the child to be direct without embarrassment. Read the rest of this entry »