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Health & Fitness > Prescription & Medication Compare aspirin to other pain relievers

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We all deal with pain now and again, whether its a headache or aches and pains from overexertion or stress. How to reduce that pain quickly and effectively is a problem that people have been dealing with since the days of willow bark tea. There seems to be an ever-increasing variety of over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, ... More..

Home & Garden > Cleaning Kitchens Unique storage tips for the kitchen

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Kitchen too small? Kitchen big enough but just seems junked up? Creativity and imagination can help reduce clutter when applied to the problem of storage in the kitchen. Start with canisters. Chances are you have a very nice decorative set of four canisters lined up neatly along the back of the counter. Chances also are th... More..

Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics How to incorporate more walking into your daily routine

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According to 10000 steps.org.au, any incremental increase in activity is beneficial. But how, you may say, does one introduce this incremental activity? Take a walk. Adding walking to your day does take conscious effort, but it doesn't need to be herculean effort. Think about the activities that you already do. Do you take... More..

Education > Reading & Writing Skills Should schools require more rigorous testing of students to determine literacy levels?

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Merriam- -Webster's Collegiate dictionary defines literate as "...1b: able to read and write 2a: versed in literature or creative writing". Clearly these are distinctly different aspects of one skill, different enough to be separate skills altogether. How do you determine if a student who can read and write is literate, un... More..

Sciences > Surgery What is xenotransplantation?

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What is xenotransplantation? A current statistic states that every day ten people die while waiting for donor organs for transplantation. This crushing need has for years, driven research into the possibility of using animal organs to replace human ones. This is called xenotransplantation. According to the US Food and Drug A... More..

Travel > North & South America Travel experiences: The Hoover Dam

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Travel experiences: The Hoover Dam Located a mere 30 miles from fabulous Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam is a great day trip suitable for all ages. Construction was completed in March of 1936, and it has been ever since, an engineering marvel, set in an amazing canyon of stark desert beauty. It is easily reached by car from Las Veg... More..

Personal Finance > Banking Basics A guide to banking for students

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How to handle your finances when you are (almost) on your own at college can be a major learning curve all by itself, and can set a pattern that may follow you the rest of your money-earning life. Unless you plan on keeping a jar of change on the bookshelf and a wad of bills in the mattress you will probably need the service... More..

Education > Special Education What a teacher needs to know about autism

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What a teacher needs to know about autism The rule of thumb when meeting people with autism is "if you've met one, you've met one." Autism, being a spectrum disorder, varies quite widely in its presentations. Students with Asperger's syndrome often present with a very normal affect, with the syndrome's signature peculiarities... More..

Health & Fitness > Surgery What's happens inside the surgical suite?

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What happens when a patient is brought into the surgical suite? The patient becomes the center of focus for a team of professionals and paraprofessionals whose sole purpose is to do their best to ensure a good outcome for the patient. The team consists of at minimum, three people: an anesthesiologist or certified nurse anes... More..

Sciences > Surgery Coronary bypass surgery explained

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The coronary arteries begin just centimeters from the beginning of the aorta, at the aortic root. There are two main arteries, the right coronary and the left. As these encircle the heart, they branch off into smaller and smaller arteries and arterioles which bring oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. Blockages or narrowing... More..

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1. What's happens inside the surgical suite?
2. Compare aspirin to other pain relievers
3. How to incorporate more walking into your daily routine
4. A guide to banking for students
5. Should schools require more rigorous testing of students to determine literacy levels?
6. Unique storage tips for the kitchen
7. What is xenotransplantation?
8. Travel experiences: The Hoover Dam
9. Coronary bypass surgery explained
10. What a teacher needs to know about autism

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