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Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics How to get home work-out videos cheaply or even for free: 2 of 2
In the days of pink slips, one of the first things to go might be a gym membership as soon as the contract ends or you can get out of it. For the truly frugal, even spending $10 on an exercise video draws a big frown.There are lots of ways you can get a fun work-out cheaply or even for free through cable TV and your home comp... More..
Health & Fitness > Brain & Nerve Conditions Corticobasal degeneration: Symptoms and treatment: 2 of 2
After Washington Wizards' owner Abe Pollin died at 85, articles about his health reported that he had suffered from corticobasal degeneration CBD). This rare neurological disease results in progressive brain degeneration. It's also known as corticobasal ganglionic degeneration, according to the University of California at San... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: First holiday with an empty nest: 2 of 2
Even saying the name of the holiday aloud makes you sad. Remembering a family tradition such as placing flowers on relatives' graves on Memorial Day brings a lump to your throat if you're an empty nester.This year, you're the only one to visit the cemeteries. The kids are gone, with plans of their own. Hubby will probably wat... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations History of the Easter lily: 2 of 2
No matter where you bought it, the Easter lily you purchased this year almost certainly came from an area only a few miles long on the Pacific coast.The Harbor-Brookings bench of Oregon and the Smith River region of California comprise the Easter Lily Capital of the World, according to the Horticulture section of the Texas A&... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Care & Health Pyometra in cats: Symptoms and treatments: 2 of 2
If your cat is a male or a spayed female, he or she will never suffer from this medical problem. Pyometra is a condition involving a female cat's infected uterus.According to PetPlace.com, this condition can be life threatening and sometimes requires emergency surgery. Cats with pyometra can suffer from an open infection that... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Care & Health Pyothorax in cats: Symptoms and treatments: 2 of 2
If your cat appears to have difficulty breathing, you should immediately sit up and take notice. While many pets have difficulty with seasonal allergies or other respiratory problems, some cats who labor to breathe are suffering from pyothorax.This condition is an infection of a cat's chest cavity. According to petplace.com, ... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Causes of Progeria: 2 of 2
Progeria is short for the medical condition known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS). This rare genetic condition is invariably fatal. Children who suffer from progeria are old before their time, with symptoms such as wrinkled skin and balding scalps.According to the Progeria Research Foundation, the name of the d... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Issues (Other) Understanding breast calcifications: 2 of 2
"You have breast calcifications." The doctor frowned as he read the report in my chart. I pulled the paper gown tighter around me.I wondered why the radiology practice had mailed me a letter a year earlier saying that my images had been benign. It had been my first mammogram, for baseline purposes.In the course of five second... More..
Sciences > Physical Anthropology How Neanderthal man lived: 2 of 2
Neanderthal man was a species that lived in Europe and sections of western Asia during the Middle Paleolithic period, between 29,000 and 230,000 years ago. An excellent reference on Neanderthals is www.neanderthals.us.According to this site, the physical attributes of Neanderthals, who lived in bands, show that they learned t... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Care Restless leg treatment and medication: 2 of 2
Patients who finally got some relief from restless leg syndrome by taking the drug Mirapex might soon become disappointed.According to an article in the current issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, data from 14 studies involving 3,197 adult patients, most of whom were women, suggested that relief from taking the drug wanes... More..