Archive for March 12th, 2009
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MEN IN THE BEDROOM: REMAIN INTACT
Avoiding sex hazards Sex doesn’t have to be kinky to be hazardous. These days, with modern medications and gadgets, even homegrown domestic intercourse has risks. Just as science is prolonging life, so it is prolonging sex life, and many who might otherwise have hung up their spurs are still riding high. Just consider Viagra. It [...]
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MEN IN THE BEDROOM: DON’T TAKE THE OFFICE HOME
Take care to leave executive habits at the office: bringing them home is a sure way to ruin intimacy. Given that men spend most of their lives at work, it is understandable that sometimes they forget where they are and treat their partners as colleagues and their home like the office. They may not realise [...]
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A COMPEDIUM OF DRUGS: STEROIDS
Cortisone-like drugs (steroids), such as prednisone, are also used for inflammatory diseases. These medications have many serious side effects, but their use may at times be necessary and even life saving. Their administration must be carefully supervised by a physician. For special kinds of arthritis, such as gout or pseudo-gout, other medications may be useful [...]
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A COMPEDIUM OF DRUGS: ANALGETICS
Analgesic medications are used to dispel pain, but some have other effects as well. For example, aspirin (salicylate), a good pain reliever, lowers an elevated temperature and has an antiinflammatory effect. Some of its success in relieving the pain of arthritic conditions is because of its antiinflammatory effect, in addition to its analgesic action. Aspirin [...]
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GENERIC VERSUS TRADE NAMES
The problem of multiple names can cause severe problems when similar drugs are taken at the same time, particularly if they have been prescribed in different dosages. For instance, a commonly used tranquilizer is called diazepam by its generic name, but it is also sold as Valium®, Atensine®, Eri-dan®, Noan®, Tensium®, Vatran®, Meval®, Apaurin®, Lem-brol®, [...]
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THE FAT BLOCKER EXERCISE PROGRAM: WHY CAN’T I LOSE WEIGHT PERMANENTLY WITHOUT EXERCISE?
Most people who have a weight problem aren’t just overeaters. Like Debbie, they may also have slow basal metabolic rates. A slow BMR can be the result of genetics, restrictive dieting that made the body believe it was starving, or a lack of muscle mass. No matter what the reason, the only healthy and effective [...]
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WEIGHT-LOSS PRODUCTS: PHEN-FEN
This “hot” weight-loss gimmick is ballyhooed in newspaper advertisements everywhere and is spread far and wide across the Internet. Phen-Fen is short for phentermine and fenfluramine, 2 drugs that influence the neurotransmitters (messengers) in the brain. Phentermine alters blood flow, heartbeat, and other body functions by making more dopamine and norepinephrine available to brain cells, [...]
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THE DOCTOR’S QUICK WEIGHT LOSS DIET
Also known as the Stillman Diet for its creator, Dr. Irwin Stillman, this diet is based on the idea that the body deals one way with protein, and another way with fats and carbohydrates. According to the theories underlying the diet, the body expends more energy digesting a protein molecule than it does digesting fat [...]
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CHOOSING A DIET PLAN THAT GIVES YOU TASTELESS FOOD
People who are overweight enjoy eating. They enjoy good food. When they sit down to a meal, they want it to taste great. But too many diet plans call for a menu that would make an Indian fakir weep! No hearty eater will want to give up one of the great joys of his or [...]
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THE FAT BLOCKER EXERCISE PROGRAM: POOL EXERCISES
Exercising in the water has become quite popular in recent years with those who have joint pain, injuries, trouble keeping their balance, or who just plain love being in the water. The water provides resistance so your muscles have to work, but being in the pool eliminates the gravitational stress of exercising on land. Thus, [...]