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[19 Jan 2009 | No Comment | 510 views]
Salmonella Infection: Symptoms and Treatments

This is the hottest health issue nowadays. With hundreds of people already infected in the United States, Salmonella scare is already becoming a concern on most countries. In this post, I will discuss to you about salmonella infection, its symptoms and treatments.
This is what salmonella looks like. I hope you like the animation I created for it.

What is Salmonella?
Salmonella infection is the most common foodborne illnesses. This bacterial infection occurs most often from the indigestion of contaminated food or water.
The foods that most frequently transmit salmonella are poultry, meat, eggs, …

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[19 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | 539 views]
Gaming + Wii = Fun and Fitness

The first time Nintendo launches Wii, I was fascinated with the fact that the game console has the ability to follow the movement of your arms. That to play the games, you really need to do the actual movements like swinging, stretching, or punching.
Only this October when I got to play a Wii game for the first time, one of the things I noticed other than it’s fun to play is that it really makes you sweat. After the game I felt like I just gone through an exercise. Wheew! …

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[11 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 500 views]

Having a hard time getting rid of your craving for sweet chocolates, mouth watering candies, and lots a lots a sugary foods? If you think you are hopeless think again. There is another way to fight your life threatening addiction… a 15 minutes walking!
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an article recently showing that exercise (lets take for example walking) may reduce food cravings.
They found out that a 15 minutes walk is enough to reduce the urge to eat chocolate. This means that people who are struggling to manage …

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[22 Aug 2008 | 2 Comments | 1,404 views]

How many hours are you spending in front of your computer daily? Two hours… Five hours… 8 hours, or maybe more? In between those hours, have you ever thought about your eyes even for a minute?
Here are some eye workouts that you can do to simply relax your eyes even in the middle of a busy working day. These exercises aids your eyes and helps them stay younger.
1. The Fine-Print Sprint
If you work at a computer terminal for hours at a time try this: Tack a page of newsprint to …

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[29 Jul 2008 | No Comment | 1 views]

We grew up learning that we should drink at least 12 glasses of water a day. Water is life… it can save you even if you don’t eat for days, clears your skin, reduces tiredness, cools your body, and aids concentration.
But do you know that taking too much water over a relatively short period of time can be dangerous and can even sometimes causes death? It is called “Water Intoxication“.
Normally, when we drink water it enters the body and removed primarily in the form of urine and sweat. If you …