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A cure for simple burns

This is something that my wife told me about, and has worked for me numerous times in the last several years. Want to know what will cure your burns quickly, lessen the pain significantly and immediately, eliminate the bubble of interstitial fluid that forms at the burn site, and minimize tissue scarring?
It’s simple. Dab honey [...]

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Happy Birthday Tataie

It’s my grandfather’s birthday today. He died just a couple of weeks ago after a painful struggle with mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
He’d been coughing for a few years. It was a persistent cough, but it wasn’t a severe cough. He coughed here and there, and especially after he came into [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2007-09-19

A bit of a health theme to this edition of condensed knowledge:

A new CPR technique was discovered. It’s called OAC-CPR (Only rhythmic Abdominal Compression). As its name implies, you only press on the abdomen, eliminating the risk of broken ribs, mouth-to-mouth, and fatigue from pushing so hard. Definitely worth looking into this!
Prozac found in the [...]

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Four habits that prevent headaches

If you suffer from frequent tension headaches, like I do, the following list of habits might help you prevent them. These are things that work for me:

We tend to frown when we’re frustrated or stressed. Become aware of it, and stop it. Relax your forehead, and keep it that way, on purpose, even when under [...]

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Caveat Emptor: TurboTax is a pain

Before I start, I should say I’ve been a user of TurboTax for several years - can’t remember exactly how many, but for more than 5 years for sure. I couldn’t imagine doing my taxes without it in the past, but after this year’s experience, I’m seriously thinking about switching to something else, just so [...]

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Just read about Terri Hatcher’s interview on CNN

I read an article about that, and I have to come back to the abortion issue. Here’s why: folks against abortion will spend hours in front of abortion clinics to stop someone from tampering with a clump of cells, but they won’t do a thing to stop child abusers, which to me, is a crime [...]

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