There is only one major culprit for your sunburn problem - the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Basically, sunburn is reddening of the skin that occurs due to overexposure to the sun or other ultraviolet lights. And unfortunately, there is another bad news for those who love having man-made tanned skin, that the fact there is no such thing as a healthy tan. The immediate effect may seem... 

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Written in my previous post on hypertension or high blood pressure, statistically about 90% of hypertension cases are due to hereditary reason. Thus, meaning that if a person in your bloodline has a history of hypertension, chances that you will have it too is higher than those who doesn’t have any cases up their family tree line history. However, that is not a reason for you to say there’s... 

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This year, the World Osteoporosis Day 2009 falls on October 20th. Hope it is not to late for this post. It’s time to get to know more of Osteoporosis. Ever wonder why they always have these diseases’ days? It is certainly not for celebrating, rather it is to cultivate awareness in the world population of the respective disease and take precautions as well as early immunition towards it.... 

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Herpes is a type of sexually transmitted disease or STD that is caused by the presence of a virus called Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), highly contagious and can happen on a recurrent basis if not treated well enough. Herpes can become a serious condition if proper treatment is not available and certain precaution methods are not being practiced. Such in the case of a pregnant woman who are infected... 

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Insomnia is a condition when a person has substantial difficulty to fall asleep, or awakening from a sleep prematurely with subsequent failure to fall back to sleep. This condition will lead to other problems that may be psychological in nature such as severe uncontrollable irritation, depression, poor memory and other emotional disturbance. It may seem a little exaggerated to say that insomnia could... 

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One part of taking care of one’s health is going after the sources of your pain. Knowing the reasons why you’re having a particular health problem could solve your problems, and you don’t necessarily need the doctor’s help all the time to determine the underlying factors and sources of your pain. A friend of mine used to have severe recurrent migraine. Although the timing is... 

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It seems like the world is yet to be free from the current pandemic - Influenza A also known as Swine flu or H1N1. In my previous post, I’ve described that H1N1 is a type of highly contagious disease that was formed as a new type of virus constructed from the genes’ mutation of several viruses, namely influenza infecting pigs, birds and humans. Generally speaking, it is to say this particular... 

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