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That “Cold” medicine may not be approved

This article has information I found very interesting about many of the older medications on the market.
Prior to 1962, ingredients used together in medications did not have to be proven to be effective if used together. They did have to be proven safe. With changes in the law in 1962 that was no […]

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Floss for bad breath

Recently in the Journal of Periodontology (dental speak for the gums and roots of your teeth) researchers reported a way to get rid of chronic bad breath. If you read the title then you know what they reported - floss.
Regular flossing for just two weeks was linked to decreased gum bleeding and elimination of […]

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15Sep2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Babies at risk from nicotene

Babies are very sensitive to nicotene. When I ask parents if they smoke around their child they tell me they go outside. That is not enough.
Georg Matt Professor at San Diego State University, says that 90% of nicotene sticks to hair, skin, clothes and walls. This means that the baby is still […]

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28Aug2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Men’s health information

Good information sources are hard to find. I like the Health Scout site and its associated web links. A few of those links are Prostate Cancer Issues . You can read some research studies on Health scout about the effect of fatty acids in the diet and their effect on prostate cancer. […]

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Heavy Weight Lifting can hurt your blood Vessels.

In a study published in the journal Cardiology in July ‘06, experts warned that heavy weight lifting can injure the aorta. The aorta is the main artery carrying blood to the body. It can be stretched and torn by the increase in blood pressure caused by maximum exertion type weight lifting.
This is not a reason […]

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Water Purity

Water purity in Durham NC is probably about average for the size city I live in. Each city must create an annual report of its water quality. Durham sent me mine this past week. Because treating water is so difficult and expensive, cities treat it to a range of purity and not […]

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Tips about avoiding and preventing bedbugs

Everything I read tells me bedbugs are making a comeback in the USA and other western nations. No one is really sure why. Some experts attribute it to international travel and immigration. This theory does not explain why the common bedbug and not the tropical version is found in the USA.
There are […]

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11Mar2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Be advised about Britt multilevel marketing

In 1997 I was approached by a friend about a business opportunity. The company was Amway but the most important ingredient according to the meeting I attended was the “system”. The system was called the Britt system and it’s representatives promised to help me become successful in my own business.
I liked the idea. […]

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5Mar2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Advice on bugs in your food.

Did you know that insects parts (yes, bugs!) are used in food and medical products?
The additives are colorings labeled as cochineal extract or carmine. The FDA has just proposed that labels reflect these additives because of recent complaints of allergic reactions in some people who have used them in make-up and food products. […]

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Using higher math to cure cancer

I was not a great math student. I liked algebra but hated calculus. According to Dr. M. A. Khanin of the Russian Academy of Sciences, use of mathematical models may help us to cause cancer cells to self destruct.
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