PediaSure is a liquid nutrition supplement promoted to help children who need to gain weight. Whether your child has a medical condition that prevents him from taking in enough calories through a standard diet or is just a picky eater, your pediatrician may recommend PediaSure to boost his calorie intake.
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Because beer is an alcoholic beverage, heavy consumption for prolonged periods can lead to health problems. When alcohol is broken down in the liver, a number of byproducts are generated that can cause liver damage.
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If you've recently had a heart attack, your life has already started to change--and many more changes need to happen in order for you to get healthy and reduce your risk of additional problems.
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To maintain cardiovascular health, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends getting at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise on five or more days per week, or at least 20 minutes of vigorous exercise on three or more days per week.
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Learn how to heal an infected stretched ear with these simple steps and tips. Prevent pierce infection care by following proper hygiene and techniques.
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Although ADHD, which stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, is a condition commonly associated with children, around eight to nine million adults and four to six percent of Americans have the condition. ADHD begins before the age of seven and often lasts throughout a person’s lifetime.
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Inversion boots, or gravity boots, are fitness gadgets that wrap around your ankles, allowing you to hang upside down from a bar. They are used in inversion therapy to apply traction to your back with the goal of decompressing the vertebrae of your spine.
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Women have three main sex hormones--progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. Each of these hormones plays numerous roles in the body, and a healthy balance of the three is important for the body systems to function properly.
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To function effectively, the nasal passages must be kept moist at all times, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology. While this is not generally a problem, prolonged exposure to dry climates can dry out the nose and lead to a variety of problems.
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Unlike traditional toothbrushes that end up in the trash after several months of use, electric toothbrushes only require you to discard the toothbrush heads.
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Hookah is a flavored tobacco that is smoked through a water pipe. It has become increasingly popular, especially among young people -- at home or at hookah bars and cafes. Potential long-term health problems from smoking hookah are more harmful than immediate reactions, but some effects can occur immediately.
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Your brain contains a number of chemicals called neurotransmitters that control your emotions, reactions, moods and even your physical movements. Your body synthesizes these chemicals naturally, but if it makes too much or too little of either one, your moods—and even your personality—may change.
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Metamucil is a brand name for a fiber supplement containing psyllium seed husks, according to Drugs.com. Psyllium is created from the crushed seeds of Plantago ovata plants. Native to Asia, the Mediterranean and north Africa, Plantago ovata is now commonly grown in the U.S. as well as India and Pakistan.
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Every year, one out of three adults over the age of 65 fall, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Injuries from a fall can range from very mild to broken bones. A hip fracture resulting from a fall is a very serious medical emergency. Fortunately, not all falls are severe enough to break a hip bone.
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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter found in the brain that aids in several aspects of brain function. These areas include motor function and mood, and possibly the best-known role dopamine plays relates to your perceived happiness.
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In theory, you can use a breast pump soon after delivery, as desired. A breast pump is a device primarily used to extract breast milk. However, it is also often used to stimulate breast milk production after delivery and before the milk supply is established a few days after birth.
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Most people love the chance to enjoy favorite a soft drink minus the calories, and diet soda is a very popular beverage for dieters, diabetics and people who simply want to avoid extra weight. However, recent research has indicated that soda in general may pose various health risks to consumers.
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When children or adults don’t want to eat their carrots, carrot allergies rather than dietary preferences may be to blame. Allergic reactions to carrots and other foods create uncomfortable physical effects, some of which can be life threatening.
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Banana allergy symptoms usually develop right after eating the fruit. Physical effects may involve mouth and gastrointestinal disturbances or may escalate rapidly into life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
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Genetics, low-fat diets and other factors may all cause a child to be slightly slimmer than his same-age peers. However, when the child's weight falls below the fifth percentile for his age and height, physicians will consider him to be underweight.
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