Why Is My Hair Falling Out Every Time I Run My Fingers Through It?
Hair loss from running your fingers through your hair, while concerning, is often an expected phase in the life cycle of hair.
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Side Effects and Caution for Parsley
Parsley is a tasty herb available in curly-leaved and flat-leaf, or Italian, varieties. It can be an annual or perennial depending on the temperature of the region it’s growing in, as it is not tolerant of very cold winters. Often used for garnishes and as part of salads, it has medicinal uses too.
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How to Clean Humidifier Filters with Vinegar
Humidifier filters are subject to mineral deposit buildup over time, especially if you use hard water in the humidifier. These deposits can make the humidifier run less efficiently. This can cause a problem for those who need to avoid dry air because of illness or allergies.
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Does Sugar Content Rise as Fruit Ripens?
Leaving fruit on a plant until it is fully ripe is more than just a vague command by garden centers; letting the fruit become completely ripe means it is at the height of taste and sweetness. Most fruit contains sugars that make the fruit tasty.
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The Ideal Calf to Ankle Body Proportions
Trying to get your body to conform to a particular shape can be a losing proposition as body ideals change from decade to decade. Contrast the curvy 1950s with the skinny 1960s, and you can see how the body image that was ideal before suddenly fell out of fashion.
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What Causes Yellow Color in My Hands?
Changes to the color of your skin can be a worrisome discovery, whether this discoloration is noticeable all over or limited to certain areas such as your hands or feet. Yellow hands is one such discovery, with a variety of potential causes, including one that is considered harmless -- your diet.
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Pulse Strength Variations
Pulse strength direct indicates how efficiently your heart is able to work. Experts usually classify pulse types by their strength and pattern. A specific pattern of strong or weak pulses can aid in diagnosis of heart and arterial problems, because it shows exactly how your heart pumps blood.
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Going to the Gym With a Sore Throat
Finally getting into an exercise routine and sticking to it is a dream come true if you’ve had trouble getting into the habit of going to the gym. Should you start developing signs of illness such as a sore throat, though, you must evaluate whether to stop your routine temporarily.
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Sneezing & Groin Injury
Sneezing seems like an annoying but generally harmless event, but it can aggravate pain elsewhere in the body and cause some painful conditions. Sneezing can lead to a rupture, called a hernia, in your abdominal wall or upper thigh near the groin.
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Pneumonia & Swimmers
Pneumonia is a long-lasting, often severe and occasionally fatal lower-respiratory illness. It can occur in one or both lungs and make it difficult for a person to go about daily life.
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Severe Stress-Induced Allergic Reactions
That stress can knock your immune system off the top of its game isn't shocking, but you may surprised to learn that undergoing emotional and mental stress can actually create physical reactions, including allergic reactions. Sometimes these reactions become severe, especially if they last more than one day.
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Foods Excluded From a Full-Liquid Diet
A full-liquid diet is one in which everything you consume is liquid or liquid-like. It’s a step up from clear-liquid diets, in which everything you “eat” must be a translucent liquid such as juice, but it does not contain solid food or most pureed foods.
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Hormones That Affect Hair Growth
Hair growth is regulated by hormonal changes in the body. These hormones can affect not only how much grows, but whether growth stops and no new hair grows. The processes that regulate how much does or doesn’t grow, and what type of hair grows, can go awry and cause abnormal hair growth, as well.
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Oatmeal Bath for Itchy Skin
When you have itchy skin, you want to stop the itch as soon as possible. Sometimes, though, you have no anti-itch medications around, and you can’t get to a pharmacy. A home remedy is likely in your kitchen, though.
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How to Take Pills That Are Not Coated
Uncoated pills can leave a chalky residue on your tongue, or worse, stick to your tongue as you try to swallow. The lack of coating means the pill isn't very slippery and can start to disintegrate the moment liquid hits it.
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How to Amend an Incorrect Name on a Marriage License
The hubbub of getting married can make you miss small mistakes here and there. Sometimes those mistakes show up on your marriage certificate, either because you accidentally provided the wrong information or the clerk made a mistake.
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Septic Systems & Fruit Trees
Some homes use septic systems instead of being connected to a city sewer system. Septic systems include a tank that stores the waste from your home. Bacteria within the tank break the contents down, partially treating them, and some of the resulting components transfer through a pipe to a drain field or leach field.
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Definition of Soil Pollution
Pollution comes in many forms, and one form of pollution can often increase other forms, such as when rain washes solid waste off the surface of the ground and into water.
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How to Convert All-Purpose Flour to Bread Flour
A good bread recipe can inspire you to plan an evening of baking that results in the wonderful smell of fresh bread wafting through your home. Many bread recipes call for bread flour, and you might have only all-purpose flour on hand.
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Can Dietary Supplements Affect the Depo Shot?
Drug interactions are a serious matter that can lead to lasting health effects, so whenever you start a new medication, you have to double-check that nothing you’re already taking will create problems for you.
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