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How Tanning Happens

Health News — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:40:00 +0000

The sun’s rays contain two types of ultraviolet radiation that reach your skin: UVA and UVB. UVB radiation burns the upper layers of skin (the epidermis), causing sunburns. UVA radiation is what makes people tan. UVA rays penetrate to the lower layers of the epidermis, where they trigger cells called melanocytes (pronounced: mel-an-oh-sites) to produce melanin. [...]

Visitors Insurance

Health News — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:38:00 +0000

Visitor insurance is short term insurance for the duration of ones travel to the US or Canada. While traveling to the US to visit family is enjoyable, it is financially very risky to visit an American hospital without insurance. Visitor insurance provides coverage for accident and sickness both during the travel to the country as [...]

What Is Plastic Surgery?

Health News — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:45:49 +0000

Just because the name includes the word “plastic” doesn’t mean patients who have this surgery end up with a face full of fake stuff. The name isn’t taken from the synthetic substance but from the Greek word plastikos, which means to form or mold (and which gives the material plastic its name as well). Plastic surgery [...]

What Causes My Voice to Change?

Health News — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:11:30 +0000

At puberty, guys’ bodies begin producing a lot of the hormone testosterone (pronounced: tes-tass-tuh-rone), which causes changes in several parts of the body, including the voice. For starters, a guy’s larynx (pronounced: lar-inks), also known as the voice box, grows bigger. The larynx, which is located in the throat at the top of the trachea (pronounced: [...]

Stretch marks

Health News — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:21:37 +0000

Stretch marks are a normal part of puberty for most girls and guys. When a person grows or gains weight really quickly (like during puberty), that person may get fine lines on the body called stretch marks. Stretch marks happen when the skin is pulled by rapid growth or stretching. Although the skin is usually [...]

Obagi Skin Care

Health News — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:18:10 +0000

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Obagi Medical Products is a privately held pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, markets and sells proprietary prescription skin care Systems. The Systems are designed to prevent and correct the most common and visible skin disorders in adult skin. The Obagi Nu-Derm System products were created in 1988 by Dr. Zein [...]

Bronchitis

Health News — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:35:25 +0000

What Are the Signs and Symptoms? Acute bronchitis often starts with a dry, annoying cough that is triggered by the inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes. Other symptoms may include: cough that may bring up thick white, yellow, or greenish mucus headache generally feeling ill chills fever (usually mild) shortness of breath soreness or a feeling of tightness in the chest wheezing [...]

5 Ways to Fight Depression

Health News — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:56:04 +0000

If you feel depressed, it’s best to do something about it — depression doesn’t just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor or therapist, here are 5 things you can do to feel better. Exercise. Take a 15- to 30-minute brisk walk every day — or dance, jog, or bike [...]

Trying Weight Loss Tea

Health News — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:41:08 +0000

Weight Loss Tea is a type of tea that is a complete combination of a lot of different teas in one such as wu yi, oolong, black, white, and green tea. It is naturally grown in the hot suns of asia and packed full of insane benefits because of it’s all natural state and being [...]

Body Piercing

Health News — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:00:49 +0000

What Is a Body Piercing and What Can You Expect? A body piercing is exactly that — a piercing or puncture made in your body by a needle. After that, a piece of jewelry is inserted into the puncture. The most popular pierced body parts seem to be the ears, the nostrils, and the belly button. If [...]