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Same Day Dental Implants Abroad: Costa Rica

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The dental implants belong to the most expensive dental cosmetic procedures available. Moreover, these are not only expensive, but it takes a considerable amount of time until dental implants are fitted into the mouth of the patient. In order to have access to extremely fast and quality mini dental implant procedures, more and more patients [...]

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Is Your Rx Harming You?

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Is Your Rx Harming You? What You Should Know About Statin Drugs … © 2011 Health Realizations, Inc. Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. Generally, if your total cholesterol level is 240 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or higher, or your LDL (bad) cholesterol is 130 [...]

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Respiratory Support

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Respiratory ailments can range in severity from mildly annoying to fatal, and can affect all ages, from infants to the elderly. Several symptoms are common for acute respiratory ailments, including fever, headache, fatigue, weakness, stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, chest discomfort and cough. Chronic respiratory ailments are also common, such as asthma, allergies and chronic [...]

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8 Ways to Avoid The Top 5 Common Crippling Exercise Injuries

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© Health Realizations, Inc. Regular workouts can help you prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. They promote healthy blood sugar levels, improve your mood and energy levels, help control your weight, promote healthy bone density and more. In other words, there’s no shortage of benefits to hitting the gym or taking a brisk stroll [...]

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Eating Chocolate can Protect the Skin from UV Light

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In human subjects flavanol-rich chocolate improved cardiovascular risk factors including cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin sensitivity and endothelial function.

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Food and Politics

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More than likely, you’ve never had a passing thought about whether or not your lunch is making big bucks for a number of politicians, but you should.

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Weight Loss Attitude Part 3: Figure Out Why

In Part 2 of this series we talked about being honest with yourself. It is common for people to fool themselves with a kind of false honesty, and it is important to address this if they want to feel better about themselves and if they wish to achieve their goals. In this part of the [...]

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Tension intensifies between CCSS and medical staff

by IRENE VIZCAÍNO The conflict between the CCSS and medical residents is worsening after yesterday when other medical professionals decided to join the movement and make their own demands. At the end of an extraordinary meeting, representatives of the National Medical Union (NCU) and the National Union of Medical Specialists (Sinama) developed a list of [...]

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Weight Loss Attitude Part 1: Deciding to Change

By TCRN Staff This is the first part of a five part series of articles about weight loss attitude and how to start changing your life for good. The first and most important thing you should know is that You Already Have All You Need to Change. Now… just think for a moment… When is [...]

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Electronic waste threatens water, fish and the country’s health

by JAIRO VILLEGAS S. The aquifers, fish and people of Costa Rica are exposed to contamination by heavy metals released by technological garbage. If these computers, cell phones, batteries, photocopiers, televisions and appliances are not recycled or treated properly, they can release substances such as chromium, lead, mercury, nickel and cobalt. David Benavides, coordinator of [...]

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