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I always used to wonder why we get fevers. What benefit could our body possibly have by purposely overheating us, sometimes to the point of near brain damage? A couple weeks ago I was teaching my student about the immune system and was somewhat surprised when I learned what fevers actually do. When you...

I recently came across an online health community with roughly 700 groups discussing topics ranging from alternative medicine to lung cancer, from sexual health for seniors to pregnancy and childbirth. What I'm finding valuable is a group sponsored by NORD, the National Organization for Rare Diseases...

I agree, Mike. It seems all we hear is how antibiotics are becoming resistant to fighting off disease when we need the extra boost. Not that I'd run to the doctor every time I had a sniffle - I try to let my body handle it and produce it's own antibodies, which is the best course most of the...

It has taken me a long time to do it, but I finally have the rest of my family on board with these natural remedies. Both of these are now essentials at our house and are used frequently on my little boy. Arnica is the stuff you want to have on hand for bruises and sore muscles. I was introduced to Arnica...

According to the latest post on the "Green Living" forum at Blogiversity, those little "PLU" stickers you see on your fruits and vegetables at the grocery store aren't just there to help the cashier identify them. They also store valuable information about the methods used to...

I saw this story on a blog and thought I would pass it along. There was a professor who held up a glass of water in front of his students and asked what it weighed. They said it weighed almost nothing of course. He then asked what would happen if he held it up like that for half an hour. Of course it...

Scientists have developed a new eye implant that may allow blind people to see. Early trials have given their patients the ability to perceive light, shapes, and movement. The eye normally takes in light, focuses it on the retina on the back of the eye, and the retina transmits an electrical signal to...

Due to excessive drinking of coffee, my teeth got discolored. I couldn’t attend any function or gathering, as I felt very inferior to others who had whiter teeth with a brighter smile. One of my friends found the sudden withdrawal in me and took me for a counseling session to over come inferiority complex...

I am model who is very conscious about the health care routines and maintaining the right kind of the figure which is most required for my profession. One of my colleagues told me about sauna bath which has lot of therapeutic benefits apart from de stressing. As I am an internet savvy person, I went...

Over at Blogiversity's Forums department people are talkin' green. Not green like moola but green like eco. I jumped in briefly on Writer Lady's post about the greening of her home. She encourages people to share resources they encounter over there on the forum where they can be passed along...