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Teens who use drugs are more likely to engage in violent behavior, steal, abuse other drugs, and join gangs. But you, as a parent, are the most powerful influence on your teen when it comes to using illicit drugs. Here are [...]
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Botanical Name: Solanum tuberosum (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Solanaceae
Part Used: Edible tubers.
The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. Potatoes are the world’s most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest food crop [...]
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PARIS: Echinacea, a medicinal herb that came to prominence thanks to its use by Sioux Indians, can more than halve the risk of catching a cold, a wide-scale study has confirmed.
Taking Echinacea supplements can reduce the risk of a cold by 58 [...]
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Description:
Leadwort, sometimes called plumbago, is a late summer and fall gem that is easily forgotten the rest of the year. Its green foliage is fairly nondescript until the blue flowers open on red stems in late August. These are leaf-losing (deciduous), flowering shrubs that can be [...]
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Botanical Name: Echinacea angustifolia (DE CANDOLLE)
Family: N.O. Compositae
Synonyms: Black Sampson. Coneflower. Niggerhead. Rudbeckia. Brauneria pallida (Nutt.).
Parts Used: Root, dried; also rhizome.
Habitat: America, west of Ohio, and cultivated in Britain.
Description: Named Echinacea by Linnaeus, and Rudbeckia, after Rudbeck, father [...]
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Palpitation, a common problem, is a state in which the heart beats forcibly and maybe, irregularly. It enables the person to become aware of the action of his heart. It is a distressing condition but is not always serious.
Palpitations are unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful [...]
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A pumpkin is a squash fruit, usually orange in color when ripe (although there are also white, red, and gray varieties). Pumpkins grow as a gourd from a trailing vine of the genus Cucurbita (family Cucurbitaceae). Cultivated in North America, continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, [...]
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A dash of cinnamon on your daily dessert could help keep your blood sugar under check.
The world’s oldest spice, that was once considered a gift fit for kings, has been found to be highly effective against post-meal blood sugar rise.
Researchers from [...]
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When a child is hurt, parents want to do anything to ease his pain. But often they don’t know what the best course of action is, or what type of pain medication will work best. Of three well-known analgesics, acetaminophen, ibuprofen [...]
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Botanical Name: Cymbopogon citratus
Family: Gramineae (grass) - Poaceae (haygrass)
Other common names: Oil Grass, Fever Grass, Lemon Grass, Citronella, Capim
Cymbopogon is a genus of about 55 species of grasses, native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Old World. It is a tall perennial [...]
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NEW YORK: Increasing the dietary intake of Omega 3 fatty acids, found in certain kinds of fish, nuts and vegetable oils, may protect one from blindness, suggests a study conducted on mice.
Scientists in Boston found that they have a protective effect against [...]
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She ought to be dead, but adult stem cell therapy has ensured a California woman with Cardiomyopathy continues to live an active life without any further deterioration to her damaged heart.
BANGKOK, Thailand, June 22, 2007 – Clara Chestnut from California [...]
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Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis (LINN.)
Family:Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), not to be confused with bee balm, Monarda species, is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae.
Other common names: Melissa, Balm, Balm Mint, Bee Balm, Blue Balm, Cure-all, Dropsy Plant, Garden Balm, Sweet Balm, Heart’s Delight
Synonyms: [...]
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When the cells present at the base of the hair root stop producing melanin (the pigment producing colour), the hair shafts turn grey.
Melanin is made up of specialised pigment cells called melanocytes. These are located at the openings on the skin’s surface [...]
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PENANG: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) which discovered that the humble cempedak can cure diabetes has done it again, this time with the pumpkin which can control activation of cancer cells.
The Technology Industry Department lecturer Noor Aziah Abdul Aziz said the pumpkin flour contains [...]
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The pomegranate has gotten a lot of good press lately. It’s become known as a cancer-fighting wonder fruit and its popularity soared. You can now find it in everything from health- food drinks to martinis. But is the ruby-red delight as good [...]
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Most of us would love to have a fridge full of fresh organic produce and meats. But because pesticide and hormone-free products often have a premium price tag, going organic can seem like a luxury for anyone [...]
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Embracing Your Muse
Inspiration is an intangible yet inseparable part of the creative process. Nearly all creative possibilities are related to the muses that inspire us. The ancient Greeks believed that all creation, whether artistic or scientific in nature, was motivated by goddesses who [...]
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LONDON: Eating potatoes could have a beneficial effect on the immune system, says a study conducted by Spanish researchers.
The vegetable is considered to be rich in vitamin C, B-complex vitamins and has good doses of minerals like iron, calcium, manganese, magnesium and [...]
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The Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a species of currant native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia.
It is a small shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, 4-9 cm long and broad, and palmately lobed with five lobes, with a serrated [...]
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