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For decades, doctors have recommended daily aspirin as an easy way for people to prevent strokes, heart attacks, and other cardiovascular events. However, after recent research, new guidelines to help people stay heart-healthy recommend against a low-dose of aspirin taken daily to prevent cardiovascular events because it might actually do more harm than good. According

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The Common Type of Relationship You Might Not Realize is Abusive

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Do you view abusive relationships as physical marks and overtly cruel verbalizations? If yes, then you may not realize this common type of relationship is abusive. The main objective of abuse is an imbalance of control and power. Abusers achieve this control and power in many ways beyond straightforward cruelty and harm. Let’s explore the

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Is It Safe to Use Saliva as a Lubricant During Sex?

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Saliva We understand. You’re getting ready for a magical moment with your significant other but even though you’re enthusiastic your pleasure place is a bit dry. (Sometimes your body can’t keep up with your mind.) There’s no lube handy so you improvise. You use spit or maybe your lover goes down on you so you

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Acupuncture Complications: This Woman’s Lung Collapsed After Routine Treatment

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Acupuncture has brought many people relief from chronic suffering. Acupuncture specialists use treatment to stimulate the natural pain controllers in the body. Most of the time this is a safe procedure. Sometimes complications arise. Professional acupuncturists recommend that certain kinds of people not have these procedures done. This is because the treatment can stimulate body

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When and Why is Pain Pleasurable?

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The relatively recent commercial success of E. L. James’ fan fiction-come-franchise Fifty Shades of Grey has fueled a new interest in the idea of finding pleasure in pain. Fact is, lots of people have long drawn a connection between the two. The question is when and why is pain considered pleasurable? “Hurts So Good” The

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She Lived for 99 Years with Organs in all the Wrong Places and Never Knew it

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On a spring day in 2018, a group of medical students at Portland’s Oregon Health and Science University began preparing a cadaver for what they thought would be a routine dissection to help them learn anatomy. The cadaver was a 99-year-old woman named Rose Marie Bentley who had lived her whole life with organs in

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A Potential New Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition that affects the secretory glands in the body. Secretory glands produce sweat and mucus. While these secretions are usually slippery and thin, they are thick and sticky in people who have CF. Thick mucus blocks the passages, tubes, and ducts in the bodies of people with CF, especially

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This Sex Survey by TickPick Shows How Satisfied You Are in the Bedroom, According to Your Taste In Music

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A recent sex survey by Tickpick shows surprising information on how different genres of music express different attitudes towards sex. The kind of music you listen to most often is linked with your sexual preferences, fetishes, and how satisfied you are in the bedroom. Let’s explore this survey and its results! The Facts About Music

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The Beauty Sandwich Is the Celebrity Skin Care Treatment Trying to Replace Needles

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Celebrities are raving about this new skin care treatment that will make you look younger without the needles! The Beauty Sandwich is a skin treatment developed in 2010 by Ivan Pol, a skincare guru. Many celebrities including Cara Delevingne, Sienna Miller, and even Victoria’s Secret models have caught on to the treatment. What is it?

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Man Discovers That His Wife is Drugging Him With Thyroid Medication to Make Him Lose Weight

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A man on Reddit has gone viral after discovering that his wife was drugging him in a forced attempt to lose weight. “I am fat,” he told his fellow Redditors. “Always have been. My spouse has been mentioning it more and more in the last few years.” He continued with a story that’s probably familiar

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7 Shower Sex Positions That Are Anything But Clean

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Thinking about trying shower sex to keep things fresh? That could be great but remember that trying all the Kama Sutra sex positions in a slippery shower could be dangerous. So to help keep you out of the emergency room but still keep things exciting in your love life, here are seven shower sex positions

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8 Reasons Your Butt Itches Like Crazy

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When your butt itches, it is embarrassing and can leave us feeling like we aren’t as fresh as we’d like to be. It is especially problematic when we don’t know why we are experiencing such discomfort. There are several reasons why you might be sneaking off to scratch more often. Your Laundry Soap is an

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The Surprisingly Serious Problem with Rubbing Your Eyes

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Introduction When your eyes are tired, itchy or read it can be tempting to rub them. In fact, rubbing them can cause your eyes to tear up as a protective action, thus adding more lubricant and reducing the itch. However, putting pressure on your eyes is never a good habit to get into. Hygiene Concerns

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Why It’s So Damn Satisfying To Peel Your Sunburn

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Sunburn We’ve all probably peeled miles worth of skin in our lifetime, but what made it feel so relaxing? It’s got to be some kind of natural need to stay clean. You definitely don’t want to let that nasty stuff fall off on its own! It’s a totally controversial topic for most doctors. Should you

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Dr. Jonathan Perlin: 270,000 Americans Die Annually from this Strange Disease – Here’s how to Protect Yourself

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Over a quarter million Americans die annually from a medical condition called sepsis. This strange disease is more frequently seen in young children, adults, and patients with severely compromised immune systems. However, sepsis also claims the lives of healthy adults and can come on suddenly. Detecting this strange disease in time is critical to saving

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Lopsided Vagina: Are My Labia Normal?

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Self-love. We all know we’re supposed to love the skin we’re in but sometimes, it’s easier said than done. From comparing ourselves to Instagram influencers to wondering if we’re smart enough, we’re our toughest critics. And just when you thought you had heard it all, now another factor comes into play: Our labia. Yes, we

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How Old are your Organs? To Scientists’ Surprise, Organs Are a Mix Of Young and Old

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Heart cells were often thought to be our body’s oldest cells, but thanks to new research, scientists are rethinking this idea. This new research will leave you wondering “how old are your organs?”. Cells Are Older Thank You Think Scientists are just learning that the cellular structures in the human body may be as old

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