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Is there really a skin cancer epidemic?

Is melanoma, a potentially deadly form of skin cancer, on the rise, as is often reported? Maybe not, says a new study: The melanoma epidemic may simply represent a change in how doctors are diagnosing the disease.

Need antibiotics? No prescription? Go online

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Think you need antibiotics to fight that cough or cold? Numerous Web sites are willing to sell them to you without a doctor's prescription -- a loophole, researchers say, that could undermine efforts to curb the problem of bacteria that shrug off powerful antibiotics.

Watch and wait good option in prostate cancer: study

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Doctors caring for patients with early stage prostate cancer may do better to watch and wait to see if tumors develop rather than engage in aggressive treatment that may do no good, scientists said on Tuesday.
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U.S. workers' health costs soaring, studies show

U.S. workers getting health insurance for their families through employers have seen their premiums more than double in the last decade and the trend toward higher health costs is expected to continue, according to two reports released on Tuesday.
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Seizure drug helps women with hot flashes sleep

Gabapentin, a drug used to treat seizures, improves the quality of sleep in menopausal women bothered by hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in the Journal of Women's Health.
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Senate healthcare bill still on track

Negotiators on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee worked to pare the costs and complete the details of a broad healthcare overhaul on Monday, with chairman Max Baucus saying he was still on track to produce a bill this week.
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Shiatsu and the Beneficial Effect in Menopause

Do you suffer from the symptoms of menopause? In addition to herbal and pharmaceutical remedies, there are massage methodologies which can help. This article deals with shiatsu's beneficial effect on women in menopause.
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Have A Holistic Shiatsu Massage

It seems that whatever ease and calm efforts we try to make our lives less stressful, it turns out we can't control what's going on around us. And this, as it always had done, makes us more tiring and
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5 Little Known Benefits Of Shiatsu Massage

Shiatsu massage also known as acupressure, is a point-pressure massage using the fingers. It is designed to help regulate the flow of energy within the body. During a shiatsu massage, thumb, fingers, palms or feet to the body apply pressure.
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How to Use Shiatsu to Relieve Anxiety

Anxiety is a type of stress related disorder that commonly affects a tremendous amount of people.The practice of shiatsu is very beneficial in relievinganxiety. Let's take a closer look at the steps that are taken to get rid of anxiety by way of shiatsu.
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All About Shiatsu Massage Techniques

Shiatsu is a massage technique that uses the power of touch and applying pressure. This type of therapy comes from ancient Japanese culture however was adapted into Chinese medicine practices and uses the principles of the meridian healing system.
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Tips for Buying a Shiatsu Massage Chair

Buying a massage chair is a very good idea for people who lead hectic lives and need to relax and rejuvenate themselves after tiring days at work. A massage chair can alleviate both physical and
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Ancient Secrets Of Shiatsu Therapy, Treatment And Training

Shiatsu is an internationally known and used effective method of naturally healing. Basic shiatsu was founded in Japan in the early 1900's by Tokujiro Namikoshi, and the name comes from the words shi which means the thumbs and fingers and atsu meaning pressure.
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Shiatsu - What is Shiatsu

The term shiatsu means finger pressure and is the name of an ancient and widely practiced form of Oriental massage. It dates back thousands of years to the massage systems developed in ancient
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Shiatsu Treatments

We know that the shiatsu massage came from the Japanese culture and originated from the Chinese culture and Taoism.
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Pain Relief Therapies with Shiatsu

Shiatsu is a holistic and alternative pain relief therapy. Shiatsu can benefit a person suffering from a variety of diseases and disorders.
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Enthusiastic About Acupressure?

If you're one of the many massage therapyenthusiasts today, you've discovered thatacupressure training is a fast-growing bodywork course currently offered at any number of massage institutes or Oriental medicine schools.
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Chinese Cooking Methods are Usually Healthy Ways

Feeling puckish and can't be bothered with the regular meal preparation that is time-consuming and asks for a whole lot of steps? Then you are in luck with putting together a healthy and fast meal with
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The Chinese Tea Secrets

As connoisseur of teas, whether real or herbal, asample of the all natural, organic oolong tea was a refreshing change. A trip to the local coffee house gave me the opportunity to try this Asian delight.
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Ethnic Food Recipes - The Chinese Way

Ethnic Recipes are cultural or regional ways of cooking authentic cuisine. Cooking Chinese foods are considered healthy and a balanced way of having ancient Chinese culture.
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Dummies Guide To Traditional Chinese Massage

Traditional Chinese Massage was developed over 2500 years ago in China. Through this development was an understanding of how the human touch, combined with specific pressure points
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How Garlic Can Help Keep You Healthy

For thousands of years the Chinese people have known of the benefit of garlic to their health. So in China garlic apart from being used to flavor food is also traditionally used in teas and folk remedies.
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Herbal Medicines for Aids

Hiv is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which damages the immune system to the extent that it can no longer fight off infection. Most experts believe that HIV is responsible for Aids, but there is some
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Eating for Good Health

Diet is an important component of staying healthy and aging well. As an acupuncturist, I have studied food and dietary therapy from the standpoint of Chinese medicine. The Chinese view food as
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Different Kinds of Herbal Chinese Medicines

At one time, Chinese curative and medicine were only well known in their origins. However, nowadays, Chinese alternative treatments and medications are on the mount in the western
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Dummies Guide To Chinese Food Therapy

What is Chinese Food Therapy - Chinese food therapy dates back as early as 2000 BC.Chinese food therapy is a practice of healing using naturalfoods instead of medications.

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