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Simple Steps To Avoid 'Winter Itch'
(NC)-Here are some helpful tips you can follow this season to avoid the dry, itchy skin that affects so many Canadians. Make sure you use moisturizers regularly, particularly after bathing.
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
Save Your Skin By Starting Early
(NC)-Maintaining proper skin-care habits to prevent dry skin throughout the year can go a long way toward keeping your skin moisturized during the harsh winter months. To avoid developing problems, take steps early.Although it can happen at any time...
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
Fact Sheet: ASPIRINŽ - a Trusted Brand
Fact Sheet: ASPIRIN® - a Trusted Brand Acetylsalicylic acid, or ASA, the active ingredient in ASPIRIN® was launched on the German market under the trademark ASPIRIN® in 1899.
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
Psoriasis Itch Causing Marital Tension?
'Scratchless' TipsQ: I have had psoriasis on my scalp for 8 years. My wife has always been very supportive, even helping massage my treatments into my scalp.
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
No More Bad Hair Days : Tips For Clearing Stubborn Dandruff
(NC)-Dandruff - that dry, itchy, white flaking of the scalp - affects up to 70% of the population in various degrees of severity. It results from skin cells reproducing too rapidly, producing visible flakes.
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
What is Hepatitis C?
(NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious virus that is carried in the blood and harms the liver. About 240,000 Canadians are infected, many of whom are unaware that they even have it.
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
The Risks Of Piercing And Tattooing
(NC)-If you plan to get a tattoo, or body piercing, you should know that there is a risk of getting hepatitis C from old, unsterile tattooing needles that have been used on more than one customer, or from unsterile practice by the tattoo artist...
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
Hepatitis C Virus Lives In Your Liver
(NC)-Your liver works 24 hours a day, performing over 500 vital functions for your body. Most of the blood that returns to your heart passes through the liver. Your body can't function without it. The hepatitis C virus lives in your liver.
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
The Kidney Foundation Promotes Healthy Choices
(NC)-How you live today can make a big difference in how you'll live tomorrow. Making healthy choices early on - what you eat, how active you are, and how you cope with stress or spend your leisure time - has been proven to lower your risk of...
Date Posted: May 10, 2003
'Keyhole' Surgery: An Innovative Boon For Live Kidney Donors
(NC)-Each year, a growing number of Canadians make the heartfelt decision to give one of their kidneys to a relative or friend in need.While this life-saving gesture is a blessing for the recipient, it can pose challenges on a number of levels for...
Date Posted: May 10, 2003