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Thursday, October, 15, 2009

Can Stress Kill You

Health Encyclopedia: Colds And The Flu Prevention

Prevention


Because colds and flus are easily spread, everyone should always wash his or her hands before eating and after going outside. Ordinary soap is sufficient. Waterless hand cleaners that contain an alcohol-based gel are also effective for every day use and may even kill cold viruses. (They are less effective, however, if extreme hygiene is required. In such cases, alcohol-based rinses are needed.)

Antibacterial Products

Antibacterial soaps add little protection, particularly against viruses...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Myths About Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...include: social anxiety disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive... Read more »

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Don't Stress Me Out
By Rob Streno , Health Expert

...MAGNUM and the International Headache Foundation about stress being a migraine trigger. Both... Read more »

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That Doctor in Training May Need Suicide Watch
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...day and then they do shifts in hospitals.  The stress begins to build and then one day, they... Read more »

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Recovery From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert

...That’s where she was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder, commonly referred to as... Read more »

Health Guide

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder During the Holidays
...font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} People suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may have a more difficult time during the holidays for any number of... Read more »
You Can’t Be Happy All the Time!
...offshoots of the mind-body literature was to create fear among cancer patients that they were in effect killing themselves by having negative thoughts and feelings. This, in and of itself, may... Read more »
Stress Part 5: Industrial Disease
...documentary, "Lost Boys of Sudan," which first aired on PBS in 2004. Some 20,000 young boys escaped the killing fields of a brutal civil war by trekking across hundreds of miles of desert.... Read more »
The First 48 Hours with Bipolar Disorder
...as ensuring you get a good night’s sleep or some strategic downtime.Any practice aimed at reducing stress is worth checking out. This includes meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, relaxation... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...The screening for undetected ischemia is a medical history and physical examination and a cardiac stress test - a workout on a treadmill while your heart function is monitored. It's a simple,... Read more »

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