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Top 30 Spots for Bacteria in the Home

Published on October 5, 2007

This list is from statistics published by the Center for Disease Control. In order to compile the list, researchers visited 35 U.S. homes, swabbing for bacteria in 32 locations in each home. Once you have read this list - if you feel the urge to clean, the FDA...

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Top 10 Incurable Diseases

Published on October 4, 2007

Modern medicine has done much to erradicate and cure disease, but it has failed in some areas. Of those areas, at least one disease that cannot be cured is suffered by many people in the world every year - the common cold. This is a list of the top ten incurable...

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Top 10 Tips for Self-Improvement

Published on September 28, 2007

While I do not always end up managing to put each of the following tips into practice, I do make a big effort to do so each day. This is a list of my favorite tips to improving your life. All it takes is a little bit each day and you will see wondrous changes...

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Top 10 Bizarre Surgical Procedures

Published on September 25, 2007

WARNING: This list contains images of surgery. This list does not include surgical procedures that are now obsolete or obsolescent. The list also excludes cosmetic surgical procedures. 1. Hemispherectomy 120 Comments | Read more...

Top 10 Natural Weightloss Aids

Published on September 13, 2007

Some years ago I read an excellent article by Dr Ron Rosedale which discussed the effects of insulin resistance in keeping people overweight and unhealthy. The effect is basically that when you eat too many carbohydrates, your body overproduces insulin (which is...

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Top 8 Exercises to build the body of a Greek God

Published on August 8, 2007

Everyone has seen statues of the Greek gods and who wouldn't want a body to match? These exercises will help. Formulated by Wayne Westcott, PhD, (fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA outside of Boston) these exercises are for the home or gym and are...

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Top 10 Bizarre Illnesses

Published on July 5, 2007

Before starting on the list, I should point out - these are all authentic medical ailments. 1. Art Attack (Stendhal Syndrome) Dr Graziella Magherini, author of The Stendhal Syndrome, has studied more than 100 tourists in Florence, Italy, who...

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