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Disposing of drugs the "green" way

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

In the midst of all the debate about environmental issues, we are too often distracted by the hot button climate change. Yet controlling carbon emissions is only one of many different concerns about how we ...

Alternative pain relief

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

When it comes to pain relief, traditional western medicine usually relies on drugs to overcome pain. There are many strong painkillers on the market today that can relieve even the most severe and chronic pain. ...

Pain relief options

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

We all have to deal with pain every now and then. Some of us are lucky enough to experience it quite rarely while others have to suffer it most of their time. No wonder that ...

Herbal solutions for pain relief

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Chronic inflammation is known to be the most common cause for serious painful conditions within the human body. The usual response of the body's immune system can make the condition even worse if there are ...

An explanation of cognitive behavioral therapy

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

This is a standard approach to pain management in many countries around the world. The therapy deals with the two essential aspects of every person: cognition is the power to think and understand, behavior is ...

What’s the story on cognitive behavioral therapy?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

The world always seems a better place when an acronym really works. In this case, the word is NICE which currently stands for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (the powers-that-be added the ...

Get a new body to be happy with

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Weight gain is never easy. No, we don’t mean it is difficult to gain weight – it is very simple. But what people have to go through after they gain weight is unpleasant. If you ...

Who's the biggest loser now?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Over the last ten years, there’s been a dramatic shift in the diet of television programs. In the good old days, there were the usual gameshows, dramas and comedies. For the most part, they were ...

What is the latest on bariatric surgery?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

By some standards, there is a disturbing social trend where people choose the easy way to achieve the desired results. At one end of the spectrum are the people who, when they disagree with the ...

Is weight loss advertizing fair and honest?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Wherever you look, you are guaranteed sight of an ad for a weight loss product or service. It can be a careful pitch from a local aerobics class or an over-the-top claim for a "natural" ...

NICE consultation on weight loss and pregnancy

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

According to Sarah Palin, the European healthcare service operates like the Canadian cull of seals. On a regular basis, men armed with clubs go out among the unhealthy and older members of society, and put ...

Another new surgical procedure for weight loss

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Well, let’s start with the gossip and then get serious. It seems Gabourey Sidibe who was recently nominated for an Oscar for her role in Precious, has been approached by a weight loss company. It ...

Kirstie Alley, Scientology and weight loss

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

It’s always a joy to be able to link apparently unrelated subjects in the title to an article. This title is a real winner. Scientology was developed by a science fiction writer and has attracted ...

Tips on how to lose weight effectively

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

There are countless medications on the market these days that all promise incomparable weight loss effects over a short period of time. Of course, you are free to buy them and try them but there's ...

Are sleep disorders a problem for overweight people?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Everywhere you look, there are more and more stories about the risks to the health of overweight people. It has not yet begun to match the continuous assaults by the Surgeon General on smoking (have ...

Is there one diet that does better than any other?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

In different cultures at different times, there have been radically different views of female "beauty". Some cultures have seen women as most desirable when they are voluptuous. The reason is not hard to find. When ...

Is Levitra the only solution to ED?

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

You might assume that overcoming erectile dysfunction is as easy as taking a pill and dancing with your lover around the bedroom in a few minutes. However, it is not that easy, and it can ...

Viagra and other ED treatments

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Erectile dysfunction is not a rare condition. The majority of men have erection problems sooner or later during their lives. The most important thing here is not to panic and seek for professional help as ...

Viagra finds competition in the form of rotten eggs

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

We all have heard praises for the little blue pill as being the greatest pharmacological invention of the 20th century than gave millions of men all over the world a new chance to enjoy intimacy. ...

Cialis can be replaced with food

By Thomas Strickland · 14 years ago

Many men out there aren't quite comfortable with discussing erectile problems, especially if they have any. In contrast to what ED medications made you believe, men are still shy discuss such sensitive matters even between ...