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Aug 18, 2006
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by MariAnne
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You have probably heard that if you cut your hair frequently, your hair will grow in faster, longer, and healthier. That is not true. This myth came from the observation of men’s facial hair. As they shaved, the facial hair would indeed grow in thicker, which is called puberty. This is because certain male hormones affect facial hair in that manner, but they do not affect the hair on your head in the same way. To the contrary, male ho ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by MariAnne
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Human height or stature, is the height of a human being where adult height generally varies little between people compared to other anthropometric measures. Exceptional height is usually due to gigantism or dwarfism. Adult height for one sex in a particular ethnic group follows more or less a Gaussian distribution or bell curve, although with some individuals lying several standard deviations away from the mean. Height or tallness is determined b ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by MariAnne
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The term homosexuality was coined in the late 19th century by a German psychologist Karoly Maria Benkert. Although the term is new, discussions about sexuality in general, and same-sex attraction in particular, have occasioned philosophical discussion ranging from Plato’s Symposium. However, we still cannot say for sure whether homosexuality, and hence also heterosexuality and bisexuality, is socially constructed or purely driven by biologi ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by MariAnne
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What is the right weight for my height is one of the most common questions girls and guys have. It seems like a simple question, but for teens it is not always an easy one to answer. This is hard because people have different body types, so there is no single number that is the right weight for everyone. Even among people who are the same height and age, some of them are more muscular or more developed than others. That is because not all teens h ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by SirGan
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Hyperparathyroidism is a disorder of the parathyroid glands in which one or more enlarged, overactive parathyroid glands secretes too much parathyroid hormone (PTH). The condition can be primary, when the problem is in these glands, and secondary – when a problem such as kidney failure causes the parathyroid glands to be overactive. Parathyroid hormone has many important functions in our body, but the primary is regulation of blood ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by MariAnne
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Probably you have been dieting at least once in your life. Probably you hate it. Well, you probably know that you are not alone. People love to be trim and healthy, but we hate to diet, and rightly so. Dieting deprives us but we must know all diets are not created equal. There is one type of diet that lets you eat well and still lose weight; it is the much-touted low-carbohydrate diet.
What is low carb diet?
People diet for two primary reasons, ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by MariAnne
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At any one time, about 10 percent of the hair on your scalp is in a resting phase, so after 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and new hair starts to grow in its place. This growing phase lasts for 2 to 6 years and each hair grows approximately 1 centimeter per month during this phase. About 90 percent of the hair on the scalp is growing at any one time. It is normal to shed some hair each day as part of this cycle, but some people may exp ...
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Aug 18, 2006
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by SirGan
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Prostatitis is a general term for inflammation of the prostate gland. Prostate is one small organ about the size and shape of a walnut which is located just below the bladder in males. What is the prostate’s primary function? Main function is to produce semen, the fluid that helps transport sperm. Unfortunately, because of the prostate position and relations with other organs in this area- infections of the gland are quite common. A ...
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Aug 17, 2006
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by SirGan
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Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ syndrome) is a notable myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome- one very painful condition often misidentified and mistreated. Most experts identify 3 distinct causes of pain at the TMJ, which collectively fall under the term of TMJ syndrome.
Myofascial pain dysfunction (MPD) syndrome
It is about pain at the TMJ due to various causes of increased muscle tension and spasm. Most experts believe that thi ...
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Aug 16, 2006
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by MariAnne
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It is common question if girl could lose virginity with tampons usage. Off course, there are many other questions that are confusing young girl. That is why each girl in puberty should know more about her period, ovulation, menstural blood and tampons.
The most common questions about tampons usage
Virginity: A girl can only lose her virginity by having sexual intercourse. The hymen is membrane that stretches across the vaginal opening and ...
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