Archive for March, 2009
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FOOD ALLERGY: ORGANISING A ROTATION DIET
This diet treats all fish, all eggs, all birds and all nuts, as if each category is one food. Some people react to all fish, irrespective of the species or type, and a strict diet will confine all fish to one day -similarly with eggs, birds and nuts. A less strict diet allows you to [...]
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WHICH CHEMICALS CAUSE REACTIONS?
The chemicals commonly implicated in allergy and sensitivity are broadly the same, although allergic reactions are most commonly associated with contact – touching and handling chemicals – while sensitivity is more linked to inhaling chemicals, as well as contact or absorption through the skin or mucosa. Table 4 shows a list of common chemicals causing [...]
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ALLERGY TO CLOTHING: COATS AND OUTERWEAR
If you are allergic to wool, and, in addition, are sensitive to a wide range of synthetic fibres or fabrics, it can be virtually impossible to find warm, windproof and waterproof outerwear, with tolerable linings. There are no reliable solutions, or sources of clothing, but here are some suggestions on how to cope. It is [...]
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ALLERGIC REACTION TO BEDDING: SYNTHETIC AND LATEX BEDDING
The following are suppliers of synthetic bedding, including latex and other pillows, duvets, and pure nylon sheets: Celic (duvets, blankets, bedspreads, quilts, nylon sheets and pillowcases, and mattress covers and underblankets), Foam for Comfort (latex mattresses and pillows; foam mattresses), Freemans (latex and synthetic pillows, mattress covers, underblankets and duvets), HL Linen Bazaars (latex and [...]
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ALLERGY TO POLLENS: WHERE ARE THEY FOUND?
Pollens can be carried very great distances by winds in the atmosphere. Pollen grains have been found in the air in mid-Atlantic Ocean, and have been shown to be blown up to 300 kilometres (nearly 90 miles) a day. The average maximum distance travelled is thought to be closer to 50 kilometres (about 30 miles), [...]
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KEEP YOUR POTENCY: SMOKING CAN DAMPEN YOUR FIRE
It’s not just the immediate negative effects of smoking that you should worry about when you light up. The long-term results of smoking can be even worse—overtime smoking can silently sabotage your sex life. Smokers’ arteries are harder, thicker and more clogged than those of nonsmokers. And smoking seems to mess up peripheral arteries even [...]
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THE IMPLANT SURGERY: MAKING THE CHOICE
Deciding if a penile implant is right for you is a complicated personal and medical decision. Of course, your feelings are crucial. But so are your partner’s. Both of you need to have realistic expectations of what the surgery will and won’t do. The more your partner participates, voices her concerns, asks questions and gets [...]
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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
In general, the doctor will start by taking your history and giving you a physical examination aimed at detecting the cause of your condition. Part of this evaluation for impotence should include checking to see if you have any underlying medical conditions which could be responsible for the problem, including diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease [...]
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SEXUAL LIFE: GOOD TALKERS MAKE GREAT LOVERS
The couples that seem to come through the experience of erection problems best are the ones who keep the lines of communication open. Sometimes it takes a great effort on the part of both the husband and wife. Potency problems are potentially more destructive players in a relationship than other health problems. When the partners [...]
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THE MEANING OF SEX IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
It is important to have a realistic understanding of the nature of your relationship with your sexual partner. A restored erection is no guarantee of improvement in a relationship that may be suffering emotionally, nor is erectile function the key to romance or monogamy. Rick’s response to having ED, living with it, and finding a [...]