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More than 47 million Americans have experienced a severe or debilitating headache in the past three months. Migraines alone affect 9% of the U.S. population and cost $1 billion a year in direct medical expenses.

There are the obvious choices for zapping the pain, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Motrin and Aleve, for example). People with migraines often take beta blockers or antidepressants to prevent headaches, and triptans, such as ...

This is the most expensive photograph in the world...



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It's called "Rhein II", and is a simple (in fact quite drab) photograph of the mighty German river Rhine.

It looks quite clean considering there are no people or buildings in the photo, but the artist "cheated" ...

Are you ready Cebu?

Store opening tip #1 for Cebuanos: Early Bird: Be there early. For the first 250 people to line up before the store opens on nov 18, we will be giving away P500 vouchers and gift packs! See you!

Forever 21 - SM City Cebu || 11.18.11




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Plant-based diets and diets high in fruits and vegetables are strongly associated with lower blood pressure -- so much so that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) officially recommends adopting healthy eating practices as one of the primary actions to take to prevent or lower high blood pressure and hypertension.

DASH, which stands for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," is the eating plan recommended by the NIH. It features foods that are low in saturated fat, ...

When you look in your mouth you may see teeth that need whitening, but a dentist may see signs of heart disease. A study published in the Journal of Dental Research found that many dental problems can be signs of serious health complications. University of Washington School of Dentistry professor Philippe P. Hujoel, DDS, PhD, says the sugar and carbohydrates in food, known as "fermentable carbohydrates," are to blame. Found in sugary drinks, snack foods like potato chips, and simple grains ...

I originally planned to share this brief observation/analysis among fellow amateur astronomers, specifically those who from time to time, let the general public have glimpse into a telescope's eyepiece and view celestial objects in the night sky. But I realized that this tidbit of information could be useful for the general public as well, so here it goes.

Oftentimes when I'm involved in a public astronomy event, which includes telescope viewing, the fact that you're standing beside ...

We're with you: Dieting is no picnic. But here's a little secret -- it's not nearly as hard as most of us think. "A lot of women believe they need to change everything, but in reality small tweaks to your diet can make a huge difference," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. We've got ten absolutely painless little fixes, culled from the latest research and the country's leading weight-loss experts, to make dropping those pounds as easy as ...