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Movement Disorders
Movement disorders Definition Movement disorders are a group of diseases and syndromes affecting the ability to produce and control bodily movements. Description It seems simple and effortless, but normal movement requires an astonishingly complex system of control. Disruption of... Read more |
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Cavitation
cavitation is the loss of effective propeller thrust. It is caused by the impact of water against the propeller when vacuum pockets collapse. The vacuum pockets form when the propeller blade moves too quickly for the surrounding water to fill effectively the space left by the blade as it rotates.... Read more |
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Intimacy
Intimacy Intimacy is a cornerstone of a good couple relationship and facilitates the health and well-being of the partners. In an intimate interaction, partners reveal their private selves to one another, sharing parts of themselves that are ordinarily hidden. Ideally, they receive one another's... Read more |
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Threshold
THRESHOLD A threshold is the exposure level or dose of an agent above which toxicity or adverse health effects can occur, and below which toxicity or adverse health effects are unlikely. For example, taking aspirin is therapeutic and not dangerous up to a contain dose, but above that dose it can... Read more |
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Icarus
Icarus in Greek mythology, the son of Daedalus, who escaped from Crete using wings made by his father but was killed when he flew too near the sun and the wax attaching his wings melted so that he fell into the sea, and was drowned. Icarus is used allusively to denote someone who is over-ambitious... Read more |
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farsightedness
farsightedness or hyperopia, condition in which far objects can be seen easily but there is difficulty in near vision. It is caused by a defect of refraction in which the image is focused behind the retina of the eye rather than upon it, either because the eyeball is too short or because the... Read more |
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Sustainable Growth
Sustainable Growth In simple terms and with reference to a business, sustainable growth is the realistically attainable growth that a company could maintain without running into problems. A business that grows too quickly may find it difficult to fund the growth. A business that grows too slowly or... Read more |
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jelly and jam
jelly and jam gelatinous, sweet food prepared by preserving fresh fruits. Since most fresh fruits contain about 80% water and from 10% to 15% sugar, they are subject to fermentation. They may be preserved by adding sugar and reducing the water content. Almost any fresh fruit can be made into jam by... Read more |
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human growth hormone
Human growth hormone Human growth hormone (GH), also called somatotropin, is a protein that stimulates growth. GH must be secreted (released) in just the right amount in a child for normal growth to take place. If too litle is human growth hormone is produced, the child will become a dwarf; if... Read more |
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twilight
twilight period between sunset and total darkness or between total darkness and sunrise. Total darkness does not occur immediately when the sun sinks below the horizon because light from the sun that strikes the atmosphere is scattered (both by the air itself and by suspended matter, e.g., dust and... Read more |
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astrology
...constitute the human body as the...while the Sun denoted the...alternations between health and disease...to maintain health and avoid the...condition for better or worse was anticipated...as above, so below’ ... |
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Don't soak up the sun: sun exposure is more hazardous than you think,...
...the greatest health threat under the sun? For those...the greatest health threat is the sun, according...are to the human skin. Within...broken veins. Worse, UV radiation...sun is not so ... |
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Should we shun the sun this summer? Temperatures are rising in medical...
...to become sun-aware...sunlight is 'bad' for them...cataracts and - worst of all - skin...awareness so much part...our general health. By advising...do we risk worse than wrinkles? Humans have evolved...for ... |
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SUNSCREEN EXPOSED; Everyone agrees that you need to protect your skin from...
...exposure to the sun as the main...sunscreens are best? Here, we...reversed. Far worse is the damage...by taking 20 human subjects paid...the beach, so obviously sunscreens...designer brand. So even if you...opt for the ... |
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Sun Microsystems, California Biotech to Market Human Gene Data.(Knight...
...the known human genome. They...Oakland and Sun Microsystems...Doubletwist and Sun have dot...technology at Sun. The huge...biologist a bad case of information...helped weed out so-called...instance, that ... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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MYTHS SURROUND SUN'S EFFECT ON SKIN.(CNY)
...types and sun worshippers...Institutes of Health. Myth...Just one bad, blistering...Department of Health and Human Services...time, the better. Reality...academy. So how's a...experts. "The ... |
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SUN-TIMES' PRIMATE BEATS MARKET INDEXES, BLOWS AWAY HUMAN MONEY MANAGERS --...
...say, "I told you so." The Sun-Times' favorite...turns out he has a better end game than John...expensive stock, health insurer WellPoint...new stocks for the Sun- Times' 2005 contest...them," he said. "Bad for business." ... |
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Bottled Tan May Keep Women Out of the Sun; Tanning bed use also declines with...
...skin is a better way to reduce...decades, so why not provide...tanned in the sun in the past...tanned in the sun, about 37...they felt better about themselves...the World Health Organization...carcinogenic to ... |
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Suncream scam? We spend millions every year on sun protection, so why is skin...
...ward off the sun's rays...combine the best of both. But...created new health concerns...levels are so low that they...products is bad news. In recent...the size of a human hair. However...important, but so ... |
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Diet, not sun, should provide vitamin D.(Guest editorial)
...out in the sun every once...animal and human studies on...That's good enough for...melanoma, so we have to...D to bone health. However...additional health benefits deriving...they know is bad in the ... |
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Here's how to avoid becoming an unwitting host to bacteria that enjoys its...
...enjoying sun-drenched...Shore. But the sun-worshipers...also a host of bad guys that human revelers can...beach, and so on. ``People...who heads the Health and Nutrition...refrigeration are the best ... |
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