Pivotal Response Training: The New New Thing For Autism

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The Pivotal Response Intervention Model for children with Autism was developed primarily by Drs. Bob and Lynn Koegel at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB). Dr. Bob Koegel trained under Dr. Ivar Lovaas at UCLA, where he received his Ph.D. in Developmental and Clinical psychology. Dr. Lynn Kern Koegel trained in psychology and as a speech and language pathologist (CCC-SLP).

Jun 19, 2010 - 1:22:08 AM Read more

Sweet Misery: Is Aspartame To Blame For The Increase In Brain Cancer?

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CEO of Searle
In 1999, FDA officials described the safety of aspartame as "clear cut" and stated that the product is "one of the most thoroughly tested and studied food additives the agency has ever approved.  But, some people believe that Aspartame is, by far, the most dangerous substance on the market that is added to foods....

May 24, 2009 - 9:45:32 PM Read more

Will You Die from Colon Cancer?

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Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) is one of the deadliest diseases to affect Americans. One doctor estimates that 57,000 Americans die every year from colon cancer...
 

May 23, 2009 - 2:33:58 AM Read more

Triple-Power Fat Eraser Taking The Weight Loss Industry By Storm

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Lose 15 pounds in 15 days. Nutritional Scientists call it the 1-2-3 punch of weight loss, and thousands of weight-loss trials shipped, and growing...
 

May 23, 2009 - 1:53:22 AM Read more

Need To Lose Those Extra Pounds? Get Help From The Hungry Girl

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She's just a hungry girl obsessed with food, who like many other yo-yo dieters, struggled to lose the same 15 pounds for much of her life.  But she did it, she lost 25 of those pounds, and she is here to share her secrets with you...

May 8, 2009 - 2:45:52 PM Read more

The Battle Over Healthcare In The U.S. Needs You

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Lisa Hall was in a car accident - hit by a drunk driver.  She could not work because of the injuries she sustained in the accident and she was laid off from work.  Like so many other Americans her health care insurance was tied to her job which no longer exists, and therefore her insurance no longer exists.  Get the picture?  With her job gone she lost her insurance, and after the COBRA benefits ran out, the medical bills just started to pile up because without insurance who is really going to pay them?  A laid off worker?  Even if she could afford to pay the premiums no insurance company will cover her due to "pre-existing conditions". Ultimately, she goes into bankruptcy, like so many others…


May 8, 2009 - 3:54:43 AM Read more

Health Care In America: It's You Against The System

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America spends more on health care than it does on food.  Skyrocketing costs overburden health care providers, and America’s healthcare system is facing collapse. Can it be fixed?

May 4, 2009 - 11:11:46 PM Read more

If You're Mildly Ill, Please Don't Go To The Emergency Room

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Emergency rooms are jammed with people who aren't even sick.  Just afraid...

May 2, 2009 - 4:25:51 AM Read more

Fatal Supplement? FDA Warns Users To Stop Using Hydroxycut

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Consumers using Hydroxycut products should immediately stop taking the dietary supplements, the Food and Drug Administration warned today...


May 1, 2009 - 10:26:16 PM Read more

World Of Warcraft Can Help Science Track Swine Flu

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Epidemiologists, often lacking real-life disease explosions within the population, are studying epidemics within virtual worlds such as the famous "corrupted blood" disease that ripped through, and temporarily pacified, the World of Warcraft...

Apr 30, 2009 - 5:35:55 AM Read more

Approaching Pandemic: Threat Level 5 - It's Getting Serious, Folks

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On a scale of 1 to 6, the WHO has just upped the threat level to the United States to 5, just short of maximum panic level...

Apr 29, 2009 - 8:06:32 PM Read more

Hollywood's Hottest New Diet: Brazilian Fruit Acai Berry Supplements

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A current contender for the title of "miracle fruit" is a small purple palm berry called "acai", and it is replacing wheatgrass as the drink of choice at health juice bars all over the country...

Apr 29, 2009 - 4:34:15 AM Read more

Eating Your Way To A Healthy Body

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Eating healthy should not be looked at as a punishment and can offer long-term health benefits. A healthy diet does not have to consist of strictly tofu and water, but a variety of healthy foods which tastes good and satisfy your appetite. There are literally thousands of healthy food choices which will ensure not only your health, but your satisfaction also.

Apr 28, 2009 - 3:09:20 PM Read more

World Health Org. Ups The Alert On Swine Flu: What To Do

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In nature, influenza viruses circulate continuously among animals, especially birds.  Even though such viruses might theoretically develop into dangerous pandemic viruses, most of the time they don't.  Until now...

Apr 28, 2009 - 2:20:23 AM Read more

What Is Earth Day?

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The United Nations celebrates Earth Day every year on March 21st, the spring equinox, a tradition which started in 1969...   

Apr 21, 2009 - 4:42:15 AM Read more

The Astral Projection Trance

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An astral projection trance is the state of mind one must reach before they can fully astral project. When one successfully astral projects, they gain the freedom to leave their body to experience things and places that may otherwise be impossible.

Apr 21, 2009 - 12:28:16 AM Read more

The High Cost Of Botox Injections: Beware of "Deals"

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Is the recession hurting Botox sales?
According to the doctors Botox costs between $10 and $18 per unit, and one average forehead requires 30 units!  Each session of cosmetic Botox for the face can cost $300.00.  Is it worth it?

Apr 20, 2009 - 12:43:31 AM Read more

Living with Psoriasis

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Natural Psoriasis
Psoriasis [pronounced sore-EYE-ah-sis] is a noncontagious, life-long skin disorder...

Apr 18, 2009 - 5:30:25 AM Read more

Quercetin Can Reduce Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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Being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is a death sentence for most people as the survival rate is only about five percent...

Apr 18, 2009 - 3:10:03 AM Read more

Auditory Binaural Beats

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Binaural Beats
When pure tones of slightly different frequency are simultaneously but separately played in each ear, a fascinating thing happens, you get better...

Mar 31, 2009 - 6:31:56 AM Read more

Alzheimer's Ties to Homocysteine

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Scientists suggested that people have their blood tested for homocysteine as a way to prevent Alzheimer's

Mar 25, 2009 - 10:02:23 PM Read more

Weddings- Not An Easy Affair

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I used to think a wedding was a simple affair until I got married. Three a half years ago my wife and I were planning our wedding, and as I look back now, I am happy that headache is over.

Mar 25, 2009 - 6:58:11 PM Read more

Diabetes Foot Care - The Importance Of Shoes

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Diabetic Shoes
Diabetes can cause circulation problems and nerve damage, as well as other conditions that can affect the feet, some people with diabetes will want special diabetic shoes or orthopedics created especially for their condition.

Mar 24, 2009 - 12:16:03 AM Read more

Oil Pulling- So Simple Yet So Beneficial

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There are many home remedies floating around these days, but finding a legitimate overall good health practice can be a daunting task. From magnetic therapy to common herbs, these good health remedies sound great on paper, but is there true value in any of them? Perhaps "Oil Pulling" is the solution you been searching for.

Mar 22, 2009 - 7:32:11 PM Read more