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May 2nd, 2008

The Best in Health and Wellness: Posts from Across the Channel

Here is an April roundup from the Health and Wellness channel. Enjoy!

There is something for everyone (breastfeeding or not) in the mix of the Breastfeeding 1-2-3 highlights from April 2008:
Free Pattern for Sewing Your Own Crew Neck Over-the-Head Baby Bibs
Judge Denies FLDS Request to Keep Mothers with Nursing Babies
World Health Day 2008: Protecting Health from […]

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April 30th, 2008

Ouch! It’s Gardening Season: Some Tips for Easing the Pain

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‘Tis the season for firing up the lawnmower, breaking out the hedge trimmers and playing in the dirt. But any fool knows that a day in the yard can equal a day on the couch…in pain.
When the aches and pains of bending, walking, twisting, etc start working […]

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March 19th, 2008

Phantom Pain in Amputees: A Strange Phenomenon and a Strange New Treatment

Phantom pain felt by amputees in their missing limbs is nothing new. This bizarre phenomenon has been around since at least the Civil War era. But as the U.S. marks its fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, we are finally seeing the emergence of a new and very unlikely source of phantom pain therapy: […]

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