Anyone who has not gone through the horrible battle with acne is such a lucky person! Having break ups or zits can cause so much disappointment and even anxiety. Acne is so common that it’s considered a normal part of growing up. In fact, about 17 million people in the United States have acne. It is a common skin disease…
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Condoms As The Predominant Choice Of Contraceptives
In the past several years, almost all countries around the world have been bogged by a variety of problems and challenges arising from rapidly rising population rates. With the growing population comes several other related problems like high unemployment rate, reduction of opportunities, overcrowding and eventually, poverty. Almost all nations, especially those in the third world have rushed to adopt…
Birth Control Its Origin And History
With the help of modern science and the latest technology, more and more contraceptive methods are fast becoming available to the public. Although many campaigns are being launched left and right to widen the public awareness on the subject of birth control and help explain how the different contraceptive devices and products work, these often overlook the history of birth…
Christmas Television Specials Do They Really Know The True Meaning Of Christmas
Some sects of the church do not observe Christmas at all. Probably the most well know modern church that refuses to celebrate this holiday is the Jehovah Witnesses. It may surprise many people to learn that most of the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony also banned this holiday. If approached without bias, an honest study of the origins of…
No Weight Gain With Birth Control Pills
Based on a nationwide survey of women aged 18 to 35 years old who were asked about the link between birth control pills and weight gain, sixty-one percent believed that the pill causes weight gain. However, a published review suggested that women taking the pill should not blame their contraceptives when they add on a few pounds. There is no…
Non Hormonal Contraceptive On The Horizon
The quest for a non-hormonal birth control pill seems to be going in the right direction as scientists and researchers develop a new contraceptive drug that avoids the side effects of hormonal birth control. During a recent conference of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the concept of RNA Interference was highlighted as a possible technique that will help develop…
More Choices For Male Contraceptives
So far, the burden of birth control has fallen mostly on women. Almost every known contraceptive method was designed to be used by women. But it’s about time for men to start sharing the responsibility of preventing unwanted pregnancies. They are, after all, a part of the process that leads to it. At the moment there are three tried-and-tested male…
The Pill And Its Side Effects
Ranking third on the top three most widely used contraceptive method for women is the oral contraceptive pill. Over one hundred and fifty million women all over the globe use it to be able to engage in casual sexual activities and avoid getting pregnant. Also called the birth control pill, this contraceptive prevents pregnancy by altering a woman’s hormonal level…
Folic Acid For A Healthy Self
Everyone knows about vitamins. There are many common vitamins that we are familiar with, and their functions. Vitamin C is known to be good for the skin, while Vitamin A is good the for the eyes. Vitamin D is often called the “sun vitamin”. These are the ones that many people think of when they think of vitamins. However, there…
Pregnancy Exercise Guide
Many women enjoy a healthy lifestyle that includes regular work out and a balanced eating. It can be difficult to keep up that lifestyle when she becomes pregnant, particularly throughout the later stages. But it is possible, and actually preferable, to maintain an exercise regime at least up until the last stage. This routine will pay off with a healthy…