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• What are Ingrown Hairs: Get the Facts

  Sometimes hair avoids its normal growth path, curls tightly and digs deeper into the skin, piercing its own follicle or surrounding tissue.  It is usually brought on by incorrect shaving techniques and forceful removal of hair on faces, armpits, genital area and legs. The hair grows into the skin...

• Treatment for Mumps

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• Gummy Bears That Contain Xylitol Can Reduce Cavities

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• What Could Uncontrollable Shivering Mean?

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• Woman with Cystic Fibrosis Celebrates 40th Birthday with 40 Acts of Kindness

  One woman is making it her mission to spread kindness--among anger, hope among fear, and love among hate. Kelly Asbell is that woman.Spending too many years in fearWednesday, March 21, 2018, was Kelly Asbell’s 40th birthday, a date she never imagined seeing. At age ten, Kelly was diagnosed with...