Abigail Sternbach

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• The Causes Of Strep Throat

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• Your Risk of a Heart Attack Increases While Grieving

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• What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer?

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• Melatonin Health Benefits and Uses

  What is melatonin?In order to synchronize one's biological clock (wake-sleep cycle), the hormone melatonin has to be discharged. This customary wake-sleep cycle is about 8 hours of sleep for most people and 16 hours of wakefulness. In the United States, melatonin can be given as an over-the-counter...