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How to Prevent Secondhand Smoke from Entering a Home

By JanCast2007

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After years and years of research, there is overwhelming evidence that smoking cigarettes, in general, is a health hazard that contributes to numerous respiratory and cardiac ailments, and secondhand smoke can be equally as dangerous. Secondhand ... more »

How to Properly Place Smoke Detectors in Your Home

By firefrog17

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All homes should have smoke detectors. Smoke detectors save lives everyday. It is important to know where to properly place your smoke detectors, so when you need them they work properly... more »

How to Properly Stop a Wound From Bleeding

By firefrog17

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When an emergency situation occurs you want to be prepared. Have you known someone who has cut themselves? Knowing how to stop a wound from bleeding is a worth while skill to learn... more »

How to Properly Take Off Disposable Latex Gloves

By Lauren Romano

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The purpose of wearing latex gloves is to protect your hands from whatever it is that you are going to be touching. However, you need to take them off carefully when you are finished in order to still continue having no contact with whatever it ... more »

How to Protect Pets During Natural Disasters

By JanCast2007

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Learning to prepare and stay safe during natural disasters seems to have become essential knowledge to acquire. Part of natural disaster preparedness is also taking into consideration of pets that a person may own. In the wake of natural ... more »

How to Protect Rivers From Pollution

By eHow Health Editor

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Rivers provide some of our most beautiful and most endangered natural habitats. Whether you enjoy whitewater rafting down a wild, clear mountain river or drifting serenely on a slow, gentler river, rivers give us places to enjoy nature. Sadly, ... more »

How to protect yourself from bird flu. 2-20-08

By travis22

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Over 200 hundred deaths have come from the bird flu. A virus that has killed near 70% of the people who get infected, and many of the animals it comes in contact with... more »

How to Prove You're Not a Cop

By peterclark13

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Living in a dangerous neighborhood can make a lot of sense. Rent is cheap, apartments tend to be roomier and there’s a liquor store on every corner. However, these perks come with what economists call “unintended consequences.” Roaming street ... more »

How to Provide Nursing Care to an Immobilized Person in the Wilderness

By eHow Health Editor

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A person immobilized by injuries in a wilderness setting will need to have certain needs met to allow the body to heal... more »

How to put out a grease fire in your kitchen

By WendyRenee

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Many people don't know what to do in the event of a grease fire in the kitchen. First instinct is to pour water on it, but that is the worst move you can make. The water reacts with the oil and can shoot hot grease and flames into your face. ... more »

How to Quit Smoking

By BASHARAT SHAH, MD

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Quitting smoking can really be challenging. Medically, what causes dependence on smoke is nicotine, a chemical that makes our body and brain dependent. Smoking produces nicotine receptors in ours cells. Once these receptors are expressed, they ... more »

How to Quit Smoking

By simplymoi

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Smoking is cool? Smoking is due to stress? Due to peer pressure? We all know there is more harm than benefits for picking that roll of ciggy up ... think of the smell that lingers on you and having to be like a walking ash tray, fingers full of ... more »

How to Quit Smoking and Avoid Obesity

By eHow Health Editor

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Weight gain is a common side effect when you are trying to quit smoking; but most people don’t usually gain more than 10 pounds after giving up cigarettes. However, once the irritability of withdrawal sets in, one pound may feel like 20. The key ... more »

How to quit smoking cold turkey!

By april ort

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One of the greatest gifts you can give to yourself and to your family is to quit smoking. Use these tips to assure your success... more »

How to quit smoking the hard way!

By Joseph Wolfe

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As a smoker myself I know how hard it is to quit smoking and with the added extras made from the companies, makes it even harder. Many things causes people to smoke, but the most common way that I have found is stress, and I know this because if ... more »

How to Quit Smoking Without Any Problems!

By edotnet

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I quit smoking on Dec 3rd, 2007. I had smoked cigarettes for the past 34 years, and smoked about one and a half packs a day. If I had known that quitting smoking would be this easy, I would have done it years ago! Please read on and find out an ... more »

How to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness

By katotmt25

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Breast cancer has likely touched someone in your six degrees of separation. By now we know what it is and what it does, and we know there are survivors and non-survivors. The question is: What are you willing to do about it? The fight against ... more »

How to Recognize Food Poisoning

By DrJewell

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Food poisoning can be life-threatening if not recognised early and treated properly. This article will teach you how to see tell-tale signs and symptoms of food poisoning caused by common bacteria like Escherichia coli, Shigella, Salmonella, and ... more »

How to Recognize the Signs of a Stroke

By liz velrene

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In February 2005, Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi was rushed to the hospital at the age of 31, reporting blurred vision, numbness on the right side, and headaches. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with a stroke, and it was feared that his ... more »

How to Recycle Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

By eHow Health Editor

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Those of us that are beginning to "think green" have replaced traditional incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs with the more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, but you may be unaware of the precautions you need to take when disposing ... more »

How to Recycle Nail Polish

By eHow Health Editor

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If you polish your nails chances are good that you have several containers partially full of nail polish hanging around your home. Before you toss them out, stop and think for a minute of what else you might be able to do with them. There are ... more »

How to Recycle Paper at Home

By Heather S

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You can recycle paper at home. It is a great experience for children. The outcome is a sturdy craft style paper that can be used for making cards or special notes... more »

How to Recycle Rechargeable Batteries

By rkayne

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How do you recycle rechargeable batteries? This is very easy to do!.. more »

How to Reduce Ground Level Ozone

By CTroxell

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Ozone gas is an important part of Earth's atmosphere, providing essential protection from the sun's ultraviolet rays. At close ranges, though, this same gas is harmful to our environment and health. There are many practical steps everyone can ... more »

How to Reduce Water Pollution in Your Community

By writeminded

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"Going green" has become a household phrase in a lot of areas of the world. For some reason, though, communities are not focusing on the problem of water pollution in their area and tend to rely on the public works departments and local ... more »