What Is a Yeast Infection?
A little yeast in your body is good for you. Too much can cause infections and other health problems. If you take antibiotics too often or use oral birth control, your...
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What Is a Yam and Why Is It Good for Us?
Yam is the swollen, tuber-like root of a climbing plant which is grown for food in many of the warmer parts of the world. Yams (Dioscorea) originated in Asia, Africa,...
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What Distinguishes Isolation from Quarantine?
What Happens When You Are Quarantined? Governments use quarantines to stop the spread of contagious diseases. Quarantines are for people or groups who don’t have...
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Why Do Some People Not Eat Meat?
Why Do Some People Not Eat Meat? Some religions forbid their followers to eat certain kinds of meat. Under the rules for Kosher food, Jews must not eat the flesh of...
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When Were the First Cigarettes Made?
When Were the First Cigarettes Made? Cigarettes appear to have had antecedents in Mexico and Central America around the 9th century in the form of reeds and smoking...
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