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21st May 2020

How to find ‘me time’ at home

Time to yourself — even just ten minutes — can do wonders for your psychological well-being. For the past two months plus, I’ve been sharing a 1,000 square feet with three other people. Sure, I’m married to one and gave birth to two, but we’re lucky enough to have a couple of doors to close for privacy and as long as we’re...

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17th May 2020

Improve English Listening (Step-By-Step Guide)

English listening is often the most challenging of the four skills (which include reading, writing, speaking and listening) for learners to develop. It can be quite frustrating when you are involved in a conversation with somebody only for you to notice that you are not understanding everything that person is saying. This can affect confidence levels and lead to misunderstandings...

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17th May 2020

Can herd immunity help stop the coronavirus? Experts warn it’s not that easy.

Health professionals and officials continue to warn that there is no easy way out of the pandemic, particularly with parts of the U.S. beginning to ease lockdowns. Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies director, offered some stern words Wednesday about hopes that herd immunity could stymie the coronavirus. “Humans are not herds,” he said. Herd immunity has emerged...

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6th February 2020

People Who Get an Adrenaline Rush Out of Leaving Things Until the Last Minute

Some people procrastinate because they get an adrenaline rush out of living life on the edge. Others have simply made a habit of it. Read more about this here! Leaving everything until the last minute is a way of life for many people. Those who procrastinate aren’t able to go about their business any differently, no matter how much they try to...

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1st February 2020

How to protect yourself from coronavirus infection?

World Health Organization recommends people take simple precautions against virus to reduce exposure and transmission The spread of the coronavirus across China and to at least 10 other countries including the US, South Korea and Japan has prompted experts and health authorities to offer advice on how to reduce the chances of contracting the illness. All but four of the 80 reported deaths so...

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1st February 2020

What is coronavirus and how worried should we be?

What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how is it transmitted from one person to another, and at what point should you see a doctor? What is the virus causing illness in Wuhan? It is a novel coronavirus – a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it...

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14th January 2020

Doctors Explain Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition caused by pressure on the median nerve on the palm side of the hand at the junction of the wrist. The condition is caused by the narrowing of the bone tunnel that conducts the nerve, swelling, and other conditions that compress the nerve. Excessive use of the hands and specific health conditions are the...

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13th January 2020

How To Release Emotional Attachment to Expectation

We’ve all been in a situation where we’ve hoped for something, only to have it fall through. It can be challenging to recover from such a painful blow, but it’s even more difficult if you feel a desperate emotional attachment to what you hoped would be. Your expectation–and confidence–feel crushed. Sadly, it never pays to be too attached to something...

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12th January 2020

Psychology Explains How Humans Process Grief

Life is amazing, painful, beautiful, and cruel. It is a tremendous, awe-inspiring blessing. Life is quite the dichotomy. Once it passes by, you can never go back. Therefore, it both creates more life and takes it away. It can allow us to create abundance in our lives and also allow us to travel to the depths of depravity in times...

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10th January 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Lyme Disease

What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. B. burgdorferi is transmitted to humans by a bite from an infected black-legged or deer tick. The tick becomes infected after feeding on infected deer, birds, or mice. A tick has to be present on the skin for at least 36 hours to transmit the infection. Many...

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