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Your heart and kidneys are two important organs in your body. They work together to keep you healthy.  When one is affected, the other is too.  In other words, your heart can affect the health of your kidneys, and your kidneys can affect the health of your heart. What does the heart do? The heart...

Other Birth Control Options When you think of birth control options, what comes to mind? Birth control pills are a popular choice, but don't stop there. Other birth control options abound and the choice is up to you. If you need birth control only occasionally, over-the-counter male or female condoms might be appropriate birth control options....

1 Go to a dentist if you notice a problem developing. Don’t wait until it’s extremely painful. If you don’t have dental insurance, you may be able to find affordable care by contacting dental schools, searching for free clinics online at the websites of organizations like the American Dental Association or the American Dental Hygienists Association, or contacting...

Although unsanitary, chronic nail biting (onychophagia) isn't likely to cause long-term nail damage. Nails are formed within the nail bed, just beneath where the U-shaped cuticles begin. As long as the nail bed remains intact, nail biting isn't likely to interfere with fingernail growth. In fact, some research suggests that nail biting might even promote...

Acrylic nails aren’t likely to harm your natural nails but can sometimes cause problems, such as an infection. If an acrylic nail is damaged or as your natural nails grow, a gap can develop between the acrylic nail and your natural nail. This gap provides a moist, warm environment in which a nail infection can...