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How to Recognize, Treat & Prevent Illness in Your Tarantula
Howcast - Learn about common tarantula illnesses and how to prevent them from Jungle Bob in this Howcast video.
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How to Decide If You Should Keep a Sick Toddler Home
Howcast - Toddlers can have different varieties and severities of illnesses. Watch your child's behavior and consult your doctor if your toddler is showing any signs of an illness to help you decide when you should keep your toddler home...
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How to Treat Baby Diarrhea
Howcast -When your baby is ill and having gastrointestinal problems, it can be scary. Take care of your sweet angel and make sure that a little diarrhea doesn't turn into a big problem.
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How to Understand the Cause of Your Dog's Vomiting
Howcast -Usually when a dog vomits, your biggest worry is having to clean up the mess. But vomiting can also be a sign of serious illness, so recognize the signs of a larger problem.
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How to Prevent Salmonella Poisoning
Howcast -Food-borne illness can be prevented with the right hygiene and food handling smarts. Avoid exposing your family to illness with these tips.
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How to Test for Salmonella Poisoning
Howcast -Salmonella is the one of the most common types of food poisoning in the world. You can get tested to find out if you've been infected.
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How to Help Mild Dehydration
Adults lose 10 cups of water daily through normal activities, and heat, exertion, or illness can increase that amount. Pay attention to the thirst, dry mouth, dizziness, and tiredness that dehydration can cause—before a little problem...
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How to Fight Household Germs
How do you fight a microscopic, invisible enemy? Very carefully.
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How to Avoid Common Cat Health Mistakes
It is easy to miss subtle signs of illness in cats. Here are some suggestions to prevent problems and help keep your pet purring.
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Zoe Ball Shares Update On Mother Amid “Advanced” Pancreatic Cancer
BBC broadcaster Zoe Ball has shared a health update about her mother, Julia Peckham, announcing that she has been “gently” moved to a hospice. Ball had previously taken a hiatus from her show to care for her mum, who is battling...
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Comedians Prove Laughter is the Best Medicine
When a health scare strikes, we visit our favorite physicians and medical experts for help. Although modern medicine is an integral part of the healing process, did you know that one of life’s best natural remedies can be found at The...
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Pakistan air pollution: Smog creating dangerous conditions in major cities
Pakistan and India are dealing with toxic smog - while world leaders are in Azerbaijan to discuss ways to tackle climate change.
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N.S. apologizes to woman seeking MAID over refusal to fund out-of-province care
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has sided with a woman denied out-of-province care for a treatable condition so debilitating she applied for medical assistance in dying to end her pain. Nova Scotia’s premier has apologized to Jennifer...
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Who Was James Madison?
James Madison is known as the “Father of the Constitution”. In this video for US students grades 3-5, we learn about Madison’s remarkable life, career and legacy.
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Top 5 Surprising OCD Obsessions and How They Actually Begin
OCD is more than just cleanliness and order. In this video, we uncover some lesser-known OCD obsessions that can disrupt daily life. From Harm OCD to Relationship and Somatic obsessions, We discuss the origins of these surprising...
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How Can Animals Drink Water From Dirty Ponds And Not Get Sick?
Forests are not usually teeming with water bodies. In other words, there are only a handful of lakes, ponds, or other small bodies of water that quench the thirst of a lot of animals that live in nearby wildlife areas. As animals...
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Symptom
A characteristic indication of a disease or illness felt by someone afflicted by it. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
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Autoimmune disease
A condition in which the body's immune system attacks it's own healthy cells, tissues or organs. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Clone
A genetically identical copy of a piece of DNA, or an entire organism. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Bioaccumulation in Food Chains
Investigating why peregrine falcon populations are threatened by pollution from industry thousands of kilometres away. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The peregrine falcon lives remotely but is affected by man-made chemicals....
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Immune Defence: Part 2
Antibodies combat some of the strongest foreign invaders that enter your body. What are antibodies and how do they work? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Whenever a germ or infection enters our body, white blood cells,...
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LEDCs: Barriers to Development
Discover the vicious cycle which prevents Less Economically Developed Countries from developing - a loop which affects the lives and livelihoods of millions around the world. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Less...
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Saviour Siblings
The story of a young boy with a dangerous blood condition, whose parents want to have another child in order to save their son. Should they be allowed? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. "Saviour siblings" refers to babies born...
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Cystic Fibrosis
What is cystic fibrosis? Find out what the symptoms are and how it is caused. Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Cystic fibrosis is a serious progressive, genetic disease that affects the whole body. Cystic fibrosis is caused by...