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  • Why are You so Scared of Public Speaking?  By : Jim Ewan
    Blame it on the cavemen! That's right, your fear is totally natural and can be traced back to your distant ancestors. Discover the root of the problem - and the solution.
  • Immigration, Integration, And Criminalization  By :
    What do we do about the Immigration issue? This brief article covers the front page issue from personal experiences and information.
  • Confidence For Speaking In Public  By :
    People are more frightened of speaking in public than of dying. This article gives you some ideas for become more confident speaking in front of people.
  • What Triggers Heartburn or Acid Reflux?  By : Paul MacIver
    Acid Reflux – also known as Heartburn - is caused when acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus, causing an uncomfortable burning sensation. Almost everyone experiences heartburn at some point in their life. However if these symptoms occur more than two days a week for several months, a person may have Acid Reflux Disease, otherwise known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
  • The Da Vinci Code and Opus Dei: Who is Telling the Truth  By : William Martin
    With the flood of publicity likely from occur from The Da Vinci Code, Opus Dei, the organization cast as the 'baddies', are demanding cuts from the movie 'so as not to offend Catholics'...
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Symptoms, Causes and Treatments  By : Paul MacIver
    Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic functional disorder of the intestines which causes abdominal pain, often accompanied by cramping, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. It is also referred to as spastic colon or mucous colitis. Irritable bowel syndrome is more commonly known by its abbreviated term - IBS.
  • Personalized Wedding Vows  By : Jack Smith
    The following article lists some simple, informative tips that will help you have a better experience with weddings.
  • Cholesterol – What Is It and Are You At Risk?  By : Paul MacIver
    Cholesterol in the human body comes from two major sources. About three-quarters of the body’s total cholesterol is produced within the body, while only one-quarter comes from cholesterol in food.
  • Take Low Cholesterol Diets to Reduce Cholesterol  By : Paul MacIver
    Cholesterol is a fatty lipid, steroid and an alcohol found in the body tissues and blood plasma of vertebrates. Cholesterol in the human body comes from two major sources – diet, and the liver, where it is produced internally.
  • Health & Safety - An overview  By : Ventura
    Workplace fatalities and other accidents are falling, largely through the introduction of Health & Safety laws. The article gives a brief resume of management and employee responsibilities under these laws and looks at areas that are still contentious.
  • Teaching - A Survival Guide for Students and New Teachers (Part 4) Body languagwe basics  By : Ventura
    Body language is the means by which you will dominate a class of 30+, or any larger group of students. Education degrees and other teacher training never includes this essential. This rticle gives you the basics, with more in part 5
  • Nitrous oxide - Laughing gas uses in modern society  By : Ventura
    Laughing gas, nitrous oxide used to be routinely given as a dental anaesthetic. This is no longer the case. Why not? What else is nitrous oxide used for
  • Online degrees - specially suited to adults looking to improve their employment prospects  By : Ventura
    What is an online degree? Where can you take one? What's the difference between an online and a traditional degree? Are all online degrees the same? Can I take a Masters or Doctorate Online? Can I study for an MBA online?
  • Teaching - A Survival Guide for Students and New Teachers (Part 1)  By : Ventura
    First in a series of articles designed to make life easier for new teachers and student teachers. This information is firmly grounded in classroom experience and gives advice where others fear to tread.
  • Vitamins – An Overview  By : Jack Smith
    We know that vitamins do not provide us with energy. Yet they are considered essential to our general well being as they assist in metabolism, protect our health and are necessary for the proper growth and development, especially in children.
  • What are Allergies?  By : Jack Smith
    Considered as one of the major disabling illnesses, allergies afflict more than 40 million people in the in United States alone. As you know, our immune system protects our body from all types of foreign substances and dangerous microorganisms, called antigens, like viruses, bacteria etc.
  • Types of Allergies  By : Jack Smith
    People who suffer from allergies of a specific type are usually prone to allergies from various other substances. These substances, called allergens, range from common indoor household substances like dust particles, mold and mildew, pet dander, chemical emissions from cleaning agents, to biological organisms found in carpeting and furnishings.
  • Treatment of Alcoholism  By : Jack Smith
    In recent times, alcoholism itself is being recognized as the primary issue to be dealt with rather than underlying social, psychological or physiological factors that may have caused it. Earlier, these factors were considered primary and alcoholism was secondary to these problems; thus treatment was also in that order of priority.
  • Office Air Purifiers  By : Jack Smith
    In today’s challenging and aggressive business environment, providing comfortable and pleasant occupational surroundings has become essential to improve employee productivity and retention.
  • Air Purifiers and Asthma  By : Jack Smith
    If you are a sufferer of asthma or any serious allergies, at some point you must have considered or been approached by a salesman to buy an air purifier. These gadgets are meant to alleviate the problems of air pollution faced by asthma patients.
  • Air Pollution – A Distressing Reality  By : Jack Smith
    Today, air pollution has become a distressing reality in most parts of the world. Ecologists never tire to remind us about the need to maintain the delicate environmental balance between humans and plants to ensure the healthy survival of the human species.
  • What is an Addiction?  By : Jack Smith
    We are addicted to a substance or an activity when we repeatedly crave for it and would go to great lengths (often even detrimental to our well being) to obtain or experience it. Addictions can be to substances such as alcohol and drugs or even to activities such as gambling and sex.
  • Reasons to Quit Smoking  By : Jack Smith
    Reduced risk of cancer - Increased risk of lung disease - Heart disease - Makes you look bad! - Risks for women - Shorter Life - It’s expensive! - Concern for others
  • Physical Effects of Withdrawal From Tobacco  By : Jack Smith
    The most commonly felt effects of physical withdrawal from tobacco smoking are feelings of anger, depression, anxiety and restlessness. A chain smoker’s body experiences sharply rising and falling levels of nicotine on a daily basis.
  • Hydrocodone Addiction  By : Jack Smith
    Do you feel anxious about getting your prescription filled before it runs out? Do you need to take more pills than before to achieve the effect you desire? Do you get your prescriptions from many doctors? Perhaps you are, like many others, a sufferer of a drug addiction.
  • Hydrocodone Addiction – A Rising Crisis  By : Jack Smith
    Commonly prescribed for its effectiveness as an analgesic or pain reliever, addiction to hydrocodone is today being viewed as a mounting crisis. While addiction to illicit drugs, like cocaine, marijuana and heroin that claim national headlines ever so often, is widely talked about, we scarcely know about hydrocodone abuse and addiction.
  • History of Cocaine  By : Jack Smith
    Extraction of pure cocaine was first done from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush, which is found mainly in the high mountain ranges of Peru and Bolivia, in the mid nineteenth century. The natives of this region used the coca leaves as a stimulant.
  • Heroin Addiction - The Basics  By : Jack Smith
    Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug. It among the most abused and fastest acting of the opiates (opiates, also called narcotics, are a family of drugs which are used in the medical profession to relieve pain, but are also highly abused due to this very property).
  • Effects of Cocaine  By : Jack Smith
    Cocaine has enormously devastating side effects which can eventually be fatal. It acts extremely rapidly and its short term side effects can even be experienced by a person who has used it just once.
  • Coping With An Addiction  By : Jack Smith
    It is most important to stay motivated during the process of recovery. It helps to make a list of benefits, or advantages of quitting the addictive behavior. These should be benefits that are very valuable to you – valuable enough to turn your back on the addiction. Setbacks will occur and should be viewed as opportunities to learn.
  • A Brief History of Heroin in America  By : Jack Smith
    In the late 1800’s, opium was a popular, commonly available drug. Drug users frequented opium dens which dotted the ‘Wild West’ region of America. It was smuggled in and sold by Chinese immigrants who came here to work on the railroads.
  • What is Mesothelioma?  By :
    Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that effects the lining of the chest, abdomen or heart.
  • What Causes Acne?  By : Jack Smith
    Acne inflicts most people at some stage of their lives, most commonly during puberty. Contrary to the popular myth, acne is not caused by eating greasy foods and chocolates.
  • Types of Acne - 101  By : Jack Smith
    Acne can range from mild to moderate to severely disfiguring and manifests itself in different forms in different people...
  • Prescription Medications for Acne  By : Jack Smith
    Why should you visit a dermatologist? - Types of Prescription Treatments - Oral Antibiotics - Oral contraceptives - Topical Antimicrobials - Topical Retinoids
  • Whatever you do, don’t squeeze that zit!  By : Jack Smith
    Squeezing pimples or zits, as they are commonly called, can be painful and cause serious damage. An enduring myth about acne is that squeezing blackheads can clear up the acne faster. This myth is not only false, but following this advice can also cause long-lasting harm to the skin.
  • Over-the-Counter Acne Treatments  By : Jack Smith
    A wide range of medications are available today which have proven effective in the treatment of acne. Sometimes it may be necessary to take a combination of medicines to successfully and completely treat the acne...
  • Adult Acne - The Basics  By : Jack Smith
    Did you know that acne is considered to be the most widespread skin condition in the world? While its occurrence is most common amongst adolescents, men and women in their thirties and forties have also been known to suffer from acne.
  • Acne: Fact and Fiction  By : Jack Smith
    Myths about acne die hard. Old wives’ tales about its causes continue to persist, in spite of scientific condition to the contrary. This article aims to shed light on some common myths about acne and attempts to separate fact from fiction.
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