| When good burps go bad
It's totally freaky, but if you always thought heartburn was just heartburn, you may be in for a surprise. Most of the time it is, but for some folks it's really gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a really annoying condition that can potentially lead to other scary illnesses like asthma, lung infection, inflammation of the esophagus and even cancer. GERD is caused by the reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus, and when those are high in acid it becomes a more serious problem. Once you get GERD, many say, it usually becomes a lifelong problem, meaning you will need treatment for the rest of your life. Is that so? .
Body piercings bring risks
Audra Alexopoulos has 20 piercings in both of her ears, not to mention more than 20 more on the rest of her body - including on her lips, eyebrows and navel. So, despite the medical community's concerns about piercings causing major health complications, she isn't afraid to get more. "I like the feeling of getting peircings," said the 21-year-old Sarasota resident. "The adrenaline rush." Out of the 46 piercings she has, she said she's only experienced a few minor infections. Nothing life-threating. Body piercing is a popular trend and a form of self-expression that has recently worried physicans across the nation due to problems experienced by exotic piercings gone wrong. They could result in speech problems from tongue rings, organ damage from a navel ring infection and scarring.
The right slice: We rate the best and worst frozen pizzas
Sometimes frozen pizza is the best you can muster on a busy night. Or maybe you or your spouse or your kids have a craving. Or maybe you need to feed a crowd quickly and the pizza delivery folks are just going to take too long, especially on Super Bowl Sunday. .
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"Union is impatiently waiting for the coming of the director and the secretary education to Srinagar to extend them felicitations and to request them for the resolution of others demands as well," he said.The Union regretted that some elements, through press, had vainly tried to take the credit of the success while the fact remains that the ZPRs and CRPs observed strike for four days to press for the fulfillment of the their demand and finally their struggle came to fruition. Besides Union office-bearers, the yesterday?s meeting was also attended by the representatives from all the districts. They hailed the efforts of the Union for getting the orders on genuine demand issued. The Union is organizing a meeting on January 18, Thursday, at 11 a.m. at GHSS, Kothi Bagh, here. PET pays tributes to Prof Dhar Srinagar, Jan 15: Jammu and Kashmir People?s Educational Trust has paid rich tributes to Professor Abdul Aslam Dhar on his sixth death anniversary.
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