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What Are the Treatments for Dry Skin Acne?

If you have dry skin, your acne outbreaks worsen when moisture is scarce due to the drop in humidity and temperature. Your skin may become dry and irritated, causing your skin to itch and flake around the mouth, nose, shoulders and buttocks. Severe skin dryness may cause your skin to crack, leaving it vulnerable to the bacteria that causes acne. A daily routine of adding moisture to the skin will help offset this problem; you may need additional treatment if your acne persists.

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My Journey Home

Im in flight, heading back to Los Angeles, my son has just fallen asleep and Rain is watching This Is It beside me on the movie screen. 9 hours down, 26 more to go. I am surprisingly feeling great. Its quite an amazing office in flight that Ive set up, lap top open, full service, no one can walk in, and no phones are ringing A rare and unique opportunity for me to write.

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Organize to Effectively Manage a Serious or Chronic Illness

A diagnosis of a chronic or serious illness is life altering. It is entirely normal in the days following to feel a bit numb, not to mention out of control, overwhelmed and lost. But your ability to get back a sense of equilibrium is critical to effectively managing your disease. As a practicing Internist and Rheumatologist for the past 35 years, Dr. Smith has observed that those who take immediate steps to get themselves organized to manage their illness, rather than the other way around, are the most successful.

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How to Light the Menorah With Your Kids

The Chanukah menorah is a candelabrum with nine branches. Jewish families light the menorah each year to celebrate the Festival of Lights, symbolic of the miracle of one day’s worth of lamp oil lasting for eight days. For this reason, the holiday is observed for eight nights. Lighting the menorah each night of Chanukah is one way not only to teach children more about their Jewish heritage and spiritual traditions, but also to promote a sense of belonging that helps families grow closer.

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Preventing Teen Pregnancy

From the early ’90s, the teen birth rate has declined 38 percent until January 2009 when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that the teen pregnancy rate showed its first increase in 14 years between 2005 and 2006. The cost of teen pregnancy is high–financially and emotionally–on the teens and their families. Here are some things you can do in an effort to prevent teen pregnancy in your own home.