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Do you want that top job that you’ve been working endlessly hard for? Smile, and you just might get it! A study from Penn University has found that when you smile, you appear more courteous, likable and even more competent! It suggests that a well-placed and well-timed smile doesn’t go amiss in any situation – be it with your local vegetable vendor or your CEO. Whether awkward or natural – a smile will be welcomed heartily – especially in a business environment where everyone would anyway be bored with their monotonous schedules. So just let your smile work its magic!

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We all have both short-term and long-term memories. A recent study by a group of investigators at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, shows how synapses may be the answer to strengthening latent memories. The work isn't just useful for understanding not memory but can also benefit other cognitive functions like perception, attention and goal maintenance.

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When your neck aches, it can cause a lot of discomfort in everyday movements. While it may not be too serious, it's not wise to ignore it. The possible causes for a throbbing pain in the neck are a compressed nerve, meningitis, injuries, osteoarthritis of the neck and straining of muscles by reading in bed, stooping over a computer for too long or sleeping in an unusual position.

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According to a recent research, short-term sleep can cause serious harm to your heart's function. The study warns that people in medical, fire and emergency jobs, who are forced to work longer shifts are at a higher risk of heart ailments. It states that 24-hour shifts cause a significant increase in cardiac contractility, blood pressure, and heart rate.

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Most of the people have been reprimanded for being too “whiny” or they have been tagged as people who are complaining all the time. Generally, it is believed that this constant cribbing is unhealthy for all of us. However, a recent study suggests otherwise. It says it can be healthy for a person to keep complaining about stuff if he is willing to concentrate on reflecting what went wrong and figuring the solutions. Yes, it can be healthy if a lesson is derived from it.

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Yes definitely there are very common excuses and complaints by kids regarding doing their homework but there some unfortunate consequences that can really cause harm. Apparently, too much homework can not only cause stress but also can result in serious physical health problems. There are several case studies showing too much homework has cause children a lack of balance in their lives and they are getting away from the society.

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Modern parents, unlike the older generations, are deeply aware that nowadays children are cognizant, conscious humans and should not be treated like punching bags. However, this kind of awareness has interfered with the need to be strict when it is actually required. Now professional stress also mingles with personal lives, which makes the parents more conscious on their behavior with kids. But anyways, unchecked behavior can lead to bigger problems in later life.

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VapoRub contains ingredients like eucalyptus oil, cedar leaf oil, menthol, and nutmeg oil which are actually very healthy for you. Many people rub it on their foreheads to fight migraines. People even rub it on their feet and cover it with socks to fight cold. You can try healing your stretch marks by rubbing vapor rub on them. Keeping open Vapor-Rub jars or applying on your body at specific places and keep you from insects like mosquitoes. There are several other benefits of the balm!

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As per research it has been proven that short-term sleep deprivation as happens in 24-hour shifts can cause a major increase in cardiac contractility, blood pressure, and heart rate. For this study, Daniel Kuetting from the university of Bonn in Germany recruited 20 healthy radiologists, which included 19 men and one woman, with an average age of 31.6 years. These participants underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging before and after a 24-hour shift, they showed a significant increase in blood pressure and heart rate after short-term sleep deprivation.

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After a good session of Indian massage, some clients are known observed to feel light-headed, dizzy, tired and sometimes they even feel an urgent need to urinate. Aching and muscles pain in face and neck is also known to affect some. But if these symptoms are observed for quite a long time, it is recommended to seek medical help. Indian massage can also cause bruises, tissue damage, high blood pressure and epilepsy.

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