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Seasonal Allergy and Bronchitis: What Is the Connection?

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  Updated on April 25, 2020 John was a Navy hospital corpsman. He worked the general sick bay, managed a carrier O.R., and treated heat rash, eczema, and dyshidrosis. Pollen May Be the Guilty Party Seasonal bronchitis from outdoor pollen can also be referred to as pollen bronchitis.   Allergies at My Age? My suspicion is that many seniors experience what I have experienced. You wake up one morning with your sinuses clogged and feeling like you are coming down with a cold. You write it off as having come in contact with coughing, sneezing people at a supermarket or you blame it on your grandchildren who seem to have always caught something at school. For years this was what passed through my mind in the fall. I knew that if it persisted for a couple weeks I would no doubt have bronchitis. Then there would be the visit to the primary care physician who would prescribe an antibiotic. It seemed that at 65 years of age my number had come up. Yearly upper respiratory infections were...

4 Metal Recycling Tips for the Frugal Salvager, Earn More

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  Updated on August 24, 2022 I learned the art of frugality from a Depression Era survivor. Join me in learning how to live on less. Save money, have fun, and be secure. Want to earn more from your scrap metal and recycling hobby? Here are four helpful tips.   Do you like to recycle metal materials to do your part for the environment and make some extra cash? I know I do. The more I dig into this fun and rewarding hobby, the more I learn about how to do it in ways that reduce waste and maximize profit. Here are some tips on how you can do the same. A box of 10 trash bags gets me at least 40 loads. 1. Reuse Your Plastic Bags One of the easiest ways to transport your plastic bottles and aluminum cans is with plastic trash bags, but those cost money. I've discovered, however, that there are ways to reuse them. Those of you familiar with plastic tie bags probably know that the plastic pulls stretch enough that even tying a bow can result in a knot that's nearly impossible to untie...

Migraine Headache Symptoms Explained

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  Updated on August 17, 2022 My wife suffers from migraine headaches. This article is the result of my search for answers. Age-standardized prevalence rate of migraine in 2021 Migraine Answers and the Internet One of my 21st-century habits is to head to the internet whenever I have a question. How to install a headlamp motor, where to buy parts for my tile saw, where to buy a soap dispenser for a dishwasher, and what to do when a child has a fever—these are all questions I have recently gone online to answer. So when my wife was asking questions about why she experiences certain symptoms when she has migraine headaches, I turned to Google for answers. My goal was to find substantive information. In this article, I have organized my wife's questions, as well as the answers I found. I hope this information will be helpful to you or someone you know who suffers from migraine headaches. Multiple Headache Possibilities It is important for anyone experiencing signs of a migraine to consu...

Identifying Gold Ore: What to Look for

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  Updated on December 19, 2022                                                                * John has prospected for gold in Arizona 10 years. His experience taught him to deal with the terrain, heat, and gold fever. He makes tools. Native gold found in pure form. This nugget was found in Australia. Gold nugget from Australia (public display, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA) A mineral is a naturally occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance.   How to Identify Gold Ore This article is written with an eye to further increasing the knowledge of the amateur prospector. A discussion follows about native gold and a few compounds of gold ore that are found on Earth. A greater appreciation of the rarity of the metal compared to other metals found in compounds should give prospectors an insigh...