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...Lymphatic drainage: Gentle pumping and light raking to drain pockets of water retention and release toxins trapped in lymph nodes...
...pours into what may be the only set of matching cups and saucers for hundreds of kilometers. "It was such a beautiful place," she sighs in her clipped vowels, a gift of her mixed Welsh, Portuguese and Indian blood. "But McCluskieganj just went down and down. Down the drain...
...years ago, at a time when he felt he wasn't reaching enough nonbelievers. Perhaps that's why the Left Behind books for the most part avoid overtly conservative political statements. There is little mention of homosexuality, and even as the Antichrist raises taxes, he orders pipelines installed to drain Alaskan oil (President Bush, take note). There is also a yuppie aspirational quality to the books, which are full of pretty people with cell phones and seats in first class. In other words, Left Behind serves those readers who are just as worried about being left behind in this life...
PRESSURE POINT Protecting the eyes from glaucoma, a major cause of vision loss in the U.S., could be as simple as dribbling a few medicated drops into the eyes. Too much ocular fluid building up in the eyes squeezes the optic nerve, impairing sight. But eyedrops designed to drain that fluid in a flush of tears can reduce the risk of developing glaucoma more than 50%, according to a study of over 1,600 patients. That's especially encouraging since 3 million to 6 million Americans have elevated pressure in the eyes that puts them at high risk for developing...
...about five percent of what seniors pay for drugs," Rettenmaier says. That means 95 percent of the cost has to be picked up by private insurance and out of pocket payments from seniors. Real coverage, he continues, "is going to be expensive," and it's going to be a drain on federal coffers. And in a country that's aging by the day, that price is just going to keep going...