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...filled baby in the fridge for 60 minutes (or in the freezer for 15 minutes), Velcro it on and it's like having a Popsicle when you were a kid - it somehow makes everything better. You can also heat the mask up in the microwave (15 seconds) to ease nasal congestion, soothe an allergy-puffed face or just kick back and relax (a mask cover is recommended, which also helps block light). Beaded Bliss, indeed. Price: $7.95 for eye mask; $6.95 for eye-mask cover
Another reason for the flu shot's failure may have been the fact that certain forms of the vaccine are more effective than others in children. In this study, most of the children received the injected vaccine, but recent studies have shown that the nasal spray, known as FluMist, appears to be better at protecting youngsters from influenza (offering about the same level of protection as the injected vaccine in adults). In kids, says Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an advisory member of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the nasal spray...
...decipher emotions in tone of voice. Moreover, these improvements in social awareness lasted for nearly two weeks. (In 2006, Hollander filed a patent for the use of oxytocin to treat symptoms of autism spectrum disorders; the request is still pending). Investigators at Mount Sinai have also found that oxytocin nasal sprays enhance autistic patients' ability to interpret facial expressions...
...effects of oxytocin nasal spray are not limited to those with autism either. In studies by Paul Zak, director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies in Claremont, Calif., small doses of inhaled oxytocin spray reduced anxiety and wariness of strangers in healthy volunteers; in one trial, the hormone made people feel more generous and trusting with their money...
...McCain regularly takes four medications: aspirin to prevent blood clots; Hydrochlorothiazide, for kidney stone prevention; Amiloride, to preserve potassium in the blood stream; and Simvastatin to lower his cholesterol. He also sometimes takes Ambien CR to help him sleep and Zyrtec, an antihistamine for nasal allergies...