All blood will clot, and it is not unusual for menstrual blood to clot within the uterus. Incorporating antioxidants in your diet such as vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and the minerals selenium and zinc will prove beneficial in improving your skin condition. In cornea transplant surgery, the surgeon removes the central portion of the cloudy cornea and replaces it with a clear cornea, usually donated through an eye bank. Bilberry also helps strengthen the tiny blood vessels, thus facilitating the oxygen and nutrients to travel through the blood to the eyes. read more

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IF you want cosmetics that remove cellulite, reduce wrinkles, combat acne, moisturise skin, improve skin elasticity, prevent oxidant damage and much more, just kelp yourself. Puns are hard to resist when talking about the growing wave of "marine" cosmetics - products containing extracts of seaweed, sea mud and other things you would probably consider icky at the shore. Marinova, an Australian biotech company that supplies seaweed blends and extracts to pharmaceutical and health food companies, said inquiries from cosmetic firms had increased tenfold over the past year. Nivea for Men has an Oil Control Face Wash with extract of fucus vesiculosus - giant bladder kelp. Historically, seaweed - which comes in thousands of species in brown, red and green - has been used as a treatment for cough, asthma, haemorrhoids, goitres, stomach ailments, urinary diseases, tumours, ulcers and headaches, says the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database. In the 19th century seaweed concoctions were used on the skin to treat sprains, arthritis, bruises and the "limbs of rickety children", Mr Falk and two of his Marinova colleagues wrote last month in Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine. read more

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PELHAM - A 19-year-old New Rochelle man was slashed across his back as three men robbed him, police said. The victim received 42 staples at Sound Shore Medical Center to close an 18-inch cut after the attack Sunday, police said. Then, as the 17-year-old and another man held him down, the third robber, who had long blond hair, sliced the victim with an unknown implement, police said. Police said the blond robber was 5-foot-8, 170 pounds, Hispanic and wearing a black hat and dark clothing. The other man was about 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, and was also wearing dark clothing, police said. read more

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