Setback For St Nicholas Abbey
St Nicholas Abbey has suffered a serious setback in his recovery from a major leg operation. The six-year-old had a bad bout of colic on Thursday for which he has had to have emergency surgery. "Unfortunately St Nicholas Abbey had a major setback in …
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Baby talk: some royals and some not
Upon arriving at our apartment, young Graham started crying. It turned out he had a touch of colic, and he didn't stop for two weeks. Three years later, son Andrew arrived at the old P.E.I. Hospital in Charlottetown, and it was a similar scene. I was …
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Benefits of Peppermint: Not Just A Pretty Taste
Peppermint can also help control flatulence or colic. Peppermint is often added to toothpaste, when used that way, or as a mouthwash, it helps treat gingivitis, as well as freshen the breath. It's also felt that peppermint can stimulate the brain …
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New Method for Detecting Bloodworms
This can deprive parts of the intestinal tract from oxygen and nutrients and cause life-threatening colic. Currently, detection of S. vulgaris infection is based on a time-consuming larval culture with subsequent microscopic examination or a recently …
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Benefits of Peppermint: Not Just A Pretty Taste
Peppermint can also help control flatulence or colic. Peppermint is often added to toothpaste, when used that way, or as a mouthwash, it helps treat gingivitis, as well as freshen the breath. It's also felt that peppermint can stimulate the brain …
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Yellow Colic Root
Image by bob in swamp
Yellow Colic Root (Aletris lutea) just starting to open at Sweetbay Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida.