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The manicure cure

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Americans spend about $3 billion a year on nail care services and products, but little can be done to make fingernails grow faster or become stronger. Manicures may, in some cases, help prevent nail biting. The risk of infection from manicures may be avoided by asking how the tools are sterilized.

Author: Sullivan, Dana
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1993
Care and treatment, Fingernails, Nail-biting, Nail biting

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Here comes the sun

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Tennis players are encouraged to use sunscreen lotions, preferably those which contain sun-protection factor, in order to alleviate risks of contracting skin disorders. Experts also advise players to increase the intake of water, in order to replenish the body's lost fluids.

Author: Sullivan, Dana
Publisher: Miller Sports Group
Publication Name: Tennis
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0040-3423
Year: 1999
Usage, Skin diseases, Sunscreening agents, Tennis, Sunscreens (Cosmetics)

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Straight talk

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Various methods of performing stretching exercises are detailed. The importance of stretching before a workout is stressed, since muscles that are warm are less vulnerable to injuries.

Author: Sullivan, Dana
Publisher: Miller Sports Group
Publication Name: Tennis
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0040-3423
Year: 2001
Methods, Stretching exercises, Stretch (Physiology), Stretching (Physiology)

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