With the H1N1 virus and the Internet, fraudsters have a good venue to find some of these new victims. Products that claim to prevent the virus or claim to heal you are making their way into people’s homes. These products are not only ripping people off of money, they are potentially very dangerous, depending on what they are made of and your health.

If you are trying to find a way to stay healthy or become healthy, there are some things to remember when searching the Internet for help:

• If it sounds too good to be true, it very likely is.
• No-one has any cures for H1N1 virus
• Viruses are not the same thing as bacterial infections, so antibiotics are NOT indicated unless you also have a bacterial infection.

The FDA has made available this widget to help you find out if a product you are interested in is legitimate or a fake. The site, FDA.gov, updates it daily from their end so even though you click on it here, it’s up-to-date.

If this widget doesn’t work for you, you can go directly to the FDA site to access it.

H1N1 Fraudulent Products

H1N1 Fraudulent Products.
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Once you dig into this list, you’ll find assessments such as:

* A Personality Test

* A Memory Test (I would so fail this one lately, I swear)

* Your reaction to faces (what you perceive to be attractive or not)

* Your personal biases (based on race, looks, etc)

And perhaps the piece de resistance…

* A Sanity Score Quiz (again, I seriously doubt this would have a positive outcome for me these days. Heh.)

Sounds like fun to me. And a great way to waste a little time spend a little time getting to know yourself.

Here’s the link to the NYT list, which has a link for each of the tests. Enjoy!

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I want you to know I’m still on the hunt for more sites, but mind you, some of them are a smidge graphic. I’ll keep you posted though.

As for the prolonging orgasms / multiple orgasms request, consider me on the case. In the meantime, read here to find out why orgasms are so darn good for you, as well as how to ramp them up a tad.

I’ll be back, dear sexy beasts, with follow-ups to these questions and more. In the meantime, feel free to throw out even more topics. After all, researching sex for the good of you readers isn’t half bad of a job, you know?

Enjoy your weekend. Happy Sexbolt Saturday.

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So…with the Relay for Life walks on this summer’s schedule, are you going to participate? Have you formed a group with friends or coworkers to walk? If not, and you’d still like to get involved, head over to Second Life next weekend. There you can create a mini version of yourself and interact with some new online pals. What’s more? You can buy a little virtual Relay t-shirt to put on your virtual self. Last year alone, selling these “t-shirts” hauled in a fabulous $118,000 for the American Cancer Society! Cool, huh?

However you care to participate – virtually or otherwise – remember to support the American Cancer Society next weekend, July 19. You never know if some day you or someone you know may need their ACS’s support.

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First up: Weighting Line. Hope and Robin dish up all kinds of goodness on how to lose weight effectively and for good. But these gals aren’t just preaching “do’s” and “don’ts”. They’re actually living them. Join them in the quest for weight loss and good health – we’re all in it together.

Next: Pink Ribbon Review. A breast cancer survivor herself, Karen has been there and will lead you through some of trials and tribulations of the disease, as well as the triumphs. This promises to be an active and supportive community for both patients and their loved ones, so do stop by and stay a while.

Please join us here at Healthbolt in welcoming these fantastic new resources. We’re thrilled to have them on board and hope you will be, too.

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Okay, now that we got those formalities out of the way, I have a question I’d like to throw at you. As you have likely come to know, we here at The Bolt don’t often spout off about products, services and the like. We’ve pretty much been an information-only kind of gig.

But in the last several weeks, we have been inundated with opportunities to sample products and share our opinions on them with you. We’ve also been offered all kinds of giveaways. Now, I’ll come clean and say that in addition to the enzyme book contest we’re wrapping up this weekend, we have already committed to 3 other product reviews, two of which will result in sweet giveaways for some of you. But I can also see how this kind of thing could spiral quickly out of control, and we’d never want to jeopardize the integrity of HealthBolt. So my question to you is: Would you like to see product reviews and giveaways sprinkled into our regularly scheduled programming, or is this blog a “safe haven” for marketing and swag avoidance? Do you like when we do the legwork by researching/trying all those new amped-up waters, or do you come here just for the posts about farts, toilets, and weird bodily accomplishments?

Drop us a super quick comment and let us know your thoughts. Because it’s our goal to be the best Bolt we can be…for you.

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The series was shot on location around the world, guaranteeing a visual extravaganza, something the Discovery Channel does best. What’s more, Human Body will use stunning graphics and animation to illustrate the changes our bodies and brains undergo when faced with a crisis. Here, we’ll see just how far our bodies and minds can be pushed to restore order to ourselves and others.

Here’s what we have to look forward to:

Episode One – Strength
Airs Sunday, March 2 at 9pm (ET/PT)
In this episode, we see how humans have survived being sucked up by a tornado, pinned by a half ton boulder, and swimming for 14 hours. This show will focus on muscles, ligaments, joints and bones.

Episode Two – Sight
Airs Sunday, March 2 at 10pm (ET/PT)
This episode shows how crucial sight is and that the eyes harbor hidden powers by featuring real-life stories of a policeman dodging traffic on foot, a lifeguard spotting a troubled swimmer in a sea filled with people, and a firefighter battling through thick, black smoke.

Episode Three – Sensation
Airs Sunday, March 9 at 9pm (ET/PT)
This show chronicles the body’s inner communications network (the nervous system), showing us how fingers can move faster than the speed of thought, what happens when the heat is really on, and what exactly pain is (and how some people control it).

Episode Four – Power to the People
Airs Sunday, March 9 at 10pm (ET/PT)
The final episode in the series gives us remarkable insight into the human brain. We’ll get to see how brain activity accelerates in times of danger, essentially slowing down time to save us. We’ll learn why sleep can unleash unseen powers in our mind and how our brain can compensate in times of crises such as starvation, sleep deprivation and extreme temperatures.

I cannot even tell you how excited I am for this series. Surely, it will make for great water cooler (and blog) discussion.

Have an amazing feat you’d like to share? Click this link for a Hotline number to leave your story (and then be sure to share it here!!)

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No doubt there are plenty of us experiencing the pains of a New Year’s hangover right about now (see remedies below). But sometimes our aches are of the chronic variety and are far less manageable than any headache brought on by our own debauchery. So, when pain starts to control us rather than us controlling our pain, where should we turn? To our health care provider, of course, but also to Help My Hurt, a sister blog here on the kick-ass b5 media Science & Health Channel.

Help My Hurt has recently been taken over by Registered Nurse Marijke Durning, who is quickly making it her own. One look at that blog makes it crystal clear that this gal’s mission is to help readers find ways to deal with their pain. In fact, Marijke’s recently added an all-new glossary filled with a slew of pain-related terms and their definitions. She’s even encouraging readers to suggest other terms to add to the list. It’s fantastic and we know you’ll find it crazy-useful and enlightening.

Drop by Help My Hurt and let Marijke know your pals at Healthbolt sent you. After all, you do want to start 2008 off happy, not hurting, right? Right.

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The point is, ditch the disposables. Take it another step by using a Preserve Razor Recyclable.

Designed over the past two years with a team of graduates from Stanford, MIT, and RISD schools of design and engineering, the Preserve™ Razor Recyclable has a sleek new design that feels great in your hand and helps you shave comfortably.

• 100% recycled plastics in handle
• 65% of handle plastic is recycled
  Stonyfield Farm® yogurt cups
• Innovative, one-piece handle design
  reduces resources consumed in manufacturing
• Completely recyclable handle in
  communities with #5 plastics recycling or
  with Recycline’s postage-paid mailer –
  available at stores or from Recycline
• Ergonomic handle with contours and gripping regions provides comfort, ease
  and performance
• Twin blades flex and pivot to prevent nicks
  and cuts and provide a smooth, close
  shave
• Premium blade coating ensures smooth
  strokes

A recycled, recyclable razor with snotty-design-school credentials. What’s not to like?
Preserve Online Store – Shaving Products

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Seriously, folks. Blue Bunny Root Beer Float bars rock my socks. I consider my self a bit of a connoisseur when it comes to root beer. (A&W, please, and thank-you.) So, my endorsement of these is something special. They’re cold, root beer-y, ice-creamy and they’re only 80 calories. What’s not to love?

(No I don’t own any Blue Bunny stock, nor I am being paid to gush about this product. In fact, no one will pay me to gush about they’re products, despite my best efforts. (*sad face* (Look ma, nested parentheticals!)))

Anyway, they’re good. Summertime is quickly approaching, go get some cool heaven on a stick.

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