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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Several researches done in the past have confirmed the fact that sleep is as important to our body as food and water, although most of us don’t consider sleep to be something that needed. As a consequence, we often suffer from insufficient sleep or disruptions to the sleep-wake cycle which, all together, cause the physiological state known as fatigue. Fatigue could be considered as a disease of the modern man. One interesting study ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Postpartum weight- a big problem with most of the women out there that still wants to keep a good body figure, even after the pregnancy! Postpartum weight is a fact that happens to almost all women, but how to lose those extra pounds!? Women are often advised that lactation accelerates loss of the excess weight gained during pregnancy, but the evidence underlying this advice is conflicting. About how much weight gaining do we talk here? Wel ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Although many of us heard about the DISH, not too many know exactly what we are talking about! Well, it is time to reveal some important facts about this condition. DISH or to be more precise- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is one specific condition characterized by hardening of tendons and ligaments that commonly affects the spine. The condition is also known as Forestier's disease. Beside the fact that it attacks our spine, we should ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Although many people have seen the manifestations of it, not too many have heard for the medical condition called Hirsutism. What exactly is Hirsutism? Well, it is defined as the excessive growth of thick dark hair in locations where hair growth in women normally is absent. In other words- it represent a male-pattern growth of terminal body hair seen in women. What’s also characteristic- it usually occurs in androgen-stimulated loca ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Almost everyone has heard about the well known lung condition called Asthma! What exactly is asthma? Well, it represents one chronic disease of the respiratory system in which the airway sometimes simply constricts and becomes inflamed. Besides all this- the respiratory lining produces excessive amounts of thick mucus, often in response to one or more triggers. This mechanism is responsible for all the symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of brea ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Almost everyone has heard about the famous drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), which is used to control diabetes. Diabetes is one very serious hormonal disorder where the blood is over floated with glucose which in turn can’t be used by our cells, so, they are starving! Avandia has shown a great effectiveness in controlling the symptoms of this condition, but lately one another problem occurred: some studies have shown that you may be risking a h ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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What exactly is an adrenalectomy? Well, it represents term describing the surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands. Most people find this definition a bit insufficient because not many of them know what adrenal glands really are! Well, the adrenal glands are endocrine glands and there are two of them in our organism, one above each kidney. Although they seem small and not so important- nothing is more far from truth! They represent an impor ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Not too many people have heard about the Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome because it represents one extremely rare condition. Like the name of it already suggests - this syndrome is mostly characterized by vestibular (balance) symptoms. Experts are saying that these problems are directly caused by (1) intense sound stimuli or (2) by changes in intracranial or middle ear pressure.This pressure in middle ear can be changed due to a dehisc ...
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Jul 15, 2007
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by SirGan
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Although not too many people have even consider this to be a problem, Japanese’s have even invented the new word for it. They call it “karoshi”, literally translated as "death by overwork". What exactly is a workaholism? It could be difficult to answer that question but, most experts agree that it is an addiction. It's the illusion which causes associated destructive behaviors. It is important to point out that ...
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Jul 12, 2007
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by drtomt
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It may come as a surprise to many of you that our health care system is appalling.We spend more money per capita on health care than any other country in the world.We produce over half the world's drugs and consume just as much.Isn't it funny then that we rank 37th in the world for health care (World Health Organization) and 70th in the world for overall health. So if western medicine has all the answers, and drugs are the key, then why are ...
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