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How to Protect Yourself Against Diabetes
Type II diabetes can hit anyone. You could be walking around with higher than normal blood sugar levels and not know it. The great news is that, according to Dr. Oz, you can prevent and even reverse the condition of higher sugar blood levels with a healthy diet, exercise and simple strategies. Chang
Most Statin Users Won't Have Major Side Effects
However, large review found 9 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Types of Internists
An internist is an accredited medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases and other conditions. Internists focus on internal structures of the body, rather than external structures like the skin.
Triglyceride-Friendly Meals
These simple meals taste great and will help lower your triglycerides.
What Does a Low Hepatic Glucose Level Mean?
The liver is an extremely important organ. A three-pound processing center, the liver removes harmful toxins from your body and it regulates blood sugar, which is the main energy mechanism for the body. Low hepatic glucose, or low levels of blood sugar being processed by the liver, can result from m
How Blood Pressure Is Measured
IdentificationBlood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the arterial walls. When blood pressure is measured, both the systolic and diastolic pressure are calculated. Systolic pressure is when the heart contracts and pumps blood, while diastolic pressure occurs when the heart...
Causes of Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited, life-long blood disease that affects 70 million Americans (as of 2009). Though individuals of African descent are the primary sufferers, those of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern descent are also affected.Sickle cell anemia occurs when an individual's
What Is the Best & Natural Blood Pressure Control?
Chronic headaches and heart disease are complications of high blood pressure. But whether hereditary factors or lifestyle choices cause your hypertension, there are ways to lower and cure high blood pressure and improve your health.
EPHA3 as a Target in the Hematological Malignancies
The Eph receptors are the largest family of tyrosine kinases and are of increasing interest in developmental therapeutics.
Early Implantation Spotting
Early implantation spotting or breakthrough bleeding occurs in some women in the earliest stages of pregnancy. Such early implantation spotting is harmless to mother and embryo. However, any bleeding in early pregnancy should be mentioned to a physician to rule out a potential problem.
Beta Thalassemia Diagnosis
Beta thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized by insufficient production of hemoglobin, which assists red blood cells in moving oxygen throughout the body. It is caused by any of the 200 possible mutations of genes responsible for hemoglobin production. Many kinds of thalassemia exis
How to Determine Blood Alcohol Content
Blood alcohol content lets you know roughly a person's level of intoxication. In most U.S. jurisdictions, when your BAC exceeds 0.08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood you are legally intoxicated and subject to arrest. You can calculate your approximate BAC without a breathalyzer or blood
Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer
The value of adjuvant treatment in resected ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains unresolved.
New Guidelines May Widen Use of Statins
New guidelines stress diet, exercise and lowering cholesterol to help prevent heart disease
About Hodgkin's
According to 2008 figures from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Hodgkin's disease affects nearly 75,000 people each year. The best way to identify the disease is with an intense physical exam including blood work. A doctor can perform an x-ray or CT scan to help view the lymph nodes and see if the
Definition of Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is a condition defined by low blood platelet count. Your platelets are known as thrombocytes. These platelets are a key factor in how your blood clots. Thrombocytes control blood loss by forming together. As a result, plugs are formed within blood vessel holes to develop clotting. I
How to Use a Medline Sphygmometer
A Medline sphygmometer, more commonly known as a blood pressure cuff, is a device used to indirectly determine a person's arterial blood pressure. It consists of an inflatable cuff, a gauge that displays pressure values in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and a rubber hand-pumped bulb. The bulb has a o
How Do Doctors Decide When to Use Cord Blood for a Transplant?
Why Cord Blood Is ImportantCord blood contains valuable stem cells, which are not tissue specific and have multiple uses. Stem cells are essentially blank slates; they are less likely to be rejected by the host. Because the stem cells in cord blood are so versatile, there are several...
What Are the Benefits of Taking Nattokinase?
In Japan, there is a cheese-like breakfast food called natto. There is an enzyme in natto called nattokinase that can be extracted from the food. These nattokinase are made into tablets and capsules, and have a few medicinal purposes.
Gynecologic Cancer
The key to the surgical management of patients with endometrial cancer is to identify patients at risk for retroperitoneal nodal metastasis, since patients with pelvic and aortic disease can be salvaged with adjuvant radiotherapy.