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Jun21
For a mum-to-be, it is even more important to have a well balanced diet, as what you eat has to meet the needs of the mother as well as the developing baby in the womb. In the first trimester most of the physical and mental growth of the baby takes place, one should be very careful in terms of health and diet. During these 1st three months, important organs and the nervous system are developed, ..


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Jun21
Colorectal cancer is main cause of cancer deaths in western countries. It accounts about to 15% of all cancers. Aetiology of colon cancer is multi-factorial and complex but diet is one of the important factors to cause and prevent cancers, like high animal fat consumption is associated with an increase in rate of colon cancer and frequent consumption of vegetables and fruits, due to presence of ..


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Jun21
End stage renal disease (ESRD) occurs when chronic kidney disease worsens to the point at which kidney function is less than 10 % of normal. The kidneys fail to function at a level needed for day-to-day life. Kidneys main function is to remove wastes and excess of water from the body, which gets accumulated in renal failure leading to toxicity. The treatment includes kidney transplant or dialysi..


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Jun21
What is hypertension? Hypertension is high blood pressure, medically defined as - Blood pressure which remains consistently high and not just once / twice is termed hypertension. Blood pressure is measured in two parameters. One is systolic (upper) and second is diastolic (lower), 120/80 mm of mercury, is the normal reading. But a lot of doctors consider 140/90 mm of mercury within the ..


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