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How to Lose Weight in Simple, Quick, and Easy Methods

How to Lose Weight in Simple, Quick, and Easy Methods

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Simple, quick, and easy methods can be included in your diet or exercise routine, which can help you lose weight. Here are some fantastic and easy tips just for you.

Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) / Flesh-Eating Disease

Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) / Flesh-Eating Disease

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Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare life threatening bacterial infection of the tissue below the skin following relatively minor cuts or bruises and can be rapidly fatal unless diagnosed and treated promptly.

Test Your Knowledge on Menstruation

Test Your Knowledge on Menstruation

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Menstruation or period is the discharge of blood and mucus called menses from the uterus via the vagina that occurs every month. Menstrual cycle is controlled by the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. Test your knowledge on the menses.

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New Insight on Alzheimer's Disease: Development in 3D Super-resolution Imaging

New Insight on Alzheimer's Disease: Development in 3D Super-resolution Imaging

Research News Jul 17 2018 12:18 PM

Super-resolution 'nanoscope' provides a 3D view of brain molecules with ten times greater detail. This imaging technique gives new insights into Alzheimer's disease.

Efficient Communication Between Hospitals Promote Patients Safety and Survival Rate

Efficient Communication Between Hospitals Promote Patients Safety and Survival Rate

Hospital News Jul 17 2018 12:16 PM

Increased communication between hospitals can impact patient care and survival rates, study says.

Fetal Gene Therapy Can Prevent Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease

Fetal Gene Therapy Can Prevent Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease

Research News Jul 17 2018 11:37 AM

Gene therapy in the womb can prevent a fatal neurodegenerative condition known as Gaucher disease in mice.

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Gender Plays a Role in the Development of Obesity

Gender Plays a Role in the Development of Obesity

Health in Focus Jul 16 2018 8:31 PM

Connection between self-regulation in toddlers and childhood obesity is affected by important gender differences, says a study.

Herpes - A Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Herpes - A Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Health Watch Jul 16 2018 7:10 PM

Link between Alzheimer's disease and herpes virus infection has been identified by a research team at the University of Manchester. The research suggests that herpes treatment with aggressive antiviral drugs may reduce the risk of dementia.

More Women Than Men Die Due To Heart Failure

More Women Than Men Die Due To Heart Failure

Health in Focus Jul 16 2018 3:19 PM

Hospitalization rates as well as deaths due to heart failure have gone up in women, while there has been a decline of these in men, finds a recent study.

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Vigorous Exercise can Lower Heart Disease Risk in Teens

Vigorous Exercise can Lower Heart Disease Risk in Teens

Teens who exercise vigorously and keep the blood pressure at bay may have a lower risk of developing heart disease later in life.

Mediterranean Diet Can Prevent Bone Loss in Osteoporosis Patients

Mediterranean Diet Can Prevent Bone Loss in Osteoporosis Patients

Eating a Mediterranean diet which includes increased intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil, unrefined cereals, and fish can reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis.

Living in Areas with Less Sunlight can Put You at Risk of OCD

Living in Areas with Less Sunlight can Put You at Risk of OCD

People living in areas where there is less sunlight are at higher risk of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Azathioprine: Immunosuppressant For Kidney Transplant Rejection and to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Azathioprine: Immunosuppressant For Kidney Transplant Rejection and to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Azathioprine is an immunosuppressant agent prescribed for treating severely active rheumatoid arthritis and to prevent transplant rejection in patients who received kidney transplants. It is also recommended to treat other autoimmune disorders.

Cyclosporine: Immunosuppressive Drug to Prevent Organ Transplant Rejection

Cyclosporine: Immunosuppressive Drug to Prevent Organ Transplant Rejection

Cyclosporine or ciclosporin is an immunosuppressant agent prescribed to prevent rejection of organ transplants and treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, crohn's disease, nephrotic syndrome, bone marrow transplantation, and nummular keratitis.

Mycophenolate mofetil: Know More About The Organ Transplant Medication

Mycophenolate mofetil: Know More About The Organ Transplant Medication

Mycophenolate mofetil is an immunosuppressant agent prescribed for preventing the rejection of organ transplants such as kidney, heart, and liver. It is also recommended for treating systemic lupus erythematosus, crohn's disease, and psoriasis.

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