228 articles on "blood"

Smoking and Eye Damage

Smoking and Eye Damage by: Namita Nayyar The chemicals in cigarette smoke (around 4000 of them) get into the bloodstream of smokers and may induce the damage to the eye. The chemicals in tobacco smoke can cause inflammation of the conjunctiva (...

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Pain in the butt. How to deal with hemorrhoids?

Pain in the butt. How to deal with hemorrhoids? by: Aleksandr Kavokin MD/PhD This is very sensitive area of your body. Too private. Nobody likes when something is wrong over there. However it happens. Hemorrhoids occur practically in everyone. T...

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Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium May Help to Prevent Prostate Cancer by: Jeremy Maddock According to a federally sponsored study, published by a Stanford University urologist, men with abnormally low levels of Selenium in their blood are four to five times more likely ...

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What is Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is a condition where there is too much sugar in the blood stream and not enough insulin to regulate it. Either the pancreas is not functioning correctly to produce the insulin or the tissue in the body does not respond to insulin in the way ...

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Toxic To Dogs, Zinc In Pennies Is Harmful To Dogs

Zinc is a trace element obligatory for the operation of more than seventy metalloenzymes in an animal's body. A dog's physiology requires certain amounts of zinc, but the consumption of materials containing zinc will usually create toxic le...

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Thinking Outside The Box Concerning Congestive Heart Failure

Thinking Outside The Box Concerning Congestive Heart Failure by: Greg Post “Think outside the box!” These words show up in commercials, boardrooms, operating rooms and casual conversations. They have become the calling card of the young crea...

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Medicinal Properties of Bitter Melon - Good for Diabetics

Medicinal Properties of Bitter Melon - Good for Diabetics by: Junji Takano Bitter Melon is the English name of Momordica charantia, a climbing vine whose leaves and green fruits, although bitter, has been used to fight cancer, diabetes and many ...

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Why Is It Important To Treat High Blood Pressure

Hypertension is often called high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the amount of force that your blood puts on the walls of blood vessels when in transit. Over time, high blood pressure can damage blood vessels and can lead to serious problems such ...

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Karats Jewelers : Beware of Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds is not just another Leonardo De Caprio flick. It is a major issue in the diamond trade. Blood diamonds are synonymous with conflict diamonds. The term is designed to dramatically emphasize that behind the glamorous image of diamonds li...

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Allergies Can Now Be Diagnosed With A Simple Blood Test

rgies Can Now Be Diagnosed With A Simple Blood Test by: News Canada (NC)-Do you think you have allergies? Do you have dark circles under your eyes, itchy rashes, or feel like you have a cold? If you do, you are not alone. More than 9 million Can...

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