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Backache or spondylosis is considered to be one of the health ailments which have become quite common these days. Desk bounded lifestyle, extended working hours, psychological situations like mental or emotional stress has led to the inactiveness of the bones and muscles causing severe backaches.
Back is the part of the body that bears the maximum [...]

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First degree burns are named so because they involve minimal tissue damage and affect the skin’s surface, the epidermis. Nevertheless, they are red and painful to touch. These types of burns cause pain, redness, and swelling. Sunburn is the most common example of first degree burn. First degree burns do not cause very dangerous effects [...]

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The Human Growth Hormone (Hgh), also known as somatotropin is a polypeptide hormone which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. It is produced in a part of the brain known as the pituitary gland.
Our body starts producing this hormone abundantly as soon as were born. The hgh is then absorbed into the liver and changed into [...]

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Let’s face it. Men are just different when it comes to weight loss. They tend to stack on the weight in different places than a woman does. Weight loss is possible for men when small lifestyle changes are made. Most men I know are not good at sticking religiously to some diet or another. In [...]

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Dental health is of outmost importance for some. And there are some who even want to kick it up a notch by having a celebrity smile. Nothing makes a better impression than a great looking smile during the first appearance. It is a must for people in the show business to people requiring frequent public [...]

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Gout is a critical medical condition but it is also a very common type of arthritis which victimizes a whole lot of people around the globe. Gout is basically a metabolic arthritis which is caused by the congenital disorder of uric acid metabolism. The disease is a painful medical condition which is caused by the [...]

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Sue has a serious chronic medical condition and visits many different doctors each month. She is on top of her medical situation and sometimes brings in new research papers to discuss with her team. When a new doctor prescribed her a medication without explaining what and why, she gently but firmly told him, “I am [...]

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Smoking is one of the leading causes of death in the world today; there are about 5 million people who are added to the death toll due to causes associated with tobacco use. The sad part about this is that more and more people are getting addicted to it and without a clue as to [...]

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The world today has been conscious about the fight against tobacco related diseases. Year in and year out the number of casualties as a result of tobacco use has been steadily increasing. That is why most States have taken a stance regarding this matter and has erected laws and regulations to ban smoking in certain [...]

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The lure of getting a puff is a usual feeling of one who is addicted to smoking. Most people who are under the spell of smoking find it really hard to quit it and sometimes becomes an issue that is so hard to deal with, that a sense of denial is the only way they [...]

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