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Entries for October, 2009

  

Do you know what is diabetes?

Do you know what is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or alternatively, when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Hyperglycaemia, or raised blood sugar, is a common effect of uncontrolled diabetes and over [...]

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The best-known effect of smoking

Tobacco has many bad health effects, particularly for people with diabetes. No matter how long you’ve smoked, your health will improve when you quit.
Nicotine, the drug in tobacco, is one of the most addictive substances known. Besides the physical addiction, many smokers also become psychologically hooked on cigarettes. So kicking the habit is hard but [...]

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Your Personal Travel Medication Tips

Whether you are traveling domestically or internationally, you would not want an illness to disrupt either your vacation or business plans. This means planning well, managing your travel medications wisely, and consulting your physician or pharmacist about proper precautions to take before you leave home, personal health care is important if you plan for travelling.
Many medications [...]

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What is dental flossing?

Dental Flossing is a technique of cleaning between the teeth, under the braces or bridges using a special type of thread or tape.
Dental floss is either a bundle of thin nylon filaments or a plastic (teflon or polyethylene) ribbon used to remove food and dental plaque from teeth. The floss is gently inserted between the [...]

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Fresh Royal Jelly Benefits

Worker bees digest pollen by mixing it with their enztmes to secrete nutritious royal jelly. While ordinary bees eat it only for the first 3 days of their lives, the queen bee gets to feed on royal jelly her entire life. With this diet, the queen grows up to 2 1/2 times the size of [...]

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