Blocked fallopian tubes

blocked fallopian tubes While there are many causes of infertility, a blocked fallopian tube is often the reason why many women are unable to conceive. Each month, when ovulation happens, an egg is released from ovary, and goes through the tubes and reaches the uterus. The sperm also need to swim from cervix through the uterus and to...

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Seasonal influenza vaccine

seasonal influenza vaccine Influenza, or flu, is a disease caused by the influenza virus. It is very contagious disease which can be spread by sneezing, coughing, and nasal secretions. Everyone can get influenza, but mostly it affects children. For most people, influenza symptoms last only a few day.  Symptoms of seasonal influenza Symptoms...

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Heavy menstrual bleeding

heavy menstrual bleeding Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) is one od the most common gynecologic abnormality that can take a heavy toll on the women it affects. Many women with heavy menstrual bleeding problem do not discuss their condition with their clinicians because they mistakenly believe that it is something they...

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How to improve liver function

Liver is the largest organ in our body. It synthesizes many important substances to regulate body metabolism. As a fat burner and detoxifier, liver works can regenerate itself, unlike other organs. So we can do some efforts to cleanse and strengthen our liver, so it will improve our health. There are many nutrients that are good to support...

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Blood Clot Treatments

blood clot treatments Blood clotting is one of the most important mechanism of the body to help repairing injured blood vessels. When an injury happens, such as damaged blood vessels, platelets are transported to the injured area to form an initial plug. This process will activate a clotting cascade, using a series of clotting factors...

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Thalassemia How To Test

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. This disorders result in increased destruction of red blood cells, which leads to anemia. thalassemia how to test Thalassemia Causes Hemoglobin consists of two proteins:...

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Flesh Eating Bacteria Symptoms

flesh eating bacteria symptoms Flesh eating bacteria, or "necrotizing fasciitis" is a rare infection but can be fatal if not treated properly. It is a kind of bacterial infection that spreads quickly, and cause tissue death at the infection site and beyond. People can get this disease after being infected by the group A Streptococcus (GAS)...

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The effects of coffee on the kidneys

the effects of coffee on the kidneys Coffee may be the most popular drink in the world. It contains a substance called caffeine. Caffeine can be naturally found not only in coffee but tea and chocolate. Medical practitioners usually add caffeine into pain relievers, migraine healers, etc. Caffeine is generally harmless but in some people,...

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High Cholesterol Symptoms

high cholesterol symptoms Our body needs cholesterol but actually the need of cholesterol is already filled without additional food intake, because 80% cholesterol is synthesized in the liver and only 20% must be supplied from food. Unfortunately many people have hypercholesterolemia because of their lifestyle. Normally, reference range...

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How to lower triglyceride level

how to lower triglyceride level Triglyceride is a blood lipid substance that is stored in the fat cells. Increased triglyceride level is a risk factor for many metabolic disease. That's why, it is important for us to lower and to control our triglyceride level. Excess calories will be stored in fat cells in the form of triglycerides. The...

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How to prevent migraine headaches

how to prevent migraine headaches Migraine is a common disorder for many people, approximately affects more than 10 percents of the world population. To prevent migraine headaches, there are some healthy habit you can do.  One thing you should remember is that the cure of migraine headaches is not permanently working. After few days,...

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Why does baby cry when defecating

why does baby cry when defecating Don't be too worry when your baby is screaming and has a changed facial expression while defecating. It may not be a serious medical problem for your baby. Defecating is a new experience for babies, and it is a normal thing. There are some reasons why does baby cry when defecating. Body function is not...

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Lung Cancer Symptoms

lung cancer symptoms Lung cancer is a kind of cancer that has very bad survival. Generally, 15% of people in the USA diagnosed with lung cancer survive only 5 years after confirmed diagnosis. It is th emost common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women. Lung cancer's death rate is approximately 1.3 millions per year, worldwide. It...

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Obesity Increases The Risk of Migraine

obesity increases the risk of migraine Body weight and chronic headache and also migraine are closely related, according to the research of Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA. "If you can reduce your weight, it will help you lower the risk of migraine", Dr. Lee Peterlin said. Dr. Lee Peterlin has observed a population...

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What Are Colon Cancer Symptoms

what are colon cancer symptoms Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in US men, after lung and prostate cancer, according to National Cancer Institute's reports. In women, it is the second most common cancer, after breast cancer. Overall, 1 in 17 people will develop colon cancer, or known as colorectal cancer.  The spreading...

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Dandruff Natural Treatment

dandruff natural treatment Dandruff is a common hair problem, marked by white and itchy flake of the skin scalp. It is not contagious but sometimes can be embarrassing and not easy to treat. Dandruff is caused by a yeast-like fungus, named pityrosporum or malassezia. Actually the microorganisms are normally found in the scalp, but in certain...

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How To Increase HDL Levels

how to increase HDL levels HDL cholesterol is a protective risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as stroke, heart attack, and peripheral arterial disease. The higher HDL levels, the lower risk of cardiovascular disease. HDL levels below 40 mg/dl is considered an increased risk of coronary artery disease EVEN those people have normal...

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Sciatica Treatment

sciatica treatment Sciatica is a clinical diagnosis that refers to an inflammation of the sciatic nerve. Sciatic nerve is a nerve that covers any movements to the leg and sends information about sensations back to the brain. Sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in our body. It consists of lumbar and sacral nerve roots from the...

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Acne Scar Treatment

acne scar treatment Acne is one of the most common skin condition that occurs up to 80% people, especially in their teens, and up to 5% of adults. Many people can spontaneously recover from acne without any permanent effects or scars, but others are left with acne scars. In the market, there are some topical skin care medications that can...

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Whitening Injection Side Effects

whitening injection side effects Many people want to gain a lighter skin, reduce wrinkles, spots, melasma caused by oral contraception. Whitening injection can be an option for that. Usually it is injected once a week for 2 months, and followed by once every months. It contains a fibrous protein called Collagen. The benefits of whitening...

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Autism Awareness Day

autism awareness day Autism Awareness Day is hold annually since 9 September 1989. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly on the recommendations of the State of Qatar. Every year to increase people's awareness about people, especially children with autism. there are many events on World Autism Awareness Day. These include:Seminars...

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World Health Day

world health day World Health Day is celebrated every 7 April to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. One different topic is selected every year to highlight the priority and concern of WHO. World Health Day is a global campaign to make health challenge in certain emerging...

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Steven Johnson Syndrome Symptoms

steven johnson syndrome symptoms  In the previous article (click here), we have talked about Steven Johnson syndrome. For you who have asked about the symptoms, now we make a resume about it. Here are Steven Johnson Syndrome symptoms as quoted from Mayo Clinic: Flu-like symptoms: fever, sore throat, cough, etc. Lip swelling Facial...

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Cerebral Palsy Stem Cell Therapy

cerebral palsy stem cell therapy  As we have discussed in the former article (click here), cerebral palsy is a congenital disorder that caused by brain damage during pregnancy, delivery, or rapidly after birth. Many scientists around the world have been looking for its therapy. The trend of cerebral palsy therapy is now stem cell therapy.  CT...

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Chronic Knee Pain

chronic knee pain Chronic knee pain is caused by diseases or conditions that occurs in knee joint, the soft tissue and bones around the knee, and also nerves fiber in the knee area. Knee joint is the most common organ involved in rheumatic disease, immune disease, and also joint inflammation or known as arthritis. Chronic knee pain: Risk...

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Insulin Resistance Diet

insulin resistance diet Insulin is a hormone produced by pancreas to control our blood glucose level. The main effects of insulin are to increase glucose uptake by cells and promote glucose using and storage in liver and muscle tissue. Insulin resistance is a condition which the body cells become resistant to the effects of insulin. So...

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How to Get Rid of a Hemorrhoid Fast

how to get rid of a hemorrhoid fast Hemorrhoid is quite irritating, especially for you who is physically active. When doctor has diagnosed you with hemorrhoid, there are lots of therapy alternatives. Some of them do not go far enough because they are basically insufficient to cure the basic problem of hemorrhoids. Here are some therapeutic...

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Laser Cataract Surgery Procedure

laser cataract surgery procedure Cataract is a clouding on the eye lens. When you have cataract, it seems like looking through a fogged up window. People with cataract are difficult to read, drive at night, etc. Cataracts usually develop slowly, so they may not show any symptoms, but with time, cataracts will progressively interfere with...

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