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Pulmonary hypertension is defined as abnormally high blood pressure in pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries. Pulmonary hypertension can result in heart failure with markedly decreased exercise intolerance.

There are four main types of insulin they are short acting, rapid acting, intermediate and long acting insulin. Regular and intermediate insulin?s are referred as human insulin?s. Rapid and long acting insulin?s are chemically modified forms of human insulin.

Although upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) occur throughout the year, winters typically bring a surge in their occurrence. This happens because viruses causing these infections thrive in cold and dry conditions. In addition, we tend to spend more time indoors in close contact with each other, which promotes the spread of infections. The dry winter air also makes the respiratory passages more susceptible to infections. This article will help you understand the basics of URTIs and can help you manage these common infections better.

Insulin is a hormone that has extensive effects various body functions. Insulin acts on liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle, and stopping use of fats as energy source.

Mad cow disease is an infectious disease in the brain of the cattle. Humans get infected usually by eating tissue from the diseased cattle. The scientific name of mad cow disease in cattle is called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (meaning sick brain).