Oral Hygiene
Many of the foods you eat cause the bacteria in your mouth to produce acids. Sugared foods, such as candy and cookies, are not the only culprits. Starches, such as bread, crackers, and cereal, also cause acids to form. If you snack often, you could be having acid attacks all day long. After many acid attacks, your teeth may decay.
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Hearing Loss
Diminution in the ability of the ear to hear over time is known as hearing loss. It may be due to various reasons, but the gradual hearing loss that occurs as you age (
presbycusis) is a common condition.
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Current recommended treatment for HIV/AIDS
Currently there is no cure or
vaccine for HIV/
AIDS. The best known method of prevention is avoiding exposure to the virus. a course of antiretroviral treatment administered immediately after exposure (
post-exposure prophylaxis) is believed to reduce the risk of HIV infection.
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Pink eyes
Pink eye is the most obvious symptom of
conjunctivitis, which involves inflammation of the clear membrane covering the white part of the eye and interior lining of the eyelids. Pink eye can refer to all types of conjunctivitis, or just to its contagious forms. Conjunctivitis may also cause your eye to hurt or itch.
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Nasal Polyp
Nasal polyps are small, sac-like growths made up of inflamed tissue lining the nose.
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Common cold in children
Common cold is caused by viruses like
rhinovirus, corona virus. It can occur any time in a year. The viruses are seen as invisible droplets in the air we breathe or things we touch. It is most contagious during first 2 to 4 days after symptoms appear and may be contagious up to 3 weeks. It spreads through person to person contact or by breathing in virus particles spread through the air by
sneezing or coughing. Touching the mouth or nose after touching the skin or another surface contaminated with the virus also spread a cold
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GHBP ( Growth hormone binding protein)
It is the carrier protein for
growth hormone. It is coded by the gene which codes growth hormone receptor.It is decreased in genetic hormone insensitivity (Laron syndrome).
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Precautions for Children at Computer
Repetitive stress injuries in children, Children overusing computer, computer games for children,
carpal tunnel syndrome in children,
cervical radiculopathy,
epicondylitis, ganglion cyst,
reflex sympathetic dystrophy, tendonitis, prevention of RSI, how should child sit in front of computer, how to take care of children?s eyes while at computer use, how to reduce the back pain while working at computer, exercises to be done to reduce pain for computer use.
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Vitamins
Vitamins are natural substances found in plants and animals and known as Essential nutrients for human beings.
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Hair Pulling Syndrome
Hair Pulling Syndrome is a type of
Obsessive disorder characterized by an intense urge to pull the hair especially from the
scalp. It is also associated with many related mental and depressive disorders.
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