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Diet in peptic ulcer

A peptic ulcer is a sore area or erosion on the lining of the digestive system. If it is in the stomach it is called as gastric ulcer, if it is in the duodenum it is called duodenal ulcer.
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Acampomelic Campomelic Dysplasia

Acampomelic campomelic dysplasia is a rare genetic syndrome affecting bone and connective tissues. It is characterized by the absence of long bone curvature that is also known as acampomelia. It is a variant of another syndrome which is more commonly encountered in the clinical practice known as campomelic dysplasia. Children are common suffers.
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Constipation in children

Constipation is a condition in which bowel movements occur less frequently than usual or stools tend to be hard, dry and difficult and painful to pass. Constipation is a condition in which bowel movements occur less frequently than usual or stools tend to be hard, dry, and difficult and painful to pass. ? Children often develop constipation as a result of stool withholding.
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Hypothyroidism in pregnancy

During pregnancy, there is an increased demand of the thyroid hormone and iodine in the body. This increased need may not be met and may cause serious health problems for the mother and the child. Pregnancy also makes your body, including the thyroid gland; work harder for both you and for your growing baby.
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ACF (asymmetric crying facies) with cardiac defects

ACF is rare disorder characterized by presence of heart defects and abnormalities of lower lip muscle. It is also known as Cayler syndrome.
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Ligament tears

A ligament is a short band of tough flexible fibrous connective tissue linking bones together providing stability to the surrounding structures like joints during the movements. Sprain is a common expression used to describe a ligament injury. A ligament injury can be either due to stretching or tearing of the ligament.
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Minerals needed by our body

Dietary minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms, other than the four elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen present in common organic molecules.
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Coronary heart disease

Coronary artery disease (atherosclerotic heart disease) is due to accumulation of atheromatous plaques in the coronary vessel walls. Coronary arteries are the major blood vessels that supply the heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients. Fatty streaks or plaques will narrow the coronary arteries and reduce the blood flow to the heart. Because coronary artery disease often develops over decades, it can go virtually unnoticed until it produces a heart attack.
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Sexually transmitted diseases in women

Sexually transmitted diseases or venereal disease are infections that can be transferred from one person to another through any type of sexual contact. Sexual contact includes kissing, oro-genital contact and use of sexual toys such as vibrators. The most common dangerous of these conditions is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Most STD?s affect both men and women, but health problems are more sever in women and in pregnant women.
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Fanconi Anemia

Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized clinically by progressive bone marrow failure (anemia, leucopenia, and thrombocytopenia), skeletal deformities and a predisposition to neoplasia. It is assumed that the basic defect is related to the repair of DNA damage, in particular that of so-called DNA crosslinks.
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