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March 2014 Blog Posts (101)

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Your opinion about glous laryngeus?

Added by Nasser Haghighizadeh on March 31, 2014 at 8:02pm — 1 Comment

Alternative Treatment For Cholesterol Shows Promise



Alternative Treatment for Cholesterol Shows Promise

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2014 (AFP) – An experimental treatment has shown promise in lowering bad cholesterol, offering hope for people at risk of heart disease…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 31, 2014 at 5:06pm — No Comments

Meet "The Ugliest Woman" who made a twist on her life..

Meet Lizzie..The dubbed " Ugliest woman"..made a twist of her life.

When she was in high school, Lizzie Velasquez was dubbed "The World's Ugliest Woman" in an 8-second-long YouTube video. Born with a medical condition so rare that just two other people in the world are thought to have it, Velasquez has no adipose tissue and cannot create muscle, store energy, or gain weight. She has zero percent body…

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Added by Dahl Domingo on March 31, 2014 at 1:24pm — 1 Comment

How To Stay "Safe" At OldAge

Truth Hurts. Ugly Truth but TRUE.

If you are 40 years old and above you really have to read and consider these realities of life.

How to stay 'safe' at old age:

(Remember that only you can save yourself safely at old age).

1. Do not retire.

If you're over-aged, retire and get all the benefits but find another income-generating job or open a business that will keep you active physically and mentally. Travel and bond with true friends, play a sport, learn a new…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 31, 2014 at 9:55am — No Comments

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease

ALZHEIMER'S disease is named after Alois Alzheimer, M.D., a German psychiatrist. In 1905, Dr. Alzheimer first described the changes in the brain tissue of a woman who died of unknown mental illness. He found abnormal deposits called senile or neuritic plaques and tangled bundles of nerve fibers now known as neurofibrillary tangles in the brain of his former…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 31, 2014 at 5:23am — No Comments

Thyroid Problems

Thyroid Problems

Statistics around the world show that thyroid disease is more prevalent in women. In the Philippines, thyroid cancer is the most common type of cancer in women 15 to 24 years of age. (Published in Action & Fitness Magazine June 2010)

Thyroid Problems Overview

The thyroid gland is located on…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 31, 2014 at 5:00am — No Comments

Bronchial Asthma

Bronchial Asthma

Bronchial Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes periodic "attacks" of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.

Allergies are strongly linked to asthma and to other respiratory diseases such as chronic sinusitis, middle ear infections, and nasal…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 31, 2014 at 3:33am — No Comments

Is infertility hitting younger women?

What is causing infertility among women as young as 25 years? Are women's lifestyles and various work and personal life stresses taking a toll on their reproductive health? We examine this closely.

A fertility expert in Delhi, Dr Shivani Gour, recently decided to conduct a small survey among 100 women. The idea behind the survey was to find the age groups among women facing fertility issues.

The results were staggering - fertility problems are hitting women even in their 20s.…

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Added by DR.MOHAN SHARMA on March 30, 2014 at 9:24pm — No Comments

Marriage Is Healthy For The Heart



Marriage is Healthy for the Heart: Study

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2014 (AFP) – Being married makes for a healthy heart, while being divorced or widowed is linked to higher rates of cardiovascular disease,…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 30, 2014 at 4:40pm — 2 Comments

Four Or More Kids Could Be Bad For Mom's Heart



Four or More Kids Could Be Bad for Mom’s Heart: Study

Four or More Kids Could Be Bad for Mom’s Heart: Study

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2014 (AFP) – Having four or more children could be bad for a mother’s heart, a US study suggested…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 30, 2014 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Hair Loss (Alopecia)

Hair loss (alopecia)



Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland

Why do we…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 30, 2014 at 3:28pm — No Comments

SUMMER DISEASES : BE ON GUARD

Article Posted ----> Feminine Touch Blog

Heatstroke

Heat Stroke is a form of hyperthermia (abnormally elevated body temperature that reaches 40°C or higher).…

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Added by Dahl Domingo on March 30, 2014 at 1:00pm — No Comments

CURE TO HIV

Hello my dearest people, Indeed Experience is the best teacher. I have had an Experience with HIV and its a thing i don't pray for any more.

also, trying to know more about the infection and search for the cure, i had an Experience with scammers. i have been scammed on different level.

i just got convince that every on the internet are not scams, although 98% are scams.

well, HIV is a deadly disease that we should pray against. i got infected a long period and i have been…

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Added by Prame Goud on March 30, 2014 at 10:22am — No Comments

Cultivating Your Child's Emotional Quotient



Cultivating Your Child’s Emotional Quotient

Cultivating Your Child’s Emotional Quotient

We are all too familiar with IQ or Intelligence Quotient. But what about EQ? Sounds familiar, but…

No, it is not that popular…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 30, 2014 at 9:43am — No Comments

Experts Warn Over Nigerian "Viagra" Drinks



Experts Warn Over Nigerian ‘Viagra’ Drinks

LAGOS, March 27, 2014 (AFP) – Nike Ajibade and three of her colleagues sit on a Lagos pavement with small plastic bottles of liquids tucked inside weather-beaten plastic buckets.

The hidden bottles of so-called…

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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 30, 2014 at 6:35am — No Comments

Trauma Triage and Scoring : Let's learn from this

Triage (/ˈtriːɑːʒ/ or /triːˈɑːʒ/) - is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This rations patient treatment efficiently when resources…

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Added by Dahl Domingo on March 30, 2014 at 3:24am — No Comments

'Bendopnea': A New Symptom to Help Spot Sicker Heart Failure Patients?

Cardiologists in Texas have identified a new symptom to look for in patients with advanced heart failure—"bendopnea," which they define as "shortness of breath when bending forward."

Nearly a third of patients with advanced heart failure who were referred to their cardiac catheterization lab had bendopnea, according to a study published February 1, 2014 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure…

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Added by Jyothi on March 29, 2014 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Aspirin: Should You Take it?

ASPIRIN: Should You Take It?

By Dr. Willie T. Ong



Q. I’m 38 years old and healthy. I exercise 3 times a week. I read about the benefits of aspirin in the internet. I’m thinking if I should take it? (Jed)



A. Aspirin…
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Added by Dr. Mercedes R. Entienza on March 28, 2014 at 12:30pm — No Comments

10 British Words for illness - Let's increase your Vocabulary

Article posted ----> Easy English Lessons

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As befits a nation that is often blessed with inclement weather, the Brits have a fine array of slang terms for feeling unwell. The ones listed here are only those that don’t appear to have travelled too…

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Added by Dahl Domingo on March 28, 2014 at 12:55am — No Comments

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