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The different ways of saying high blood pressure
Hypertension means high blood pressure, and is the most common cardiovascular risk factor - in other words, the probability of heart attack or stroke. In Italy, according to the most recent statistics, only 35% of people have had ...
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Blood pressure: an affair of the heart
Blood pressure is determined directly by the work done by the heart, which acts as a pump absorbing and releasing the blood. Changes in blood pressure depend on the relationship between the quantity of blood pumped by the heart ...
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The airways: a paradise for viruses
Interesting fact: there are over 200 cold viruses that are constantly mutating. They're like an army of pathogens that take advantage of weakened immune systems. They cause problems and can be found in lots of different places; ...
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Sprains can make your day go completely the wrong way
Sprains are part of everyday life; all you need to do is put a foot down in the wrong way, or jerk a hand too hard and you've sprained an ankle, a knee or a wrist. It's also called 'twisting' and while at the time it might seem ...
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All the stages of body temperature
Our body temperature is not always the same. In normal conditions it is 37° C (98,6° F), but natural variations are caused by such factors as sleep and meals, and others by the ambient temperature and physical activity.
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Diabulimia, a byproduct of diabetes
25% of girls with diabetes between 13-18 who use insulin therapy suffer from diabulimia. It's an eating disorder that's been renamed "slimming with diabetes", sometimes with serious consequences. The term diabulimia merges the ...
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When a wound is a break in the skin
Wounds are injuries that break the skin, as if a tear or laceration has opened up on the surface of the body. They can be very minor or something more serious. The word "wound" has different usages, anything from a graze to a ...
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Allergies and extreme reactions
Allergy is an abnormal reaction by the body when it's been exposed to certain substances, either by inhaling or swallowing, injection or touch. It results in an excessive production of antibodies and various symptoms, both ...
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All the different types of diabetes
Diabetes comes in many different forms: some more serious, like Type 1 diabetes, while others are more common, like diabetes Type 2 or those connected with pregnancy, like gestational diabetes. All these different types of this ...
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