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Meningococcal disease is caused by a bacteria strain known as Neisseria Meningitidis. This bacteria is one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis in children between the ages of 2-18. You can protect your child by getting them the meningitis vaccine. There are two different meningococcal diseases: Meningitis: a...
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For proper functioning, your body requires lipids, also known as cholesterol which is produced by the liver or contained in some foods. Cholesterol on its own doesn’t cause any health symptoms, though in excess it could cause complications like heart disease. To move around the body, cholesterol combines with proteins,...
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It seems harder and harder these days to turn on the news or scroll through headlines without seeing the words “health,” “diabetes,” or “obesity” jumping out at you. The obesity epidemic is only getting worse, and with that, the number of diabetes victims in our country is climbing. This...
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New research has now shown that lack of sleep is linked to type 2 diabetes. The research also indicates that people who have diabetes have problems when sleeping. Such issues include not falling asleep easily or problems shutting their eyes at night. Perhaps you have been experiencing this and you...
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Skin rash is a change of the human skin which affects its color, appearance, or texture. It may be localized in one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, chapped, dry, cracked or blistered, swell, and may...
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Heartburn is very common. It’s triggered when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. It can make you feel as though someone has lit a small bonfire in your chest, and it’s burning its way up to your neck. You’re probably well aware that medications can help calm the...
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Diabetes encompasses several diseases that result from physiological problems in association with the production of . According to the Center for Diseases Control (CDC), up to 95% of diabetics in the US have Type 2 Diabetes. While you don’t need to be overweight, obese, or lack physical activity to...
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According to researchers at the University of Bloomington in Indiana and several other US research institutions, lung cancer could be a bigger threat to type 2 diabetics than to non-diabetics. In May of 2016, the British Journal of Cancer recorded the results of a study on 2,484 women whose...
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Being in the military gives you the chance to spend less money on a daily basis. Did you know that you can even save money on your car, medical, and life insurance? If you want to know how you can save money, here are some benefits you need to...