Anemia is most often caused by low iron or vitamin B levels in the blood. During pregnancy, the volume of blood in your body expands by about 50 percent, so you need extra iron to prevent anemia. According to the BabyCenter.
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In their simplest, most basic forms, hematomas are simply bruises. The prefix "hema," in fact, means blood. You get a hematoma when blood vessels break. Breaking of blood vessels causes blood to leak out and gather at the surface of your skin.
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For most people, that motherly advice about wearing clean underwear is embedded in their psyches. But fewer pause to consider whether their underwear is too tight. Research has shown that constrictive undergarments can affect elements of health including circulation, continence and reproduction.
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Ankle sprains are some of the most common injuries in sports, especially frequent in sports that involve lateral movement such as basketball, soccer and football. Because the ligaments and tendons in your ankle are weakened with every sprain, the risk of re-injury grows with each sprain.
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An excess of stomach acid does not cause blood pressure to rise. While high blood pressure, medically termed "hypertension," and heartburn, known as acid reflux, both occur more commonly if you're overweight or obese, one does not cause the other.
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Detoxifying the body is an ideal way to eliminate toxic substances that build up in the organs and prevent your system from functioning at its best. Some of the best ways to detoxify are through using herbs or enemas, fasting, or eating fresh fruits and vegetables that help flush out waste products.
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Muscle aches, fatigue and shortness of breath are three symptoms that often present themselves concurrently and are common to a variety of disorders or illnesses.
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If you experience a racing heart and dizziness within one to three hours after eating, you may have a condition called reactive hypoglycemia. Reactive hypoglycemia, also referred to as postprandial hypoglycemia, is characterized by a drop in blood sugar, usually below 70 mg/dL.
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Cholesterol rings in the eye, also called corneal arcus, are deposits of fats in the clear part of your eye known as the cornea. They form a white or light gray arc or complete circle in front of the colored part of your eye.
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Cold sores, also called fever blisters, are small, fluid-filled blisters on a raised, red area typically around the mouth. Exposure to the herpes simplex virus causes cold sores to appear, and there is no cure for the virus.
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Uric acid is a compound produced by your body that contains carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen. It forms salts called urates. Uric acid is created when your body breaks down purine nucleotides, a crystallized substance that is considered a building block of DNA.
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One of the first questions often asked by newly diagnosed kidney patients pertains to fish oil. While the jury is still out on whether the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil provide long-term benefit for kidney patients, as of 2011, more and more nephrologists are suggesting that their patients begin a fish oil regimen.
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Corn is an inexpensive and versatile ingredient that is used to prepare a wide range of foods. According to FoodReference.com, more than 200 varieties of corn exist and all are good sources of vitamins A.
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Alkaline phosphatase, or ALP, is an enzyme that is responsible for cleaving phosphate groups from other molecules, such as nucleotides, which are building blocks for DNA, and proteins.
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The higher the glycemic index of the food, the higher you can expect your blood sugar to rise after eating it. Cheese has a very low glycemic index and has minimal impact on blood sugar values in a person with diabetes.
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An underactive thyroid means your thyroid gland produces less than the normal amount of thyroid hormone. Having an underactive thyroid is also known as hypothyroidism and can create a host of different health concerns and symptoms.
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Gout, also called gouty arthritis, is a painful type of arthritis that usually affects a single joint. Gout commonly affects the big toe, resulting in a painful, red, warm toe. Gout is caused by a buildup of a substance called uric acid in a joint.
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Plants commonly called lemongrass (Cymbopogon spp.) have grasslike leaves with a strong, lemony fragrance. Native to Africa and Asia, the plants are used as culinary flavoring and in perfumes, but they also have medicinal properties.
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The quadriceps femoris, or quad muscle, is located at the front of the thigh and is responsible for straightening the leg from a bent position. As indicated by its name, it is actually composed of four muscles: the rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and vastus intermedialis.
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Tennis elbow straps or braces are a frequently prescribed orthopedic device used to reinforce the muscles damaged by tennis elbow. According to MayoClinic.
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