Comprehensive Health: Medical Triage, Nutrition & Disease Management

Symptoms, diagnostic markers, and specialized nutritional protocols are critical components in managing cardiovascular health, organ function, and psychological well-being across the lifespan.

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Things That Can Be Dehydrated in a Dehydrator

The dehydrator was first introduced in 1795 in France as an appliance for drying fruits and vegetables. What manufacturers specify as the use of a dehydrator has come a long way since then.

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Treadmills Vs. Chemical Stress Tests

A stress test is a clinical standard often used to detect coronary artery disease. Traditionally, this test is performed on the treadmill. Modern advances in technology allow physicians to administer it without making the patient do any physical work, via chemical means.

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Vitamin Toxicity Symptoms

Vitamins play a key role in your health. Their functions range from supporting cell growth and promoting tissue strength to producing energy. They're an essential part of your diet because your body can't make adequate amounts of vitamins on its own.

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Uses of Kwan Loong Oil

If you are looking for an alternative and natural way to treatment a minor health ailment within the use of prescription medication, then kwan loong oil can be a fitting option for you to consider.

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Eucalyptus Oil for Chest Congestion in Infants

Home remedies can be just as effective as prescribed or over-the-counter medications when it comes to treating a baby's sniffles and stuffiness, Louis Vernacchio, assistant professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health and of pediatrics at the School of Medicine at Boston University, tells "BU Today."

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How to Use a Mucus Extractor on Kids

A mucus extractor, also called a bulb syringe, clears the nose of a child who has trouble blowing into a tissue. Use one to clear your child's nasal passages, allowing him to breathe easier when sick and preventing mucus from running out his nose.

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Tips to Correct Teen Posture

If you always seem to tell your teen to “straighten up,” your advice to help your teen improve her posture can have far-reaching benefits. Poor posture in the teenage years causes muscle strain or abnormal bone growth. Poor posture also can make your teen appear less confident.

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How Does an Ambu Bag Work?

In a medical emergency, rescue workers can help a patient breathe using a squeezable bag with a face mask called the Ambu bag. Before its invention, rescue breathing attempts were often futile. Those efforts, including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, caused more problems than they solved.

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Effects of Diabetes on Blood Pressure, Pulse, & Pupil Size

Diabetes is a condition that affects a growing number of individuals. It is a condition characterized by the inability of the body to process blood glucose (sugar), which leads to numerous complications in almost every organ system. Diabetes has effects on blood pressure, pulse and pupil size.

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Diet for Slow Digestion

Digestion is one of your body’s most important functions, and one that should occur without conscious awareness of its routine functioning. When digestion is not working properly, however, there is cause for concern.

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Does Vitamin C Make Birth Control Less Effective?

Birth control pills are contraceptives that use female hormones to alter a woman's normal menstrual cycle. The pill prevents pregnancy by blocking ovulation, so your ovaries do not release an ovum that can be fertilized and lead to pregnancy.

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Does Lack of Exercise Cause Heart Palpitations?

Scary though they may be, palpitations are rarely threatening on their own. However, in some cases they are indicators of underlying problems. If you don't get enough exercise, heart palpitations might be your body trying to send you an important message.

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Master Cleanse Dangers

There are minor dangers and majors dangers associated with the Master Cleanse Diet. There also is no reason for anyone to try the Master Cleanse Diet, since it is based on theories about detox and cleanse diets--both refer to diets that aim to "cleanse" your system of toxins -- that have no basis in fact.

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Detox Herbal Teas and Nursing

Several medicinal herbs have been used historically to "purify" the bloodstream and to flush pollutants from the body. In modern naturopathy, integrative practitioners widely recommend these detox herbal teas, but there is little notable scientific evidence supporting their use.

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Carbohydrates and Cholesterol Levels

Not all carbohydrates are equal -- especially when it comes to their effect on cholesterol. Some carbohydrates raise cholesterol, while others lower it. You find carbohydrates in breads, cereals, grains, milk, yogurt, fruits, vegetables, and foods that contain added sugars.

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What Do Boils Look Like?

Boils are pimple-like bumps that fill up with pus and become infected. They are unsightly, and if not treated properly the infection in a boil can spread. Once you know what a boil looks like, you should take steps to rid yourself of it carefully before it grows any larger and becomes more complicated to remove.

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Medications That Will Test Positve for THC

The American Council for Drug Education reports marijuana, also known as THC for its active ingredient of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, as the most commonly used illegal drug.

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Long-Term Side Effects of Vancomycin

Drugs sometimes have side effects that linger for days or weeks after discontinuation. Vancomycin, a potent antibiotic, has long-term side effects that persist and may require medical or drug intervention for resolution; some effects may be irreversible.

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Ginger & Honey Tea for Breast-feeding Moms

After pregnancy, you might be surprised to learn that you have to continue watching what you eat and drink if you are breastfeeding. This is because the things you consume are passed to your baby through your breast milk.

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