metabolism up. Glucose comes from carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, cereal and fruit. During digestion carbohydrates are broken down in the stomach into glucose. When homeostasis is not maintained then those with diabetes would be high at risk .The reason being is that those with diabetes won’t be able to control the level of glucose that is being produced and if the glucose levels continues to remain high then that
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“ringworm bush” in English, this herbal medicine is used to treat ringworms and skin fungal infections. 2. Ampalaya (Momordica charantia, Fam. Cucurbitaceae) – known as “bitter gourd” or “bitter melon” in English, it most known as a treatment of diabetes (diabetes mellitus), for the non-insulin dependent patients. 3. Bawang (Allium sativum, Fam. Liliaceae) – popularly known as “garlic”, it mainly reduces cholesterol in the blood and hence, helps control blood pressure. 4. Bayabas (Psidium guajava
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What is its role in the cells? Cells use carbohydrates as their main source of energy; however, glucose is the only form that can enter the cell and actually gets used. Other types of carbohydrates, such as fructose, lactose, sucrose… must first be broken down into glucose before being used by the cell. To maintain a constant supply of energy, the level of glucose in the blood must be balanced. Too many carbs can lead to obesity and blood pressure spikes. Some of the carbohydrates that aren't used
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A REVIEW ON RETINAL FEATURE SEGMENTATION METHODOLOGIES FOR IABETIC RETINOPATHY Dr. N. Jayalakshmi1 K. Priya2 HOD and Professor, Research Scholar, Saveetha Engineering College, Research & Development Centre, Chennai , India Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India Abstract--Diabetic Retinopathy is a most common diabetic eye disease, which occurs when a blood vessel in the retina change. There are two stages of the disease. The early stage is Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and later
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Mastitis, the inflammation of the udder, is the most prevalent and costly disease affecting dairy producers. Milk somatic cell counts are universally accepted and applied as a measure of inflammation in lactating mammary gland. The major pathogens causing mastitis include Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Mycobacterium bovis (Radostits, Gay, Hinchcliff, & Constable, 2006). These major pathogens can cause clinical disease, with changes in milk composition, very high increase in
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C. The Case of Hemophilia and Right to Health Hemophilia is a genetic condition in which the body fails to produce a protein known as Factor VIII – a vital component of the blood-clotting mechanism. As a result, hemophiliacs are more susceptible to both internal and external bleeding. There are an estimated 100,000 hemophiliacs in India. Sufferers can only survive and lead relatively normal lives if the disease is treated with an expensive drug called Anti-Hemophilic Factor (AHF). Review of Literature
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Control and Prevention) (2015), children obesity has doubled in the past thirty years. With an increase in obesity, an increase in health problems can also be seen. Some of which, noted by CDC (2015) include cardiovascular diseases, prediabetes and diabetes. In addition to, the elevated risk of certain cancers, such as colon, kidney, pancreas and thyroid cancer. Because of the rise in health problems it is becoming more and more important to find the sources of obesity in children. When looking at
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diagnosed with diabetes. I have a long history of diabetes in my family, not only is my father diagnosed but my two uncles, and aunt (all from my father side of the family) are diagnosed. My father has been diagnosed for over 20 years,imagine all the hundreds of dollars that went towards diabetes medication. An average American diagnosed with diabetes spend $13,740 a year towards their diabetes medication. There are two types of diabetes, type one and type two. The cause of type one diabetes is unknown
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What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects the glucose in the body by high levels of sugar in the blood . Glucose is the sugar in the body . Which is impairment to the body. It effects the pancreas. The pancreas is what makes a hormone called insulin. Insulin is what lets calls come into the body , and lets glucose go into the body to become cells. Diabetes was discovered in the 1425, in a medical text. In the 17th century 1675 Thomas Willis added mellitus to the word diabetes , because
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Killer at Large1, a documentary film by Steven Greenstreet, tackles the topic of obesity, a problem of truly epic proportions where misinformation is a major driver. According to former Surgeon General, Richard Carmona, quoted in the film: "Obesity is a terror [threat] within; it's destroying our society from within and unless we do something about it, the magnitude of the dilemma will dwarf 9/11 or any other terrorist event that you can point out." Presently, a full two-thirds of Americans are
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