: Metabolic diseases

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  Health A-Z

  June 6, 2013 at 11:12 PM

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  Effective Treatment Options for Hirschsprung's Disease

  The some missing nerve cells in the intestine of a baby-to-be-born is the main reason of Hirschsprung's disease. Sometimes it may affect the small part of his/her bowel but in case large sections of nerve cells are missing this disease may obstruct 15-20% of the functioning of his intestine even at the time of birth. This disease is normally diagnosed within 5-6 weeks after the birth of the baby but it may take longer to diagnose if disease affects a smaller portion of bowel.

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  Health A-Z

  June 3, 2013 at 9:32 AM

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  Top 6 Foot and Nail Care Tips For Diabetics

  In case you are a patient who has diabetes, you must be aware by now about the essence of foot care. Therefore if you require some help with regard to the best care regimen, below are some helpful foot care tips for diabetics.

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  Health A-Z

  February 11, 2013 at 4:23 AM

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  Why diabetes mellitus causes glykosuria?

  Normal blood glucose levels are between 3.5 and 5.5 mmol/litre. Patients suffering from diabetes mellitus have much higher blood glucose level, which sometimes exceeds 11 mmol/litre. Such high levels cause glykosuria, which means presence of glucose in urine. In this post we shall take a detailed look on this problem and explain why diabetic patients have glucose in their urine.

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  Health A-Z

  December 28, 2012 at 12:23 PM

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  Different Liver Function Tests and What They Mean

  Your liver’s job is great, as it carries out many excretion, detoxification and synthetic functions. Only a few of these can actually be measured by the levels of certain products in your blood, however.

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  Health A-Z

  December 24, 2012 at 7:24 AM

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  Understanding Kidney Function Numbers and What They Mean

  Your kidneys job is to remove the extra wastes and fluids, including urea, from your body in the form of urine. When they do not do this, the fluid retention and waste build up products can leave you with dangerous changes to your body that can even become life-threatening. There are various kidney function labs that your doctor can give you to test the functionality of your kidneys.

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  Health A-Z

  December 22, 2012 at 12:49 AM

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  The Importance of Controlling Blood Sugar Levels

  As a basic energy source for much of the operations of your body, glucose is a very important aspect for your health. Glucose is used for most of the processes in your body including the production of ATP, food digestion and cellular respiration. Since it is easily used by your body without having to be broken down first or gotten from another area of your body, blood glucose is very important to the proper functioning of your body.

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