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Chlamydia sexually transmitted infection (STI), most common in North America and Europe, is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. This STI is becoming more common and the number of cases has been increasing for fifteen years. In Canada, more than 65,000 cases...
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Plantar Warts are small benign, well delimited rough growths that form in the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin). They generally measure a few millimeters in diameter but larger. The infection occurs as a result of a disease caused by a virus of the human...
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Every minute, the kidneys filter about one liter of blood or a fifth of the amount pumped by the heart. Chronic kidney failure is a serious disease that causes gradual and irreversible deterioration of the kidneys’ ability to filter blood and excrete certain...
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It is beneficial to know the leading causes, symptoms, and the best natural remedies for thyroid health to help prevent thyroid problems. Thyroid problems affect more women than men. That said, once diagnosed, they usually heal well. Nutritional supplements under...
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Diet Soda (soft drinks) would have adverse health effects as they increase the risk of stroke and dementia. Soft drinks have been a revolution for a while: soda lovers could continue to consume their favorite beverage without the calories and harmful effects of sugar....
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Gastroduodenal ulcer, also called gastric ulcer, if located in the stomach and duodenal ulcer when formed in the duodenum (first part of the small intestine), somehow creates erosion, which penetrates deeply into the wall of the digestive tract. These wounds are often...