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Warning Signals and Diagnosis of Asthma
Asthma is said to be more loyal than a wife. She may divorce you, but asthma usually does not. Such is the lingering characteristic of the disease.
Krishan Bakhru
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What Is The Tuberculin Skin Test?
This test detects the 'infected' cases of tuberculosis by eliciting a hypersensitivity reaction in patients who are already infected with tubercle bacilli. In this test, more precisely the Mantoux test, purified proteins isolated from tubercle bacilli called 'tuberculins' are injected intracutaneously on the upper surface of the forearm.
Krishan Bakhru
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Complications - Symptomatology of Chronic Renal (Kidney) Failure (CRF)
As the disease advances, various systems/organs of the body start deteriorating due to the collection of poisons/toxins in the body, which the diseased kidneys cannot excrete fully. The patient complains of marked loss of appetite, nausea and recurrent vomiting (especially in the morning).
Krishan Bakhru
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What is Stroke?
Stroke/apoplexy commonly occurs as a result of disorders of cerebral/brain circulation, called cerebral vascular accident (CVA). It results in unconsciousness, paralysis either of a part or one half of the body (hemiplegia), or loss of speech or vision or balance of the body. As described earlier, it can be very senous.
Krishan Bakhru
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Things to Know About Your Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the occult diseases which needs widespread awareness among people. It must be diagnosed as early as possible, especially in persons who have a family history of diabetes, are obese, in women who have given birth to overweight/ stillborn/ abnormal babies, and/or have elevated blood sugar, or pass sugar in urine during the period of pregnancy. Such persons are called prediabetics.
Krishan Bakhru
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Hair Analysis and Your Health
Hair analysis is an extremely useful method of assessing mineral balance in the body, as well as monitoring levels of toxic metals, such as lead and mercury. It involves burning a sample of hair and analyzing the ash, using spectro-photometry.
Krishan Bakhru
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Childhood Epilepsy
The disease is quite prevalent in children, and as many as 30% of all epileptics fall into this category. It needs urgent awareness that, usually, there is an excellent prognosis of epilepsy in children. Hence there should be no unnecessary panic when a child gets an attack although detailed investigations will be required in each and every case.
Krishan Bakhru
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Test Your Allergy With Your Diet
Exhaustive investigation of food allergies over the past few years, has shown that some foods are relatively safe for most people. These are known as 'hypo-allergenic foods' and consist of lamb, rice, potatoes, lettuce, parsley and pears. The principle of the elimination diet is to exclude all foods, except hypo-allergenic foods, for at least two weeks.
Krishan Bakhru
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What are the Reasons for Ineffective Control of Tuberculosis?
The warning signal that if a person has a cough for more than 14 days, with fever, loss of appetite and weight, he must report to his physician for check-up and tests, for the inclusion/ exclusion of tuberculosis, is hardly followed, and, even the symptoms are not known to all. The longer the disease remains undiagnosed, the more difficult it becomes to eradicate the infection.
Krishan Bakhru
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General Tips for Asthma
Dust should be avoided. Use a vacuum cleaner. Avoid upholstered furniture and use wooden/plastic furniture. Encase mattresses in zippered airtight covers, or use dust-proof clothes, if available. Cotton covers should be used for blankets and quilts.
Krishan Bakhru
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