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Travel tips for arthritis patients

Travel tips for arthritis patients

4 useful travel tips for arthritis patients Traveling is one of the best things that you can do to enjoy the beauty of life. When the holiday season is around the corner, you may want to start planning your vacation, but one thing that can hamper your excitement is a chronic health issue; something like arthritis.
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A brief overview of the types of probiotics

A brief overview of the types of probiotics

Probiotics are microorganisms that are good for your health and are either naturally found inside the body or are naturally available in some foods and supplements. Moreover, these probiotics can be synthetically prepared with strains of beneficial bacteria and yeasts by culturing them. While both are considered to be safe and have no side effects, the naturally available products are better as they are in their purest form.
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Popular gluten-free foods

Popular gluten-free foods

If you happen to have gluten intolerance, the body reacts to any gluten ingested badly and damages the inner lining of the gut. The symptoms of gluten intolerance include bloating, diarrhea, headache, fatigue etc. This happens only when gluten is consumed or ingested. By avoiding the intake of gluten, the gut heals and the symptoms disappear.
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How the best probiotics aid in curbing constipation

How the best probiotics aid in curbing constipation

Probiotics are natural bacteria which are present in the gastrointestinal tract and form a part of the digestive system in the human body. There are good as well as bad bacteria amongst probiotics. Some can help in the efficient functioning of the body while others can totally and completely disrupt the functioning of the body, causing a harmful outcome.
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Effective treatments for sinus congestion

Effective treatments for sinus congestion

Sinuses are the chambers in the air passage. These chambers are highly vascular and the presence of foreign particles will invite an immediate immune response. To combat and neutralize these, blood containing white blood corpuscles rush in to combat these and neutralize. It is this immune reaction that produces a distressful congestion.
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A brief overview of pulmonary fibrosis

A brief overview of pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic disease of the lungs in which the lung is scarred and the normal tissue is replaced with scar tissues, an inelastic fibrous connective tissue. The consequences of this are a loss of elasticity and of the ability to expand and contract of the lungs. This impedes breathing and gas exchange ultimately leading to hypoxemia or oxygen starvation.
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Pneumonia: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Pneumonia: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

One can get infected with pneumonia from many sources. The source of an infection helps the diagnosis as there are some organisms specific to the sources. Even hospitals and health care institutions which cater to long-term nursing for chronic illness, old age, etc.  generally have infecting agents that sometimes are drug resistant.
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A brief guide on how to use Symbicort inhalers

A brief guide on how to use Symbicort inhalers

A medication guide is supplied with a prescription drug and it is very important to understand the same. The user should clear all doubts with his/her health provider and should be clear on how to use the inhaler and handle emergencies. Symbicort is a controller medication and should be continued till the doctor determines if the user’s asthma has come under control.
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