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Can I reverse my prediabetes naturally

Prediabetes is defined as a fasting plasma glucose of 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/L and impaired glucose tolerance as a 2-hour plasma glucose of 7.8 to 11.0 mmol/L after a 75g oral glucose load-not enough to qualify as diabetes.

23 Feb 2018

Calcium Deficiency Causes

The presence of the abundant mineral calcium is vital to the proper functioning of the human body.

22 Feb 2018

Autoimmune Encephalitis Treatment

Early and effective treatment may reduce the chance of relapses in some autoimmune encephalitis diseases, and treatment is begun as early as possible following a diagnosis

22 Feb 2018

Autoimmune Encephalitis Pathophysiology

Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) refers to a group of diseases with autoantibodies against various components of CNS neurons. These act against various neuronal processes and pathways, in different areas of the brain, and so they present in a diverse range of ways.

21 Feb 2018

Autoimmune encephalitis Diagnosis

Diagnosis can be simple in multiple cases, should autoantibody testing be available, accurate and cost-efficient for all autoantibodies. In reality, up to one third of patients may not present any autoantibodies detectable by tests available.

21 Feb 2018

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Palm oil contains 50% saturated fatty acids (SFAs), 40% monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and 10% polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).

21 Feb 2018

Autoimmune Encephalitis Classification

Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a group of neurological diseases that can be divided into several types, such as paraneoplastic disorders, neurologic disturbances and encephalitis due to antibodies against synaptic proteins inside the neuron.

20 Feb 2018

Autoimmune encephalitis

The term autoimmune encephalitis covers a group of diseases, concerning the occurrence of inflammation of the brain caused by autoantibodies.

20 Feb 2018

What is fibroid embolization?

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a procedure in which the branch of the uterine artery that supplies a fibroid is blocked by foreign material.

20 Feb 2018

Echogenic intracardiac focus Implications

Echogenic intracardiac focus is usually representative of a calcification or a microscopic fibrosis inside the papillary muscle, but may indicate other conditions.

20 Feb 2018

Diagnosis of fatty liver of pregnancy

The diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is sometimes difficult because of the vague nature of the presenting symptoms. It is therefore based upon the history of the patient’s complaints, the clinical features and the results of specific biochemical tests.

19 Feb 2018

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Their Role in Health and Diet

The omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids with powerful effects on the immune system primarily through their anti-inflammatory activity. The most potent among them are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both of which are found in fish oil.

19 Feb 2018

Can You Eat Too Much Fruit?

Fruit has long been a recommended source of calories, fiber and a host of nutrients. However, is there such a thing as eating too much fruit?

19 Feb 2018

What is Psychosurgery?

Scientific interest reawakened after a national commission to investigate the health of human beings who had undergone such surgeries reported that no deficits in psychological health could be traced to the procedure itself, and on the other hand, it had an efficacy of over 50% (which was impressive compared to the general unreliability of most therapies then available).

18 Feb 2018

Cervical Ectropion

When columnar epithelium grows downwards onto this outward-facing portion of the cervix, which is called the ectocervix, it is called Cervical ectropion or erosive cerviciti occurs when columnar epithelium grows downwards onto the ectocervix- the outward-facing portion of the cervix.

16 Feb 2018