Category: Health Care & Medical
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5 steps on how to dissolve gallstones without surgery
Located beneath the liver, your gallbladder is a small, hollow and pear shaped digestive organ which serves various crucial functions. It stores bile, a yellow digestive fluid which facilitates fat digestion and absorption of Vitamin A, D and K. Your gallbladder drains all liver waste products to the small intestine for excretion. Gallstones are brownish […]
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You Are as Old as What You Eat?
You are what you eat. Literally. What you put in your mouth is broken down and used to provide energy and repair and grow bone, lean muscle, connective tissue, and that adipose that we are constantly trying to get rid of. A recently published study aimed at furthering our understanding of aging takes this axiom […]
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The Salty Truth
One of the foundations of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! program was new guidelines for school lunches, which focused a lot on limiting sodium. The Institute of Medicine and politicians in major cities, such as New York and Philadelphia, have managed to lobby strict regulation on the amount of sodium that can be put in all […]
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The Benefits Of Health Tourism
One of the most up and coming industries in the world is health tourism – which is where people are travelling abroad for the sole purpose of having medical procedures carried out. Health and medical tourism is not only advantageous for the countries who are providing this opportunity, with one of the leading countries being […]
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Artificial Intelligence and Lasting Reform of the Healthcare Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be – it already is – the catalyst for lasting change within the healthcare industry. Its efficacy depends, however, on the quality of the technology itself and the skills of the business advisors who apply this solution to a particular situation. Among the latter there must be a diversity of experts, from data analysts, linguists, […]
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Preventing The Dangerous Effects of Polypharmacy in Elderly Patients
Taking various prescription medications for coexisting medical issues, also known as polypharmacy, is becoming extremely common in the United States. Because it is more common among those with multiple diseases or illnesses, polypharmacy is especially prevalent in older adults. Polypharmacy commonly happens when patients are treated by different healthcare providers, who may not be aware […]
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Ways to Improve Patient Care in the 21st Century
The health care team is tasked with making sure that the patient gets the right treatment that he needs in a well-controlled environment that facilitates his fast recovery. However, it cannot be denied that there are a lot of factors affecting how well and how quickly a patient recovers from an illness, one of which […]
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Talking to Your Doctor: What Patients Need to Know to Avoid Health Complications
Talking to a doctor can be difficult, regardless of your diagnosis. You may be overwhelmed or frightened, and might not understand some of the terms your doctor has described to you. This can leave you feeling lonely, helpless and with nowhere to turn. However, all patients should be able to talk to their doctors because […]
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Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare: A New Class of Business Advisory Services
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the great reality of healthcare, not the elusive promise of a distant future. Not a utopian depiction of miraculous technology; not a creation of Hollywood, in which AI consists of a retinue of robots and a series of holograms; not an oversized computer, with an aluminum enclosure and a red […]
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5 Ways to Care for Your Parents in their Old Age
It can be difficult to realize that the parents who once took great care of you now need your support. Somehow, many people go through a process of denial or receive inadequate care at this stage. Most times, those who have ageing parents may not be able to give their parents the full attention they […]