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Archive for October, 2007

Marasumus

This disease is caused because of prolonged breast-feeding with inadequate supplement of other foods. And also because of artificial feeds which is less nutritive in protein and calories. Sometimes because of less feeding due to the fear of diarrhea, this disease may occur. Marasumus is usually seen in infants less than one year.

Mitochondrial Diseases

Luft’s Diseases
In 1962 Luft’s diseases was introduced in mitochondrial energy transduction. Increases in BMR (basal metabolic rate), inspite of taking high caloric food the person body weight does’nt get increased these are the general symptoms of Luft’s diseases. The Luft’s diseases are widely seen in the patients who those have defects in the […]

Back pain - common problem for old age people

About 70-80% of people are suffering from this physical complaint known as back pain. Spinal cord is very essential for sitting, standing and walking and these areas are very sensitive to pain. A slight pressure in the spinal nerves can cause a huge amount of pain in the back. Back pain is basically a pain […]

Menopause

The end of the menstruation cycle is known as menopause and Menopause is not a disorder. Hormone replacement therapy is a treatment used to treat menopause. Pre-menopause and irregular periods are mostly seen for a year in many women. Menopause is cannot predict when it is beginning, but it will complete when no periods […]

Calcium deficiency

Dietary intake of calcium is important to all ages. Osteoporosis is a disease caused due to calcium deficiency in the diet its mostly seen in children. Osteomalacia is seen in elderly people due to their deficiency in their dietary intake of calcium in their diet.  Because of calcium deficiency the blood contains low-level of […]

Tooth whitening

Tooth whitening is also known as tooth bleaching. Most people in the world strongly think that whitening of  Tooth brings an attraction to their smile. Major causes for teeth darkening are due to tobacco, bacterial pigments and food substances. The carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide is an artificial oxidizing agent used for tooth whitening. The artificial tooth […]