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Anti-obesity medications, also called as weight loss drugs reduce and/or control weight by altering appetite, absorption, metabolism or a combination of these.

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Echocardiogram

Echocardiogram is a non-invasive screening procedure of the heart

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Mad cow disease

Mad cow disease is an infectious disease in the brain of the cattle. Humans get infected usually by eating tissue from the diseased cattle. The scientific name of mad cow disease in cattle is called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (meaning sick brain).

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Hysterectomy: Facts women should know

Hysterectomy is the surgery done which involves the removal of the uterus. It can be done in 2 ways, one is abdominal and other is vaginal hysterectomies.

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Steps to Beautiful Skin

Nothing is permanent in the world, and so is our skin. Everyone knows the feels and importance of having a clear, great looking skin. Most of the times we wonder how the models have it. We rather end up thinking of all kinds of difficult regimes that needs to be followed. Why worry so much??? Just by following some simple steps will lead you to having a beautiful and healthy looking glowing skin.

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Mitral Stenosis

Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease which affects the mitral valve.

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Lower gastro intestinal bleeding (LGIB)

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding accounts for 20- 30% of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Although lower gastrointestinal bleeding is less common than upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding ranging from trivial hematochezia to massive hemorrhage with shock.

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Insulin action and side effects

Insulin is a hormone that has extensive effects various body functions. Insulin acts on liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle, and stopping use of fats as energy source.

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Portal hypertension

Portal hypertension is hypertension in the portal vein and its tributaries. Portal hypertension is defined as portal pressure gradient of 12 mm Hg or greater and is often associated with varices and ascites.

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Types of insulin

There are four main types of insulin they are short acting, rapid acting, intermediate and long acting insulin. Regular and intermediate insulin?s are referred as human insulin?s. Rapid and long acting insulin?s are chemically modified forms of human insulin.

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