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Diabetes and fiber
Soluble fibers (oat bran, apples, citrus, pears, peas/beans, psyllium, etc.) slow down the digestion of carbohydrates (sugars), which results in better glucose metabolism. Some patients with the adult-onset diabetes may actually be…
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- Prontosil The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the…
- Human herpesvirus 3 See herpes zoster.
- Syndrome, Bernard A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Cervicectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Cervicectomy…
- Presenteeism The problem of workers being on the job but, because of medical conditions, not fully functioning. The health…
- Bowel disorders and fiber Fiber: High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of…
- ACC Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Syndrome, ichthyosis-keratitis-deafness See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Version 1. In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth…
- Coma Coma: A state of deep unarousable unconsciousness. Coma may occur as the result of numerous causes including…
- Typhus fever See: Typhus