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Fiber and cholesterol
Soluble fiber substances are effective in helping reduce the blood cholesterol. This is especially true with oat bran, fruits, psyllium and legumes. High soluble-fiber diets may lower cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins (the 'bad'…
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- Genome, Saccharomyces cerevisiae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- Paget disease A chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and…
- Trochanter One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: >…
- Smallpox vaccination in eczema See Eczema vaccinatum
- Elastin degrading enzyme See: Elastase
- Endotracheal tube A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then down into the trachea (the airway). The doctor…
- Syndrome, Pagon See: Pagon syndrome
- Study, diachronic See: Study, longitudinal
- Meningitis vaccine This term usually refers to a vaccine used to prevent meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the…
- Enate 1. As a noun, a relative on the mother's side. 2. As an adjective, related on the mother's side. As opposed…
- Clitoral Pertaining to the clitoris, the small elongated erectile body in the female homologous with the penis in the…