Common springtime allergies and their causes
Respiratory allergy sufferers who have sensitive bronchial or nasal mucosa are especially sensitive to the change of seasons. These symptoms often mimic the common cold and are often overlooked in …
Why you should start loving your body in your 20s
A 36-year-old, 150-centimeter, 39-kilogram professional woman with high cholesterol and a vascular age of 70, aging at a rate of two years per decade, started an alternative medicine diet. She …
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¿Qué son las noches tropicales y cómo conciliar el sueño?
Fatiga extrema, dificultad para concentrarse, dolores de cabeza e indigestión son algunos de los síntomas del síndrome de la “noche calurosa”, que consiste esencialmente en la privación de sueño causada …
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潜水病
比較的高い気圧で、圧縮された空気で呼吸していた人が、低い気圧環境にさらされたとき、体内に溶けていた難溶性ガスが気化して気泡を作るようになり、この気泡のために発生するすべての症状および疾患の総称。通常、潜水をする人に多く発生し、潜水病と呼ばれることが多いが、潜水艦のように実際に潜水はしていないが、急激な圧力変化を起こすことができる環境でも発生することがあり、減圧病(Decompression sickness)と呼ぶのが正確である。
macular degeneration
Definition The macula is the most important part of the nerve layer in the eye called the retina. It is the center of the retina, with a radius of about …
Body Mass Index
1. Overview BMI is an objective measure of body weight using the ratio of height to weight, which has been proven to be highly correlated with the amount of body …
Osteoporosis Exercise Guide
Osteoporosis and Exercise Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones have very little bone mass, even though they have the same size and volume, resulting in low bone density …
Arthritis
Medically, arthritis is the name given to a group of inflammatory changes in the joints caused by something like bacteria or trauma. There are two main types of arthritis: acute …
Sports injuries
What is a sports injury? Injuries to the musculoskeletal system are commonly referred to as sports injuries. In recent years, the number of sports injuries has been on the rise. …
Why You Should Be Wary of GOUT
Definition Gout is a disease in which elevated levels of uric acid (a product of the body’s metabolism of a substance called purine, which is ingested through food) in the …