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4 cardinal signs that indicate a urinary tract infection!

Urinary tract infections or UTIs as it is usually known is quite common, especially in women. The bug which is mainly responsible for causing UTI is a bacterium, named E.coli. UTI is basically an infection of the urinary system which includes the kidneys, the bladder, the ureters and the urethra. There are some cardinal signs [...]

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What is Multiple Myeloma?

Our body has many different types of cells like the red blood cells, the white blood cells and many more. One particular type of cells is the plasma cells and Multiple Myeloma is a very important disease associated with these cells. It is the most common primary malignant arising in bone of adults. Multiple myeloma [...]

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Don’t stand in the sun for too long!

The heat in our body is generated by the basal metabolic activity and lost by evaporation (through sweating), conduction, convection (through dilatation of blood vessels) and radiation. The center for controlling our body temperatures is in an area called hypothalamus in the brain. Our core temperature is maintained at 37 degree centigrade with a [...]

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Acne- Treatment and beyond!

In my last article on acne, I discussed about its cause and its clinical features. Here, I will be talking about the treatment options that are available for acne. Now, the treatment for acne is mainly aimed at decreasing the bacterial population which is present in the hair follicles. Drugs which promote the shedding of [...]

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