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Osteoporosis in men

Osteoporosis, a thinning and weakening of the bones, is frequently linked to women citing the female hormone as the predisposing factor for its development. Osteoporosis has been an underdiagnosed problem in men. Most people are not aware of the risk and incidence of osteoporosis in males so that it goes untreated in the majority of …

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Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus transmitte

Syringes have always been identified as one of the entry routes for infectious diseases to spread from person-to-person. An investigated outbreak of hepatitis infections among patients who underwent endoscopy procedures revealed that the virus were transmitted through intravenous anesthesia. A recent study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, reported six cases of outbreak-associated hepatitis C (HCV) …

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Eating quickly is associated with overeating and becoming overweight

People who eat quickly and eat until they are full have three times the risk of becoming overweight than those who do not, according to a recent study published on the British Medical Journal. The authors attributed the change in eating behaviors to increased availability of larger amounts of inexpensive food, fast food, fewer families …

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Celiac patients forbidden from gluten foods can eat hydrolyzed wheat flour

Until recently, celiac disease was thought to be a rare disease. Studies now show that as many as 3 million people in the U.S. may have celiac disease. People with celiac disease have intolerance to a protein called gluten (mostly contained in wheat, barley and rye), which when ingested damages the small intestine, causing problems …

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