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Pregnancy brings about a lot of changes in the body of an expecting mother. Her body’s natural physiology changes and prepares her to nurture a new life in her body. Naturally, there is a tendency to retain water in her body and this brings about a lot of other changes as a result. Ideal weight gain in pregnancy According to...
Our digestive system has several functions besides digesting food and absorbing nutrients to help other organs function properly. The human digestive system starts in the mouth cavity and ends in the anal canal. Every part of the digestive system performs several important functions in the body. The glands from the oral cavity to the lower digestive tract, the lymph nodes,...
Pain is one of the sensations humans are bestowed with. Though it is an unpleasant sensation and is associated with perceived actual tissue damage, it is as useful of the sensations as is the sense of smell, sight, and hearing. Pain is a blessing they say. For example, when a child touches some hot object, he feels pain and immediately...
STDs, or sexually transmitted diseases, are those sets of infectious diseases that are transferred from one sexual partner to another. They are spread by sexual activity in any form and are sometimes very depressing for the couple. Hundreds of bacteria and viruses are responsible for sexually transmitted infections and manifest local and systemic symptoms. The quality of life is disturbed...
What is Allergy? Allergy or hypersensitivity is a type of immune response of the body against any foreign body. Different organs of the body respond to different allergens if their immune system is coded to act against certain chemicals. By Allergy, we mean type I hypersensitivity reaction and this is associated with an acute response to an allergen exposed to...
Immunization in simple words is a process in which a person is made immune or resistant to certain infectious agents. Human beings have been blessed with a natural immune system that fights against all foreign invaders and especially those which are harmful to the body. Immunization or vaccination is the process of inducing or boosting the immune system against the...
Breast cancer, as is well known, is the most common type of cancer in females and is responsible for the highest number of deaths in females every year. Breast cancer spreads very rapidly because of its extensive blood supply and a rich network of lymphatics. This is the very reason why a cancer of one breast spreads so quickly to...