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Kidney stones

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Kidney diseases ; Currently,around 85lac people in the world are suffering from various kidney diseases.  Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes 24 million deaths every year. Thus,it ranks sixth among that cause the fastest death in the world. After that, there was an acute kidney injury (AKI) this disease is caused by CKD.85% of them belong to the poor and middle class.  World kidney day is celebrated on March 14 worldwide and programmes, seminars and the walk is organised related to treatment and care of kidney diseases are held across the country at public and private levels.  So by celebrating only one day, we don't fulfill the objectives that should be achieved regarding this chronic disease.  Here is some information about kidney stones, a common kidney disease.  Kidney  stones; Kidney stones consist of insoluble  and accumulated solid minerals that hinder the release of water from the body. This mineral is mostly consist on calcium. But they can al...

Bones strength

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 Bones strength is essential for a healthy life at any age.every part of  the human body is linked together by bones,the stronger they're, the healthier you look.  Many people are seen complaining of bones and joints pain especially after the age of forty which has only one solution and that is choosing the right diet.  A healthy diet for strong bones means consuming foods that contain calcium and vitamin d, components that play an important role in strengthening bones.  According to medical experts, every person up to the age of fifty should take 1000 mg  of calcium and 200 IU of vitamin D in their diet, while people over the age of 50 should take 1200 mg calcium and 400 to 600 vitamin d in their diet.  However, it is important to know that there are some foods that have negligible nutritional value, such as, sodas, sweets,junk foods ,etc., because they can weaken your bones.   Now the question is which are the foods that contain significant...

High blood pressure

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 The human body  normally has 5 to 6 litres and  the human heart cleans 5 litres of blood per second to supply fresh blood to the body. When the blood pressure in the arteries that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body increases too much and heart has to use more force to pump blood. In such situations, the heart muscles has to contract and expand more forcefully so that oxygen and blood can reach the distant parts of the body.  This is very dangerous condition as it can damage the heart muscle and stop pumping blood involuntarily, which can lead to sudden death.  In order to provide fresh blood to the body by separating the irregular substances. The body has a regular system of arteries and veins. Through them,the blood reaches the heart, then the heart, after pumping it,sends it to other parts of body through the arteries and veins.  When these blood vessels are under pressure, their flow towards the heart is accelerated. The faster the he...

Cirrhosis

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Liver functions; Liver is a very important organ in human existence, it produces blood which nourishes the whole body. Along with purifying the blood, the liver also performs about 500 other important functions in the body. Liver is working as laboratory;  The liver  is the laboratory of the human body in which thousands of chemical reactions are taking place all the time.  Sick liver; If the liver gets sick, the whole body is effected. This is the reason why a person's health is adversely affected by inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis;  Inflammation of the liver is called hepatitis. This disease is usually caused by a virus. In most cases, when the virus enters the body, the body's immune system fights it on its own. And most people get better on their own. But there are some people whose immune system is not able to fight these germs for some reason.  So they fall victim to this Situation. By the way,cancer is less in the liver, but from other organs of canc...