There’s more to watching your cholesterol than knowing a single number. Total cholesterol under 200mg/dl is a wonderful total, but what is your HDL level? Low HDL is associated with heart disease and strokes. New information and studies are suggesting that higher levels of HDL may prevent Alzheimer’s as well as strokes. What is HDL? ...
As the summer months are ahead of us, those who dare to venture into the woods or areas that could be infested with ticks, need to be aware that some of the traditional methods of removing ticks are wrong. Ticks are not insects. However, they are classified as arachids, closely related to spiders. All ticks ...
The Illustrated Home Library Encyclopedia can tell us why Charcoal is important to have around. It can do what a box of baking soda can by absorbing odors. It also absorbs gases, and colors from liquid. If you were going to dye some Easter eggs and had charcoal in the water when a color tablet ...
In order to determine kidney function, a blood test called the BUN Creatinine is performed. BUN stands for blood urine nitrogen. It measures how much urea is present in the bloodstream. High levels of urea indicate that the kidneys are having trouble filtering it out. The most noticeable effect of impaired kidney function is a ...
Central line bloodstream infections are associated with infections that occur during a hospital stay. It often happens with patients in the intensive care unit of the hospital and can be deadly. According to the Institute for Healthcare, these type of infections come from the central line of a catheter. A central line is a tube ...
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