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  • Risk factors for Diabetes

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    It is essential to know the risk factors for developing diabetes so that the disease can be either prevented, or identified early to avoid complications. Family history: first degree (a parent or...

  • Asthma, allergy and other factors causing asthma

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    Allergy is commonly related to asthma. Over 80% of asthmatic children and over 60% of asthmatic adults have an allergic (atopic) background. All allergens can cause asthma: dust mites, pollens,...

  • Constipation: risk factors

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    There are several risk factors in developing constipation. These include: Women are 3 times more likely to be constipation than men. Pregnant women are more often constipated due to the pressure...

  • Cancer and lifestyle factors

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    Only approximately 15% of cancers have a genetic cause . Many patients who are not predisposed to cancer genetically could probably avoid the disease by modifying their daily lifestyle. Many...

  • Putting on weight and psychological factors

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    Psychological factors play an important role in weight loss and gain and it is often ignored when people embark on a weight reducing diet. Some people are so desperate to loose weight they can get...

  • Rheumatoid factor - Definition

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    A rheumatoid factor (RF) is an abnormal protein with autoantibody activity, meaning an antibody that reacts against the body's own cells. Research for the rheumatoid factor is conducted in cases...

  • Factor V Leiden - Definition

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    Factor V is a protein which is composed of the blood plasma which enters into the blood clotting process. There is a hereditary abnormality of the mutation of the factor V gene, called factor V...

  • Tumor necrosis factor - Definition

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    Tumor necrosis factor is a substance produced by the immune system that intervenes primarily in the fight against cancerous cells. There are two types of tumor necrosis factors (TNF): TNFα (alpha)...

  • AIDS transmission - Risk Factors

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    HIV Infection can occur during sex or by blood. The fetus can also be infected by a mother virus. Infected with HIV breastfeeding mother can pass the virus to her baby. The unprotected sex and...

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