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Heatstroke is a serious condition that occurs when your body’s core temperature increases significantly. The normal human body temperature is 37 degrees celsius and when your temperature passes 40 degrees celsius, you can suffer with a heatstroke. A heatstroke is caused by high environmental temperatures and when this is due to excessive sun exposure, it is known as a sun stroke.
Glycaemic index (US ~ glycemic) is the measure of a food’s ability to affect the blood sugar levels. This immediate effect is usually based on the type of carbohydrates within a food. Since all foods contain a mixture of carbohydrates, protein and fat to varying degrees, the glycaemic index is relevant to all foods, not only carbohydrates. Awareness about the glycaemic index (GI) of foods is important for us all, but particularly for those suffering with diabetes and obesity.
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The heart is a muscular pump that works throughout your life to keep blood circulating through the entire body. It has high demands in terms of oxygen and nutrients and this is supplied to the heart muscle by the coronary arteries. When the coronary arteries are blocked, oxygen and food cannot reach the heart muscle.Without the necessary supply. the heart muscle is suffocated and the dies. This is known as a heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI).
Measles is a contagious viral infection that is common in childhood. Measles is also known as rubeola and should not be confused with rubella (German measles) although they may present with similar symptoms. In most cases, measles is not life threatening but in babies or HIV/AIDS patients, there is a possibility of death due to the complications associated with measles.
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A diarrhoea diet is the foods that you should eat during and immediately after a bout of diarrhoea. These foods will be less likely to aggravate the diarrhoea or trigger another spell of diarrhoea once your condition settles. Every case of diarrhoea should be investigated and you should not try to manage your diarrhoea at home without medical treatment.
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Adult diapers have been widely used in hospitals and other health institutions for many years but has recently grown in popularity in the open market as the demand has increased for incontinence products. Adult diapers are not only for bedridden patients. Many HIV/AIDS patients as well as those suffering with other diseases may use adult diapers as sanitary underwear in order to continue with their daily duties while contending with persistent diarrhoea.