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What is ACTOS ? [In treatment for Diabetes]

 [Extracted from the webpage of actos.com] What is ACTOS ? ACTOS is a once-a-day prescription medication for type 2 diabetes that, along with healthy eating and physical activity, helps your body control blood sugar (glucose) levels .   ACTOS makes the cells in your body more sensitive to insulin , a hormone produced by the pancreas that allows the cells in your body to use blood sugar for energy. When the cells are more sensitive to insulin, the sugar that’s in your blood can pass more easily into the cells of your body where it’s really needed. So instead of remaining in the blood, where sugar can build up to dangerous levels, it passes into the cells and your blood sugar levels go down. ACTOS can be used by itself or in combination with certain other diabetes medications ( sulfonylureas , metformin , or insulin) when your necessary efforts at healthy eating and physical activity do not control your blood sugar levels. ACTOS may improve HDL (good) cholesterol and

Types of Phobias

From Ablutophobia To Zoophobia - All Types of Phobias "A" Types of Phobias List Ablutophobia - Fear of washing or bathing. Acarophobia - Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acerophobia - Fear of sourness. Achluophobia - Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia - Fear of noise. Aeroacrophobia - Fear of open high places. Aeronausiphobia - Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness. Aerophobia - Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airborne noxious substances. Agliophobia - Fear of pain. Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces, or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place. Fear of crowds. Agraphobia - Fear of sexual abuse. Agrizoophobia - Fear of wild animals. Agyrophobia - Fear of streets or crossing the street. Aichmophobia - Fear of needles or pointed objects. Ailurophobia - Fear of cats. Albuminurophobia - Fear of kidney disease. Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens. Algophobia - Fear of pain. Alliumphobia - Fear of garlic. Allodoxaphob

What is Anorexia ?

[www.mirror-mirror.org] Many people ask, what is anorexia ?  Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss and lack of eating.  Anorexics may also exercise obsessively.  People with anorexia may also have bulimia, a disorder in which they make themselves vomit after eating in order to avoid gaining weight.  Anorexia affects many more women than men.  It is a very serious condition and can result in death if it is not treated properly. **************** Treating anorexia nervosa is difficult because it is such a complex disorder.  It is a mental illness, but also involves serious medical complications, including : ****** Hypotension (low blood pressure). Brachycardia (a slow heartbeat). Irregular heartbeats. A weakened heart muscle. Risk of heart failure. Low levels of potassium, magnesium, and sodium in the body. Anemia. Dehydration. Hormonal imbalances, leading to lack of menstrual period in women. Weak muscles and fatigue. Dizziness or fainting. Kidney

Ever heard of Lunaria Plant (aka Money Plant)

  Lunaria , or money plant, is a member of the Brassicaceae family that is noted for its papery dried seed pods. They are biennial in habit, meaning they produce green, leafy growth the first year and flowers the next. The silvery seed pods are used in dried flower arrangements and can last for years. A European native that is now established throughout much of North America, it grows wild in many areas. It is also known as dollar plant, annual honesty, perennial honesty and silver dollar. The four-petaled flowers of the lunaria plant are violet in color, highly fragrant, and bloom throughout the early summer in clusters atop a single stem. They have a habit of fading as they mature, making them appear lavender or nearly white. The leaves are large, deep green and toothed, and grow in a clump close to the ground and up the stem. These are good garden plants for beginners, because they are extremely easy to grow and are not picky about soil or sunlight. This ornamental

What is Lysine and its benefit ?

[Extracted from the webpage of www.vitamins-supplements.org] Lysine Lysine is one of 20 most common natural amino acids that the body needs for growth and tissue repair. Lysine is an essential amino acid because it cannot be synthesized in the body and its breakdown is irreversible. Lysine is the limiting amino acid in all cereal grains, but is plentiful in all pulses. A deficiency in lysine can result in a deficiency in niacin (which is a B Vitamin ). This can cause the disease pellagra. In the tissues, lysine readily converts its epsilon carbon then to carbon dioxide, helping to form glutamic acid. It can also be converted to carnitine in the body. A unique property that lysine has is that it does not change its nitrogen with other circulating amino acids. Like all amino acids, lysine functions as a building block for proteins . It's also a key player in the production of various enzymes , hormones , and disease-fight

CHEMOTHERAPY kills more people that it "Cures"

[Extracted from the website of www.cancertruth.net] Many people who “die from cancer” really die from the chemotherapy long before they would have actually died from the cancer itself. To put it plainly, the treatment kills them before the cancer kills them. As a matter of fact, the chemotherapy drug 5FU is sometimes referred to ... by doctors as “5 feet under” because of its deadly side effects. For most adult cancers, the typical best case scenario is that the “Big 3” buys a little time. In a worst case scenario, you will die from the treatment rather than the disease. Do you remember Tony Snow ? But don’t take it from me ! Here’s what Dr. Allen Levin says about this topic: Most cancer patients in this country die of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy does not eliminate breast, colon, or lung cancer s. This fact has been documented for over a decade, yet doctors still use chemotherapy for these tumors . In his book, The Topic of Cancer : When the Killing Has

Knowledge about your Kidneys

[Extracted from the website of The Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse] The kidneys are a pair of vital organs that perform many functions to keep the blood clean and chemically balanced. Understanding how the kidneys work can help a person keep them healthy. What do the kidneys do ? The kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist. They are located near the middle of the back, just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. The kidneys are sophisticated reprocessing machines. Every day, a person’s kidneys process about 200 quarts of blood to sift out about 2 quarts of waste products and extra water. The wastes and extra water become urine, which flows to the bladder through tubes called ureters. The bladder stores urine until releasing it through urination. Wastes in the blood come from the normal breakdown of active tissues, such as muscles, and from food. The body uses food for energy and self-repairs. After the body has ta