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Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, and constitutes one of the principal vital signs. The pressure of the circulating blood decreases as blood moves through arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and veins. The term blood pressure generally refers to arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in the larger arteries.
Blood pressure is most commonly measured via a sphygmomanometer, which uses the height of a column of mercury to reflect the ...
Posted on: April 25th, 2007
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Condition: AIDS / HIV
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Posted on: April 17th, 2009
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A Natural Defense to Swine Flu
Concern about swine flu is dominating the news. According to the CDC, the best way to protect yourself from contracting it or other infectious diseases is to wash your hands frequently, cover your coughs and sneezes and stay home from work or school if you feel ill. In addition, a blood test is the only way to determine if have the swine flu. Here are a few natural ways for you to protect your family against the swine flu.
Garlic:
Garlic is an ...
Posted on: April 29th, 2009
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Swine Flu
Frequently Asked Questions
(For Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors)
Updated: April 28, 2009
What are the early symptoms of swine flu?
The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu.
How is swine flu spread?
Spread of this swine flu virus is thought to be happening in ...
Posted on: April 30th, 2009
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Staying Safe from Swine Flu
On Monday, the World Health Organization raised the influenza pandemic alert to phase 4 on its "pandemic alert" scale, meaning that they have evidence that there is human-to-human transmission of the virus that is capable of leading to a sustained community outbreak. Whether or not swine flu will become a major pandemic remains unclear -- but there’s absolutely no question that everyone would benefit from measures to strengthen their immune systems ...
Posted on: April 30th, 2009
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Aspalathus - Red Tea
Aspalathus is also known as Redbush. Aspalathus is usually made into an infusion or tea but one should not confuse Aspalathus with any variation of white, green, or black tea.
Red Bush (pronounced roy-boss) is a completely different plant grown in the Western African Cape Province. The leaves are actually green but turn red when oxidized.
Benefits of Aspalathus
Aspalathus has been found to have several anti-carcinogenic, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory and ...
Posted on: November 10th, 2011
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