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  • PUVA Phototherapy (Psoralen plus UVA)
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Phototherapy refers to when light is used as a therapy to treat a medical condition. For thousands of years, sunlight has been known to be beneficial as a treatment for certain skin disorders. Now,...
  • Drug Distribution
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    When a drug is absorbed and enters the systemic circulation, it is naturally distributed throughout the fluid and tissues in the body. Drug distribution is a subject that is covered in a branch of...
  • Yellow Nail Syndrome
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Nail abnormalities are often pointers to various systemic illnesses as well as local conditions. These manifest as changes in the color, shape and growth pattern of the nails. One of these is the...
  • Infrared Therapy versus LED Therapy
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Light therapy is one of the oldest modalities used to treat a variety of health conditions. The use of coherent light sources (like lasers) and non-coherent light sources (like light emitting diodes...
  • What Causes Lead Poisoning?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Lead is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust, but its use in activities such as mining, smelting and the burning of fossil fuels has contaminated the environment, leading to human...
  • Laparoscopic Surgery Risks
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Laparoscopic surgery is now widely used in preference to traditional open surgery due to the advantages the procedure offers over open surgery such as reduced bleeding, increased recovery time and...
  • Hyperthyroidism Treatment
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    The management of hyperthyroidism depends on several factors, including the individual patient, the severity and the cause of the condition, which must be established during the diagnostic process.
  • Hydrocele in Adults
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hydrocele occurs when there is a collection of fluid inside the scrotum. This causes one of the testicles to look larger than the other. Hydroceles are often found in newborn baby boys, especially...
  • What does Sleeve Gastrectomy Involve?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Also known as a gastric sleeve procedure, sleeve gastrectomy involves removing around 80% of the stomach and leaving behind a thin, banana-shaped sleeve that can hold approximately 50 to 100mL of...
  • What’s the Difference Between Fructose and Glucose?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Fructose and glucose are both simple monosaccharide sugars. Both starch and sugar, whether sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup (HCFS), yield glucose in large amounts when digested.

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