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Holiday weight survival tips
Again, women (and a few men) will loudly worry about gaining weight – usually in front of a holiday dining table laden with food. It is as if protesting another chance to binge will release some calories from one’s body to give way to the new ones soon coming in.
Popular heartburn drugs linked to bacterial diarrhea
CHICAGO (AP) – Holiday revelers beware: Seasonal indulgences like eggnog and fruitcake might give you heartburn, but the acid-fighting medicine you take for relief might lead to something worse, researchers say.
Maintain a healthy weight during the holidays
"Sweet moment on the lips, forever on the hips," is a saying that most people are familiar with. With the holidays, it will take a great amount of control and discipline not to eat all those goodies that come with the festivities.
Adverse effects of, and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion
What does the term
blood product
mean? What are the possible adverse effects and diseases transmitted by blood transfusion? A friend of mine died of cirrhosis of the liver because he received blood that was contaminated with hepatitis B virus when he was hospitalized many years ago? Can hepatitis B really be acquired by blood transfusion?
— Elsa M., Cebu City
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