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Understanding diabetic foot ulcers
Published on 10/11/2023
» Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, globally escalating concern, affecting individuals at progressively younger ages due to factors like poor diet and physical inactivity. Its early onset carries significant implications, leading to complications such as diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, and diabetic foot ulcers.
Versatile tamarind
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/11/2020
» When the hard shell of a tamarind pod is peeled off, it reveals a reddish-brown coloured pulp. While the sweet and mildly tangy pulp is a refreshing snack and can be used for cooking, juice or even candy, the seeds -- which are the by-products -- were always regarded as waste.
Get going with guava's natural goodness
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 13/01/2013
» Guava is one of the best gifts presented by nature, according to a Korean company producing health and beauty products. I couldn't agree more. The US Department of Agriculture's handbook No8, which details the composition of foods, says the fruit is rich in vitamins A and B, calcium and iron, and contains five times more vitamin C than oranges, five times more fibre than apples, and more potassium than bananas. But there is one other reason why I think every backyard should have a guava tree: It is medicinal.
Looking beyond all doubt
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 20/11/2012
» To those not familiar with it, the term homoeopathy raises either a mixture of suspicious disbelief or doubtful amazement. The alternative medicine, at times viewed as a kind of magic, is in fact capable of yielding positive results by providing holistic healing solutions. At least, that is according to world-leading homoeopathic practitioner Dr Rajan Sankaran, who was visiting Thailand to raise awareness of homoeopathic medicine.
Blue-ear pig disease strikes again
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/08/2011
» A 30% fall in pig production is likely this year from PRRSV virus. In China this disease reached epidemic proportions in 2006.