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What Causes Varicose Veins In Legs?

January 18, 2011 Cardiovascular Disease

What causes varicose veins in legs? Many of use look down to discover the bulging, sometimes red or blue colored veins on our legs and wonder what exactly caused them to develop. Varicose veins on the legs result from the pooling of blood in the veins, causing them to enlarge and eventually bulge out from [...]

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What Causes Diabetes?

August 27, 2010 Childhood Diseases

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that relates to how our bodies process and make use of available energy. While there is no concrete answer as to what causes diabetes, ongoing research has identified a number of different risk factors for diabetes. What this means for you is that you can, to some extent, prevent diabetes [...]

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Fast Food That’s OK With Gestational Diabetes

August 25, 2010 Diabetes

Even though in most cases gestational diabetes is a transitive condition that lasts only so long as the pregnancy, great care should still be taken in regards to your diet. Despite its usually temporary nature, gestational diabetes is still a serious condition that needs to be approached with the same level of care and determination [...]

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