Definition Impacted wisdom teeth is a tooth that gets blocked aWs it pushes through the gum into your mouth. Wisdom teeth (also called “third molars”) usually do not push through the gums until people are in their late teens, twenties or even older. Wisdom teeth are usually the last teeth …
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Definition Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up. Insomnia can sap not only …
Read More »Insulin resistance – Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Definition Insulin resistance is when cells in your muscles, body fat and liver start resisting or ignoring the signal that the hormone insulin is trying to send out which is to grab glucose out of the bloodstream and put it into our cells. Glucose, also known as blood sugar, is …
Read More »Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Epidemiology, Symptoms, and Prevention.
Definition Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of the large bowel (colon) in which the bowel overreacts to a mild stimulus – such as eating or the presence of gas by going into spasm. It is also known as spastic colon. IBS is characterised by abdominal pain, bloating and …
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