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The gin tonic benefits for our health have been known since the mid-seventeenth century, thanks to a Dutch physician, who sought to remedy diseases related to blood circulation and kidney diseases through the properties of juniper berries that were rich in potassium in addition to diuretics. This research resulted in the invention of gin, which …
Among the main errors that are made to increase the risk of poisoning, it is indicated to maintain inadequate temperatures of conservation, insufficiently cook food, carry an incorrect hygiene and leave the products cooked at room temperature several hours. The severity of an intoxication and the symptoms that a person presents will depend on the …
The pain binomial and itching when urinating is called dysuria. Dysuria is caused by diseases of the urinary tract, that is, the ureter, urethra, and bladder. Pain, depending on its causes, can appear at the beginning of urination or at the end of it (terminal dysuria). The people most prone to suffer a urinary tract …
A kidney stone is a hard mass that is formed from crystals in the kidney, which can break off and clog the ureters, bladder, or urethra, causing pain. It can have the consistency of grit or even the size of a pearl. The most common type is calcium oxalate kidney stones, but there are also …
Present in human life for a huge amount of time, some studies located it in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC; yogurt has been an important element in the dietary habits of a person. Mostly made using cow milk, this dairy food can be made from other mammals’ milk such as water buffalo, goats, ewes, mares, camels, and yaks. And besides it is …