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Concerned about your kidney health? In honor of National Kidney Month, we are sharing 10 tips that'll help you keep your kidneys healthy for the long run.
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, located against the back muscles in the upper abdominal cavity just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. The kidneys detoxify the blood and aid the body in filtering out waste products through urine. Another primary function of the kidneys is to remove excess water …
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The kidneys purify the blood of unnecessary substances which are then discharged through the urethra.
Here's a fact you can impress your friends with -- every 30 minutes your kidneys filter all the blood in your body eliminating waste and excess fluid. P...
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Jessica Justman, MD, explains the PHIA Project (population-based HIV impact assessments).
Eighty percent of the world’s known terrestrial plant and animal species can be found in forests. Cool fact: a square kilometer of forest may be home to more than 1,000 species. Yet forests are disappearing at an alarming rate—18.7 million acres of forests annually, equivalent to 27 soccer fields every minute. Check out these species that hug trees.
The practice of spit-roasting meat over an open fire goes back for at least 8,000 years, and probably much further than that. It's cooking at its most primal.
Koala bears hug trees to keep cool on hot summer days, new research suggests.
An overwhelming number of people refuse to get tested for HIV out of fear.
Close watchers of this year's World Cup may have noticed players engaging in an odd practice: They'll take a swig of liquid, but instead of swallowing, they'll spit it out.
The hardest part about getting a HIV test is deciding to do it. The test itself is very simple. Learn more about what to expect during a HIV test.
Prepared by the Capacity Building Assistance and HIV Project, Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
Sexually-transmitted diseases/infections (STDs) are a problem central to the mandate of public health within the United States, and their impact is profoundly felt among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. In 2010, increased STD rates and outbreaks in North Dakota and South Dakota refocused attention back to Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and…
Thanks to medical advances, a growing number of older people are living with HIV. Still, the virus poses health risks. Discover how to age healthfully with HIV.
A refrigerator-sized machine could someday make lifesaving drugs on site when outbreaks occur or where medicine is in short supply, like on the battlefield.
A "Dos and Don'ts" guide to talking with your HIV-positive friend or loved one.
Almost half of young Brits have experienced a mental health issue.
HIV attacks the immune system, entering and then using host cells to replicate itself as the body progresses through four stages of infection.
Clean drinking water and appropriate sanitation and hygiene are especially important to people living with HIV and AIDS. In situations with inadequate WASH, people living with HIV and AIDS suffer disproportionately from the adverse effects of poor WASH, primarily because of their suppressed immune system.
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