If blood sugar levels drop too low, a potentially fatal condition called hypoglycemia develops. Symptoms may include lethargy, impaired mental functioning, irritability, and loss of consciousness. If levels remain too high, appetite is suppressed over the short term. Long-term hyperglycemia causes many of the long-term health problems associated with diabetes, including eye, kidney, and nerve damage. ...

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Blood sugar, Blood sugar - Direct health effects of blood sugar problems, Blood sugar - Mechanisms of blood sugar regulation, Blood sugar - Low blood sugar

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Although regulatory authorities like the FDA in the United States have banned many products from use in food due to safety concerns, debate still rages over the safety of those artificial colorings that are still permitted. In the USA, for example, the following artificial colorings are permitted in food: FD&C Blue No.1 - Brilliant Blue FCF FD&C Blue No.2 - Indigotine FD&C Green No.3 - Fast Green FCF FD&C Red No.40 - Allura Red AC FD&C Red No.3 - Erythrosine FD&C Yellow No.5 - TartrazineSee also:

Food coloring, Food coloring - Purpose of food coloring, Food coloring - Regulation, Food coloring - Natural food dyes, Food coloring - Health problems, Food coloring - Dyes and lakes, Food coloring - Other uses

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Dog health - Contagious diseases. Rabies or Hydrophobia Canine parvovirus Canine distemper Kennel cough Dog health - Parasites. Parasites, particularly intestinal worms such as hookworms, tapeworms and roundworms Fleas and ticks Leptospirosis Heartworm Mites Mange Dog health - Skeletal and muscular disorders. Arthritis and Osteoarthr ...

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Dog health, Dog health - Diseases and ailments, Dog health - Transferable diseases, Dog health - Genetic ailments, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Poisons, Dog health - Dangerous foods, Dog health - Coprophagia, Dog health - Feeding habits and obesity, Dog health - Common household chemicals, Dog health - Additional health information, Dog health - Bloat and gastric torsion, Dog health - Vertigo, Dog health - Tobacco smoke, Dog health - List of dog diseases and ailments, Dog health - Contagious diseases, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Skeletal and muscular disorders, Dog health - Cancers, Dog health - Eye problems, Dog health - Behavioral, Dog health - Cardiovascular and circulatory, Dog health - Ears, Dog health - Skin, Dog health - Nervous system, Dog health - Miscellaneous, Dog health - Other Health-related topics

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Dog health - Dangerous foods. Some foods commonly enjoyed by humans are dangerous to dogs: Dogs love the flavor of chocolate, but chocolate in sufficient doses is lethally toxic to dogs (and horses and possibly cats). Chocolate contains theobromine, a chemical stimulant that, together with caffeine and theophylline, belongs to the group of methylxanthine alkaloids. Dogs are unable to metabolize theobromine effectively. If they eat chocolate, the theobromine can remain in their bloodstreams for up to ...

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Dog health, Dog health - Diseases and ailments, Dog health - Transferable diseases, Dog health - Genetic ailments, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Poisons, Dog health - Dangerous foods, Dog health - Coprophagia, Dog health - Feeding habits and obesity, Dog health - Common household chemicals, Dog health - Additional health information, Dog health - Bloat and gastric torsion, Dog health - Vertigo, Dog health - Tobacco smoke, Dog health - List of dog diseases and ailments, Dog health - Contagious diseases, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Skeletal and muscular disorders, Dog health - Cancers, Dog health - Eye problems, Dog health - Behavioral, Dog health - Cardiovascular and circulatory, Dog health - Ears, Dog health - Skin, Dog health - Nervous system, Dog health - Miscellaneous, Dog health - Other Health-related topics

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Some diseases, ailments, and poisons are common to both humans and dogs; others are different. Dog health - Transferable diseases. Most diseases that affect dogs or humans are not transferable between the two species. There are some exceptions of zoonoses: Rabies, or Hydrophobia, is a usually fatal disease which can be transmitted to dogs or humans by the bite of an infected mammal, possibly a dog's, cat's, raccoon's, or bat's. Although rodents and similar small mammals can be infected ...

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Dog health, Dog health - Diseases and ailments, Dog health - Transferable diseases, Dog health - Genetic ailments, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Poisons, Dog health - Dangerous foods, Dog health - Coprophagia, Dog health - Feeding habits and obesity, Dog health - Common household chemicals, Dog health - Additional health information, Dog health - Bloat and gastric torsion, Dog health - Vertigo, Dog health - Tobacco smoke, Dog health - List of dog diseases and ailments, Dog health - Contagious diseases, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Skeletal and muscular disorders, Dog health - Cancers, Dog health - Eye problems, Dog health - Behavioral, Dog health - Cardiovascular and circulatory, Dog health - Ears, Dog health - Skin, Dog health - Nervous system, Dog health - Miscellaneous, Dog health - Other Health-related topics

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Feeding table scraps to a dog is generally not recommended, at least in excess. Dogs get ample correct nutrition from prepared dogfood. Otherwise, just as in humans, their diet must consist of the appropriate mix of vegetables, carbohydrates, and proteins, with the appropriate mix to provide all of the minerals and vitamins that they need. A human diet is not ideal for a dog; in addition, the scraps often consist of fat rather than meat protein, which is no better for dogs than it is for humans. Lastly, many people overfeed their dogs by giving them all the table scraps that the dogs will eat—which is usually all the ...

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Dog health, Dog health - Diseases and ailments, Dog health - Transferable diseases, Dog health - Genetic ailments, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Poisons, Dog health - Dangerous foods, Dog health - Coprophagia, Dog health - Feeding habits and obesity, Dog health - Common household chemicals, Dog health - Additional health information, Dog health - Bloat and gastric torsion, Dog health - Vertigo, Dog health - Tobacco smoke, Dog health - List of dog diseases and ailments, Dog health - Contagious diseases, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Skeletal and muscular disorders, Dog health - Cancers, Dog health - Eye problems, Dog health - Behavioral, Dog health - Cardiovascular and circulatory, Dog health - Ears, Dog health - Skin, Dog health - Nervous system, Dog health - Miscellaneous, Dog health - Other Health-related topics

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Grape Cure (grape diet): Mono-diet advanced by Johanna Brandt, N.D., Ph.N., author of The Grape Cure ((c) 1928). The front matter of the 1967 edition, a paperback published by Benedict Lust Publications, quotes the author: My discovery of the Grape diet is the direct result of Divine Illumination.

The grape diet consists of grapes or grape juice. Brandt held that the mind operated through magnetism and that the Grape Cure contributed to the purification and buildup of magnetism. She recommended it for appendicitis, cancer, diabetes, gout, pyorrhea, rheumatism, scurvy, sex problems, tuberculosis, unnatural cravings (as for alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea, and tobacco), and other conditions. Under the heading Sex Problems, she stated: By the magical purification of the blood the nerves are stabilized, self-control is established and our God-given heritage of sense and desire is transmitted into divine creative power.

(See also: Grape Cure, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Dogs are susceptible to various diseases; similarly to humans, they can have diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, or arthritis. Other diseases are more specific to canines. Dog health - Bloat and gastric torsion. Breeds with deep chests and narrow waists, such as the Bouvier des Flandres or Doberman Pinscher, for instance, are susceptible to a syndrome of gastric torsion and bloat, where the stomach twists on its supporting ligaments, sealing off the exits, and the contents begin to generate gas pressure which is n ...

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Dog health, Dog health - Diseases and ailments, Dog health - Transferable diseases, Dog health - Genetic ailments, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Poisons, Dog health - Dangerous foods, Dog health - Coprophagia, Dog health - Feeding habits and obesity, Dog health - Common household chemicals, Dog health - Additional health information, Dog health - Bloat and gastric torsion, Dog health - Vertigo, Dog health - Tobacco smoke, Dog health - List of dog diseases and ailments, Dog health - Contagious diseases, Dog health - Parasites, Dog health - Skeletal and muscular disorders, Dog health - Cancers, Dog health - Eye problems, Dog health - Behavioral, Dog health - Cardiovascular and circulatory, Dog health - Ears, Dog health - Skin, Dog health - Nervous system, Dog health - Miscellaneous, Dog health - Other Health-related topics

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Sharon was born Ariel Scheinermann February 27, 1928 to a Jewish father of German-Polish origin, Shmuel, and a Jewish mother, of Russian origin, Dvora (Vera) , in Kfar Malal, in the British Mandate of Palestine. Sharon's parents were Second Aliyah veterans, that is, socialists with a secular worldview, but with a willingness to both compromise and fight. They were not afraid to go against their neighbors' prevailing views: The Scheinermans' eventual ostracism... followed the 1933 Arlozorov murder when Dvora and Shmuel ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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Like the Rough Collie, there is a tendency toward inherited malformation and disease of the eyes. Each individual puppy should have his eyes examined by a qualified veterinary ophthalmologist. Some lines may be prone to hypothyroidism, epilepsy, or skin allergies. As with all dog breeds, diet should be monitered and adjusted as needed as many nonworking Shelties can overeat and easily become obese. Although its coat might appear to be a time-consuming task, a once-weekly, but thorough, brushing is all that is needed, though mor ...

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Shetland Sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog - Appearance, Shetland Sheepdog - Temperament, Shetland Sheepdog - Health, Shetland Sheepdog - Eyes, Shetland Sheepdog - Dermatomyocitis Sheltie Syndrome, Shetland Sheepdog - Ears, Shetland Sheepdog - Von Willebrand Disease vWD, Shetland Sheepdog - Thyroid problems, Shetland Sheepdog - History, Shetland Sheepdog - Miscellaneous, Shetland Sheepdog - Activities, Shetland Sheepdog - Grooming, Shetland Sheepdog - Showing Requirements

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The Mitla incident hindered Sharon's military career for several years. In the meantime, he occupied the position of an infantry brigade commander and received a law degree from Tel Aviv University. When Yitzhak Rabin (who within a few years became associated with the Labour Party) became Chief of Staff in 1962, however, Sharon began again to rise rapidly in the ranks, occupying the positions of Infantry School Commander and Head of Army Training Branch, eventually achieving the rank of Major General (Aluf). In the 1967 Six-Day War, S ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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During the 1982 Lebanon War, while Ariel Sharon was Defense minister, the Sabra and Shatila massacre took place, in which between 460 and 3,500 Palestinian civilians in the refugee camps were killed by Lebanese Christian forces under the command of Lebanese Maronite Phalange militia. The Security Chief of the Phalange militia, Elie Hobeika, was the ground commander of the militiamen who entered the Palestinian camps and killed the Palestinians. The Phalange had been sent into the camps to clear out PLO fighters, and Israeli forces had been s ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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In the 1956 Suez War (the British "Operation Musketeer"), Sharon commanded the 202nd Brigade and was responsible for taking ground east of the Sinai's Mitla Pass and eventually taking the pass itself. Having successfully carried out the first part of his mission (joining a battalion paratrooped near Mitla with the rest of the brigade moving on ground), Sharon's unit was deployed near the pass. Neither reconnaissance aircraft nor scouts reported enemy forces inside the Mitla Pass. Sharon, whose forces were initially heading east, away from th ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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When Sharon joined Begin's government he had relatively little political experience. He avoided Begin's Herut party in the 1940s and 1950s and seemed to be personally devoted to the ideals of Mapai, and then Labor. However, after retiring from military service, Sharon was instrumental in establishing the Likud in July 1973. The Likud was comprised of Herut, the Liberal Party and independent elements. Sharon became chairman of the campaign staff for the elections which were scheduled for November 1973. But two and a half weeks after the start ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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Every day, children and adults have or develop health conditions that significantly affect their ability to manage their daily lives. With the help of occupational therapy, many of these individuals can achieve or regain a higher level of independence. When skill and strength cannot be developed or improved, occupational therapy offers creative solutions and alternatives for carrying out daily activities. Occupational therapy - Alzheimer's disease. Art Anderson's family was not surprised when the doctor co ...

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Occupational therapy, Occupational therapy - About occupational therapy practitioners, Occupational therapy - Who benefits from occupational therapy?, Occupational therapy - Areas of occupational therapy, Occupational therapy - Physical, Occupational therapy - Community, Occupational therapy - Neurology, Occupational therapy - Mental Health, Occupational therapy - Case studies: how occupational therapy works, Occupational therapy - Alzheimer's disease, Occupational therapy - Stroke, Occupational therapy - Developmental problems, Occupational therapy - Universities offering OT programs

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While hard water is not generally unhealthy (see below), it can cause many potentially costly nuisance problems. Hard water causes scaling, which is the precipitation of minerals to form a rock-hard deposit called limescale. Scale can clog pipes and can decrease the life of toilet flushing units by 70% and water faucets by 40%. It can coat the inside of tea and coffee pots, and clog and ruin water heaters. In the home environment, hard water requires more soap and synthetic detergents for laundry and washing. It takes half as m ...

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Hard water, Hard water - What is hard water?, Hard water - Types of Hard Water, Hard water - Temporary Hardness, Hard water - Permanent Hardness, Hard water - Types of measurement, Hard water - Problems caused by hard water, Hard water - Health considerations, Hard water - Softening, Hard water - Hard water in Australia, Hard water - Hard water in Canada, Hard water - Hard water in England and Wales, Hard water - Hard water in the US

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Vorša was first mentioned in 1067, making it one of the oldest towns in Belarus. In 1320, Orsha became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1398-1407 Orsha castle was built. In 1555, Mikołaj "Czarny" Radziwiłł founded a Calvinist (Protestant) order in Orsha, one of the first on Belarusian lands. In the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries Orsha was a notable religious centre, with dozens of Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic churches and orders. The town was also home to a large Jewish population. Orsha was gran ...

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Orsha, Orsha - Facts, Orsha - History, Orsha - Population change, Orsha - Transportation, Orsha - Health problems, Orsha - Famous people from Orsha

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Orsha became an important transportation center after the construction of a Dnieper River port. The coming of railway lines in the second half of the nineteenth century greatly contributed to the city growth: 1871: Moscow–Minsk–Brest 1902: Zhlobin–Mahiloŭ–Viciebsk 1923: Orsha-Kryčaŭ 1927: Orsha-Lepel Today, Orsha is a major railway node where the Minsk–Moscow crosses the northern Viciebsk line, which branches south to Mahiloŭ and Kryčaŭ. All trains from Moscow and Saint-Petersburg boun ...

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Orsha, Orsha - Facts, Orsha - History, Orsha - Population change, Orsha - Transportation, Orsha - Health problems, Orsha - Famous people from Orsha

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Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Health. The most common reason given for banning drug use is that it is unhealthy, with possible effects ranging from lowered intelligence to insanity to death by overdose. The typical response is that many things are unhealthy while still being legal, and that the health effects of tobacco smoking, for example, are more serious than those of some drugs. A usual rejoinder is that illegal drugs are statistically more dangerous than other unhealthy things. Whether drugs are in fact more danger ...

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Arguments for and against drug prohibition, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Arguments for prohibition, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Health, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Drug prohibition as a solution to perceived problems of society, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Crime rates, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Commercial exploitation of drug addiction, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Arguments against prohibition, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Reduction in drug dealing profits, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Drug addiction as a public health issue, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Cost of drugs, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Unequal enforcement of drug laws, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Effect on producer countries, Arguments for and against drug prohibition - Compromise

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Health and education are two extremes in the city. Recently, in a survey, citizens declared that public education and transport (particular companies, although heavily subsidized) as the strongest points of the city, but health care and criminality as the lowest. Citizens gave emphasis to the effort that the prefecture is doing in transportation and daycare. Foz do Iguaçu has a HDI of approximately ~0.780 (medi ...

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Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu - Economy, Foz do Iguaçu - History, Foz do Iguaçu - Population, Foz do Iguaçu - Climate, Foz do Iguaçu - Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Public Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Informal Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Avenida Brasil Brazil Avenue, Foz do Iguaçu - Social Care & Problems, Foz do Iguaçu - Education, Foz do Iguaçu - Health, Foz do Iguaçu - Sanitation, Foz do Iguaçu - Criminality & Unemployment, Foz do Iguaçu - The city and the terrorism threat

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Infantilism - Infantilism and privacy for adult infantilists. For some individuals, it is difficult to discuss one’s private desires with most others, especially when such desires are as uncommon as infantilism. For adult infantilists who have ‘significant others’, the policy of honesty would seem to be the best policy. This is especially true due to the fact that there are certain areas of overlap between infantilism and sexual intimacy in general, and to attempt to separate these two is not only somewhat ...

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Infantilism, Infantilism - Some infantilist lifestyles, Infantilism - Some infantilists' experiments with adoption, Infantilism - Older infantilists' reaching of equilibrium, Infantilism - The psychology of infantilism, Infantilism - Impact and ramifications, Infantilism - Subsets..., Infantilism - ...based on age TBs and ABs, Infantilism - ...based on ageplay DLs and ABs, Infantilism - ...based on gender little girls and sissy babies, Infantilism - Infantilism and privacy, Infantilism - Infantilism and privacy for adult infantilists, Infantilism - Health problems, Infantilism - Some interpersonal relationships that incorporate infantilism, Infantilism - The significant others SOs of infantilists

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