From anterior to posterior the iris is organised in the following layers: 1. Endothelial 2. Anterior marginal layer 3. Vascular layer = Stroma 4. Posterior marginal layer = Dilatator layer 5. Epithelial pigment = Stratum pigmenti iridis 6. Retinal layer = Pars iridica retinae 1. The question of the existence of the Endothelial layer is [...]
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Greasy hair is a problem at period time too. I’m not going to advise you to wash your hair every day, although I know many girls do. It’s a good idea to keep it clean, but if you subject it to a daily dose of hot water, you could be forcing it to produce even [...]
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Everybody knows what a fever is, but many people don’t know what it means. One common error is to assume that the higher the fever, the sicker the child. It is also commonly believed that fever is a child’s enemy, that it should be fought and the temperature brought to normal as soon as possible. [...]
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For about the first month of life, or longer if the baby is born prematurely and is catching up, the baby will do little besides eat, sleep, and dirty nappies. An infant has a small stomach and can’t eat very much at a time, but he or she is busy growing and developing and needs [...]
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Can insulin be taken by mouth? No. It is destroyed by digestive juices and can be given only by injection. When I grow up to be an adult will I be able to be on tablets like other adult diabetics? Not according to our present knowledge about diabetes. Certainly some adults can be treated adequately [...]
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And then there’s the fastest-rising cancer of all. Malignant melanoma-the deadly variety of skin cancer-is increasing so rapidly that its death toll keeps going up even though the survival rate is actually getting better. In addition, non-melanoma skin cancer-basal and squamous cell carcinoma-is the most common cancer among U.S. Whites. The sun is to blame. [...]
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Muscle control There may also be functional changes in the control of those very important muscles which keep the airways open when a breath is taken in. If these muscles are weakened or if they become unsynchronized with inspiratory and expiratory efforts, then the pharynx may collapse. Alcohol Many snorers are both surprised and disappointed [...]
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A national breast screening programme has been running throughout the UK since 1989 to try to improve the early detection of breast cancers. A study in America several years ago found that 95 per cent of women whose breast lumps were detected and treated when measuring 0.5 cm (approximately 1/5 of an inch) or less [...]
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Cholera Edward Chadwick, a barrister, pioneered the concern with water, drainage and sewage disposal, but it should not be thought that the battle was won without a fight. Years of opposition and debate were centred around the vast sums of money involved in the engineering needed. Such measures were also seen by some as infringing [...]
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Pamper and treat yourself to a nourishing luxurious aromatic bath. Evoke a vision of Cleopatra lolling seductively in her swan-shaped tub! Nourishing milk bath: spirulina powder 1-2 tsp., fresh milk 1-2 cups, sandalwood essential oil 5 drops Soothing oatmeal bath: oatmeal fine 1/2 cup, spirulina powder 1-2 tsp., lavender essential oil 5 drops, warm water [...]
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