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Chia Seeds: Nutritive Value, Health Benefits and Possible Side Effects
Introduction Chia seeds are small edible seeds obtained from Salvia hispanica L., a plant belonging to the mint family. They have become popular as a nutritious food because they contain dietary fiber, plant-based…
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Scrub Typhus: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Introduction Scrub typhus, also called bush typhus or tsutsugamushi disease, is an acute febrile infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. It is an intracellular, Gram-negative bacterium. The infection is mainly transmitted to human…
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Iron Deficiency in Women: Symptoms, Causes, Foods, Prevention & Treatment
Introduction Iron is an essential mineral needed to make hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Women are particularly vulnerable to iron deficiency because of menstrual blood…
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Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus spp.): Nutritional Value, Health Benefits, and Potential Side Effects
Introduction Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit known for its bright-colored skin, juicy flesh, and tiny black seeds. It is also known as Pitaya or Pitahaya. The fruit originates from Central and South…
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Cancer
Cancer refers to a group of diseases in which body cells grow and multiply in an abnormal and uncontrolled manner. These cells can invade surrounding tissues, spread to distant organs (metastasis), and may…
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Job Description of Community Health Nurse Working at Various Levels
Rule 9 of Nepal Health Service Regulation, 2055 (1998) Community Nursing Administrator Duties, responsibilities and tasks to be performed Working following the Health Service Act and Regulations, while adhering to the Code of…
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Obesity
Introduction Obesity may be defined as an abnormal growth of adipose tissue resulting from an enlargement of fat cell size, known as hypertrophic obesity, or an increase in the number of fat cells,…
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Communication
Introduction The word communication is derived from the Latin word “communis”, meaning “to share,” and refers to the sharing of ideas, concepts, feelings, and emotions. It is a two-way process of exchanging and…
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School Health Service/School Health Programme
School health is an essential part of community health. Today, school health services are recognized as one of the most effective and economical ways to improve the health status of the community, particularly…
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Aloe Vera for skin, hair, and health
Aloe Vera is one of the most widely used medicinal plants in the world known as Ghyu Kumari in Nepal, it has been used for centuries for skin care, wound healing, digestion, and…
