Health Topics

This is an in depth review of Gould’s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions 6th edition. Pathophysiology is also called as physiopathology. It a combination of two disciplines. Shortly, pathophysiology is the study of abnormal body process that has a link with disease condition. Disease brings many changes in the body and there is an alteration in their functioning. Gould’s Pathophysiology …

Kozier and Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing 10th edition is an introductory book on nursing. It highlights the concepts, process and practice of nursing. Published in 2016, the latest edition also contains some distinct changes. Authors include Audrey Berman, Shirlee J Snyder and Geralyn Frandsen. All of them have academic background of nursing. Pearson Education is the publisher of this book. A …

The importance and properties of Vitamin C are discussed in the post. Vit. C is also known as Ascorbic Acid. It is derived from glucose via the uronic acid pathway. Actually there is an enzyme called L- gulonolactone oxidase. The function of this enzyme is to converts gulocolactone to ascorbic acid. Basically this enzyme is absent in human beings which …

Diabetes mellitus commonly known as Diabetes is a chronic disease. Millions of people in the world suffer from this wide spread disease. According to a global survey 347 million people all over the world suffer from diabetes. This post is written for promoting awareness about meal planning for diabetes. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is condition in which body has an …

Dietary fiber also referred to as fiber. It is the part of the food that usually remains undigested. This component of food is not digested in stomach and small intestine but is fermented in the colon (large intestine ). According to the recommendations of regulating bodies, a person should eat 20 to 35 gram dietary fiber daily. The intake of …