Saliva is an important secretion from the body, whose presence and the role in multiplicity of functions is rarely appreciated in normal circumstances but more felt so in absentia. Patients may present with a range of signs and symptoms, the severity of which depending upon the causative factors. Also read: The Geography Of Cancer The
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Reductions in the Quantity of salivary secretions or Quality – changes in the properties of saliva are responsible for a host of related oral and dental problems which impact directly upon the Quality of Life . These include: Difficulties in eating and speaking Alterations in taste (dysgeusia) Increased plaque formation Increased risk of dental caries,
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Flow Rat: Un-stimulated (resting) 0.3-0.4 ml/min Also read: Symptoms Related To The Deficiency Of Salivary Secretions (Abnormal <0.1ml/min) Simulated (chewing-taste-psychological) 1-2 ml/min (Abnormal <0.5) To know more: Saliva
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Zuvius: What were the circumstances that made you decide to go for a checkup? Aruna: I experienced continuous loss of appetite and loss of weight, skin trouble and change of taste for nearly 1 ½ years. After various tests, running around consulting various doctors for nearly 1 ½ years, finally was diagnosed on 26.02.11 with Ovarian
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Zuvius: What were the circumstances that made you decide to go for a checkup? Archna: I noticed one node in my neck and immediately I decided to get all my checkups done. My husband and I consulted our family doctor and all the cancer-related checkups were done. I was diagnosed with third stage advanced renal carcinoma.
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True beauty never really fades away. It may wear down with the tides of time but will always remain a source of joy and comfort. Manish Koirala is one such beauty. After a stint with cancer she has come out of it totally unscathed and the beautiful Manisha is as gorgeous as ever bubbling with
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Zuvius: What were the circumstances that made you decide to go for a check-up? Prateek: April 20, 1998- It was my nineteenth birthday and I woke up with a slight pain in my left testicle. I have had this pain for the last few years since a ball had hit me there while playing cricket
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Two momentous events occurred in his life, one after the other and it is from these, Yuvraj Singh, the man admired by millions in India, emerged! Everything about Yuvraj’s life is spectacular. He debuted for India in 2000 as a nineteen year old and in 2011 the Indian national cricket team won the World cup.
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Zuvius: What were the circumstances that made you decide to go for a check-up? Varshaa: My mom is a cancer survivor herself and when she had been detected with breast cancer; her surgeon had warned that some women tend to have the genetic tendency to pass it on to their daughters so as her daughter I too
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We had started our Cancer Awareness Campaign in association with ZuviusLifesciences and YouWeCan. We were enjoying this journey of taking wakefulness and knowledge across college students and interacting with them while killing the myths about cancer. During this campaign we often came across stories of survivors and quite a lot of people falling prey to
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