Josh Kruize

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• Why Screening and Treatment for Gestational Diabetes is Important

  Can gestational diabetes affect the development and growth of the baby? Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes only develops during pregnancy, and most of the time, gestational diabetes is diagnosed during the last stage of pregnancy. If someone is diagnosed with diabetes during the earlier...

• Time Management Tips for Nurses

  Being a nurse is a fulfilling yet hectic job. Since workload and breaks are unpredictable, there can be days that it gets overwhelmingly stressful. When not knowing how to manage one’s time effectively, nurses may easily lose their eagerness which is greatly needed in this field. They may also...

• Cancer Answers: Is There a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer?

  Symptoms of ovarian cancer do not present themselves within early stages and in most cases, ovarian cancer is not detected during routine pelvic examinations.For this reason, most women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage – stage III or stage IV – at which case the cancer...

• Levator Scapulae Muscle: Function, Trigger Points, and Anatomy

  Levator Scapulae MuscleThe levator scapulae is a long muscle, which is located at the back and side of the neck. It is known to end at the top of the shoulder. Its Latin name indicates its function of lifting the scapula. Regardless of muscular development, this long muscle is difficult to see. It...

• Decoding Facts About the Strep Throat Infection

  Is it a sore throat or a strep throat infection?Strep throat is a medical condition associated with bacteria that infect the throat and tonsils. The infection is caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. This group of bacteria is usually spread through contact with droplets of an infected person....

• Appendectomy Aftercare

  What is an Appendectomy?The appendix is a pouch-like organ situated in the lower right abdomen in the first part of the large intestine. The importance or function that is carried out by this structure is not very clear, hence it is referred to as a "vestigial structure". When the appendix causes...