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		<title>Preventing Depression Following Pregnancy and Childbirth Using Placental Encapsulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the 1950s all forms of depression have increased from 8-12% to over 22%. Of particular concern is depression following pregnancy and childbirth, aka postpartum. Women have historically been ignored, criticized, or simply given drugs and told to be quiet and be good little girls. The problem with these approaches is that it ignores the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phenylketonuria Causes Musty Odor Symptoms, Phenylalanine Diet Restriction Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phenylketonuria is a rare birth defect in which a mutation causes the inability to metabolize phenylalanine, an essential amino acid. Why phenylalanine can&#8217;t be broken down is because a required enzyme is not produced by your body due to a genetic error.
Phenylketonuria is inherited, and both parents must pass on its defective gene for this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACE Inhibitors Health Benefits, Side Effects of ACE Inhibitor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ACE in ACE inhibitor is the short for angiotensin-converting enzyme and this inhibitor acts as a vasodilator. ACE inhibitors basically benefit your health by blocking the production of an enzyme that is necessary for your blood vessels to constrict.
ACE inhibitors block the enzyme production that assists in converting the protein angiotensin 1 into angiotensin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About Birth Defects, Birth Defect Causes, Types of Birth Defects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A birth defect is some abnormality in the structure, function or metabolism of your body that is present at birth. These defects happen during your development in your mother’s womb, most often during the first 3 months of pregnancy.
There are more than 4,000 different types of known birth defects, many of which cause mental or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congenital, Types of Congenital Heart Defects, Causes of Congenital Heart Disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congenital means some sort of health condition is present at birth. This congenital condition may or may not be hereditary or due to environmental influences. And congenital heart defects are the most common type of major birth defects.
Congenital heart disease is a general term used to describe various abnormalities involving the heart. Heart defects emerge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aortic Valve Stenosis Causes Reduced Blood Flow, Weak Heart Symptoms for Aortic Valve Replacement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your aorta is the main artery through which oxygenated blood flows out of the heart to the rest of your body. And your aortic valve prevents blood from back flowing into the left ventricle once it&#8217;s been pumped into the aorta.
Aortic valve stenosis, aka aortic stenosis, means your aortic valve has narrowed to such an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Causes Fatigue, Jaundice, Itching Symptoms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Primary sclerosing cholangitis, aka sclerosing chalangitis, is a bile duct disease causing inflammation of your bile ducts. Over time, this inflammation causes scarring, narrowing and eventual blockage of the ducts.
Blocked bile ducts result in bile backing up into your liver, causing liver cell damage and liver problems. Which might eventually lead to cirrhosis and liver failure.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pityriasis Alba Causes White Skin Patches, White Patches of Skin, Pityriasis Alba Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pityriasis alba is a fairly common skin condition affecting children and adolescents. It is marked by white patches of skin caused by the lack of pigment, which may be scaly and itchy.
Pityriasis alba is much like very mild eczema and its white patches are visually similar to tinea versicolor and vitiligo. However, these white skin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vasodilators Cause Vasodilation Dilate Blood Vessels for Blood Flow Increase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vasodilators are drugs that dilate, or open, your blood vessels. They work by relaxing the smooth muscles in your blood vessel&#8217;s walls. Thus, preventing them from tightening which causes narrowing.
So, vasodilators increase blood flow due to less resistance and your heart gets a break because it doesn&#8217;t have to pump as hard. Of vital importance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polycystic Kidney Disease Causes Kidney Cysts, Enlarged Swollen Kidney Symptoms, PKD Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an incurable genetic disorder that causes the formation of kidney cysts. In turn, the cysts rupture and cause your kidneys to become enlarged and swollen.
Because the cysts of polycystic kidney disease cause your kidneys to swell, the enlargement disrupts kidney function. This disruption leads to hypertension and kidney infections. And [...]]]></description>
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