Word: kidneys
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...intestine, causing it to malfunction and disgorge its contents in watery (or bloody) stools. The fluid loss leads to dehydration, marked by dizziness, dry or sticky[an error occurred while processing this directive] mouth, less and darker urine, sunken eyes and weight loss. Severe dehydration can lead to shock, kidney failure and death. Rehydration Oral rehydration solution (ORS) can reverse most cases of dehydration if given quickly. It can be made from one teaspoon of salt and eight teaspoons of sugar dissolved in a liter of water then administered gradually - at a cost of literally pennies per child. The Mechanism...
...other disorder in humans," writes Dr. Brent Bauer, the Mayo Clinic's alternative-medicine specialist. Mangosteens contain antioxidants called xanthones that have been shown to stop certain bacteria and fungi in lab tests. Yet independent-distributor sites claim the juice helps everything from Alzheimer's disease to kidney stones. XanGo's Morton concedes that wild claims are being made. "With 600,000 distributors, some stuff gets past our compliance [measures]," he says. "Overpromising and underdelivering is a problem in any company, from painting houses to selling cars...
...Asia already supplement crazy, U.S. companies believe that China is a natural market for their goods, many of which are derived, after all, from Asian herbs and plants. Consider the buzz in holistic-healing circles around Himalayan goji berries, used in Tibet for nearly 2,000 years to treat kidney problems, allergies, diabetes and tuberculosis. At least that's according to the marketing materials of Timpanogos Nursery, a farm growing goji berries--in Utah. The mangosteen may have met its match...
...visitors and calls to my room. She disciplined my rambunctious son, who ran down the halls demanding to see the gun of everyone in uniform. She helped me decide to euthanize my 15-year-old cat. I had been informed by the vet that he was dying of kidney trouble, and the question was whether to attempt a heroic procedure. "Putting a suffering animal to sleep is the last great act of love you can do for him," said Tami, who had a houseful of felines herself. I made the call and bawled in her arms...
...entire match will be sponsored-and broadcast over the Internet-by Golden Palace Casino, which in the past has concocted marketing campaigns for oddities like Britney Spears? pregnancy test, William Shatner?s kidney stone, and the Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Says Golden Palace Marketing director Drew Black: "This was just a perfect fit-what filmmaker is going to take their critics to the point to say, you don?t like me, put up your dukes...