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Some tips: 1) Consume a protein-rich diet; do include milk, dairy products and pulses. 2) Increase your daily intake of green leafy vegetables. 3) Use garlic paste as a staple in your food. Garlic is an excellent antibiotic and antiseptic. 4) Massage your scalp regularly with mustard oil. 5) Drink a mixture of ground amla in water, before you sleep. 6) Soak amla, reetha and shikakai in water overnight. Strain in the morning using a muslin cloth. Apply to scalp. Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse well with water.

Looking at various proteins in urine may help doctors predict the development of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes patients well before they develop the condition,according toa report in the March Diabetes Care. "We have identified a set of urine proteins almost 10 years before the onset of diabetic nephropathy that identify those who will go on to get diabetic nephropathy, the most common cause of renal failure in the US and the world," Ravi Thadani,from Masachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston,said. Diabetic nephropathy is a serious complication of diabetes in which the kidneys lose their ability to function over time.