which produce the anti-inflammatory, gut-healing, short-chain fatty acid butyrate. This is a really interesting theory, as I’ve seen low butyrate levels in many of my Hashimoto’s clients who have taken theGI-
Metabolic myopathies encompass a heterogeneous group of inherited muscle disorders characterized by impaired energy production, often resulting from defects in metabolic pathways. We present a case report of a 12-year-old female who was referred to neurology for increased creatinine kinase level. Our ...
In many ways, Koch’s postulates are still central to our current understanding of the causes of disease. However, advances in microbiology have revealed some important limitations in Koch’s criteria. Koch made several assumptions that we now know are untrue in many cases. The first relates to...
Symptoms of overmedication include, but are not limited to: rapid or irregular heartbeat, nervousness, irritability or mood swings, muscle weakness or tremors, diarrhea, menstrual irregularities, hair loss, weight loss, insomnia, chest pain, and excessive sweating. Do not start, change, increase,...
Pediatric Rheumatology (2015) 13:23 Page 2 of 4 Musculoskeletal and mucocutaneous manifestations in children with scurvy are numerous, characterized by peri- follicular petechiae, bruising and ecchymoses, gingival in- flammation and bleeding, alopecia, and bone pain, skeletal muscle degeneration, and...
Enterovirus may resemble a common cold at first, with fever, runny nose, sneezing, skin rash, mouth blisters, and body and muscle aches. Of the many types of enterovirus, about half are known to cause an enterovirus rash. People affected by enterovirus symptoms may also have trouble breathing...
Influenza, also known as the flu, is a highly contagious viral disease that affects the upper respiratory tract. Flu season typically lasts between the months of October and April. Signs and symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, fatigue, runny nose, and headaches. Individuals...
Things like depression, bedsores, and muscle atrophy can all be avoided when a facility is properly staffed. Abuse Employees of understaffed nursing homes and other care facilities are sure to be more stressed than those working in fully-staffed environments. Staff members will be picking up ...
autoimmune reaction winding up damaging neurons in the brain circuits that control arousal and muscle tone. Honda found that all members of a group of (5) narcoleptics had one aspect of their tissue type in common, one of the human leukocyte antigens (HLAs). Whereas the HLA type was clearl...
hypertrophy and hyperplasia of smooth muscle in the pylorus d. thickening a. In cases of acute respiratory failure (ARF) what would cause a primarily hypercapnic ARF? Hypoxemic ARF? b. What would be the therapy for each? c. How do you prevent post-op ...