The oral cavity can be affected by a wide range of systemic diseases, as well as systemic treatments for those diseases. Types of disorders include cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, endocrinopathies, hematologic disease, cancer, obesity,
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Cardiovascular diseases include conditions that affect the structures or function of your heart or blood vessels. Learn more about the types of cardiovascular diseases and their treatments.
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Several rare disease patient populations received their first-ever FDA-approved drug since Rare Disease Day last year, signifying progress in closing treatment gaps for rare disease.
and their role in different diseases. These discoveries have led to an increasing interest in developing new inflammasome-targeting therapies, which are presently under evaluation in numerous clinical trials. Herein, we introduce the structural basis of different inflammasomes and the mechanisms that ...
Diseases can be categorized in several ways: by their cause, by the system of the body affected, by severity, by the usual form of treatment, by the likelihood of recurrence, or by the expected outcome. A physician studies the patient's medical history, symptoms, current physical condition,...
joints, causinginflammation, swelling, and pain. If left untreated, RA gradually causes permanent joint damage. Treatments include various medications that reduce immune system overactivity. You might take them by mouth or as a shot. See charts that list rheumatoid arthritis drugs and their side ...
Theses drugs are potent and may be dangerous if taken in an overdose. Some are addictive; therefore, their use must be strictly controlled. A patient can buy these medicines only if a doctor writes a prescription (or order) for a pharmacist to fill. Many other drugs that do not require ...
Enteric viral diseases pose major global health burdens. Here, Xu et al. establish macrophage-augmented intestinal organoids to study pathophysiology and antiviral response of enteric viral infections. The organoids also facilitate testing of combination treatments that target virus infection and inflammator...