An allergy is an exaggerated reaction by the immune system in response to exposure to certain foreign substances. These foreign substances are normally seen as harmless by the immune system in nonallergic individuals, but in allergic individuals, part of the immune system generates a response. When...
It sounds strange, but confusion or a feeling of doom are signs of a severe food allergy. How does an allergic reaction cause these feelings? Doctors think it’s linked to a sudden drop in your blood pressure. Use your epinephrine auto-injector or nasal spray right away if you notice this...
When the test is over, the doctor or nurse will clean your skin and put some cream on it to help with any itching. Any swelling from a reaction usually goes away within 30 minutes to a few hours. Blood tests.If you take any medicines that could affect allergy test results, have sensit...
The body’s hypersensitive reaction against the common allergens such as dust, pollens, and dander are due to the excessive reaction of the white blood cell to produce an antibody resulting to inflammatory responses and other allergy symptoms and reactions. Signs of Allergy Symptoms The signs of ...
(AVP), the most common form of pelvic organ prolapse, has deleterious effects on women’s health. Here the authors employ single-cell RNA-seq to construct a transcriptomic atlas of vaginal wall cells from AVP patients, and find that extracellular matrix dysregulation and immune reaction are ...
drugreactionADRsymptomssocialsupportself-efficacyStudy Objectives. To evaluate trends in adverse symptoms as blood pressure becomes controlled, and to determine if these symptoms are influenced by social support and self-efficacy.Dr.DivisionCynthiaDivision...
Now, if you’ve ever struggled with symptoms of an anxiety disorder, you know that the effects often encompass so much more than just that. On the surface, anxiety is a normal and even healthy emotion. What starts as a necessary reaction to a threatening or potentially dangerous stimulus bec...
When the test is over, the doctor or nurse will clean your skin and put some cream on it to help with any itching. Any swelling from a reaction usually goes away within 30 minutes to a few hours. Blood tests.If you take any medicines that could affect allergy test results, have sensit...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia:A low platelet count caused by a reaction against heparin, ablood thinnergiven to many hospitalized people to preventblood clots Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A rare blood disorder causing small blood clots to form in blood vessels throughout the body; platelets ...
The cause of the autoimmune reaction in rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. Even though infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi have long been suspected, none has been proven as the cause. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is a very active area of worldwide research. Does rheumatoid...