The most common preceding infection involves the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, a common foodborne pathogen that can lead to infectious diarrhea. Less common triggers include cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, HIV, and Zika virus. The newest infection to add to the list is SARS-CoV-2, the ...
Wendy Armstrong sees commonly at Grady Health Care System’s Ponce De Leon Center, one of the largest HIV/AIDS treatment facilities in the United States. ... Growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Crystal began smoking marijuana at age 15; it gave her the immediate gratification she was looking...
The treatment of gynecologic cancers almost always requires an initial surgical procedure. Sometimes the surgery is fairly simple and straightforward. At other times it is more complicated and requires a longer stay in the hospital and a longer recuperation period. By the time you are first seen i...
The effects of mobile phone radiation in humans are unknown. In Britain, a 27 year old woman with a brain tumour is taking a mobile phone manufacturer to court who she blames for her tumour. A biologist, Roger Coghill, has also been given permission to bring a case against a provider ...
The need for systematic methods for reviewing evidence is continuously increasing. Evidence mapping is one emerging method. There are no authoritative recommendations for what constitutes an evidence map or what methods should be used, and anecdotal evid
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the newest member of the coronavirus family. Reported as a zoonotic virus, it likely emerged in China in the province of Hubei, where it jumped from bats and/or pangolins to humans [56]. Three months after the first reports ...
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Once located, Cas9, the scissors, makes a double-stranded break in the DNA, and the DNA you want to insert takes its place.The implications for this are vast.Yes, this technology will disrupt medical treatment. But beyond that, it could also transform everything from the food we eat to ...
The most common test for syphilis is therRapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, which is commonly performed as a screening test for syphilis and in monitoring patients' response to treatment. When this test is positive, another test, the fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test may also be ...
demands and dress codes of your workplace, but wear them whenever you can.• Contrast Ice and Heat — Use ice as the only treatment for the first forty-eight hours if you have a sudden or acute injury to the hip. If the hip problem is considered chronic, both ice and heat can be...