Do feeding tubes make you gain weight? Extra calories gained from tube feeding can lead to weight gain and growth, improved energy and self-image, improved lung function and the ability to fight infection. Many parents of cystic fibrosis patients feel relief that they no longer have the pressur...
Radiation (a cancer therapy that makes use of high-energy waves to destroy the cancerous cells) Bone marrow transplant Some rare bone marrow conditions that cause a low white blood cell count include: Myelodysplastic syndromes Myeloproliferative syndrome Myelofibrosis Autoimmune disorders: The immune syst...
Describe two ways innate immune system function is compromised in AIDS patients who have a low helper T cell count.Why do antibodies accelerate the immune response?Explain how the immune system can make antigen-specific antibodies ag...
Why does cancer risk increase as we get older? Why do we develop allergies to repeated exposure? How can some people lose an allergy? Why are some antigens said to be T-independent? Why was it important to test Antibody A with Antigen B, and Antibody B with Antigen A? If all your ...
In 5 to 10 percent of patients who receive radiation therapy for prostate cancer, there is a side effect that can show up months to years later -- hemorrhagic cystitis. Why does this problem occur in the bladder after radiation treatment to kill cancer c
Filgrastim is a synthetic group of medications that stimulate the production and function of blood cells. Filgrastim is a colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the bone marrow to make new white blood cells to treat low white blood cells resulting from cancer medications....
INTENSIVE CARE’S HIDDEN SECRETS AND MYTHS BEHIND THE SCENES, THAT THE INTENSIVE CARE TEAM KEEPS AWAY FROM YOU AT ANY COST AND OTHER FAMILIES OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT THOSE HIDDEN SECRETS YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN YOUR LOVED ONE ...
The salivary flow rate of 0.3 mL of hypotonic saliva per minute56 would double the requirement for blood at 2 to 3 minutes. These estimates are being verified using HIV-infected mononuclear leukocytes, including those obtained from HIV-infected patients. Comment Interruption of hiv multiplication by...
Importantly, the adoption of a pre-specified, built-in second-line treatment option offers the advantage of reducing the proportion of patients who do not get access to further treatment, as demonstrated in the recently reported trial from Perol, in which more than 80% of patients in the ...
Concurrently, medical experts, instead of looking for cures, would look for ways to eliminate the toxins from current patients and then determine if they can reverse the damage. If neurotoxins do play a role, we are wasting time by not trying to ban them and protect future generat...