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high bp symptoms :: Article Creator Why Your Normal Blood Pressure Reading Could Be Lying Medical experts explain how high blood pressure secretly damages your heart and what you can do about it High blood pressure silently affects millions worldwide, often showing no symptoms until significant damage has occurred. Medical experts warn that this stealthy condition poses a grave threat to heart health, potentially leading to devastating complications if left unchecked. Understanding its impact could mean the difference between life and death. Breaking down the pressure Blood pressure represents the force exerted against artery walls as blood circulates through the body. When this pressure consistently rises above normal levels, it begins a dangerous cycle of strain on the cardiovascular system. Doctors explain that this elevated pressure forces the heart to work harder with each beat, gradually wearing down this vital organ. Hidden heart damag...

A Family’s Perspective – “The Brutality of Sepsis will Haunt Us for the Rest of Our Lives”

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You asked, we’re answering: Your top questions about Covid-19 and vaccines

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flu vaccine nausea :: Article Creator Moderna May Have The Best Shot At A Vaccine For Stomach Flu There's no approved norovirus vaccine yet, but several companies are working on it. getty Every year, somewhere between 19 and 21 million Americans come down with gastroenteritis (aka "stomach flu"), most often caused by a group of pathogens called noroviruses. These infections lead to hundreds of thousands of ER visits and hospitalizations, as well as around 900 deaths, every year. This winter, norovirus infections are particularly bad in the U.S., according to the CDC, which is recording the highest outbreak numbers of the last decade. There are two possible reasons for the current surge, Daniel Kuritzkes, chief of infectious diseases at Harvard Medical School told Forbes. The first is that strains of circulating viruses change each year, which reduces immune protections similarly to influenza and Covid. Additionally, people...

Travel-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Nonmigrant Travelers...

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dystrophy :: Article Creator Iowa Researchers Study Role Of Genes In Eye Disease That Leads To Vision Loss A research team at the University of Iowa has identified the role of key genes and ultraviolet light in a common eye disease. Aliasger Salem The disease is called Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). It causes the loss of corneal endothelial cells, which, left unchecked, leads to vision loss. FECD affects more than 6 million Americans, the authors report. The only treatment to date is surgery. The researchers explain in the study the process that causes the loss of corneal endothelial cells. In particular, they focused on better understanding and evaluating the role of ferroptosis, a newly identified form of cellular death driven largely by iron concentrations.  The researchers studied samples of corneal endothelial tissue with FECD from 36 patients and compared them with samples from eight patients with healthy corneal endothel...

Vaccine Shedding: Facts, Myths, & More

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gastroenteritis symptoms :: Article Creator What Is Norovirus? What Are The Symptoms And How To Avoid Getting Sick This Winter Your browser is not supportedknoxnews.Com knoxnews.Com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use. Unfortunately, your browser is not supported. Please download one of these browsers for the best experience on knoxnews.Com Stomach Bug? Here's How To Soothe Norovirus Symptoms At Home Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Norovirus cases are on the rise this winter. According to the CDC, there were a record 91 norovirus outbreaks reported by state health officials the week of December 5, 2024 (the most recent report)—the highest of t...

You asked, we’re answering: Your top questions about Covid-19 and vaccines

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tetanus is caused by :: Article Creator Toxoid Vaccine: Tetanus Step 1Use the growth medium to grow new copies of the Clostridium tetani bacteria.   With a toxoid vaccine, the goal is to condition the immune system to combat not an invading virus or bacteria but rather a toxin produced by that invading virus or bacteria. The tetanus shot is such a vaccine. Tetanus is a disease caused by toxins created by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. The vaccine conditions the body's immune system to eliminate these toxins. To produce the vaccine, you first need to grow many copies of the Clostridium tetani bacteria. Step 2Isolate the toxins with the purifier.   While in the growth medium, the bacterial cells produce the toxin, which are toxic molecules that are often released by the cells. To produce the vaccine, you'll need to separate these molecules from the bacteria and the growth medium. Step 3Add aluminum salts to the purified tox...

Travel-Related Diagnoses Among U.S. Nonmigrant Travelers...

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discoid lupus erythematosus :: Article Creator New Study Suggests KLF2 May Play A Role In Neutrophil Regulation And The Development Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Neutropenia, a condition characterized by low neutrophil levels, is common in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and can lead to severe infections. A new study investigates the role of Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2, a protein coding gene involved in a variety of regulatory pathways and plays a role in controlling inflammation) in regulating neutrophil apoptosis (cell death) and its connection to disease activity in people with SLE.  The study included 155 participants:  68 with SLE, 57 disease controls (29 with rheumatoid arthritis; 26 with Sjorgen's Syndrome), and 30 healthy controls. Researchers collected blood samples from each study participant, separated neutrophils, , and analyzed their rates of apoptosis.. They found that people with SLE had blood neutrophil coun...