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  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Prevention
    Health - 7 Mar 2019
    Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the major cause of acute renal failure in children. It follows gastroenteritis caused by a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strain, most frequently O157:H7, though...
  • History of Vaccination
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    This article describes the history of vaccination and the methodologies used to produce vaccines, including attentuation, reassortment and inactivation.
  • What is Q Fever?
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Q fever is a zoonotic or animal infection which spreads to humans, and occurs all over the world. The name was derived from “Query fever” because it was a mystery fever when first described, in an...
  • Risk Factors for Pituitary Tumors
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Pituitary tumors are growths arising from the pituitary gland, found within the brain. Risk factors include a family history and hormonal changes, whereas protective factors include parity and...
  • Osteoarthritis and Diet
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Osteoarthritis (OA) is a severe and often crippling condition that typically affects older people. Researchers previously attributed OA to wear and tear in the joints as an inevitable part of aging,...
  • Ocular Larva Migrans
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Ocular larva migrans is a rare inflammatory condition of the eye caused by local reactions to the larva of Toxocara species. These are roundworms which infest dogs and cats as their definitive hosts....
  • What Happens if You Take Too Much Iron?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Iron is an essential mineral in the diet, and is a crucial component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Dietary iron is present in two forms. Heme...
  • Hookworm Infections in Humans
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Hookworm infections in humans are caused by two important species of nematode parasites (a type of a roundworm), Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus.
  • Gut-brain Axis and Psychobiotics
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    The term ‘psychobiotic’ represents a live organism that, when taken in appropriate amounts, provides certain health benefits for patients with psychiatric illnesses. Studying these novel classes of...
  • Managing and Treating Eye Allergies
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Allergies of the eye may affect the conjunctiva, cornea or the eyelids. Clinical signs are important in diagnosing the type of allergy. Additional tests, such as brush cytology of the ocular...

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