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  • Health - 13 Jul 2023
    In type 1 diabetes, the cells of the immune system mistake the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas for foreign bodies and launches an immune attack against them. This damage or destruction of...
  • Health - 13 Jul 2023
    The term autoimmunity refers to a failure of the body’s immune system to recognize its own cells and tissues as “self.” Instead, immune responses are launched against these cells and tissues as if...
  • Health - 13 Jul 2023
    Although a high degree of autoimmunity is harmful, low-level autoimmunity can be beneficial to the host.
  • Health - 5 Jul 2023
    Kawasaki disease is an autoimmune condition causing inflammation of arterial vessels in children, usually before the age of five.
  • Health - 3 Jul 2023
    Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar is a condition where blood levels of glucose drop below a critical level. Glucose provides energy for various bodily functions and is therefore vital for survival.
  • Health - 2 Jan 2023
    The prostate gland is a small gland that lies beneath the urinary bladder in males. The gland surrounds the top of the urethra which carries urine and sperm out of the body via the penis.
  • Health - 31 Dec 2022
    Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder caused by the body’s autoimmune attack of the protective covering that surrounds nerves in the body. This substance is called myelin and...
  • Health - 25 Jun 2019
    Using antibiotics appropriately, your health care provider can effectively treat your Lyme disease. In general, the sooner you begin treatment following infection, the quicker and more complete your...
  • Health - 29 May 2019
    Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute unilateral facial paralysis, accounting for approximately 60-75% of such cases. The right side is generally affected more often, i.e. 63% of the time.
  • Health - 28 Mar 2019
    Mikulicz syndrome is a chronic disease in which the glandular tissue of the head and neck are excessively enlarged, usually bilaterally. Mostly, the salivary (parotid) and lacrimal (tear-duct) glands...

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