Blood Disease Articles & Analysis: Older
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In cases of Rh incompatibility – a condition where the mother’s and baby’s blood types do not match – blood transfusions can also play a crucial role in managing and preventing haemolytic disease of the newborn. ...
Multiple myeloma (multiple myeloma, MM) is a malignant tumor originating from the B cell lineage, characterized by the clonal proliferation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow microenvironment, causing fractures and bone marrow failure, and is the second most common blood system disease in the world Tumors cannot be cured by traditional chemotherapy ...
Before a patient can get fit with their multi-articulating myoelectric hand, it’s vital that their prosthetist conducts a thorough evaluation and understands the cause of amputation or limb loss. This information helps prosthetists understand what a patient’s needs are so they can determine which prosthetic hand is the best fit for them. With this in mind, we’ll discuss the ...
Humans are inherently social beings who thrive on making and maintaining social relationships. Connecting with and supporting one another forms deep bonds that make us feel seen, valued, and like we belong. These social interactions are not only important for our emotional well-being but also for our physical well-being-maybe even more so than originally thought. Loneliness, an increasingly ...
Maintaining the normal functioning of the immune system relies heavily on enzymes. Many white blood cells produce and use enzymes as an essential part of their functions. ...
Lapse in Quality In early 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported bacterial infections after use of stem cell products2, and are currently investigating the ReGen Series. The FDA inspection of the ReGen product manufacturer found problems with its process, including that the facility had not screened the umbilical cord blood donors ...
Antioxidants Antioxidants are of vital importance at reducing our body's risk for disease caused by free radical (not a hippie from the '60s) damage. Free radicals come from many sources including; toxins in our food, air, water and are produced by the body as byproducts of natural processes. ...
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A study done in Taiwan about the link between long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic in drinking water and Blackfoot disease showed that there was a direct link between the two. Further findings indicate that arsenic severely damages blood vessels in the lower limbs, which progresses to gangrene. Other forms of blood vessel ...
A study done in Taiwan about the link between long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic in drinking water and Blackfoot disease showed that there was a direct link between the two. Further findings indicate that arsenic severely damages blood vessels in the lower limbs, which progresses to gangrene. Other forms of blood vessel ...
Much uncertainty surrounds transmission of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) through blood and blood derived products. A first expert elicitation with 14 experts was conducted in March 2008, and a second re–elicitation involving 11 experts was held a year later in March 2009. ...
We show how microfluidics technology can be used to fabricate simple and innovative biomimetic tools to shed new light on physiopathological events occurring in the blood microcirculation. Examples of applications are given in the context of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), an inflammatory disease of the lung triggered by a massive arrest of white ...
Food habits of new lifestyle have contributed to the appearance of chronic diseases such as obesity or cardiovascular diseases, which are mainly due to bad eating habits. ...
Three cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) were reported and related to contaminated beef consumption. Blood and food safety systems were established to prevent vCJD transmission.Keywords: variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, vCJD, The Netherlands, risk management, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE, mad cow ...
The non-cancer disease mortality (1950-1995) among 27 011 medical diagnostic X-ray workers was compared to that of 25 782 other medical specialists employed between 1950 and 1980 to provide evidence of human non-cancer disease death produced by protracted and fractionated exposure to ionising radiation and assess the resultant non-cancer disease ...