Dengue is a disease that is spread by mosquitoes and affects more than fifty million people all over the world. Unlike several other diseases, dengue virus makes a person more vulnerable to infection the second time. In other words, the risk is higher the second time. Latest studies conducted on the disease has revealed why Read more
Hyperactivity of the immune system can lead to dangerous repercussions in the form of autoimmune diseases. This can cause reversal of the immune system that leads to allergies and damage of vital organs. The components that are responsible for causing damage due to hyperactivity are the T cells. T cells perform a very important activity Read more
Perfume is favorite to all of us. There will be hardly any person, who does not like the sweet fragrance of perfumes. Most of us have fascination to buy various kinds of perfumes. Some of us like to experiment, using various fragrances, while some of us like to stick to their own fav perfumes. From Read more
Hand-held device can be use to inject a vaccine to a cancer patient. The vaccine shot in two places – in the arms and legs. Through the use of electricity, the device boosts the effectiveness of the vaccine by 100-fold. Right now, around four UK hospitals are using it against the most serious form of Read more
Proteins are beneficial for diabetics Increasing the levels of some types of proteins is known to prevent further damage to the immune system of an individual who is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The increased protein levels prevent the damage to pancreas that is caused by the condition. This also prevents the spread of the Read more
Symptoms of the diseases The diseases, psoriasis, and eczema cause red, flaking rashes on the infected individual’s skin. However, there is nothing more common between the two diseases. There are some rare cases when individuals may be affected by both these conditions. Some scientists have found that an opposed immune system response induces the flaring Read more
Stress does not increase risk of multiple sclerosis After long speculations about the correlation between stress and multiple sclerosis, it has been established that they are mutually exclusive. Although there have been evidences that stress increases the severity of the disease, it is now clear that stress does not cause multiple sclerosis.
For the past more than fifty years babies and the children were given antibiotics on a regular basis to treat infections. This overuse has resulted in very dangerous resistance to superbugs that we’ve all read about in the news. You most likely are aware now of the fact that infectious micro organisms and fungi that Read more
Vaccines, also called immunizations, are designed to boost your child’s immune system against specific infectious agents, protecting him from serious and sometimes life-threatening diseases. Vaccines come in many varieties. Some are lab-manufactured replicas of a piece of a bacterium or virus. These are called recombinant vaccines. Others are made by attaching proteins to parts of Read more