Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) as one of the popular pain reliever is among regular aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin) and naproxen sodium (Aleve). Another kind of pain reliever those are popular as analgesic is acetametaphin (Tylenol). NSAIDs work by curbing the enzyme cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) or both of them at the same time. (more…)
The prevalence of aspirin-sensitive asthma is uncertain although it may exist in up to 20% of all asthmatics patients. The char ...
The cross-sensitivity between aspirin and Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs in patients who manifest pseudo-allergic reacti ...
Perhaps one day you have experienced chronic fatigue, insomnia, tender points and pain in your muscle all over your body? Do no ...
Allergy and asthma are surrounding many of us. People suffer from various allergy and asthma that are caused by food, dust, and ...
Asthma is a frightening condition. I have lived with asthma symptoms for 17 years and the thought of an allergy induced asthma atta ...
Many kids’ deaths in the United States over the years happened both in schools and children camps because of lack of access to basic essential medicines for asthma.
In Massachusetts, a law passed recently that allows students and children with asthma and allergies to bring along emergency (more…)
Are your children having peanut allergies? If yes, and you are new to this things, you are advised to look for some guidance. ...
Many medicines that are common and consumed by us everyday was discovered in its natural state. It then process and then synthe ...
It is important that you understand what asthma medicine to flare up so that you can treat your asthma. Knowing how to control ...
The geographical variation in the prevalence of asthma in children does not coincide with variations in air pollution levels. The i ...
Treatment of allergic diseases in childhood presents unique challenges, as both the beneficial effects and the detrimenta ...
Many children are living with asthma. Asthma is a lung disease because the constriction of small airways (bronchioles). When this happens, there is moderate to severe difficulty in breathing came with by wheezing. Even though wheezing is not always heard but most of the time it is always present. (more…)
After long-term avoidance of the offending foods, many children outgrow their food allergies. Subsequent periodic challenge wit ...
Having a food intolerance test is becoming increasingly popular nowadays. This is because the symptoms of indigestion, stomach ...
Childhood is the period of life when allergies to food are most prevalent. Food allergy is much more common in babies and young ...
If you suspect that certain foods trigger wheezing or asthma symptoms in your child, your first action should be a consultation ...
The food eating challenges materials used at different centers vary considerably. Some centers use freeze-dried foods, some use con ...
Innate immunity depends on both resident and recruited leukocytes. The macrophage without doubt plays an import- ant role in the detection of pulmonary infections. Low inocula of pneumococci are cleared by macrophages. Alveolar macrophages also have an important role in the initiation of responses to inhaled lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and their function (more…)
Innate immune responses are seen in a very broad range of tissues. Indeed, the Toll-like receptors (TLRs, one of the most important ...
Contact of pathogens with the innate immune system will most frequently occur at epithelia, and the biology of the airway epitheliu ...
While our primary concern is the impact that the innate immune system has on allergic disease, it is essential to recognize that al ...
Activation of the innate immune system is an integral part of the pathology of allergic diseases such as asthma, with a dual role t ...
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) act as receptors for numerous stimuli of immune cells, including bacterial cell wall constituents (l ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae strains, commonly called pneumococci, differ from other streptococci in that they contain complex polysaccharide capsules that consitute the major virulence determinant in the species. Pneumococci are respiratory pathogens that colonize upper airways and cause bronchitis or pneumonia after aspiration of respiratory secretions. (more…)
Of the several species of Haemophilus that are known, Haemophilus influenzae is the most prevalent pathogen. Several distinct capsu ...
Exotoxins are noxious proteins secreted by many bacteria. These toxins are often heat-labile and thus can be heat-inactivated f ...
Measles virus is a highly infectious viral disease characterized by a sore throat and a blotchy red rash that starts on the fac ...
Immunization is needed for person to be prevented of getting diseases, whereas in bigger scale, it is needed to eradicate the bre ...
The final stage of the disease process (although it may not be the final stage of the infection) is the actual production of di ...