Why Some People Survived COVID-19 and Others Did Not
Why immune balance - not age - predicted COVID-19 survival, and what the CD4:CD8 ratio reveals.
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Glitazones for Diabetes: Benefits and Risks
A look at how glitazone drugs lower blood sugar and the trade-offs the evidence reveals.
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Immune System’s Last Stand: The Necroptosis Revolution
In the intricate world of human biology, an unending battle rages between our cells and invading pathogens. This is a tale of sacrifice, strategy, and survival-a story of how our bodies defend themselves at the cellular level. Welcome to the world of necroptosis and immune response, where cellular self-destruction becomes a powerful weapon against disease….
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Giardia Manipulates E. Coli: Unveiling a Cunning Gut Invasion Strategy
The recent Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Congress in Washington D.C. unveiled groundbreaking insights into the world of gut parasites. One session, in particular, highlighted an ingenious strategy employed by Giardia lamblia, the microscopic culprit behind giardiasis. This discovery challenges our understanding of how parasites operate and interact with our gut microbiome, revealing a complex and…
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Beyond the Thermometer: Fever’s Deeper Purpose Revealed
Have you ever wondered why we experience fever during illness? For generations, the medical community has upheld the belief that fever is a critical component of our defense system against infections. Experts have been considering fever as an instrument orchestrated by the immune system to create an inhospitable environment for invading pathogens. This view has…
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Food Allergy Freedom: Proven Strategies for Prevention and Treatment
Can we prevent food allergy? Can we treat food allergy? The short answer to these questions is - YES. Yes- it is possible to prevent food allergy. Yes- it is possible to treat food allergy. How? This is exactly what we will discuss in detail in this article. How To Prevent Food Allergy? In the…
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Decoding The Mystery Of Rising Food Allergies Globally
Introduction Food allergies are a growing health problem that affects millions of people around the world. They can cause a range of symptoms, from mild to severe, and can even be life-threatening in some cases. We moved from India to the US in 2021. Here in the US, nearly everyone I met has allergies to…
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Cracking the Common Cold Code: Unveiling Secrets to Self-Treat the Common Cold
Lot of kids get common cold during winter. They get sick again and again. We adults too suffer from common cold. With the 2021 disaster of COVID-19, everyone gets afraid the moment we get sick with common cold. Getting doctor appointments can be cumbersome, and visiting emergency room might not be a pleasant experience for…
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Anticoagulants, Viruses, and the COVID-19 Puzzle: Data Misinterpretation in Research
I recently attended an international conference where I was intrigued to find a topic that suggested that anticoagulants (drugs that prevent clotting) have anti-viral properties. It was a direct strike against my medical understanding of how our blood coagulation system works.All my life I believed that blood clotting mechanisms are critical components of our defense…
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Insulin in Diabetes: Benefits, Risks and Questions to Discuss
I am a medical doctor with specialized training in treating diabetes, and have been quite successfully managing patients. So, this post is quite close to heart and through this post I intend to share a treatment philosophy that, I believe, each doctor must remember while treating any patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. I will…
