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Jessica Madge's Blog: February 2013
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Thursday, 14 February 2013. Using Regulatory Immune Cells to Control Arthritis. One of the most common autoimmune diseases is rheumatoid arthritis. In arthritis immune cells start attacking joints and the inflammation this causes runs out of control. For some reason the Tregs can't calm things down. Article in Science Daily. Friday, 8 February 2013. Immune System Even Cleverer Than We Thought. But the one lymphocyte = one lesson theory has...
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Jessica Madge's Blog: Why a return of scarlet fever?
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Friday, 20 March 2015. Why a return of scarlet fever? In the 1950s and 60s rates of scarlet fever declined sharply, probably because antibiotics became available as a fast and effective treatment for infected throats. People have been asking why there is a resurgence of this disease, which has been so rare in recent generations. Several possibilities occur to me:. In some areas GP services are under such pressure that parents may be having...
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Jessica Madge's Blog: September 2013
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Wednesday, 18 September 2013. It's that time of year again. Doctors are planning their 'flu vaccine clinics and posters are appearing reminding us to get our annual dose. Since last year there have been several interesting new developments in ‘flu research. Even the usual winter 'flu sometimes causes serious illness and up to half a million people die of it, every year. Another analysis found that in the 2009 outbreak of swine 'flu, pregna...
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Jessica Madge's Blog: December 2014
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Wednesday, 31 December 2014. What is plasma treatment? It’s reported in the press that a health care worker, recently diagnosed with Ebola, is being offered plasma treatment in a London hospital. This involves a transfusion of plasma from patients who have recovered from Ebola. I’m sure we all hope that in this current UK case it will prove successful. Saturday, 20 December 2014. This week scientists at Yale University have announced one o...
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Jessica Madge's Blog: Nature's best cold cure
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Thursday, 26 February 2015. Nature's best cold cure. It’s been years since I suffered from a “flu like illness”, years since I’ve had a cold at all in fact. But this week my luck has run out and I’m distracting myself by writing about the way the immune system reacts to viral infections. Sometimes the innate system does the trick and you “shake off the cold” quite quickly. On other occasions you just have to wait until the ...Doctors call ...
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Jessica Madge's Blog: May 2013
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Monday, 27 May 2013. Border Security in the Gut. All along the gut lining, defence forces are lined up, ready to repel invaders. Huge numbers of immune cells patrol and antibodies are present in vast quantities. Specialised patches of cells take samples of everything that passes, shuffling their catch of the day inwards for scrutiny. New, dangerous microbes encountered for the first time. Harmless microbes both familiar and unfamiliar.
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Jessica Madge's Blog: March 2013
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Thursday, 28 March 2013. Over-excitement can be a side effect. Placebos are in the news lately. Doctors are confessing to prescribing inert medicines. New and intriguing research is published indicating that placebos may work, even when the patients know they are inert. And a pharmaceutical company has patented a new, and questionable, way of conducting placebo-controlled trials (see links below). The placebo effect exists, therefore your ...
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Jessica Madge's Blog: December 2013
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Tuesday, 31 December 2013. It’s New Year’s Eve – if you drink heavily you might be more likely to get an infection of some kind in the next few days. But if you exercise restraint and only have a glass or two, there are no promises that this will serve to actively improve your health. But drunk or sober, I hope you have a happy and healthy 2014. Moderate Alcohol Consumption Boosts Body's Immune System. Boost immune. immune system.
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Jessica Madge's Blog: February 2015
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Your immune system: the facts, the evidence and the common sense. Thursday, 26 February 2015. Nature's best cold cure. It’s been years since I suffered from a “flu like illness”, years since I’ve had a cold at all in fact. But this week my luck has run out and I’m distracting myself by writing about the way the immune system reacts to viral infections. Sometimes the innate system does the trick and you “shake off the cold” quite quickly. On other occasions you just have to wait until the ...Doctors call ...
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