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No one, it seems, is winning in the battle between
disease pathogens and the defenders of the human body's health and well-being.
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Gut Feel
Probiotics and prebiotics: two methods, same end--preventing infections,
boosting the immune system. How do they differ, and which is better? By Paul
de Guzman. [More]
Irritating Allergies
Miles
Dumalagan explores whether food allergies have significant effects on the
behavior of children.
[More]
Prion Scare
Only
viruses and bacteria can bring infections? Think again--Michelle Ciriacruz
reports how some diseases could be brought about by mere protein chains.
[More]
"Tough Skin," Hanging Tough
What's
it like to live with a condition where your own body is your enemy? Michelle
Ciriacruz writes about the struggles of a patient with scleroderma.
[More]
Seasonal Flu
We've had
flu pandemics throughout history, and millions of people have already died
because of this seemingly innocuous disease. Yet, Dr. Lucio Victor Jr.
asks, how does the immune system continue to fight it?
[More]
Heart Protection During Ischemia
Cardiology. Dr.
Ricardo Fernando talks about how carbohydrate metabolism is more efficient
than fat metabolism, and whether this has cardioprotective implications.
[More]
As Effective, But Safer
Transplant Surgery.
The first head-to-head comparison between ciclosporin and tacrolimus in liver
transplant patients yields some important results. [More]
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