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Whipple's Disease: a Macrophage Disease [PDF]
Overview of the DiseaseWhipple's disease (WD) is a rare systemic disease, first described in 1907 by the American pathologist George H. Whipple as an intestinal lipodystrophy. He reported the fatal illness in a patient with weight loss, chronic cough, fever, and accumulation of fat in the ...
Desnues, Benoit+3 more
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Ergothioneine as a Natural Antioxidant Against Oxidative Stress-Related Diseases
L-Ergothioneine (EGT) is a natural antioxidant derived from microorganisms, especially in edible mushrooms. EGT is found to be highly accumulated in tissues that are susceptible to oxidative damage, and it has attracted extensive attention due to its ...
Tong-Tong Fu+3 more
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THE DISEASE BEHIND THE DISEASE [PDF]
Not all that glitters is gold (Shakespeare)
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Crohn's disease or Crohn's diseases? [PDF]
Disease behaviour in Crohn’s disease is dynamic and not stable over time In their landmark paper of 1932, Crohn, Ginzburg, and Oppenheimer1 described “a disease of the terminal ileum, affecting mainly young adults and characterised by a subacute or chronic necrotising and cicratrising inflammation.
Arnott, IDR, Satsangi, J
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Effects of Rolling and Sand Topdressing on Dollar Spot Severity in Fairway Turfgrass
Results suggest that sand topdressing was more consistent at reducing dollar spot (Clarireedia jacksonii) in fairway turfgrass more so than rolling. This practice could be an effective cost-saving alternative to reduce frequent fungicide applications ...
homas O. Green +4 more
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Is “chronic kidney disease” a disease? [PDF]
AbstractSeveral philosophers of medicine have attempted to answer the question “what is disease?” In current clinical practice, an umbrella term “chronic kidney disease” (CKD) encompasses a wide range of kidney health states from commonly prevalent subclinical, asymptomatic disease to rare end‐stage renal disease requiring transplant or dialysis to ...
Smart, B, Stevens, R, Verbakel, J
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Parkinson's disease: autoimmunity and neuroinflammation [PDF]
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The resulting dopamine deficiency in the basal ganglia leads to a movement disorder that is characterized by classical parkinsonian ...
CINIGLIO APPIANI, MARIO+9 more
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Benefits of smoking cessation for coronary heart disease patients
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence increases with age and is frequently higher in the elderly.(1) Therefore prevention of CVD in the elderly through management of risk factors is important in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD ...
Adi Hidayat
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Hansen's disease – a forgotten disease?
Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, is an infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. The authors present the case of a 52-year-old man, born in Tondela and living in Espinho, with no pathological antecedents. The clinical picture began in April 2017, when macular lesions appeared in the lower limbs and rapidly progressed to the trunk ...
Paula Marques Ferreira+3 more
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