Questions tagged [inflammation]
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Unsaturated fat and inflammation
I am confused that while researching about unsaturated fat, some sources say it is anti-inflammatory, while some sources say it is associated with inflammation. Does it still have mixed results or am ...
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CAR-T therapy for cardiac sarcoidosis?
Do you know whether CAR-T therapy to replace fibrotic cells in the heart might apply to scarring from cardiac sarcoidosis?
The articles below are from Penn research that shows they are able to replace ...
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What kind of inflammation is caused by diabetes?
Quote from the notice for diabetics about COVID:
Diabetes causes inflammation in the body and you have a harder time fighting off an infection like the virus that causes COVID-19
What does it mean &...
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Allergies and Inflammation - Long term effects
As I read about research on inflammaging (for example, Fülöp et al 2019), the link between chronic low-grade inflammation and the increased occurrence of age-related diseases, I wondered if there is a ...
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macular insult during optic neuritis
In our lecture today, the professor gave us a trick question: although papilledema and most optic nerve/disc pathology cause either generalized visual field depression or visual field defects, sparing ...
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Is inflammation post anaerobic workout desireable? [closed]
My understanding of how muscle growth works is that anaerobic exercise causes damage to the muscles on the microscopic scale, and this damage triggers — and is subsequently repaired by — a healing ...
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Why are corticosteroids not used in the treatment of pneumonia?
Common sense made me think of the need for inflammation reduction in case of pneumonia and the anti-inflammatory characteristics of inhaled corticosteroids. I Googled and found a study1 from 2017 that ...
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Is it considered eosinophilia if the total eosinophil count is normal but the eosinophil percentage is high?
If the total eosinophil count is normal but the eosinophil percentage is high, is it considered eosinophilia, or is it merely grounds for a rerun of the test?
In a paper by Kovalski and Weller (2016), ...
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What is the effect of stress on inflammation
People are advised to practice mindfulness meditation / breathing techniques for stress reduction which is considered to indirectly help with chronic inflammatory diseases also such as allergies, ...
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is it possible to heal inflamed artieries after a CABG
I am 48 years old and have recently undergone a bypass surgery on heart.
I am not a medical student but if its true ( correct me if i am wrong ), magnesium helps in healing inflammation in arteries. ...
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High CRP levels
What happens if you consistently have high CRP levels from inflammation, but, even after multiple examinations in the hospital the underlying cause for the high CRP levels cannot be found?
Does this ...
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Does Coriander Seed increase or decrease tnf alpha and il-6?
I came across two different papers claiming the opposite thing.
Although there was a dose dependent increase in serum TNF-α levels in the CSHE treated groups as compared to control, the synovial ...
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What is the risk of meningitis after nasal hair plucking?
I heard board-certified dermatologist Dr. Sandra Lee (aka Dr. Pimple Popper) refer to a Nasolabial triangle as the "triangle of danger" on one of her tv show episodes. Re-reading the ...
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Is it possible to have an autoimmune disease and no C-reactive protein in blood serum?
Autoimmune diseases cause inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP) should be elevated in a person with inflammation.
Is it possible that a person with an autoimmune disease (e.g. autoimmune hemolytic ...
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Exercise vs. inflamation
I am a bit confused:
I think there is a consensus that inflammation is bad when it is chronic.
But where exercising, we do create inflammation as well and, if you exercise daily, that inflammation ...
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What is the size of biopsy specimens pinched from normal colon mucosa?
To investigate certain types of inflammation, during a colonoscopy, a doctor might pinch off normal-looking mucosa at a number of locations for subsequent microscopic examination. What is the size of ...
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Heat vs Cold packs in injuries and their difference in use?
Why is it that western first aid generally involves cold packs and eastern generally the application of a heat pack or heat in general after an injury or inflammation? Shouldn't there be a physiologic ...
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What is the difference between eczema and urticaria?
What is the difference between eczema and urticaria?
I want to know the pathophysiology and most common causes to understand why they are different !
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Studies on the efficacy of CBD to fight connective tissue inflammation
In the last 2 years, I have began armwrestling competitively in tournaments (yes its a real thing!) across the northeastern US. In armwrestling, your tendons and ligaments take a lot more damage than ...
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Are supplements like Glucosamine permanent or temporary?
I've been into body building for the last 25 years, and my joints are in poor shape.
There are things made for sore joints like Glucosamine Sulfate and Turmeric Curcumin that get great reviews.
But ...
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Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity
Ulcerative colitis can be endoscopically assessed and characterized as 'active' or 'inactive'. I was wondering how those disease states are related. Do patients with UC regularly alternate between ...
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In sepsis what therapies are used to reduce the over-reaction of the immune system?
Sepsis is initiated by infection (usually bacteria or fungi) but the main symptoms arise from over-reaction to the infection by our immune system leading to inappropriate levels of inflammation and ...
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Should I still worry about my Omega-3 to Omega 6 ratio when I consume other anti-inflammatory foods with my meals?
I hear that we must maintain a healthy ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 fats of at most 1:4 to avoid excessive inflammation in the body. However, Omega-3 fats are so hard to find in significant quantities ...
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Why are anti-inflammatories prescribed for an epididymis inflammation?
I have an inflammation of the epididymis. I took blood and urine tests and it's not caused by STDs or any bacteria that would show up on a urine culture. My doctor wants me to take ibuprofen at 400mg ...
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We all know about natural anti inflammatory foods but how many broccoli is equivalent to 1 Tylenol?
We all know about natural anti inflammatory foods but how many broccoli is equivalent to 1 Tylenol ? http://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation has natural anti-...
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Odd leg swelling
34 year old male. Had a long flight to Cancun Dec 2015, when I arrived my feet and lower legs began to get extremely swollen and red and put me out of commission for the first 3 or 4 days of my ...
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Can marijuana help treat Crohn's Disease?
I was recently talking to a friend about my Crohns and he said he heard that marijuana can help treat it.
When I was first diagnosed, I decided NOT to go on medicine and have therefore been on the ...
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What causes myalgia after strength training?
You can get muscle pain 24 hours after strength training. As far as I know, this is caused by some cracks in the muscle.
Pain is often caused or initiated by inflammation, by which some enzymes and ...
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How to shave pubic hair and prevent razor burn and ingrown hair?
How to shave pubic hair and prevent razor burn and ingrown hair?
It seems that every time I try to shave my pubic hair (like a bikini line), I always make it look a lot worse than before shaving... ...
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How effective are kinesiotherapy tapes (e.g., RockTape) to treat a tendinopathy?
How effective is RockTape to treat a tendinopathy? I am mostly interested in epicondylopathies (medial or lateral, i.e., tennis elbows and golfer elbows). I am also interested in other kinesiotherapy ...
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When my gums are swollen, flossing a lot reduces and fixes up my gums. Why?
Is it just because when I don't floss for a long time (few weeks to a few months) the food trapped between my teeth causes bacteria that cause my gums to swell up?
Thanks,
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Enlarged Spleen
Since I have been detected with an enlarged spleen I have wanted to know:
What are the discomforts caused by an enlarged spleen? Are there any symptoms to identify such a case?
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Why are inflammatory arthritides worse at night and in the morning?
In general, inflammatory arthritides tend to be worse at night and in the morning. For example, the morning stiffness associated with rheumatoid arthritis is classically worse in the morning. This is ...
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How did the misconception about tendinopathies being a largely inflammatory condition appear?
As (1) reminds us, tendinopathies were commonly misdiagnosed as having a largely inflammatory condition before ~2005-2010. How did this myth appear in the first place?
(1) Bhopal, Raj. "Time to ...
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How to know whether an inflammation is present in a tendinopathy?
I wonder how to know whether an inflammation is present in a tendinopathy. In other words, how to distinguish a tendinosis from a tendonitis.
http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/...
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Coagulation factors and rheumatoid arthritis
A doctor once explained to me that elevated values of factor XIII and van Willebrand factor can be caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
I didn't get around to asking back then, but is that something ...
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Applying ice to tendinopathy: how long should the icing and non-icing periods last?
When applying ice to a tendinopathy, how long should the icing and non-icing periods last? I am looking for scientific studies.
http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/health-topics/muscles-and-bone/rice.shtml says:
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How to help cure a disc protrusion
Besides anti-inflammatory medicines and resting, I was wondering what are the best practices to help correct a bulging disc or disc protrusion when walking, sitting, sleeping.
I heard about ...
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What exactly is inflammation?
If I get stung by a bee, I'll have inflammation in that area. But I've seen inflammation mentioned in the context of the whole body.
What is this invisible inflammation, and how can its presence be ...
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