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Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited disorder in which immune system cells called phagocytes malfunction. It is also characterised by WBCs that cannot produce activated O2 compounds.

Interferon Regulatory Factor in Cancer Treatment: Enemy or Ally?

Interferon Regulatory Factor in Cancer Treatment: Enemy or Ally?

An antiviral protein called interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) acts as an enemy and an ally in the fight against cancer and paves the way for effective cancer immunotherapy.

Interferon Does Not Improve Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients

Interferon Does Not Improve Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients

New clinical trial has found that treatment with the interferon beta-1a along the remdesivir was not superior to treatment with remdesivir alone in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Bone Loss can be Managed Efficiently After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

Bone Loss can be Managed Efficiently After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)

International Osteoporosis Foundation provides guidance for the management of impaired bone health that result as the long term consequence of HSCT

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Artificial Anti-oxidant May be 100 Times More Powerful Than Vitamin E

Artificial Anti-oxidant May be 100 Times More Powerful Than Vitamin E

Artificial anti-oxidant TEMPO is up to 100 times more effective than vitamin E which can help fight everything from skin damage to Alzheimer's disease.

Interferon Drug Promises Hope for Ebola Virus Treatment

Interferon Drug Promises Hope for Ebola Virus Treatment

Ebola virus causes fatal illness, interferon drug may show promise for treatment, reveals study.

Interferons May Reveal Potential Key to Alternative Lupus Treatment

Interferons May Reveal Potential Key to Alternative Lupus Treatment

Understanding the immune response of stressed out interferons may reveal a potential key for alternative lupus treatment.

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New Insights On Type 1 Interferons (IFN-1) For Treating Viral Infections

New Insights On Type 1 Interferons (IFN-1) For Treating Viral Infections

New findings on type 1 interferons (IFN-1) may provide therapeutic approaches against persistent viral infections.

Goodbye Time To Interferon In Treating Hepatitis C Genotype 1

Goodbye Time To Interferon In Treating Hepatitis C Genotype 1

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently granted approval for interferon-free treatment for those affected with hepatitis C genotype 1.

Low-dose Oral Interferon may Prevent Relapse of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Low-dose Oral Interferon may Prevent Relapse of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to serious diseases such as cancer of the liver and cirrhosis, so viral clearance and prevention of relapse are important treatment goals.

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Patients are Prone to Infection in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Patients are Prone to Infection in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) patients are prone to recurrent and potentially life threatening bouts of infection due to the inability of phagocytic cells to kill invading microorganisms.

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Sarcoidosis / Besnier - Boeck disease

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Lepra reactions

The chronic granulomatous disease is occasionally complicated by acute exacerbational states termed as lepra reactions. There are two types of lepra reactions.

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Caseating granuloma - Medical Glossary

Caseating granuloma - Medical Glossary

The exact meaning of the medical terminology, 'Caseating granuloma' - Granulomas, which are necrotic, caused as a reaction to an infecting pathoge, is clearly explained in Medindia's glossary of medical terms

Ways To Boost Your Immune System

Ways To Boost Your Immune System

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Hematology Test - Nitro-blue Tetrazolium Test

Hematology Test - Nitro-blue Tetrazolium Test

Blood test to diagnose Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) of childhood