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BAMS, Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital Management
A doctor who is qualified in complementary medicine and keeps herself abreast with what is latest in the medical field through constant research. Meenakshy has worked as a content writer in the past and continues to contribute as a Freelancer. Her other interests include reading, writing, cooking view more..
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Antibody Triggers Blood Clots in Severe COVID-19
High levels of autoimmune antibodies in the blood trigger blood clots and are responsible for severe respiratory symptoms in patients with COVID-19 infection. These antibodies trigger severe inflammation even in healthy cells and subsequently, a cytokine storm.
Night Time Blood Pressure Increases Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
Night-time increase in systolic blood pressure during sleep significantly increases the risk of heart diseases, including heart failure, stroke, and coronary artery disease.
Nerve Cells Aid in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth
Starving pancreatic cancer cells secrete a protein called nerve growth factor, which sends signals to nerve cell extensions called axons, instructing them to grow deeply into tumors. This prevents the starvation of pancreatic cancer cells and restores their growth.
HIV Self-Testing Should be Approved in Canada
Self-testing for HIV using urine, saliva or blood samples should be approved in Canada. The self-testing method for HIV is WHO-approved and available in many countries, including the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, United States, Latvia, Spain, Kenya, and South Africa
COVID-19 Related Heart Inflammation Found to be Rare: Study
Myocarditis, an inflammatory condition of the heart is found to be relatively less common in COVID-19 infection, and not as frequent as thought. Blood tests and heart radiology studies should therefore be interpreted with caution.
