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In disease pathogenesis, for example, Avicenna " added his own view of different types of spirits ( or vital life essences ) and souls, whose disturbances might lead to bodily diseases because of a close association between them and such master organs as the brain and heart An element of such belief is apparent in the chapter of al-Lawa " ( see Cardiology section ), which relates " the manifestations to an interruption of vital life essence to the brain.
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Many other factors may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease such as goitrogens ( isoflavones such as genistein, daidzein, and quercertin ) and iodine and selenium content in the diet.
The study of the manner in which viruses cause disease is viral pathogenesis.
This mouse strain recapitulates many of the features of the human disease and promises to provide insights into the pathogenesis of the disease.
Pathology addresses 4 components of disease: cause / etiology, mechanisms of development ( pathogenesis ), structural alterations of cells ( morphologic changes ), and the consequences of changes ( clinical manifestations ).
Although sometimes misrepresented as evidence these groups recognize MCS as a specific disease, the booklet states a pathogenesis of MCS has not been definitively proven.
Alternative treatments under investigation include the inhibition of zonulin, an endogenous signalling protein linked to increased permeability of the bowel wall and hence increased presentation of gliadin to the immune system, and other modifiers of other well-understood steps in the pathogenesis of coeliac disease, such as the action of HLA-DQ2 or tissue transglutaminase and the MICA / NKG2D interaction that may be involved in the killing of enterocytes.
* Diet: as the colon is exposed to many dietary substances which may encourage inflammation, dietary factors have been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Diseases may be classified by etiology ( cause ), pathogenesis ( mechanism by which the disease is caused ), or by symptom ( s ).
L-Dopa and some of its metabolites have been shown to have pro-oxidant properties, and oxidative stress has been shown to increase the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.
The roles of specialized immunoregulatory cell types, such as regulatory T cells, NKT cells, γδ T-cells in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease are under investigation.
Study of the H. pylori genome is centered on attempts to understand pathogenesis, the ability of this organism to cause disease.
Because characteristics of some rheumatological disorders are often best explained by immunology, pathogenesis of many major rheumatological disorders are now described in terms of the autoimmune system, i. e. as an autoimmune disease.
* Rival diseases: These are the concurrent nosological forms in a patient, interdependent in etiologies and pathogenesis, but equally sharing the criterion of a primary disease ( for example, transmural myocardial infarction and massive thromboembolism of pulmonary artery, caused by phlebemphraxis of lower limbs ).
Eosinophils along with basophils and mast cells, are important mediators of allergic responses and asthma pathogenesis and are associated with disease severity.
Female patients have a significantly elevated risk for hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity, and autoimmunity appears to be very important in the pathogenesis of thyroid disease in this population.
The pathogenesis of infectious / inflammatory disease in the tonsils most likely has its basis in their anatomic location and their inherent function as organ of immunity, processing infectious material, and other antigens and then becoming, paradoxically, a focus of infection / inflammation.
In November 2008, researchers at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University reported dietary supplementation with resveratrol significantly reduced plaque formation in animal brains, a critical part of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
GGT in fact accumulates in atherosclerotic plaques, suggesting a potential role in pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, and circulates in blood in the form of distinct protein aggregates, some of which appear to be related to specific pathologies such as metabolic syndrome, alcohol addiction and chronic liver disease.
A great deal is known about the pathogenesis of HIV disease, even though important details remain to be elucidated.
However, a complete understanding of the pathogenesis of a disease is not a prerequisite to knowing its cause.
The pathogenesis of Hantavirus infections is unclear as there is a lack of animal models to describe it ( rats and mice do not seem to acquire severe disease ).
The pathogenesis of a disease is the mechanism by which the disease is caused.
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If we remove ourselves for a moment from our time and our infatuation with mental disease, isn't there something absurd about a hero in a novel who is defeated by his infantile neurosis??
The problem involved military necessity as much as morality, for in pre-penicillin days venereal disease was a crippling disability.
The demand for teaching sets continues unabated since they provide the means for the military physicians to review the pathology of selected disease processes or organ systems for review of basic sciences and correlation of clinical physiological behavior with structural changes.
This can be accomplished substantially by a continued trend toward better facilities and techniques for fire control and more resources to cope with critical fire periods, and a more intensive application of a program of prevention, detection, and control of insect and disease infestations.
Max, in a fit of despair, takes Alicia and runs off for two marvelous weeks in Burbank ( Fink calls it `` the most wonderful and lovely fourteen days in my whole life '' ), at the end of which Alicia tragically contracts Parkinson's disease and dies.
The incubation period of infectious disease, plus a variable period of illness even before a lethal effect, render this weapon unsuitable for hand-to-hand encounter.
This, of course, does not eliminate from consideration for this purpose agents that are associated naturally with epidemic disease.
In West Africa, for example, where meat is a luxury and babies must be weaned early to make room at the breast for later arrivals, a childhood menace is kwashiorkor, or `` Red Johnny '', a growth-stunting protein deficiency ( signs: reddish hair, bloated belly ) that kills more than half its victims, leaves the rest prey for parasites and lingering tropical disease.
What concerns him much more is the relationship of diet to the nation's No. 1 killer: coronary artery disease, which accounts for more than half of all heart fatalities and kills 500,000 Americans a year -- twice the toll from all varieties of cancer, five times the deaths from automobile accidents.
He leafed through the light reading provided by Mrs. Kirby for her guests: four separate adventures of the Bobbsey Twins ( At the Seashore, At the Mountains, On the Farm, and In Danger ) and several agricultural bulletins on the treatment of hoof-and-mouth disease in cattle, hideously illustrated.
The " elf-shot " originally indicated disease or death attributed to the elves, but it was later attested denoting arrow-heads which were used by witches to harm people, and also for healing rituals.
In the United States the most common terms used are ALS ( both specifically for ALS and as a blanket term ) or " Lou Gehrig's disease ".
Perianal abscesses can be seen in patients with for example inflammatory bowel disease ( such as Crohn's disease ) or diabetes.
It is for this reason that extreme caution should be taken with those who may be at risk of heart disease.
The main method of treatment for death signaling-related diseases involves either increasing or decreasing the susceptibility of apoptosis in diseased cells, depending on whether the disease is caused by either the inhibition of or excess apoptosis.
In 1915, Bertram Sippy introduced the " Sippy regimen " of hourly ingestion of milk and cream, the gradual addition of eggs and cooked cereal, for 10 days, combined with alkaline powders, which provided symptomatic relief for peptic ulcer disease.
Milk alkali syndrome declined in men after effective treatments were developed for peptic ulcer disease.
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Side-effects include a prolonged QT interval in the heart, which can be dangerous for patients with heart disease or those taking other drugs that prolong the QT interval.
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