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It can contribute to your doubts and fears about therapy and add to feelings of depression and anxiety. The risk of these infections increases as a persons immune function is depleted. Clostridioides difficile-associatedbacterial diarrhea is 10 times more likely to occur in HIV-positive people than in the general population. LWA / Sharie Kennedy / Blend Images / Getty Images Side Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy Diarrhea is a common side effect of several ARTs....

Neck stingers are neck injuries that causeacute painfrom the skull’s base to the shoulder or along the neck. The pain is burning, pinching, or shock-like and quite intense. Numbness, burning, or weakness in the arm may also occur. OJO_Images / Getty Images While often startling, the pain of a neck stinger typically subsides within minutes or hours and resolves completely. The medical term for a neck stinger is abrachial plexusinjury....

Other studies indicate that CBD could possibly help prevent diabetes. Tinnakorn Jorruang / EyeEm / Getty Images What Is CBD? CBD is a nonpsychoactive chemical compound in cannabis. Tinnakorn Jorruang / EyeEm / Getty Images Because of this, CBD has a lot of potential for therapeutic uses. That said, there are indications that CBD has health benefits. These include the potential to reduce inflammation and alter glucose metabolism. Nerve Pain Nerve damage, known asdiabetic neuropathy, is a common complication from diabetes....

Each of these plays a role in your ability to achieve or sustain anerection. PeopleImages / E+ / Getty Images Plus What Is Erectile Dysfunction? ED can happen at any age, but people over 50 are at greatest risk. PeopleImages / E+ / Getty Images Plus Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of over 85 active chemicals found in the cannabis plant. CBD acts on theendocannabinoid system,a web link of cellular receptors densely packed throughout the brain and body....

This article explores how CBD might help people living with ME/CFS. What Is CBD Oil? CBD stands for cannabidiol, which comes from the cannabis plant. Getty Images That’s the same plant that gives us marijuana. However, CBDas an oil or in other formsdoesn’t have psychoactive properties. That means it doesn’t provide the “high” associated with marijuana. Verywell / Nusha Ashjaee It’s also involved in processing pain sensations. However, the Food and Drug Administration has only approved Epidiolex....

There are many Food and Drug Administration (FDA)approvedprescription drug treatments for anxiety. However, some people find the potential of a natural alternative an attractive option. This article will discuss the use of CBD vs. THC for anxiety relief. Getty Images / Vanessa Nunes Getty Images / Vanessa Nunes CBD vs. THC: What’s the Difference? CBD CBD comes from bothhempand non-hemp plants and traditionally contain 0.0% to 0.3% THC. CBD does not have a mind-altering effect....

Their effectiveness can vary, with some cancers responding better than others. Advances in genetic technology have led to a growing number of approved immunotherapeutic agents. 2015;195(10):4555-4563. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1502033 Nicholson LB.The immune system.Essays Biochem. Cultura Science / Rolf Ritter/Oxford Scientific / Getty Images 2021;223(4):547-549. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiab026 National Cancer Institute.Definition of Neoplasm. 2020;14(2):466. doi:10.4081/oncol.2020.466 U.S. National Library of Medicine.Understanding How Monoclonal Antibodies Work. Zahavi D, Weiner L.Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer Therapy.Antibodies (Basel). U.S. Food and Drug Administration....

CD20 is found on the surface of B cells (a pop in of immune system cell). But let’s back up and make this easier to understand. Lymphomas are cancers of B and T cells. StefaNikolic / Getty Images Cancers of the B cells act differently from cancers of the T cells. Despite these differences, it can be difficult to tell the difference between the two under a microscope. What Are CD Markers?...

CD4 T cells work by triggering an immune response when faced with a pathogen. CD8 T cells respond by attacking the tagged pathogen and neutralizing it. Suppressor T cells then “turn off” CD4 activity when a sufficient immune response has been achieved. Bernd Lauter / Getty Images What is a normal CD4/CD8 ratio? A CD4/CD8 ratio is considered normal when the value is between 1.0 and 3.0. The CD4/CD8 ratio tends to decrease as we age, making people more susceptible to pathogens....

This is the first U.S. case of H5N1 bird flu linked to backyard poultry. On the same day, California declareda state of emergencyover bird flu. The emergency declaration allows the state greater flexibility in staffing and regulations to address the outbreak. NurPhoto / Getty Images How Can You Protect Yourself from Bird Flu? This includes taking precautions with farm animals, backyard chicken flocks, wild birds, and dead animals. Hopkins also advises against visiting petting zoos and animal exhibits at state fairs to help prevent contracting bird flu....

Racial Disparities The increased risk for pregnant patients also highlighted the racial disparities of the pandemic. Only 14% of pregnant and nonpregnant participants in the study were Black women. Yet Black women represent 37% of overall deaths recorded and 26% of deaths among pregnant women. Guido Mieth / Getty Images Similarly, pregnant Hispanic women had 2.4 times the risk of death. The enlarging uterus pushes against the upper abdomen decreasing lung capacity....

This data will be updated on a weekly basis, according to the CDC. Vaccination rates are not considered in risk level designations. Vaccinations and testing if symptomatic are recommended regardless of community risks. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention What This Means For You CDC masking recommendations now vary based on community risk level. you could visit the CDC webpage to find out your countys risk level. We need equity-centered, data-driven guidance....

The biggest news: The CDC says its safe for fully vaccinated people to gather indoors without masks. When Are You Considered Fully Vaccinated? What Can Fully Vaccinated People Do? Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Walensky made clear in a statement that some precautions remain necessary. Everyoneeven those who are vaccinatedshould continue with all mitigation strategies when in public controls, she said. At the briefing, Walensky explainedwhythe CDC had not yet changed its guidelines on travel....