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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

How To Boost The Immune System Of Children

Health Encyclopedia: Hepatitis Hepatitis B And D

Hepatitis B and D


Hepatitis B and D were formerly called serum hepatitis. Hepatitis B is mainly transmitted through blood transfusions, contaminated needles, and sexual contact. Blood screening has reduced the risk from transfusions. It can also be passed from cuts, scrapes, and other breaks in the skin. Hepatitis D virus can replicate only by attaching to hepatitis B and therefore cannot exist without the B virus being present.

Risk Factors for Hepatitis B. About 1.2 million Americans are chronic...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Modern Living & Our Immune System
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

...that allergic disease is on the rise, not only in children, but also adults, even older adults.... Read more »

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Killing T Cells to Cure Diabetes
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...that diabetes is an auto-immune disease. Our own immune system kills our beta cells. And it's... Read more »

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Lack of Exercise = Lack of Sleep
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...afternoon of peace with a night of sleeplessness for the children and, probably, for you. A new... Read more »

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The Rise in Food Allergies Stirs Me to Confusion
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...diets? The popular hygiene theory holds that less childhood exposure to bacteria equals immune... Read more »

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The Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Cause Asthma?
By Rick Frea , Health Expert

...population living in urban areas and high rates of childhood vaccination.   He also observed... Read more »

Health Guide

Candida Yeast: ADHD Alternative Treatments
...on ADHD. Mar 2006. Bernard-Bonnin, Dr. Anne-Claude. "The use of alternative therapies in treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." Canadian Pediatrics Committee. 2003. Read more »
Colds and the Flu: Risk Factors
...very old are at higher risk for upper respiratory tract infections and for complications from them.Children. Young children are prone to colds and may have eight to 12 colds every year. Millions... Read more »
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Causes
...in which a pregnant mother's antibodies cross the placenta and cause inflammation in the developing child's skin or heart.Antiphospholipid antibodies. A quarter to a half of patients with SLE may... Read more »
Pneumonia: Risk Factors
...people in the US develop CAP, and 600,000 people are hospitalized. The elderly, infants, and young children are at greatest risk for the disease.Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired (Nosocomial)... Read more »
Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus): Risk Factors
...to the blisters.Risk Factors for Chickenpox (Varicella)Between 75 - 90% of chickenpox cases occur in children under 10 years of age. Before the introduction of the vaccine, about 4 million cases... Read more »

Medications

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... system (e.g., a female/male planning to have children, a person suffering from severe... Read more »

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...to treat moderate to severe asthma in adults and children over 12 years of age. It works by... Read more »

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...to treat a certain type of kidney disease in children after other treatments have not ... Read more »

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