News on Clinical Immunology

Immune system: In-house sentinels against disease

2011-10-03T16:30:10Z

For centuries physicians believed that diseases were caused by an imbalance in the "four humours" -- blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile.

These notions were swept away in the 19th century by the advent of modern medicine.

Bit by bit it laid bare a realm of microscopic warfare where the body's complex -- but also sometimes flawed -- defence fought in close-quarter combat against germs and viruses.

The 2011 Reuters) - A cell treatment to prevent new organs being rejected without the need for lifelong courses of immune drugs is showing promise in mice and may one day make human transplants easier, scientists said.

The process, if developed for humans, would see transplant patients being injected with their own immune cells after they have first been removed and "taught" in a lab not to r...

Not all warning signs point to kids' immune diseases

2011-04-10T23:00:05Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - TV, radio and print advertisements that warn parents about the signs of rare but dangerous immune diseases in children may be misdirected, researchers say.

Their analysis, published today in Pediatrics, found that only a few of the ten "warning signs" for so-called primary immunodeficiency diseases that are promoted by patient advocacy groups, such as the Je...

Scientists find inflammation immune cell switch

2011-01-17T08:30:07Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a protein that acts as a "master switch" to determine whether certain white blood cells will boost or dampen inflammation, a finding that may help the search for new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.

Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis are treated with a class of drugs known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. But around 30 percent of patient...

Boost Your Immune System

2010-11-30T12:37:17Z

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Being Too Clean May Be Bad for Your Health

2010-11-29T14:46:07Z

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Surprising Causes of Common Health Concerns

2010-11-29T14:46:06Z

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still informs immunology even though it has had to be modified

2010-11-29T14:47:00Z

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Brilliant 10: Christopher Love, the Cell Tracker

2010-11-29T14:47:16Z

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"Alien" Sea Creature Sheds Light on Evolution of Immune System

2010-11-29T14:48:07Z

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Blood Test Developed for Deadly Transplant Complication

2010-11-29T14:48:07Z

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Score One for the Microbes

2010-11-29T14:48:08Z

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Deadly Inflammation, But No Sign of Infection

2010-11-29T14:48:07Z

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Vaccine Booster's Secret Revealed

2010-11-29T14:48:08Z

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Obscure Immune Cells Thwart Ticks

2010-11-29T14:48:07Z

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Tetrachlorodecaoxide

2010-11-30T13:49:17Z

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Chimerix Antiviral CMX001 Inhibits JC Virus Replication in Preclinical Study; Late-Breaker Presented at Antiviral Congress 2010

2010-11-29T14:35:01Z

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What causes an overuse injury in a runner?

2010-11-29T15:54:43Z

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Medical technology laboratory: The difference between serology and immunohematology

2010-11-29T15:49:31Z

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The different types of organ systems and their functions in humans

2010-11-29T15:49:17Z

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How to make your immune system stronger

2010-11-29T15:48:19Z

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Poetry: AIDS

2010-11-29T16:07:48Z

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Understanding granulomas

2010-11-29T15:49:25Z

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America and the common cold

2010-11-29T15:43:29Z

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Evaluation of Immunomodulatory Activity of Clerodendrum phlomidis and Premna integrifolia Root

2010-11-29T14:56:01Z

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Matched Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using Selected CD34 Cells in Fanconis Anemia Experience of One Center

2010-11-29T14:55:11Z

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R-U-VED Inc. ~ Ayurvedic Herbal Formulas

2010-11-29T14:46:52Z

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Laughter - A Powerful Antidote for Stress

2010-11-08T04:08:31Z

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Structure of Coconut Oil

2010-11-29T14:35:54Z

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Cancer's shield seen, stripped

2010-11-05T11:52:14Z

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Side effects of Prednisolon

2010-11-29T15:20:57Z

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Who is most at risk of Ad14 infection and severe illness?

2010-11-29T15:17:29Z

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Quick ways to boost your immune system

2010-11-29T15:17:53Z

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Colostrum and Addison's disease

2010-11-29T15:16:11Z

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How to protect yourself from the flu virus

2010-11-29T15:17:30Z

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Best ways to prevent catching swine flu

2010-11-29T15:17:27Z

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Anti-thymocyte globulin

2010-11-30T13:08:48Z

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Fruits and vegetables that help boost your immune system

2010-11-29T15:20:36Z

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Dentistry & helpful tips to fight colds and flus

2010-11-29T15:13:40Z

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Proven ways to boost the immune system

2010-11-29T15:17:27Z

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How to treat H1N1 at home

2010-11-29T15:18:20Z

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Gusperimus

2010-11-30T13:10:08Z

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Reasons why it is important to choose a doctor that is prompt with appointments

2010-11-29T15:18:35Z

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Natural ways to boost your health in winter

2010-11-29T15:13:24Z

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What is Cellcept prescribed for?

2010-11-29T15:21:08Z

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Muromonab-CD3

2010-11-30T13:11:28Z

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Myositis in cats: Symptoms and treatments

2010-11-29T15:38:14Z

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Shar-Pei skin care

2010-11-29T15:39:22Z

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Mycophenolic acid

2010-11-30T13:11:28Z

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Myositis in dogs: Symptoms and treatments

2010-11-29T15:39:15Z

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Easy ways to attain a healthy eating lifestyle in your daily life

2010-11-29T15:18:09Z

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Basiliximab

2010-11-30T13:08:58Z

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Why to take advantage of your gym's steam room

2010-11-29T15:17:00Z

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Side effects of Neoral

2010-11-29T15:20:59Z

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Fruits and vegetables and their value to your immune system

2010-11-29T15:18:10Z

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How to improve your immune system

2010-11-29T15:17:54Z

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How to boost your immune system against H1N1 swine flu

2010-11-29T15:15:46Z

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What is Simulect prescribed for

2010-11-29T15:21:08Z

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Causes of cancer: Unbalanced lifestyle

2010-11-29T15:18:32Z

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How to prevent the flu in creative ways

2010-11-29T15:13:01Z

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Immunostimulant

2010-11-30T13:10:51Z

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How to build up your immune system

2010-11-29T15:17:30Z

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Challenges to maintaining a healthy immune system

2010-11-29T15:17:54Z

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What is original antigenic sin?

2010-11-29T15:15:50Z

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How to maintain a healthy immune system

2010-11-29T15:18:04Z

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Inolimomab

2010-11-30T13:10:53Z

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Therapeutic music techniques

2010-11-29T15:18:08Z

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Reasons why diet and herbal medicine cannot boost the immune system

2010-11-29T15:20:33Z

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The role of a cytokine storm in pandemic deaths

2010-11-29T15:15:49Z

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Why does the lymphatic system benefit from rebounding?

2010-11-29T15:18:27Z

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What is Prograf prescribed for?

2010-11-29T15:21:11Z

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What is salpingitis?

2010-11-29T15:16:08Z

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Nutritional immunology explained

2010-11-29T15:12:59Z

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Immune System

2010-11-30T13:10:51Z

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The best way to stave off a cold

2010-11-29T15:17:28Z

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Immune Cell Cancer Cure

2010-11-30T13:10:51Z

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Allergies Type 2: Antibody dependent allergy

2010-11-29T15:12:48Z

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Those personal illnesses explained

2010-11-29T15:21:34Z

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What is chronic fatigue syndrome

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Keep the common cold away

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Interleukin 2

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The benefits of mushrooms

2010-11-29T15:10:14Z

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What is Recreational Water Illness?

2010-11-29T15:03:26Z

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Egyptian Eyeliner May Have Warded Off Disease

2010-11-03T16:56:20Z

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Ciclosporin and the Treatment of Severe Eczema

2010-11-04T07:54:33Z

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Causes of fever blisters

2010-11-04T14:10:34Z

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Immature immune system and risk of infection in newborn infants

2010-11-04T14:09:36Z

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Positive emotional effects of a scented home or apartment

2010-11-04T14:20:28Z

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The Secret to Creating Abundant Health -- The Power of Emotion

2010-10-26T20:43:50Z

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Researchers Create a "Humanized" Mouse for Liver Disease Studies

2010-11-02T13:33:08Z

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Hypnotherapy Training: Cancer and the Immune System

2010-11-03T09:39:41Z

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Detox your Body with Akuna’s Products (Take a plaster)

2010-11-03T09:36:27Z

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Echinacea Tea helps Boost Your Immunity and Fights Sickness

2010-11-03T09:48:41Z

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Natural Ways to Better Health

2010-11-03T09:35:01Z

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How to stay holistically healthy

2010-11-03T09:35:39Z

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Peruvian Cat's claw and Immune System

2010-11-03T09:44:01Z

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Go Acne, Go Away

2010-11-03T09:43:35Z

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The human immune system and Cancer

2010-11-03T09:47:07Z

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Keep This Resistant Structure In Equilibrium Like A Treatment For Candida Albicans

2010-11-03T09:32:39Z

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How to improve and boost your immune system naturally?

2010-11-03T09:44:01Z

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Environmental Media Awards

2010-10-01T06:30:31Z

FILE - In this May 12, 2010 file image originally released by Lupus Foundation of America, Ted Turner, Chairman of Turner Enterprises, Inc. is shown at the NEW YORK - DECEMBER 07: Julia Koch attends the 2009 Annual Food Allergy Ball at The Waldorf Astoria on December 7, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

University of Colorado shows visible microbial growth on a showerhead, with the colored growth seen on the white inner surfaces. In the scariest shower news since Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," a new study says showerheads can harbor tiny bacteria that come spraying into your face when you wash. People with normal im...

Earns Abbott Laboratories

2010-09-01T12:14:19Z

FILE - In this July 13, 2005 file photo provided by Abbott Laboratories, the North Chicago-based company's rheumatoid arthritis therapy Humira, is shown. Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday, July 15, 2009, second-quarter profit fell 3 percent, but the drug and medical-device company met Louise Haines (centre) makes gluten-free bread with her twin daughters Frances (right) and Verity (left), 12, at their home in Pimlico, London, as Verity has celiac disease and cannot eat wheat. To accompany article on gluten-free food for children, by Rose Prince. Saturday N...