MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'immune systems'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:26:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376275&cid=t_143286_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fggu1H0poobE%2F Hearing things like “pandemic” and “outbreak” are scary enough when it comes to news about the swine flu. But how about news that the swine flu has been taking down people in the very prime of their lives? People who are 20s adn 30s instead of the elderly and small children? Dr. Sanjay Gupta from CNN is in Mexico City right now and addressed this question. He acknowledged that typically flu or other illness will attack people with a weakened immune system, but said of the swine flu that “it’s the immune system in that reaction to the virus that is causing death in these patients.” In other words, the virus builds on the body’s reaction to fight it. By fighting it, the virus gets stronger. He said the same thing kind of thing happened with SA... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376275 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:07:10 +0100 2376275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825595&cid=t_143286_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F147430651%2F Today’s topic is…yeast infections among diabetics, otherwise known as candidiasis. Now fellow women readers, and some men, I know you understand what a yeast infection is all about. Unpleasant indeed. But for those of you that have a puzzled look upon your face I will give you a brief run down. Our bodies have natural flora, and yeast is one of them. We carry yeast on our skin and in moist places, ie. mouth and vagina. I know I just said “that” word, but it’s okay, I’m a nurse. Typical Causes for yeast infections include the use of antibiotics, chemotherapy, suppressed immune systems, oral contraceptives and diabetes mellitus. Yes, it is true that diabetics have a larger pre-disposition for those nasty yeast infections, especially diabetics that do not ... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825595 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:32:00 +0100 825595