Inflammation

16. Reduces inflammation Studies show that inflammation in the body is one of the main causes of illness and disease. Inflammation can impair the work of the immune system, and put stress on the other organs and tissues in the body. Acupuncture can help to: • Strengthen the immune system • Reduce heart function • Improve digestion • Reduce stress in the tissues and muscles • Reduce swelling and pain in the joints 17. Assists with arthritis Arthritis is one of the most common causes of pain…

as mediators in the inflammation, as a result of performing a number of protective functions [4,5]. In this connection, it is necessary to study the levels of cytokines that influence the development and course of chronic inflammation in the body [6]. Cytokines are physiological intracellular signaling proteins that many cells in the body are formed. Interleukin-6 act an essentially pro-inflammatory cytokine and has been involved to show an aspect in the systemic inflammation in patients…

disease is Clostridium difficile, a nasty bacterium that affects the digestive system, specifically the colon. A disease that can start of pretty mild and lead to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Clostridium difficile is a bacterial infection in the digestive system which has the same symptoms as colitis (inflammation of the colon). C. difficile is bacillus shaped, gram-stained, an endospore former and thrives off in the absence of oxygen. C. difficile is a characterized as a…

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease that is chronic, relapsing, transmural inflammation of uncertain etiology that can affect any portion of the digestive tract from mouth to anus, but is predominantly seen in the terminal ileum and/or colon (Inflammatory Bowel Disease article). The name of the disease came from Dr. Burill Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932. Crohn’s Disease is part of a group called Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). CD differs from other IBD’s in…

for various types of skin inflammation (dermatitis). The symptoms of eczema commonly include itching, redness and dry skin. "In principle, any form of rash considered eczema . It can vary in severity from just a small patch of itchy…

Otitis media (OM) is any inflammation of the middle ear and is very common in children. Acute otitis media is the rapid onset of OM with one of more of the following symptoms: otalgia, otorrhea, headache, fever, irritability, loss of appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea (Waseem, 2015). Otitis media with effusion normally occurs after an episode of acute otitis media. Patients may complain of hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, and otalgia. Chronic suppurative otitis media is a persistant infection…

- Complete a thorough assessment based on the patient’s chief complaint and risk factors. Should include: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation where appropriate and the special tests as required based on the chosen system. - It is not necessary to include how the assessment was performed, rather describe the normal and abnormal findings that you observed for the chosen system. Inspection: Inspection of the ears: Both ears are present, are both of equal size with no presence…

The rash caused by shingles is characterized by itchiness, but pain is an even more frustrating issue. On each side of your body, there are pathways for nerve roots that supply sensation to the skin. When the varicella-zoster virus, the same one that causes chickenpox, becomes reactivated, red blotchy patches on one side of your body or face, cluster along nerve pathways. It is common for an infected individual to complain of shooting pain in the region where the rash appears. Shingles…

Infectious organisms are beginning to become a main contributor for the inflammation. This in turn begins to target the synovial joints where the pathogenic T cells, Th1 and Th17, both have a significant part. TNFa, tumor necrosis factor, contributes to the inflammatory process because it contains an array of “proinflammatory” effects. Proinflammatory stimulates the process inflammation effects. A TNF inhibitor, found in immunotherapeutic medicine, is needed to suppress and reduce…

categorized to be a chronic reversible inflammation of the airway structures (Lee and Schwartz, 2002), which contributes to the airway hypersensitivity, limitation of airflow, and respiratory symptoms (National Institute of Heath, 2007). The immunehistopathologic characteristics involve the inflammatory cell infiltrations that include: Mast cell activation, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, and Epithelial cell injury. Hence, the interaction between the airway inflammations and the clinical symptoms…