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Is your immune system weak after Covid?

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  After recovering from an acute COVID-19 infection , patients may continue to experience signs and symptoms such as weariness, body aches, coughing, sore throat, breathing difficulties, and so on. In recovered patients, long Covid or Covid sequelae can arise. First, the most common side effects mentioned are fatigue or muscle weakness, dyspnea, joint pain and chest pain, sleep difficulties, anxiety or depression, and a decreased quality of life. The virus causes a cytokine storm and hyper inflammation in the immune system, which leads to additional multi-organ damage and death. Neurological issues , such as headaches, dizziness, difficulties concentrating, memory problems, diminished smell or taste, weakness, or muscle pain, affect at least one-third of patients with COVID-19. According to study, persons who recover from COVID-19 have immunity to the virus for 3 to 5 years. Immunity can develop naturally after contracting COVID-19 or as a result of receiving the COVID-19 vacc...

6 Amazing Disease Fighting Foods

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They are disease-fighting foods that must be in everyone's kitchen as they contain such a wealth of disease-fighting substances. Superfoods have more than their fair share of vitamins, minerals, and disease-fighting nutrients. Include nutritional punch in your meals by adding these wholesome choices to your diet. 1. Berries Berries have a powerful measure of disease-fighting antioxidants. blueberries are at the top of the list in antioxidant-rich fruits, followed by cranberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries. 2. Dairy Dairy foods are not only a rich source of dietary calcium, but also have lots of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. 3. Fatty Fish Fish like salmon and tuna are abundant in Omega-3 fatty acids that can help lower blood fats and prevent blood clots associated with heart disease . 4. Dark, Leafy Greens Dark, leafy greens including spinach, kale, and bok choy to dark lettuces are loaded with vitamins, minerals, beta-carotene, vitamin ...

Nanomedicine in cancer treatment

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Nanomedicine in cancer treatment Cancer is considered one of the most challenging health care problems that represent about one-third of the leading causes of death and disability around the globe. Though various licensed medications can be used for cancer therapy , looking for ways that can improve the efficiency of the treatment such as Nanomedicine is vital To defeat the difficulties and side effects arising from existing chemotherapy and radiotherapy procedures, In recent years, Nanomedicine has attracted scientists because of its enormous properties such as its petite size, capacity to pack various drugs and large surface area, and strength to increase the absorption of conjugated.        v   Currently, almost 50 Nanomedicine have been approved by the FDA for clinical usage since 1995. v   They have been used to treat adult cancers including ovarian cancer, Karposi's sarcoma, and multiple myeloma. v   The first cancer nanomedicine approved by the...