Parasitic Diseases

Most people get plenty of vitamin K from the foods they eat. Image Credit: Xsandra/E+/GettyImages Vitamin K might not be the first nutrient on your wellness radar, but it plays a crucial role in many of your body's functions, including blood clotting and maintaining bone strength. Video of the Day The good news? It's not that challenging to meet your daily vitamin K needs through your diet. But both how you prepare foods and the medications you take matter when it comes to your vitamin K status. Below, we explain the health benefits of vitamin K, where to find it in food and what can happen if you get too much or too little of the nutrient. So, What Is Vitamin K? Vitamin K is an umbrella term for a group of compounds that share a similar chemical makeup, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The primary members of the vitamin K club are: ​ Vitamin K1: ​ Also called phylloquinone, this is found in plants. ​ Vitami...

Your skin is the first thing that starts deteriorating as you cross the threshold age of 40. Wrinkles, fine lines, sagginess, dark spots, and pigmentation develop on it. As your skin ages, your overall look and confidence diminish as well. Your face is affected the most. Wrinkles and fine lines start appearing on your face, thus making you look older. Apart from your face, the skin on your neck and hands starts sagging too. The skincare industry took this matter into concern and devised some life-changing products to reverse this skin aging process. Anti-aging creams, serums, and dietary supplements contain the power of natural ingredients to make your skin tighter, firmer, and free from wrinkles and pigmentation. With their use, your skin will look at least ten years younger! With a more yo...

Your body needs to consume at least 13 vitamins and 16 minerals regularly to function properly. A well-balanced diet is the best way to obtain these nutrients. That said, multivitamins provide a good alternative source for those who are unable to meet their nutrient requirements through diet alone. Multivitamins that provide up to 100% of the daily Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are generally considered safe and often free of side effects, as long as you take them as directed. Nonetheless, some people may still experience a few side effects when taking multivitamins. Some side effects are more common than others ( 2 , 3 ). Common side effects Certain side effects are more likely to occur than others when you're taking multivitamins. These include ( 2 , 3 ): constipation diarrhea upset stomach nausea These gut-related side effects are generally minor and often temporary. They tend to disappear as your body gets used to taking the multivitamin. Nevertheless, contact your healthcare...

Shingles, sometimes called herpes zoster, is the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 99 percent of American adults born before 1980 have had chickenpox, but only about 1 in 3 adults develop shingles in their lifetime. The chance for developing shingles increases as you get older. Shingles typically causes a painful rash on one side of your body or face. The CDC says the rash contains blisters that scab over after 7 to 10 days . Avoiding foods that impair your body's immune system may help you shorten the duration of your shingles outbreak. Some believe that increasing your intake of the amino acid lysine and decreasing your intake of arginine may also help your body clear the virus faster, though more research is needed. Keep reading to find out which foods you should avoid eating if you're having a shingles outbreak. If you're experiencing shingles, it's a good ...

Caused by a fungus called Sporothrix, sporotrichosis lives in soil and on plant matter such as sphagnum moss, rose bushes, and hay, as per the CDC. There are three types of sporotrichosis - cutaneous (skin) sporotrichosis, Pulmonary (lung) sporotrichosis, which is rare and disseminated sporotrichosis. Cutaneous (skin) sporotrichosis occurs when the fungus enters the skin through small cuts and cracks, an infection forms, leading to a "small, painless bump that can develop any time from 1 to 12 weeks after exposure to the fungus", says CDC. Pulmonary (lung) sporotrichosis occurs when one breathes in the fungal spores. Cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fever are some of the associated symptoms. Disseminated sporotrichosis can occur in different parts of the body. Symptoms depend accordingly. Sporotrichosis infections are not life-threatening. It can be treated with prescription antifungal medicine for several months. Depending on which type of sporotrichosis you'r...

Results are the first from pivotal study in children aged six years to under 12 years Two 50 μg doses of mRNA-1273 were generally well tolerated and showed robust neutralizing antibody titers; primary immunogenicity endpoints were met Moderna plans to submit results to the U.S. FDA, EMA and regulatory agencies around the world soon CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moderna, Inc.. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced positive interim data from the Phase 2/3 study, called the KidCOVE study, of mRNA-1273, the Company's vaccine candidate against COVID-19, in children 6 to under 12 years of age. This interim analysis showed a robust neutralizing antibody response after two doses of mRNA-1273 at the 50 µg dose level with a favorable safety profile. Moderna plans to submit these data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) and other global regulators in the...