Parasitic Diseases

V itamin C is a beauty-boosting antioxidant that's known for stimulating your skin's collagen production 1 , brightening dark spots 2 , and repairing free radical damage. But skin-care specialist Kristina Holey started noticing more and more clients with bad vitamin C side effects from layering on the serums. "We don't make vitamin C; it's just us and the fruit bat that don't make our own vitamin C—we're the outliers," explains chemist and skin-care expert Marie Veronique, who has a highly coveted eponymous skin-care line. "But we do know that vitamin C is very important for the skin." That's why there's been an influx of vitamin C serums, moisturizers, and cleansers onto beauty shelves. In This Article "With this obvious rise of vitamin C products on the market, there was a direct correlation to these [irritation] responses to vitamin C," says Holey. This led the skin-care duo to investigate what was up—and share ...

Discussion The incidence of staphylococcal and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is approximately 0.5 and 0.4 per 100,000 per year, respectively (4) . The aetiology with staphylococci was under the spotlight around the 1980s when the condition was frequently associated with the use of hyper-absorbent tampons. Today, the condition is generally not related to menstruation, but it can occur post-operatively, post-partum, or with IUDs, burns or skin and soft tissue infections. Mortality in menstruation-related cases is < 5 %, while in non-menstruation-related cases it can be as high as 22 % (4, 5) . The condition is caused by exotoxins that act as bacterial superantigens. Twenty-four staphylococcal and 12 streptococcal superantigens have been identified. Among the most common is toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1), which up to 50 % of Staphylococcus aureus strains can produce (6) . Over 90 % of individuals develop antibodies against TSST-1...

Vitamin B6, or pyridoxine, plays an important role in many of your body's most essential functions, such as producing antibodies to fight off infection, regulating blood sugar, and helping your brain and nervous system work effectively.   If your vitamin B6 levels get dangerously low, you may experience symptoms of vitamin B6 deficiency. Signs of vitamin B6 deficiency may include mood changes, sores on the mouth and tongue, skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy, anemia, and loss of muscle control. Vitamin B6 deficiency is common, affecting an estimated 10% of Americans. However, some people with minimal deficiency will not experience symptoms. People who have a greater deficiency due to malnutrition or a condition causing malabsorption are more likely to experience symptoms. Low vitamin B6 levels are associated with several mood changes and mental health symptoms. Examples include confusion, brain fog, irritability, anxiety, and depression.   ...

An Instagram post with nearly 14,000 likes contains a video clip that includes many misleading claims about parasitic worm infections.The clip has also been shared on Facebook and Twitter. The clip has a TikTok watermark for an account that appears to have been deleted (though two other accounts with similar names are on the platform).  The original video comes from an event called the "Global Sciences Congress 1997", which took place in Florida. It shows a man called Wayne Rowland talking about parasites.  In particular, he claims that ammonia in the blood, bad breath, headaches and pimples are all caused by parasitic worms. Parasitic worms can cause disease in humans, but they do not have some of the effects that this video claims, and the other symptoms more often have other causes.  Full Fact was unable to find any contact details for Mr Rowland. Bad health information can introduce confusion about the causes and treatments of illnesse...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations using a Moderna vaccine version because some people received medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions. Dr. Erica S. Pan on Sunday recommended providers stop using lot 41L20A of the Moderna vaccine pending completion of an investigation by state officials, Moderna, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the federal Food and Drug Administration. "Out of an extreme abundance of caution and also recognizing the extremely limited supply of vaccine, we are recommending that providers use other available vaccine inventory," Pan said in a statement. She said more than 330,000 doses from the lot arrived in California between Jan. 5 and Jan. 12 and were distributed to 287 providers. Fewer than 10 people, who all received the vaccine at the same community site, needed medical attention over a 24-hour period, Pan said. No ...

Lactoferrin supplements are sometimes taken for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. In the body, lactoferrin is a protein found naturally in the milk of humans, cows, and other mammals. It is also found in other bodily fluids like saliva, tears, mucus, and bile. Lactoferrin has antiviral and antibacterial properties and helps the body transport and absorb iron. Babies can get lactoferrin from colostrum , the nutrient-dense breast milk mothers release soon after childbirth. Children and adults can get it from certain foods. Though the lactoferrin used in supplements is typically sourced from genetically modified rice, it can also come from cow's milk. This article will discuss the purported benefits of lactoferrin supplements, side effects, precautions, interactions, and dosage. Supplement Facts ●  Active Ingredient(s): Lactoferrin ●  Alternate Name(s): Apolactoferrin, bovine lactoferrin, lactotransferrin ●  L...

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