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Immunologic Therapies Immunologic Therapies
Immunologic Therapies Definition Immunologic therapy is the treatment of disease using medicines that boost the body's natural immune response. Purpose Immunologic therapy is used to improve the immune system's natural ability to fight diseases such as cancer, hepatitis and AIDS. These drugs... Read more
AZT AZT
AZT or zidovudine , drug used to treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ), which causes AIDS ; also called azidothymidine. Originally developed in 1964 as an anticancer drug, AZT was never approved for that purpose. In 1984, Burroughs-Wellcome Company, which owned... Read more
Immunologic tests Immunologic tests
Cytomegalovirus Antibody Screening Test Definition Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common human virus. Antibodies to CMV are evidence of a current or past infection. Purpose Consequences of a CMV infection can be devastating in a pregnant woman, a transplant patient, or a person with human... Read more
Craniosacral therapy Craniosacral therapy
Craniosacral therapy Definition Craniosacral therapy is a holistic healing practice that uses very light touching to balance the craniosacral system in the body, which includes the bones, nerves, fluids, and connective tissues of the cranium and spinal area. Origins The first written reference... Read more
Tonsillitis Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis Definition Tonsillitis is an infection and swelling of the tonsils, which are oval-shaped masses of lymph gland tissue located on both sides of the back of the throat. Description The tonsils normally help to prevent infections. They act like filters to trap... Read more
Chest Physical Therapy Chest Physical Therapy
Chest physical therapy Definition Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system. Purpose The... Read more
Richard Allen Posner Richard Allen Posner
POSNER, RICHARD ALLEN "[A] pragmatic approach [to lawisone] that is practical and instrumental rather than essentialist—interested in what works and what is useful rather than in what 'really' is. It is therefore forward-looking, valuing continuity with the past only so far as such... Read more
Major histocompatibility complex Major histocompatibility complex
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) In humans, the proteins coded by the genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) include human leukocyte antigens (HLA ), as well as other proteins. HLA proteins are present on the surface of most of the body's cells and are important in helping the... Read more
Lymphocytopenia Lymphocytopenia
Lymphocytopenia Definition Lymphocytopenia is a condition marked by an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. Lymphocytes are a specific type of white blood cell with important functions in the immune system. Description Lymphocytes normally account for 15-40% of all white cells in... Read more
Albigenses Albigenses
Albigenses [Lat.,=people of Albi, one of their centers], religious sect of S France in the Middle Ages. Beliefs and Practices Officially known as heretics, they were actually Cathari , Provençal adherents of a doctrine similar to the Manichaean dualistic system of material evil and... Read more

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