"To combat the infection" means to take actions or use treatments that help fight against and stop the spread or growth of an illness or disease.
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It is the organ that removes harmful substances such as alcohol and poisonous chemicals from the blood and produces chemicals that help the
body combat infection.
It works by promoting good blood flow, which brings nutrients and agents of the immune system to
combat the infection while draining away toxins from the affected areas.
New research published online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B hints that some members of the Atta genus may
combat infection with a foul - smelling acid.
The germinal center reaction generates two types of cell: antibody - secreting plasma B cells,
which combat infection, and memory B cells, which persist as a reservoir of cells that remember the first infection and permit a faster and more efficient immune activation in response to subsequent encounters with the same pathogen.
The findings of this study indicate that monitoring the prevalence of the virus in order to identify negative herds and focusing on measures to
combat infection in these herds ought to be effective strategies for limiting the prevalence and the consequences of BRSV infection in cattle.
The baby continues to get antibodies from the mother through the placenta in order to be able to
combat the infections after birth and to develop his or her own immune system during the first months of life.
To start, a doctor removes some white blood cells, the part of our body's immune system responsible
for combatting infections and foreign substances, from a patient.
The antioxidants and anti-inflammatory acids found in
oats combat the infection and in time they will ease or completely clear the condition.
Antibodies found in breast milk will also give your baby's immune system a boost and may help your
baby combat infections and diseases.
ALBANY - Physicians were trying Thursday to identify and
combat an infection suffered by food TV star Sandra Lee, who remained hospitalized, a spokeswoman said.
«Studies have shown that estrogen can
actually combat infections, so that's why we see it more in males than in females,» says Barbarite.
Fortunately, there are several measures you can take to decrease the likelihood of UTIs and
combat an infection naturally with these 5 safe treatment remedies.
In 2011, Spectrum added to its line of valuable diagnostic tools by incorporating becSCREEN ™, providing insight into recurrent bacterial infections far beyond current methods, allowing for accurate identification of the bacteria as well as the definitive antibiotic required, to
combat the infection once and for all.
By virtue of its three active ingredients Gentamicin, Betamethasone, and Clotrimazole, Otomax ointment provides antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal activity to
combat infections of the outer ear accompanied by inflammation.
You may also want to opt for a minimally processed or raw diet, under the guidance of your veterinarian, in order to provide whole food nutrients that your pup's immune system can use to
combat infections before they take root.
- Contains rich levels of the amino acid glutamine, which is referred to as an «immunonutrient» for its ability to help the
body combat infections and viruses, and to promote a healthy immune system.
«Since Salmonella is a significant foodborne pathogen that could contaminate milk and meat, producers need to
combat the infections with the best tools available.»
Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to
combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.
After all, breast milk is known to contain maternal antibodies that help the child to
combat infections.
This is because breast milk is full of white blood cells and the antibodies that your body has made to
combat your infection.
In a new study published in Mucosal Immunology, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) report that human breast milk serves as a reservoir for bio-molecules that help to resolve inflammation and
combat infection.
The Public Accounts Committee Reports in 2000, 2005 and the most recent, «Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection in Hospitals in England, Fifty - second Report of Session 2008 - 09», and the influential «Dr. Fosters Hospital Guide - Focus on Patient Safety» in 2009, outlined serious concerns about quality of patient care and the need to
combat infection.
Another key advantage of these peptides is that while they recruit immune cells to
combat the infection, they also suppress the overactive inflammatory response that can cause sepsis, a life threatening condition.
If these initial findings hold, honey could find a new role as part of a one — two punch of drugs and the sweet stuff to
combat infection.
Vaccination is the most effective strategy to
combat the infection.
Given the millions of cells all simultaneously producing proteins to
combat an infection, it's very long odds against any given invading bacterium ever gaining a foothold.
There are currently people who use silver nanoparticles to make homemade potions to
combat infections and illnesses such as cancer and AIDS, although in some cases the only thing they achieve is argyria or blue - tinged skin.
The research could lead to new strategies to
combat infection.
The study also casts doubt on researchers» plans to employ special killer bacteria to
combat infections, says microbiologist Herbert Schweizer at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, such as the use of microcin - secreting E. coli to treat Salmonella infections in chickens.
Reduced IL - 22 in both the inflammatory milieu and systemically would have far reaching effects on the effectiveness of the immune response to
combat infection.
Patients do not produce antibodies to
combat infection, despite normal levels of B cells, and are at higher risk of developing inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
It seems as though invasion - front toads have weakened immune responses — that seems to be a likely reason why they are so vulnerable to the arthritis - and we are following up this lead with studies on how toads react to infection in terms of their behaviour and physiology (by Dave Llewelyn) as well as looking at the actual processes by which
they combat infection.
The second response of the immune system involves not the production of antibodies but the rallying of cells to
combat infection.
It's chock full of powerful, illness - fighting foods like parsley (
combats infection), horseradish (great for clearing the sinuses) and garlic (major antiviral!).
A great supplement to
combat an infection but also great to take as a maintenance.
We need inflammation to
combat infections, or aid tissue repair.
Lemongrass grows well in hot and tropical climates where malaria is a concern and it may help to
combat the infection.
A team of researchers from Tarim University in China has expanded the list of uses for aromatic fennel: not only is it a great digestive aid, but fennel seed essential oil also seems to have an antifungal effect, opening up new ways to
combat infections, a pervasive threat to health.
It's unjust to implicate life - saving advances in medical science that at first discovered simple sanitary practices like hand washing, cleaning, doing the laundry, proper disposal of refuse, disposition of the dead, and then later went on to develop antibiotic agents and medicines to
combat infections.
Many common herbs have anti-bacterial properties that make them suitable to
combat infections, such as colds, flus, skin wounds, and internal infections in the stomach or digestive system.
Since homeopathic medicines use the body's own defences to
combat infection, this line of treatment is comparatively non-intrusive.
With about 70 percent of the immune system located in the gut, a healthy and balanced microbiome plays an important role in helping to
combat infection - causing pathogenic bacteria.
While we sleep, the immune system releases cytokines, which can support healthy sleep and
combat infection and inflammation when one is stressed.
Once your immune system uses its resources to
combat an infection or two, other opportunistic pathogens can take hold.
But most people — scientists included — are astonished to realize that most of our antibiotics to
combat infections, chemotherapy drugs against cancer, psychotropic drugs which modify mood disorders, and many advances in cardiovascular treatments and procedures were stumbled upon.