Symptoms of Diabetes by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Early treatment to control blood glucose levels helps decrease a person’s chances of developing these health problems. …”
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Diseases of Bitter Melon in South Florida by Shouan Zhang, Mary Lamberts, Gene McAvoy

“…Rich in vitamins A and C, iron, and phosphorus, it contains a compound (charantin) that has been used to lower blood sugar levels to treat diabetes. Two major types of bitter melon, Chinese and Indian, are grown in South Florida year-round. …”
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External Parasites on Swine by Phillip E. Kaufman, Philip G. Koehler, Jerry F. Butler

“…Arthropod parasites limit production by feeding on blood, skin, and hair. The wounds and skin irritation produced by these parasites result in discomfort and irritation to the animal. …”
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A Rare Case of Chronic Uterine Inversion Secondary to Submucosal Fibroid Managed in the Province Hospital of Nepal by Amit Singh, Rajan Ghimire

“…She was resuscitated with blood transfusions and intravenous fluid. She was posted for emergency surgery where myomectomy was done vaginally, and finally, Haultain’s procedure was carried out. …”
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Loxapine and Cyproheptadine Combined Limit Clozapine Rebound Psychosis and May Also Predict Clozapine Response by Lila Aboueid, Richard H. McCarthy

“…However, clozapine usage has been limited due to required routine blood monitoring and the potential for life threatening side effects. …”
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Black-tailed Mosquito Culiseta melanura (Coquillett) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Eva Buckner, Angelique Showman, C. Roxanne Connelly

“…Because adult female Culiseta melanura primarily take their blood meals from birds, they are responsible for transmitting eastern equine encephalitis virus between birds. …”
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba) by Jason M. Martin, Richard N. Raid, Lyn C. Branch

“…Their ghostly appearance and blood-curdling shriek have led to their incorporation into folklore and myth and have earned these birds a variety of nicknames, including "ghost owl" and "monkey-faced owl." …”
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Healthy Living: Exercise and Diabetes by Sergio Romero, Linda B. Bobroff

“…Regular physical activity can help you control your blood glucose levels, reduce body fat, and decrease your risk of heart disease. …”
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Multicentre Harmonisation of a Six-Colour Flow Cytometry Panel for Naïve/Memory T Cell Immunomonitoring by Iole Macchia, Valentina La Sorsa, Irene Ruspantini, Massimo Sanchez, Valentina Tirelli, Maria Carollo, Giorgio Fedele, Pasqualina Leone, Giovanna Schiavoni, Carla Buccione, Paola Rizza, Paola Nisticò, Belinda Palermo, Stefania Morrone, Helena Stabile, Aurelia Rughetti, Marianna Nuti, Ilaria Grazia Zizzari, Cinzia Fionda, Roberta Maggio, Cristina Capuano, Concetta Quintarelli, Matilde Sinibaldi, Chiara Agrati, Rita Casetti, Andrea Rozo Gonzalez, Floriana Iacobone, Angela Gismondi, Filippo Belardelli, Mauro Biffoni, Francesca Urbani

“…The coordinating centre distributed frozen peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and fresh whole blood (WB) samples from healthy donors, reagents, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to participants who performed experiments by their own equipment, in order to mimic a real-life scenario. …”
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Associations of maternal night shift work during pregnancy with DNA methylation in offspring: a meta-analysis in the PACE consortium by Irene F. Marques, Carola Domènech-Panicello, Madelon L. Geurtsen, Thanh T. Hoang, Rebecca Richmond, Kristen Polinski, Lea Sirignano, Christian M. Page, Anne-Claire Binter, Todd Everson, Amber Burt, Michael Deuschle, Maria Gilles, Fabian Streit, Sunni L. Mumford, Per Magnus, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Stephanie H. Witt, Inês Chaves, Edwina Yeung, Stephanie J. London, Mònica Guxens, Janine F. Felix

“…Abstract Background Night shift work during pregnancy has been associated with differential DNA methylation in placental tissue, but no studies have explored this association in cord blood. We aimed to examine associations of maternal night shift work with cord blood DNA methylation. …”
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The role of mNGS in the diagnosis of talaromycosis and case series by Jing Zhao, Hui-Ting Su, Dong Zhang, Xue-Tong Li, Min-Ya Lu, Juan Du, Jia-Yu Guo, Yi Gao, Xin-Fei Chen, Dong-Hua Wen, Shi-Yu Jia, Yao Wang, Qi-Wen Yang

“…Within them, one case was positive in blood culture, blood mNGS and sputum culture. Another case was positive in blood and bone marrow cultures, brain tissue culture and mNGS. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative by Tao Ma, Xiaoshuang Tu, Junyang Li, Yongcun Geng, Yongcun Geng, Jingwei Wu, Senlin Chen, Dengming Yan, Dengming Yan, Ming Jiang, Ming Jiang, Gongming Gao, Luming Nong

“…Perioperative indicators such as estimated blood loss, operation time, postoperative hospital stay, and complications were observed in both groups. …”
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Effect of extended care APPs based on the transtheoretical model of behavior change on self-management abilities in young and middle-aged patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mel... by YANG Yongfang (杨永芳), YAN Wei (严娓)

“…Results Levels of fasting blood Glucose(FBG), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose(2hPG)and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) decreased in both groups after intervention, and better outcomes of FBG, 2hPG and HbA1c were observed in the study group compared with those in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Hepatitis B is a highly contagious infectious disease present in the DRC, with a higher prevalence among healthcare professionals, sex workers, patients with certain diseases including HIV, and people with a history of blood transfusion. The surveillance system within the national blood transfusion program needs to be strengthened. …”
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Utilizing of black cumin (Nigella sativa) flour to increase the immunity system of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria attack by Norma Rizki Silviana, Rosidah, Wahyuniar Pamungkas, Roffi Grandiosa

“…The dose of 50 g/Kg feed was effective showed increase the highest percentage increase in white blood cells of 64.56%, compared to treatments B, C, and E which showed an increase in white blood cells of 47.40%, 48.82% and 1.2%, respectively. …”
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TCR-engaging scaffolds selectively expand antigen-specific T-cells with a favorable phenotype for adoptive cell therapy by Marco Donia, Özcan Met, Julie Westerlin Kjeldsen, Sine Reker Hadrup, Inge Marie Svane, Arianna Draghi, Anders Handrup Kverneland, Christina Heeke, Siri Amanda Tvingsholm, Marcus Svensson Frej, Vibeke Mindahl Rafa, Ulla Kring Hansen, Maria Ormhøj, Alexander Tyron, Agnete W P Jensen, Mohammad Kadivar, Amalie Kai Bentzen, Kamilla K Munk, Gitte N Aasbjerg, Jeppe S H Ternander, Tripti Tamhane, Christian Schmess, Samuel A. Funt, Søren Nyboe Jakobsen

“…The resulting T-cell products were assessed for phenotypic and functional characteristics.Results We identified an optimal Ag-scaffold for expansion of T-cells for ACT, carrying pMHC and interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-21, with which we efficiently expanded both virus-specific and tumor-specific CD8+ T cells from peripheral blood of healthy donors and patients, respectively. …”
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Soluble and cell-based markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated nephritis by Sandra M Herrmann, Riley Fadden, Ryan J Sullivan, Kerry L Reynolds, Harish Seethapathy, Meghan E Sise, Shruti Gupta, Alexandra-Chloe Villani, Qiyu Wang, Daiana Moreno, Destiny Harden, R Neal Smith, Ivy A Rosales, Robert B Colvin, Sarah Chute, Lynn D Cornell, Nancy J Yang, Sara Barmettler, Sophia Wells, Jocelyn Farmer

“…A sIL-2R cut-off point of 1.75-fold ULN was highly diagnostic of ICI-nephritis (area under the curve &gt;96%) when compared with either ICI-treated or hemodynamic AKI controls. By peripheral blood flow cytometry analysis, lower absolute CD8+T cells, CD45RA+CD8+ T cells, memory CD27+B cells, and expansion of plasmablasts were prominent features of ICI-nephritis compared with ICI-treated controls. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine fumigation combined with acupoint massage in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs in elderly hospitalized patients in the... by DONG Fangfang (董芳芳), ZHANG Linying (张林英), HE Yan (贺艳), XU Man (许曼), LIU Zijing (刘紫荆), XIONG Qiuwan (熊秋婉)

“…Conclusion Through improving lower limb blood flow and reducing blood hypercoagulability and D-dimer level, Traditional Chinese medicine fumigation therapy combined with acupoint massage is potentially effective in the prevention of lower limb venous thrombosis in elderly patients. …”
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Electroacupuncture Relieves Suppression of Autophagy in Interstitial Cells of Cajal of Diabetic Gastroparesis Rats by Xing Wei, Yaping Lin, Dongfeng Zhao, Xiaojuan Xiao, Qiao Chen, Siyi Chen, Yan Peng

“…When the intervention was completed, blood glucose was measured by ONE TOUCH glucometer and gastrointestinal propulsive rate was detected through measuring optical density. …”
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Early assessment of IL8 and PD1+ Treg predicts response and guides treatment monitoring in cemiplimab-treated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Teresa Troiani, Fabiana Napolitano, Luigi Formisano, Roberto Bianco, Daniela Russo, Daniela Esposito, Giuseppe Ercolano, Angela Ianaro, Alberto Servetto, Daniela Claudia Maresca, Marcella Scala, Annarita Amato, Stefania Belli, Claudia Maria Ascione, Angela Vallefuoco, Giovanna Attanasio, Fabio Somma, Silvia Varricchio, Massimo Mascolo, Claudia Costa, Alessia Villani, Massimiliano Scalvenzi, Gianfranco Orlandino

“…Additionally, our data suggest that IL8 levels in peripheral blood offer promising avenues for personalized treatment selection and response assessment in patients with cSCC receiving cemiplimab, while PD1+Tregs can be followed longitudinally to monitor response to therapy.…”
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