Allergy

Symptoms Allergies can affect various organ systems: Skin: hives with wheals, itching, redness, swelling (edema), eczema. Nose: runny and stuffy nose, sneezing, itching. Airways: bronchoconstriction, shortness of breath, cough, asthma. Digestive tract: diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion. Eyes: Allergic conjunctivitis, redness, tearing. Cardiovascular: Drop in blood pressure, rapid heartbeat Mouth, mucous membrane: Burning, furry feeling, swelling. Throat: … Allergy

Amino Acids

Products Some preparations containing amino acids are approved as medicinal products. These include, for example, methionine tablets or infusion preparations for parenteral nutrition. Amino acids are also marketed as dietary supplements, such as lysine, arginine, glutamine, and cysteine tablets. Protein powders such as whey protein can also be counted as amino acid supplements. Amino acids … Amino Acids

Salmonellosis

Symptoms Possible symptoms include: Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting (vomiting diarrhea). Inflammation of the intestine (enteritis) Abdominal pain, headache Slight fever, feeling sick The disease usually lasts about a week. Possible complications include dehydration and invasive infection with bacteria in the blood. Causes The cause of the disease is infection of the small intestine with rod-shaped bacteria … Salmonellosis

Hygiene Tips Around the Egg

How old is the egg? Do eggs always have to be in the refrigerator? Which egg do I use for raw dishes? What does the new, EU-wide uniform producer code on the egg mean? Especially when handling eggs in the household it is necessary to know some rules. Eggs can contain salmonella or be contaminated … Hygiene Tips Around the Egg

Arginine

Products Arginine is commercially available in the form of tablets and capsules, among others. It is also combined fixed with aspartate ( argininaspartate). Most of the preparations are dietary supplements. Some are also approved as medicines. The amino acid is found in many foods. Meat, eggs, soy protein, gelatin, nuts, seeds and fish are rich … Arginine

Ovarian Follicles: Structure, Function & Diseases

In gynecology, the ovarian follicle is a unit consisting of female oocytes, epithal granulosa cells, and the two surrounding connective tissue fringes, theca interna and theca externa, which are localized to the ovarian cortex at advanced stages of follicular maturation. The ovarian follicle and in particular its anatomical auxiliary cells themselves perform important tasks in … Ovarian Follicles: Structure, Function & Diseases

Crabs

The crab louse (Latin Phthirus pubis) is a parasite that prefers to settle in the pubic hair area of humans. The infestation by crabs is medically also called pediculosis pubis. The parasite is about 1.0-1.5 mm long and has a broad, grey body. Therefore it is visible to the naked eye. At the end of … Crabs

Historical | Crabs

Historical It is assumed that the crab louse was first transmitted from apes to human ancestors about 3.3 million years ago. This was presumably due to the hunting of gorillas, contact with their environment, and their fur. According to studies, human crabs and gorilla crabs have the same ancestor before they developed independently. This led … Historical | Crabs

Gonad: Structure, Function & Diseases

The gonads are the gonads of humans that perform both exocrine and endocrine functions and play a major role in reproduction. In addition to germ cells, the gonads produce sex hormones that regulate reproduction. Diseases of the gonads often manifest as overproduction or underproduction. What is the gonad? The gonads are the male and female … Gonad: Structure, Function & Diseases