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Chronic infection? You could be deficient in vitamin D

New genetic research shows a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, which is an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk for or severity of chronic diseases with an inflammatory component. Inflammation is actually an essential part of the body’s healing process. However, if it persists, it …

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Vitamin D Supplement Pills

Chronic infection? You could be deficient in vitamin D

New genetic research shows a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, which is an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk for or severity of chronic diseases with an inflammatory component. Inflammation is actually an essential part of the body’s healing process. However, if it persists, it …

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COVID increases risk of brain fog and dementia 2 years after infection, study suggests

COVID increases risk of brain fog and dementia 2 years after infection, study suggests

People who have had COVID-19 are at an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric disorders such as brain fog, psychosis, seizures and dementia two years after infection. Send the news: That’s according to a new large-scale study from the University of Oxford that also found that anxiety and depression were more common after COVID, although …

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Douglas County child dies of suspected 'brain-eating amoeba'

Douglas County child dies of suspected ‘brain-eating amoeba’

A Douglas County child died this week from a suspected infection with the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which may have been contracted while swimming in the Elkhorn River on Sunday, according to the Douglas County Health Department. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting further tests to confirm the infection, according to the …

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Death of child possibly caused by amoeba infection from Elkhorn River

Death of child possibly caused by amoeba infection from Elkhorn River

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Douglas County health officials said Wednesday they suspect the recent death of a local child was caused by a brain-eating amoeba from the Elkhorn River. The CDC is trying to confirm that the death was caused by primary amebic meningoencephalitis after the child went swimming in the river on Sunday. In …

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Death of child possibly caused by amoeba infection from Elkhorn River

Death of child possibly caused by amoeba infection from Elkhorn River

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Douglas County health officials said Wednesday they suspect the recent death of a local child was caused by a brain-eating amoeba from the Elkhorn River. The CDC is trying to confirm that the death was caused by primary amebic meningoencephalitis after the child went swimming in the river on Sunday. In …

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