Annals of Medical School discusses how the circulation is different before birth so that blood from the mother can oxygenate the growing fetus, and how this changes as a response to the boost of oxygen when the newborn baby first breathes. www.annalsofmedicals chool.blogspot.com
We have heard that high blood pressure is bad for you, but how does this affect your heart? A look into how hypertension can change the cardiac cycle and why double bacon cheeseburgers might not be a heart-healthy snack. www.annalsofmedicals chool.com
Annals of Medical School comments on the recent XDR Tuberculosis patient who traveled internationally when he may have been infectious. www.annalsofmedicals chool.blogspot.com
Annals of Medical School explanation of the way the antibacterial agent penicillin is bactericidal and the mechanism of action. www.annalsofmedicals chool.blogspot.com
Annals of Medical School discusses one of the more obscure illnesses that we have learned about this year, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, and its origin in a mutation of one gene. Relating to a recent article in the New Yorker on the syndrome, the mechanism of illness and several of the strange self-injurious effects of the disease are elaborated. www.annalsofmedicals chool.blogspot.com
Annals of Medical School heads into the kitchen to discuss infections by Campylobacter jejuni, a bacteria often found in poultry that has a high prevalence in twenty-year-olds. It also has an interesting connection to Guillain-Barré Syndrome, an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the nervous system that can cause paralysis. www.annalsofmedicals chool.blogspot.com
Annals of Medical School discusses Celiac Disease, a condition in which your body reacts to ingested gluten (a grain protein from wheat, rye, barley, or spelt), and which many may be familiar with due to the wide distribution of gluten-free foods. www.annalsofmedicals chool.blogspot.com
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