Body’s reaction

Mechanism of Action An ant iparasiticthat interferes with the body s reaction to pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, an enzyme essential for anaerobic energy metabolism. Therapeutic Effect Produces antiprotozoal activity, reducing or terminating diarrheal episodes. 

Fever can be your body s reaction to too many toxic substances in the blood, but it can also be a consequence of an infection somewhere in the body. Fevers above 104°F can even be dangerous. In case of a persistent or high fever you should certainly consult your doctor. Ask your doctor whether a course of antibiotics is absolutely necessary, since this can cause your MCS situation to deteriorate considerably. If your fever is not severe, perhaps you can first try to find a cure using natural products or other safe alternatives. Also see entry 201. 

Cotton Poisoning CoUon poisoning is the term used to describe the body s reaction to a particle of fiber, like cotton, or of some other foreign substance that gets injected into the bloodstream. It usually appears in two to four hours after injection and causes muscle cramps, chills, cold sweats, and nausea. After two or three hours of discomfort, It usually passes away, leaving the victim exhausted. 

The toxicity of a particular pesticide is measured by subjecting laboratory animals (usually rats, mice, rabbits, and dogs) or tissue cultures to different dosages of the active ingredient and of the formulated product over various time periods. However, some people react more severely or more mildly than estimated. Be alert to your body s reaction to the pesticides you are handling. Some people seem to be especially sensitive to individual pesticides or to groups of similar pesticides. 

General Considerations It is axiomatic that the body s reaction to injury is limited and it is often impossible to identify the causal agent based solely... 

When Thorhall Asgrimsson hears that his foster-father had been burned to death, his body swells up, blood flows from his ears, and he faints. He feels himself humiliated by what he felt to be the unseemliness of his body s reaction, and he swears to avenge it on those who burned his foster-father. Kin and friends try to humor him and keep him calm by insisting to him... 

Inflammation I The body s reaction to noxious stimuli or foreign particles, resulting in swelling, redness, and pain. 

Possibly the most impressive example of evolution is our body s reaction to a flu or a similar infection. The initial symptoms are familiar to everyone head aches, body aches, eyes sore, nose runs all we want is to stay in bed. This continues for a few days, and then. .. then we feel better. How does this miracle happen In fact, what happens inside our body is. .. yes, evolution. We will not go into details, but in one sentence the cells of our immune system evolve to acquire a completely new ability to recognize and destroy the virulent intruder. 

Adrenaline and noradrenaline are part of the body s reaction to stress. 

Many work situations, by virtue of the layout of the working station or of the materials used, present a higher than normal risk to health. By understanding the characteristic of the materials in use and the likely reactions of the body the risks to health can be reduced to a minimum. In understanding the body s reaction to chemicals it is necessary to understand how the body functions. 

Stress may be positive or negative. The body s reactions to stress help us concentrate and perform. Some people do better under pressure. When there is no opportunity to relax or escape from stress conditions, stress can be negative and lead to reduced performance and health problems. The term burnout has associations with prolonged job stress. A number of factors contribute to job stress. Included are ... 

Potential saturation, or overwhelming, of the body s reaction potential. The body adapts to toxic exposure by increasing its detoxifying enzyme production and immune response. 

It is known that small-diameter coronary prostheses with diameters <6 mm are not effective, since the body s reaction to foreign material will cause an occlusion of the device in a very short time. More commonly, textile-based prostheses are used where diameters of more than 6 mm are to be replaced. The most common textile prosthesis is used for the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a bulge of the aorta close to the bifurcation into the two iliac arteries leading into the legs. AAA is caused by a dilatation of the weakened vessel wall and occurs most commonly in older men (>60 years old). The disease is normally symptom free, but may end in a rupture of the aorta which leads to death within minutes due to internal bleeding. It is estimated that worldwide 4.5 million people are living with an AAA, and in the USA about 15,000 people die every year from AAA rupture. 

By carefully monitoring the body s reactions to herbal products, effective and safe TCM formulations have been developed and recorded in Food Recipe and Chinese Materia Medica books, including three literary classics Shen Nung... 

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