The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic â May 7
Written by Tim Snaith on May 7, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines and our daily lives for more than a year. Medical News Today has covered this fast-moving, complex story with live updates on the latest news, interviews with experts, and an ongoing investigation into the deep racial disparities that COVID-19 has helped unmask.
However, this has not stopped us from publishing hundreds of fascinating stories on a myriad of other topics.
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We begin this week’s Recovery Room by rooting out the bad apples in the fruit world. Which contain the highest levels of sugar and fat and deliver the least nutrients per portion? Details below.
The immune system is a
complex network that constantly works to protect the body from antigens, which have associations with pathogens, including bacteria, toxins, parasites, and viruses.
The immune system offers two lines of defense: innate immunity and adaptive immunity.
Innate immunity is the first line of defense and consists of physical barriers, such as the skin and mucous membranes and chemical and cellular defenses. The innate immune system is
nonspecific because it reacts the same way to all foreign invaders.
If the innate immune system is ineffective against a potential threat, the adaptive immune system takes over.
The adaptive immune system consists of specialized blood cells and proteins that target the specific cause of infection. The adaptive immune system has a “
The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic â March 12
Written by Tim Snaith on March 12, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines and our daily lives for the past year. Medical News Today have covered this fast-moving, complex story with live updates on the latest news, interviews with experts, and an ongoing investigation into the deep racial disparities that COVID-19 has helped unmask.
However, this has not stopped us from publishing hundreds of fascinating stories on a myriad of other topics.
Design by Diego Sabogal
There is a strong nutrition theme in this week’s Recovery Room, with fascinating articles on superfoods, apple cider vinegar (ACV), healthy cheeses, the ideal fruit and veggie portions, and how drinking tea may improve hypertension.
This feature examines what recent studies say about using probiotic supplements for weight loss. It looks at whether they are effective and if there are risks.