London [UK], January 15 (ANI): Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system -that normally protects its health by attacking foreign substances like bacteria and viruses - mistakenly attacks the joints.
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, take note! According to a study, taking folic acid in late pregnancy may increase the risk of allergies in children affected by growth restriction during pregnancy.
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The immune system, our body's defense mechanism against foreign contaminants, has to function at a higher level to fight infections and keep the body safe when a person is infected with the HIV Infection.
London [UK], December 13 (ANI): In our seemingly always-on society, there's great temptation to shortchange sleep. But sleep is a vital driver of every physiological system in the human body, and when we're deprived of shuteye, health and wellbeing can suffer in many ways.
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Children are one of the most vulnerable groups to the ill effects of air pollution and can have lifelong health implications. Many studies have shown that air pollution is strongly associated with respiratory conditions such as pneumonia, bronchitis and asthm
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): A team of scientists has made a fundamental discovery about how our body's immune system clears harmful infections.