Complications of influenza include: bacterial pneumonia, ear and sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic conditions such as asthma, congestive heart failure, or diabetes.
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Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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A headache when you wake up in the morning is indicative of sinusitis. Other symptoms of sinusitis can include fever, weakness, tiredness, a cough that may be more severe at night, and a runny nose or nasal congestion.
Mucus block in bronchiole
Posterior view of the Heart, outlining the major arteries
Heart
Examples of heart rhythms: normal.
Return of oxygenated blood to the heart and entry into the aorta (red = oxygenated blood, blue = ...