Corticosteroids Overview Corticosteroid are type of drugs that can effectively reduce inflammation. These include cortisone, hydrocortisone and prednisone. They are useful in treating rashes, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), asthma and other conditions. In addition, these are also used to treat rheumatology diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus or vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels). But corticosteroids also carry a risk […]
Bay Biosciences provides high quality, clinical grade, matched cryogenically preserved K2EDTA plasma, sera (serum) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), bio-fluid samples from bacterial meningitis patients. The K2EDTA plasma, sera (serum) and PBMC biofluid specimens are processed from meningitis patient’s peripheral whole-blood using customized collection and processing protocols. Bacterial Meningitis Overview Bacterial meningitis is a severe, life threatening form of meningitis that occurs […]
Antibiotics Overview Antibiotics are medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. Doctors prescribe them to treat bacterial infections. Antibiotics are powerful drugs that are used to fight infections. They do this by killing bacteria and preventing them from multiplying. They include a range of powerful drugs used to treat diseases caused by […]
Migraine Overview A migraine is a common neurological disease that causes a variety of symptoms, most notably a throbbing, pulsing headache on one side of your head. Your migraine will likely get worse with physical activity, lights, sounds or smells. It may last at least four hours or even days. About 12% of Americans have this […]
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Deep vein thrombosis occurs when blood clots form, typically, in a deep vein in the leg. Besides leg veins, the condition can affect veins in the pelvis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are two parts of the disease known as venous thromboembolism. DVT is a medical urgency. The Centers […]