A system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.
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Do children who attend pre-school get sick less often when they start kindergarten?
For children who attend pre-school between the ages 2 and 4, do they tend to have better immunities (and therefore get sick less often) than elementary-school children who did not attend pre-school, ...
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Is eating boogers good for you?
Damn Interesting:
There is an Austrian doctor who has gained notoriety by advocating the picking of one's nose and the consumption of the resulting bounty, particularly in children. Dr. Friedrich ...
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Is Autism in Children frequently due to low Glutathione Levels?
GlutathioneForHealth: Autistic children have 50% less intracellular glutathione than other children), which is why they have so much trouble detoxifing vaccines, medications, environmental toxins, ...
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Can optimism “boost” the immune system
Can your attitude (a positive outlook, optimism, "fighting spirit" etc, or the converse) influence how well your immune system works? Most research that confirm mood correlating with immune system ...
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Does living clean weaken ones immune system?
In many places I have heard that living too clean weakens your immune system. For example, a Daily Mail article says:
Evidence is growing that dirt and germs can protect against disease - and that ...
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Does eating trans fatty acids affect immune response?
A viral message about margarine (seen in Is margarine "one molecule away from plastic"? ) claims
[Margarine] decreases immune response.
truthorfiction.com (no link - I'm not sure if ...
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Do children have “immature Immune Systems”?
In this answer, the responder claims:
children put their hands in their mouths (and eyes and noses, and on the ground, and everywhere else) more than adults do, they have immature immune systems
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Does stress weaken one's immune system?
This claim is very widespread, but I haven't seen it in any sources I'd consider trustworthy.
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Does eating hair boost the immune system? [closed]
Whenever I find a hair in my food at a restaurant, there always seems to be someone at the table who claims that "hair is a boost to the immune system".
Besides all the potential dangers of eating ...
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Do hand sanitizers have a negative impact on the human immune system?
Related:
Which is more effective at removing germs, washing with soap and water or using hand sanitizers?
Does regular handwashing with antibacterial soap prevent disease?
I've run across some ...
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Can mental state affect allergies?
I have heard see this sketchy reference that people with Multiple Personality Disorder, or other mental disorders, have different physical features when having different personalities. For example, ...
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Do “probiotics” have health benefits?
One of the only things that natural-food aficionados and food products mega-corporations agree on is that "probiotics" are good for you. I'm wondering if there is any reliable evidence to support the ...
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Are pediatricians immune to common communicable diseases?
This morning, our pediatrician cited "a study" where novice and seasoned pediatricians were tested for immunity to common communicable diseases (cold virus, strep bacteria, etc). He said that the ...
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Does excess sugar affect your immune system/inhibit vitamin C absorption?
There are lots of websites out there with domain names containing words like "healing" and "natural remedy" that suggest that your immune system can be affected by excess sugar. Others also suggest ...
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Does being cold increase your chances of catching the common cold?
"Everyone knows" - a scary statement - that you get "a cold" from being cold. Now it seems to be a fact that you don't, because you get a cold from a (rhino)virus, not from the temperature.
But is ...
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Is it possible to “boost your immune system”?
I often hear claims that some activities, nutrients, ... "boost" your immune system. My understanding of the immune system is that it is a finely tuned machine with enormous destructive power. If ...
