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  2. Granulocyte transfusion - Wikipedia

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    People with severe neutropenia, a low neutrophil count, have an increased risk of developing serious infections. One of the approaches to preventing and treating infections in people with neutropenia is to increase the neutrophil count, which is commonly done using drugs like G-CSF to stimulate the production of neutrophils in the bone marrow. [6]

  3. Neutropenia - Wikipedia

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    Neutropenia is an abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. [4] Neutrophils make up the majority of circulating white blood cells and serve as the primary defense against infections by destroying bacteria, bacterial fragments and immunoglobulin-bound viruses in the blood. [5]

  4. Enzyme replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    This procedure is expensive; in the United States, it may cost over $200,000 annually. [10] The distribution of the therapeutic enzyme in the body (biodistribution) after these IV infusions is not uniform. [10] The enzyme in less available to certain areas in the body, like the bones, lungs, brain.

  5. Felty's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    In Felty's syndrome, chronic activation of neutrophils progresses to neutropenia and unabated infections. [9] Neutropenia is a decreased concentration of neutrophils in the blood. Neutrophils are the most abundant cells among white blood cells and play an important role in the immune system by destroying bacteria via phagocytosis. Inflammatory ...

  6. Plasmapheresis - Wikipedia

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    It is thus an extracorporeal therapy, a medical procedure performed outside the body. [1] Three general types of plasmapheresis can be distinguished: Autologous, removing blood plasma, treating it in some way, and returning it to the same person, as a therapy. Exchange, a patient's blood plasma is removed, while blood products are given in ...

  7. The best skin care routine for your 60s, according to ... - AOL

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    "In the 60s, the skin tends to become drier, thinner and more delicate due to decreased natural oil production and a decline in collagen and elastin," said Dr. Hannah Kopelman, host of the podcast ...

  8. Immunoglobulin therapy - Wikipedia

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    Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin) to treat several health conditions. [13] [14] These conditions include primary immunodeficiency, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Kawasaki disease, certain cases of HIV/AIDS and measles, Guillain–Barré syndrome, and certain other infections when a ...

  9. Exagamglogene autotemcel - Wikipedia

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    The therapy has a US list price of US$2.2 million. [18] The cost effectiveness threshold of the therapy in the US is estimated to be between $1.35 million and $2.05 million [19] depending on perspective (healthcare vs limited societal) and assuming the willingness to pay for 1 quality-adjusted life year (QALY) at $100,000–$150,000. [20]