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  2. Skin flora - Wikipedia

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    Skin microflora can be commensals, mutualistic or pathogens. Often they can be all three depending upon the strength of the person's immune system. [3] Research upon the immune system in the gut and lungs has shown that microflora aids immunity development: however such research has only started upon whether this is the case with the skin. [3]

  3. Erectile dysfunction isn't just a blood flow issue. Here's ...

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    Erectile dysfunction can cause a “self-perpetuating cycle of anxiety and performance pressure,” says one expert. (Photo illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) (Photo ...

  4. Human microbiome - Wikipedia

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    Graphic depicting the human skin microbiota, with relative prevalences of various classes of bacteria. The human microbiome is the aggregate of all microbiota that reside on or within human tissues and biofluids along with the corresponding anatomical sites in which they reside, [1] [2] including the gastrointestinal tract, skin, mammary glands, seminal fluid, uterus, ovarian follicles, lung ...

  5. Vasoconstriction - Wikipedia

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    An increase in blood flow to the penis causes an erection. Improper vasoconstriction may also play a role in secondary hypertension. [citation needed] To summarize, vasoconstriction is a physiological process that involves the narrowing of blood vessels, particularly arteries and arterioles, resulting in a reduction of blood flow to specific ...

  6. Postbiotic - Wikipedia

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    There is a growing body of pre-clinical evidence supporting the use of paraprobiotics for the following applications: Asthma [13] Inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis) [14] [15] Colitis-associated colorectal cancer [16] Type 2 Diabetes (improved glycemic parameters) [17] Liver injury [18] [19] Atopic dermatitis [20] Influenza viruses ...

  7. Erectile dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, adequate levels of testosterone (produced by the testes) and an intact pituitary gland are required for the development of a healthy erectile system. As can be understood from the mechanisms of a normal erection, impotence may develop due to hormonal deficiency, disorders of the neural system, lack of adequate penile blood supply ...

  8. Metabolic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    CMI can also be used for finding connections between cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction. [56] When following an anti inflammatory diet (low-glycemic carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, fish, less red meat and processed foods) the markers may drop resulting in a significant reduction in body weight and adipose tissue.

  9. Bloodstream infection - Wikipedia

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    Bacteremia can travel through the blood stream to distant sites in the body and cause infection (hematogenous spread). Hematogenous spread of bacteria is part of the pathophysiology of certain infections of the heart ( endocarditis ), structures around the brain ( meningitis ), and tuberculosis of the spine ( Pott's disease ).