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Writing Exercise #5

This weeks readings were interesting because they provided more information about how the gut microbiota is changed due to different factors that relate to how we live and what we do. The choices that we make in terms of nutrition and the way we live determine the microbiota that takes residence in our guts. I […]

Writing Exercise #4

Hassan Salmanroghani et. al., in their research paper titled: “Efficacy and tolerability of two quadruple regimens: bismuth, omeprazole, metronidazole with amoxicillin or tetracycline as first-line treatment for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients with duodenal ulcer: a randomized clinical trial”, (2018) evaluates the efficacy of quadruple bismuth, omeprazole, and metronidazole regimen with amoxicillin or tetracycline for […]

Writing Exercise #3

This week we learned a lot about microbes and how they can affect the body. The microbes that live in our guts are important for normal functioning and can cause problems should their population numbers become out of whack with another bacterial species. I think there are many different ways to change the gut microbial […]

Writing Exercise #2

HPV or human papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause different cancers in different people and affects both men and women. There is currently a vaccine for HPV types 16 and 18 that is available to help protect against these two strains which are considered to be high-risk (1). If a colleague asked […]

Writing Exercise #1

I am going to be entirely honest and say that when I think of non-infectious diseases I do not tend to think of microorganisms having an effect on the disease even if it does not directly cause it. I know that some people have different microorganisms in their body because of the way they live […]

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