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  • Answers About Immunity?>

    Answers About Immunity

    by Berkeley Wellness

    Your immune system is crucial in maintaining your health—so it's important to make sure it's in good order. But keeping your immune system in shape is a complicated task.

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    Catching Shingles?

    by Berkeley Wellness

    Shingles is caused by the same herpes virus, varicella-zoster, that causes chickenpox. Chickenpox is quite contagious, but can you catch the shingles virus from others?

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    Unlocking the ME/CFS Puzzle

    by David Tuller, DrPH

    Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome appear to be suffering from widespread inflammation of the brain, according to a new study from Japan that has caught the attention of patients with the illness and the scientists seeking to unlock its puzzles.