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Renal Anaemia
In renal anaemia the chronically diseased kidney produces too little erythropoietin – a vital hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in the bone marrow. As a result, maturation of new red blood cells in the bone marrow begins to falter, impairing the body’s oxygen supply. More
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common forms of autoimmune disease. In autoimmune disease, faulty programming turns the body against its own tissue. Instead of fighting potentially harmful micro-organisms or antigens, the immune system identifies parts of its own body as 'foreign' and attacks them. More
Influenza
Influenza viruses are transmitted from person to person within droplets shed during coughing or sneezing. After being inhaled into our airways, the viruses penetrate and replicate within healthy cells of our body, killing them. Extremely rapid proliferation of the virus results in the affected person developing the symptoms of influenza. More