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Historically considered to be one of the four major types of leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia now is grouped together with small lymphocytic lymphoma as a cancer of the lymphocytes, the infection-fighting white blood cells that circulate throughout the body. Like all cancers, CLL/SLL is characterized by the unrestrained accumulation of abnormal cells. In this cancer, the disease starts in the lymphocytes.
In people with CLL/SLL, the lymphocytes don’t mature properly. These faulty cells do not die normally but instead accumulate in the bone marrow, bloodstream, and organs of the body. The buildup of abnormal lymphocytes not only interferes with the function of the immune system but also disrupts the production of other blood cells and the functions of vital organs, including the spleen. As a result, a person becomes more at risk of developing infections, anemia, and other cancers, including skin cancer and more serious cancers of the lymphocytes.
Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest lactose, a type of sugar found in milk and other dairy products. It is caused by not having enough of the enzyme lactase.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Lactose intolerance happens when the small intestine does not make enough of the enzyme lactase. Babies’ bodies make this enzyme so they can digest milk, including breast milk. Before humans became dairy farmers, most people did not continue to drink milk, so their bodies did not make lactase after early childhood.
People from cultures in which dairy farming occurred earliest are less likely to suffer from lactose intolerance, compared with those from areas where dairy farming began more recently. As a result, lactose intolerance is more common in Asian, African, African-American, Native American, and Mediterranean populations than it is among northern and western Europeans.
Yeast Allergies
The type of yeast used to ferment alcoholic beverages is a one-celled fungus commonly known as brewer’s yeast. The scientific name is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and it’s the same yeast that is used to make bread rise.
It’s important to note that most literature about yeast allergies is referring to an entirely different organism (Candida albicans) that some alternative health practitioners have speculated can cause everything from chronic fatigue to depression. While mainstream practitioners agree that Candida albicans can cause acute infections like thrush, most reject the theory that chronic candidiasis is responsible for widespread health problems in much of the population.