Red Meat Consumption and its Relationship With Cardiovascular Health: A Review of Pathophysiology and Literature.

Red meat is the muscle meat of mammals like beef, lamb, and pork that is red due to the abundance of myoglobin pigment and becomes even darker when cooked. The global average per capita consumption of meat and the total amount of meat consumed is rising, and there has been a particularly marked increase in the global consumption of chicken and pork. The consumption of red meat has always been a contentious issue, with data suggesting benefits in terms of nutritional value and at the same time linking its consumption to major health disorders such as endocrine abnormalities, gastrointestinal issues, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Role of mepolizumab in severe allergic asthma with vocal cord polyp.

Interleukin (IL)-5 plays an important role in development, recruitment, and survival of eosinophils, thereby causing debilitating signs and symptoms associated with severe eosinophilic asthma. Mepolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody (mAb) against IL-5 which selectively inhibits eosinophilic inflammation and reduces the amount of eosinophils. This reduction is seen in both sputum and blood, resulting in a reduction in exacerbations and in time the need for using systemic steroids.