iJournals
Posted by in Health on 08 29th, 2006 | No Comments
or…Britney Spears sings the classic: “Degradation of Sperm Mitochondria”
As the world has changed so dramatically with the Net, I find it unlucky that contemporary scientific journals have lagged behind. Still, in that day of instant real-time blogs and transoceanic e-conferences, why...
Daytrana
Posted by admin in Health on 08 29th, 2006 | No Comments
Once-daily preparations of medications used to treat AD/HD have become the standard of care. Concerta (OROS methylphenidate) and Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) are effective for approximately 12 hours, and Adderall XR (extended-release mixed amphetamine salts) is effective for 10 - 12 hours.
People...
How Acid Reflux Leads To Esophageal Cancer Discovered By Researchers
Posted by in Health on 08 19th, 2006 | No Comments
A specific enzyme is significantly higher in cancer cells that have been exposed to acid, main to the overproduction of hydrogen peroxide, and offering a possible explanation for how acid reflux may lead to cancer of the esophagus, according to a recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.The...
Floyd Landis: By Intention or Accident?
Posted by in Health on 08 9th, 2006 | No Comments
Testosterone seems to be the hot topic nowadays, with all the excitement in the Tour de France and Floyd Landis — he was found to have abnormally elevated levels of a synthetic testosterone AND his normal pituitary hormone levels were abnormally suppressed.
This does not look good for Floyd.
Okay,...
AD/HD Medications During Pregnancy
Posted by admin in Health on 08 7th, 2006 | No Comments
Since approximately 3 - 5% of the adult population struggles with symptoms related to AD/HD, including women who are planning on having children, there are frequent questions about use of medications during pregnancy.
Stimulant medications, including methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate CD,...
Welcome back, Bill
Posted by in Health on 08 2nd, 2006 | No Comments
“Dr. Marks,” my assistant started. “I have some not good news. One of your long-time favorite patients, Bill, just passed absent. Here is his chart.” Wow, I thought. I have known Bill for so distant.
After I removed his prostate 15 years ago, we became friends. We even played...
Back Pain A Common Problem For Nurses
Posted by in Health on 08 1st, 2006 | No Comments
Nurses offer care and consolation, but they often end up with a pain in the back for their efforts, the results of a new study show.”Nurses suffer from work-related low back pain increasingly often than workers in other professions,” said Edgar Vieira, a doctoral student in the University...
Diabetes
- Achieving Healthy Pregnancy Despite DiabetesAmong diabetic pregnant women, the most common problem when it comes to their baby’s health is the condition called “macrosomia” or having a baby with large body. This is because the blood of the mother with diabetes is interchanged with that of the baby inside the womb. As a result, the baby will produce insulin to be able to glucose and t […]
- Are You Suffering From Diabetes?People who are prone to diabetes—especially those who have the disease in their family’s history—should consider that there is a great possibility that they or their kids might inherit the illness. So, the best way to go about it is become very informed about the condition. The following are some the things that people who are prone to diabetes mus […]
- An Explanation of DiabetesIf you think that you are prone to diabetes, the first thing that you need to know is to understand what is the illness all about. Experts say that diabetes is a chronic disease, which develop among people who have the inability to utilize the glucose in their food to be used as energy. The illness develops when the accumulated glucose stays in the person […]