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Stress relief for Diabetics

... which can be hard on the body. Stress affects the metabolism in different levels. Here are some steps diabetics can take to reduce impact of stress, and it's probably good advice for all of us. Valerie Honaker, a medical sales rep, found that appointments and deadlines can be stressful. She says that in the s...

Glucose may support in Cardiac Arrest

... the research. When heart muscle is damaged, the metabolism in the heart increases and the cells need a lot more glucose, their main fuel, to stay alive. The infusion includes insulin, which is needed to transport the glucose into the cell. However, insulin also causes a flux of potassium into cells, which de...

Ranbaxy opens Drug discovery centre in Gurgaon

...logy, molecular technologies, infectious diseases, metabolism and pharmacokinetics. Dr Brian Tempest, CEO & Managing director of Ranbaxy said, “We believe that R&D is one of our key competitive strengths and the addition of this facility further enhances oru capabilities in the area of drug discovery and devel...

The Link Between Caffeine Drinks And Obesity

...ickly converted to fat. Coffee's impact on sugar metabolism is currently unclear but the beverage has been linked to a reduced risk of diabetes but it is not yet known whether this is down to the caffeine content or other compounds in coffee. Thus researchers conclude saying that the study is limited by it...

Aspirin Might Counter Side Effects of Cox-2 Painkillers

...ndings of the research which was published in Cell metabolism has shown that the painkillers like Vioxx are strong Cox-2 inhibitors which interferes with the chemical pathways that causes pain. vThough Cox-2 inhibitors have good effect in reducing pain, they may cause high blood pressure and severe cardiovasc...

Chest Pain Can Be Identified By New Tracer Chemical 30 Hours After Pain Relief

...here is a representation of the reduced fatty acid metabolism that aids diagnosis. The radioactive tracer evaluated for this study, known by the brand name Zemiva, links a fatty acid to a radioisotope which is injected in the patient. The researchers used a technique called SPECT (Single Photon Emission Comput...

Alcohol Consumption A Threat To Colorectal Tumours

...for health as it induces lot of alterations in the metabolism of the body. Drinking beer and alcohol increases the risk of colorectal tumours, while drinking in moderation lowers the risk, according to a study. // The study was conducted by Joseph C. Anderson, M.D. and colleagues at Stony Brook University, S...

Fruits and vegetables found to interact with drugs in a dangerous way

...f the CYP3A4 enzymes, that are responsible for the metabolism of more than 60 percent of orally administered drugs. Drugs that have been known to interact with grapefruit include anti-infectives, anti-inflammatory drugs, cardiovascular agents, central nervous system agents, estrogens, gastrointestinal agents,...

Sunlight For Healthy Gums And Teeth

...e vital to the system in that it regulates calcium metabolism in the body. Even if adequate amounts of calcium are present in the body, Vitamin D is essential to maintain the balance of the mineral in bones as well as blood. Without Vitamin D, the chances of developing inflammatory disease in the gums increase ...

The ideal composition of intravenous lipid emulsion

...as insulin insensitivity is a major feature in the metabolism of severely ill patients. Previous studies have indicated that the use of lipid emulsions in clinical nutrition is not without limitations, but the inclusion of ù-3 fatty acids and fats rich in MUFAs and anti-oxidants in intravenous nutrition may suc...

Carnitine deficiency in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

...act on long-term complications. In diabetes, the metabolism of carbohydrate and fat is abnormal and an association between the proper metabolic control and the development of complications is widely recognized. Decreased plasma carnitine levels have already been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes and a...

The 'Mad Cow' Disease And Protein

...hat the PrPC is a protein involved in the neuronal metabolism of calcium. Moreover, the existence of neurones without PrPC and surrounded by perineuronal nests breaks with the hypothesis, to date, that the disappearance of such nests – a special form of extracellular matrix – is a primary event in the course of...

Prostate Cancer Preventable By Vitamin D Analogs

...uce parathyroid hormone levels, which regulate the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. The study of the transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP) model, which develops prostate cancer as the mice age, found that both calcitriol and QW slowed the progression of prostate cancer after 14 weeks of tre...

Another Feather In The Garlic Cap: Helpful In Avoiding Breast Cancer

...in Tallahassee hypothesized that PhIP enhances the metabolism of the enzymes linked to carcinogenesis. They further suggested that the diallyl sulfide derived from garlic might counter this activity. "We treated human breast epithelial cells with equal amounts of PhIP and DAS separately, and the two together,...

Heart damage a consequence of Atkins’ Die

...balanced diets are a major insult on their bodies' metabolism and as this study indicates, may have direct effect son their hearts." The Atkins’ diet is known to include high fat, which draws criticism from many who believe that use of a high fat diet by itself may pose a health risk. Source: American Heart A...

Diet Effective In Curing Diabetes

...nds, called polyphenolic polymers, increased sugar metabolism in rodent fat cells 20-fold. The study was conducted by the USDA's Richard A. Anderson, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the University of California in Santa Barbara. In a related finding published in another journal (Diabetes Care), members of Anderson...

HIV kids helped by zinc -study

...ith HIV. Zinc is an essential mineral required for metabolism and function of the cell, though the virus can also utilize the zinc for its replication, zinc is more useful to the children’s in combating HIV infection as it boosts the human immune system and also provides mineral supplements to the infected chil...

Tendency To Smoke and Get Addicted Could Run In Families!

...d to decrease the level of enzymes involved in the metabolism of nicotine, more specifically found to account for slow processing of nicotine in the body. As a consequence of this effect, the brain is quickly exposed to high concentrations of nicotine. This gives the smoker a feeling of pleasure that might even...

Alzheimer's a new type of diabetes: Study

... shown that reduced glucose utilization and energy metabolism occur early in the course of Alzheimer's disease (...impaired cognition. Glucose utilization and energy metabolism are regulated by insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), and correspondingly, studies have...

Leptin Injections Maintain Loss In Body Weight

...h shed light on the complex pathway that regulates metabolism and deposit fat. It is very difficult to lose weig...ere done with different hormones related to hunger metabolism and weight (neuropeptide Y and ghrelin) but the results were not favorable to humans. A group of te...

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