Obesity

An astonishing 57% of women and 67% of men are either overweight or obese in the UK based on a study done by the lancet medical journey. And since the 1980’s obesity has more than doubled around the world. The sum of the overall health problems linked with being overweight or obese cost the NHS … Read more

Vaccine administration by nanoparticles

Abstract Table of contents introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Vaccination Vaccines are important tools to prevent infections. Over the last two centuries, vaccination has been one of the most successful medical interventions in reduction of infectious diseases (1). Infections are responsible for almost one-third of all deaths worldwide (2). Currently vaccines are available in three forms: … Read more

Personalized Pharmacogenomics

This is a review of ‘Personalized Pharmacogenomics: Predicting Efficacy and Adverse Drug Reactions’ in the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. This discusses medicine on an individual level and the role of genetics in prescribing drugs. There are many factors that need to be taken into consideration, as everyone is different and will therefore … Read more

Permanent Pacemaker

The normal, healthy heart has its own pacemaker that regulates the rate that the heart beats. However, some hearts don’t beat regularly. For such hearts pacemaker is the ultimate solution for their problem. A pacemaker is a small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate and rhythm. … Read more

Radiation therapy

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND AIM OF THE WORK 1.1. Introduction: Radiation Therapy: The main goal of radiation therapy is to control the primary tumor either alone (prostate, head and neck, anus) or association with surgery (breast, rectum, uterus) or chemotherapy (Hodgkin’s disease). The dose delivered to the tumor (and the pathological type of the tumor) … Read more

Fruit and vegetables for health

Health and comfortable living have greatly affected the progress of science technology. In the same vein, the development in science has also resulted in the rapid growth of technology. These developments, over time, have heightened consumers’ preference patterns for a healthy and comfortable life. Consumer awareness, relative to food and health has led to a … Read more

Australian's Health

In this dynamic and modernized world, Australians are the one of long life living people in the world. Most Australians have good feeling about their comfort of life. But some groups experience a poorer health. ‘Aboriginal and Torres strait islander people generally fare worse on a number of health measures ‘ for example, life expectancy … Read more

Hepatoprotective, liver disease, Hepatocytes

Abstract The liver is the principal organ for maintaining the body’s internal environment and it plays a role in the metabolism of carbohydrate, proteins and fats, control the flow of nutrients, It is also the major reticulo- endothelial organ in the body as such has an important immune function in maintaining body authenticity. It is … Read more

Induction of labour

The rate of induction of labor is different worldwide. It varies between different countries and even between different regions of the same country. The WHO Global survey on maternal and perinatal health in 24 countries showed that 9.6% of all, deliveries involved induction of labor (9). Overall, the induction of labour is higher in developed … Read more

Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy

Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy account for approximately 15% of pregnancy related deaths, and represent the second-leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. (1) Pre-eclampsia is a clinical syndrome with signs of hypertension and proteinuria in the 2nd trimester. In addition, pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disease that effects 3-5% of pregnancies in the … Read more

Accelerated nursing programs

Nursing programs have continually evolved over the years, in an attempt to accommodate the growing demands of the health-care industry. Nurses have been required to expand their knowledge beyond the basic technical skills needed at the bedside. The ability to engage in research and apply evidence based practice in the clinical setting, is now a … Read more

Osteoprotegerin (OPG)

Osteoprotegerin(OPG) also known as TNFRSF11B is a member of the TNFR(tumor necrosis factor receptor) superfamily proteins. It is an important factor in many biological processes. Its role appeared to be of particular importance in bone turn-over metabolism, inflammation, tumorgenesis and other processes where cell differentiation, survival and death are controlled[1-3]. OPG was discovered as a … Read more

Fats

1. To fully understand this topic, we need to know what fats are. They are esters of glycerol and carboxylic acids. They do not dissolve in water, but do dissolve in petrol, and have the pH of 7. Here is what a simple fats structure can look like. 2. Fats can be divided into three … Read more

Medicinal plants

Nature has been a source of medicinal agents for thousands of years and an impressive number of modern drugs have been derived from natural source. The reasons for this are complicated, but probably result from the ability of nature to produce a fantastic array of structurally complex and diversemolecules. (HeinrichMetal.,2010) Plants are potent biochemical factories … Read more