By Kenneth J. Bender, Pharm.D., M.A. Studies of the interrelation between microbes of the gastrointestinal tract and general health are increasingly focused on bidirectional links between that microbiota and mental health, mood and behavior. Research has suggested that while physiological and behavioral changes such as pharmacological intervention, diet and chronic stress can affect the microbiota configuration, gut microbiota have […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. APOHEALTH BUDESONIDE HAYFEVER Contains the active ingredient budesonide Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Read this leaflet carefully before taking your medicine. This leaflet answers some common questions about APOHEALTH Budesonide Hayfever. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the […]
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Hepatitis C is a condition in which the body’s liver becomes inflamed. There are several harmful agents that may damage the liver. The inflammation is a response by the body to fight these agents. It may be caused by death or disease to the liver cells, which, in turn, causes a response by the body. The body’s inflammatory response helps […]
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A pathogen’s ability to infect or damage its host tissues are determined by the virulence factors. These are often molecules synthesized by the bacteria or virus and encoded in their genome, but may also be acquired from the environment via transmissible genetic elements. Image Credit: Maryna Olyak/Shutterstock.com Examples of virulence factors The virulence factors of bacteria and viruses can differ […]
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Solar elastosis, also known as actinic elastosis, is a condition in which there is chronic sunlight-induced damage to the skin, particularly the upper and middle dermal layers which are especially vulnerable to this kind of degeneration. The pathology is that of disorganization of the elastic fibers due to photodamage in aging skin. These tropoelastin fibers are separated from the epidermis […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. EZETROL® (pronounced ez-eh-trol) Ezetimibe Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about EZETROL. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. […]
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Analytical chemistry is an essential and fast-developing field of chemical research because it holds the key to the techniques and instruments used in the detection, isolation, characterization and purification of every chemical used in science. While almost every area of analytical chemistry is rapidly moving forward, a few choice developments are highlighted below. High-throughput ligand binding detection by bioconjugation This […]
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. AZILECT CMI V3.0 Rasagiline mesilate (ra-SA-ji-leen MES-i-late) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Azilect. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have […]
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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a medical condition in which bacteria in the gut overgrow. This normally does not occur under good health conditions. Certain conditions have been identified to increase the risk of this occurrence: © WhiteDragon/Shutterstock.com Gastric hypoacidity Gastric hydrochloric acid is a powerful suppressant of bacterial growth, so that very few or no bacteria are found […]
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Understanding the metabolic changes that occur in various disease states allows a more accurate diagnosis to be made. Further, understanding mechanisms behind metabolic changes establishes a relationship between phenotype, biological function, and metabolic markers. Christoph Burgstedt | Shutterstock While genomics and proteomics are concerned with upstream events as a consequence of genetic processes and the resulting protein populations, metabolomics measures […]
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