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PubMed Articles
Diagnostic value of mesothelin in pleural fluids: comparison with CYFRA 21-1 and CEA.
CYFRA 21-1 and CEA have been applied for the differential diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The soluble mesothelin-related peptide (SMRP) has been proposed as a specific marker for di...
Mass spectrometry theory and application to adrenal diseases.
The diagnosis and management of adrenal diseases hinge upon accurate determination of hormone concentrations in blood and other body fluids. The advent of immunoassays for various steroid hormones has...
A high-performance hydrogen gas sensor using ultrathin polypyrrole-coated CNT nanohybrids.
A novel strategy for designing ultrathin polypyrrole skin-coated carbon nanotube (CNT) nanohybrids is demonstrated by vapor deposition polymerization (VDP). The ultrathin skin technology provides a st...
JAK/STAT signalling is essential for anti-viral immunity, making IFN-α an obvious anti-viral therapeutic. However, many HCV+ patients fail treatment, indicating that the virus blocks successful IFN-Î...
Doubly obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Formulation of carbenoxolone for delivery to the skin.
Carbenoxolone (CEX), a semi-synthetic derivative of glycyrrhetinic acid, has previously been used as a disodium salt for the management of dyspepsia and peptic ulcer because of its anti-inflammatory p...
Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang (XQLT, TJ-19, Sho-seiryu-to, so-cheong-ryong-tang) has been used against acute airway diseases for thousands of year in ancient China. Most of the acute airway illnesses are caused...
Cinnamomum cassia Blume is a popular traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been used to manage respiratory tract disease, including common cold and chronic bronchitis for thousand years. Human...
Effects of Hominis placenta on LPS-induced cell toxicity in BV2 microglial cells.
ETHONOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Hominis placenta (HP) dried placenta extracted from pregnant women after delivery has been widely used to treat chronic inflammatory diseases. HP has been reported to...
News Articles
Ascend Learning Delivers Grant to Beyond Batten Disease Foundation
Employee-driven initiative raises funds for organization focused on identifying and treating rare genetic diseases. Leawood, Kan. (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Ascend Learning announced it has delivered a $17...
A new study in PLoS One published in January, 2013 says that infection with latent Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) may lead to heart disease and heart attacks, (1) as predicted by Dr. Hanan Polansky in his M...
Skin Cancer Awareness - Protect Your Skin While Outdoors
Big Game Gear, Outdoor Gear Company, advises others to take care of their skin not only during Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Don't forget about protecting skin while enjoying the great outdoors. (P...
BluePromoCode Offers Attractive Savings on Skin Care Solutions
Beauty and skin care retailers are traditionally resilient to economic cycles, given consumers' desire to look young. BluePromoCode provides promotions from prominent skin care product sites. Los...
Epistem, the UK biotechnology and personalized medicine company with expertise in skin biology and delivery of dermatological testing services, and ScandiDerma, a Norwegian company with expertise in d...
IRVINE, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ZO Skin Health, Inc. is pleased to announce that they will host a series of educational seminars and webinars on "Expanded Concepts and Principles of Skin...
LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathy Ireland, CEO and Chief Designer of kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW) and leading women's health advocate, and world-renowned board certified surg...
Mari's to Offer New Treatment from Europe
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Mari’s Skin Care, a peaceful sanctuary for skin rejuvenation and nourishment in Dallas, has become the first in the state of Texas to offer a new treatment from...
Albany, NY, May 22, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Musculoskeletal diseases/disorders (MSDs) are diseases of muscles and related ligaments, and other connective tissues and bones. Some of the most common musculos...
Should we sequence everyone's genome? No
This is an exciting time to work in medicine. The enormous advances in our understanding of inherited diseases that have flowed from sequencing the human genome mean that many patients benefit from......
Events
Welcome to Molecular Medicine Congress and exhibition.
The CNS Diseases World Summit 2013 brings together the leading experts across the industry and academia to discuss the latest research and developments in the CNS field.
Companies
TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals is a privately held biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops small molecule drugs that modulate programmed cell death pathways to treat deb...
TRANSGENE is a leading integrated gene therapy company, dedicated to the discovery and development of gene delivery technologies and gene therapy products for the treatment of acquired and inherited d...
Founded by Texas physicians, Azam Anwar, M.D., and highly regarded dermatopathologist Clay Cockerell, M.D., TopMD Skin Care released its premier product, CLn® BodyWash, in the...
KineMed, Inc. ("KineMed" or the "Company") is a drug discovery and development company employing its proprietary translational medicine technology (AquaTag™ and KineMarkerâÂ...
We have a challenging and inspiring mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. This mission gives us the purpose to develop innovative me...
Aradigm Corporation and Grifols S.A.
Aradigm is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drugs delivered by inhalation for the prevention and treatment of sever...
Ignyta, Inc., located in San Diego, California, is a personalized medicine company developing revolutionary new products and services to customize diagnosis and treatment of patie...
R-Tech Ueno is a bio-venture company established in September 1989 for the purpose of marketing and R&D of drugs. Under leadership of the president, also a medical doctor, the company is developing ne...
Neovacs is a French biotechnology company focused on active immunotherapy for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and cancer. Neovacs is a spin-off from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in P...
From its establishment in 1977, simply as a Distributor of diagnostic products, IDS has become a globally-recognised innovator and marketeer in the IVD industry.The Company is particularly well-known...
Clinical Trials
Imiquimod Cream in Treating Patients With Basal Cell Skin Cancer
RATIONALE: Biological therapies, such as imiquimod cream, work in different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop tumor cells from growing. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial i...
Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preventing Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Infants
To determine whether or not inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) safely decreases the incidence of chronic lung disease (CLD) in premature infants.
Pilot Trial to Assess Effect of CNI Conversion of Efalizumab on T Reg Cells
The purpose of this pilot trial is to determine whether a conversion from calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to a regimen consisting of efalizumab and sirolimus i...
Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network
Minimal change disease (MCD), focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and Membranous nephropathy (MN), generate an enormous individual and societal financial burden, accounting for appr...
This is a Phase III, multicenter, open-label study of RI-002 administered as an intravenous infusion of RI-002 (IGIV) every 21 or 28 days in approximately 60 subjects with Primary Immunode...
Glutamine Enriched Total Parenteral Feeding and Proline Metabolism in Severely Burned Patients
Proline is a non-essential amino acid that helps with collagen formation. Collagen is one of the main ingredients of skin, bone, tendons, and connective tissue. It is thought that proline...
Cohort Study for Patients Using Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide)
The Radata-Fuzeon cohort is an observational cohort study to gain a better understanding of Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide) in daily clinical practice. Patients planned to take this drug in a new ant...
This pilot study is to assess whether using CytoGam® in combination with ganciclovir is more effective in reducing the CMV viral load over time, as compared to standard treatment with IV...
Genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who did not respond (did not lose virus during treatment) or relapsed (virus went away on treatment but came back after treatment was stopped) a...
The Use of Silver Leaf Dressing in the Prevention of Radiotherapy Induced Skin Reactions
The hypothesis is that silver leaf nylon dressing reduces the percentage of patients developing brisk erythema and moist desquamation while undergoing whole breast radiotherapy. The secon...
Videos
Pediatrics & Child Health Care : Viral Skin Rashes in Babies
A viral skin rash on a baby can come in a number of different forms, including a herpes rash and hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Learn about symptoms of these r...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Andrology
A scientific or medical discipline concerning the study of male reproductive biology, diseases of the male genital organs, and male infertility. Major areas of interest include ENDOCRINOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; semen analysis; FERTILIZATION; CONTRACEPTION; and CRYOPRESERVATION.
Reproductive Health Services
Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialities such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.
Streptococcus Milleri Group
A subset of VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI, but the species in this group differ in their hemolytic pattern and diseases caused. These species are often beta-hemolytic and produce pyogenic infections.
Integumentary System
The outer covering of the body composed of the SKIN and the skin appendages, which are the HAIR, the NAILS; and the SEBACEOUS GLANDS and the SWEAT GLANDS and their ducts.
Mastocytosis, Cutaneous
Skin lesions due to abnormal infiltration of MAST CELLS. Cutaneous mastocytosis is confined to the skin without the involvement of other tissues or organs, and is mostly found in children. The three major variants are: URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA; diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis; and SOLITARY MASTOCYTOMA OF SKIN.
