Anesthesia

Anesthesia is the loss of feeling or sensation in all or part of the body. It may result from damage to nerves or can be induced by an anesthetist (a medical professional) using anesthetics such as...

Antibody classes

An antibody, also known as an immunoglobulin, is a large Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a...

Venous Arterial Thromboembolism

Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, blocking a vein (venous thrombosis) or artery (arterial thrombosis). Venous Arterial Thromboembolism (VAT) is caused when some or a...

Smoking Cessation

Because of the addictive properties of components of cigarettes, giving up the habit of smoking is often very hard. It is often required however for health reasons. There is a lot of publicity of...

Lipitor

Lipitor was the best selling drug in 2009, with the 2009 annual sales coming in at over $5m for its company, Pfizer Inc. Lipitor is the brand name for an atorvastatin calcium medication that is pres...

GMO Statistics Part 35. The Soul of Statistics.

Some previous posts in this seriesGMO Statistics Part 34. The Power of Confirmation Bias GMO Statistics Part 33. Headstrong old men can hold up science for decadesGMO Statistics Part 32. Scien...

Use and efficacy of herbal medicines: Part 1 — historical and traditional use

In this first part of a two-part article, the authors examine the role of plants in medicine across time and continents

The Limits of the Earth, Part 2: Expanding the Limits

This is part two of a two-part series on the limits of human economic growth on planet Earth. Part one details some of the environmental and natural resource challenges we're up against. Part two,...

Pharma: part of the problem or part of the solution?

Wendy Blackburn discusses the problems currently facing the pharma industry. “Is pharma part of the problem or part of the solution?” When someone posed this blog post “question” to me, I adm...

HIE Bright Spots: MRSA Prevention Through Care Coordination – Part 4

Over the last several weeks we have been following Larry (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), a patient with diabetes and a history of non-compliance.  Because Larry’s primary care providers either do not hav...

Are you ready for the new EU pharmacovigilance legislation changes? Part 2

In part two of his two-part article, Graeme Ladds continues to explore the new EU pharmacovigilance legislation due to come into force in July 2012, looking at the introduction of social media and an...

Interview with Kevin Hrusovsky part 2: next generation sequencing

In the second part of this three-part interview, Kevin Hrusovsky discusses next generation sequencing. In part one of this three-part interview, Kevin Hrusovsky highlighted some exciting recent advan...

Medicare Part D Spending Would Be Cut $591 Mil. In 2013 By Sequester

The majority of Part D cuts would be made in the account used to pay the government’s share of premiums to private drug plans. Part D low-income subsidies and catastrophic coverage subsidies are exe...

Listing of Springer Handbook of Enzymes, Synonym Index 2010, Part 1: A-J and Part 2: K-Z, 2nd ed. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, Synonym Index 2010, Part 1: A-J and Part 2: K-Z, 2nd ed . Edited by DietmarSchomburg, IdaSchomburg, and AntjeChang, Coeditor (T

Electronic health records: promises and realities: a 3-part series part I: the digital sea change, ready or not.

Does the advantage of the upper part of words occur at the lexical level?

Several recent studies have shown that the upper part of words is more important than the lower part in visual word recognition. Here, we examine whether or not this advantage arises at the lexical or...

Regulation of adipogenesis by lymphatic fluid stasis: part I. Adipogenesis, fibrosis, and inflammation.

: Although fat deposition is a defining clinical characteristic of lymphedema, the cellular mechanisms that regulate this response remain unknown. The goals of this two-part study were to determine th...

Cellular senescence, vascular disease, and aging: part 1 of a 2-part review.