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Nutraceutical Regulation

Nutraceuticals are natural, bioactive chemical compounds that have health-promoting, disease-preventing, or general medicinal properties.

19 Jul 2011

Nutraceutical Industry

Nutraceuticals can be defined as any food product (or part thereof) which provides health benefits, in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foodstuff.

19 Jul 2011

What are Nutraceuticals?

Nutraceuticals is a term used to describe any product derived from food sources with health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods.

19 Jul 2011

Radioactive iodine (I-131) can be used in medical therapies as a treatment and a diagnostic tool. It is most commonly used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease or a nodule in the thyroid gland.

9 May 2011

Iodine-131 Exposure

Iodine-131 - I-131 is a radioactive substance that emits both beta and gamma radiation and has a half-life of 8.03 days.

9 May 2011

Radioiodine Production

Radioiodine is defined as a radioactive isotope of the chemical element iodine.

9 May 2011

What is Radioiodine?

Iodine is a nonmetallic basic element and an essential mineral for the human body. It is pivotal in the synthesis of thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and hence essential for normal function of the thyroid gland. Radioiodine represents a radioactive form of iodine most often used in the treatment of thyroid diseases.

9 May 2011

Mucopolysaccharidosis Treatments

Mucopolysaccharidoses are genetic lysosomal storage disorders caused by the deficiency of enzymes catalyzing the degradation of glycosaminoglycans.

9 May 2011

Mucopolysaccharidosis Clinical Features

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are a prominent group of genetic lysosomal storage diseases.

9 May 2011

Mucopolysaccharidosis Types

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are lysosomal storage disorders caused by the deficiency of enzymes needed for the stepwise breakdown of glycosaminoglycans (also known as mucopolysaccharides). During the last decades the enzyme deficiencies underlying each disease – as well as the molecular defects causing them – have been recognized and extensively analyzed.

9 May 2011

What is Mucopolysaccharidosis?

MucopolysacMucopolysaccharidoses represent a family of heritable disorders caused by a deficiency of lysosomal enzymes required to degrade glycosaminoglycans (also known as mucopolysaccharides, which is their older designation). These disorders are chronic and progressive, usually displaying a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations within one enzyme deficiency.

9 May 2011

Dysphagia Diagnosis

The term dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing. In some cases, the difficulty swallowing may be restricted to food only, while in others, liquids are also difficult to swallow. Some people are unable to swallow at all.

10 Apr 2011

Dysphagia Symptoms

Dysphagia is the medical term used to refer to difficulty swallowing.

10 Apr 2011

What is Dysphagia?

Dysphagia is the term used to describe difficulty swallowing.

10 Apr 2011

Peanut Exposure

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies, particularly in Western populations. There are various ways in which an individual can become exposed to the peanut allergen.

21 Mar 2011

Peanut Allergy Prevalence

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies found worldwide. In the Western world, the prevalence can be as high as 1 in 200 individuals in some populations. In the United Kingdom, peanut allergy is present in between 0.4 and 0.6% of the whole population.

21 Mar 2011

Peanut Allergy Symptoms

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies, particularly in the Western world. About 1 in 200 children may develop a peanut allergy by the time they reach five years of age.

21 Mar 2011

What is Peanut Allergy?

Peanut allergy is one of the most common food allergies and, in the Western world, is thought to be prevalent in up to 1 in 200 individuals in some populations. In fact, studies have suggested that peanut allergy in American children younger than five years doubled in prevalence between 1998 and 2003. In the United Kingdom, around 0.4 to 0.6% of the population suffers from peanut allergies.

21 Mar 2011

Tracheotomy Complications

The surgical procedure of tracheotomy involves an incision into the trachea of the airway.

15 Mar 2011

Tracheotomy History

The term tracheotomy refers to a surgical procedure of an incision in the trachea to provide an alternative method of breathing, which was first recorded in 1649.

15 Mar 2011