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What is Paraplegia?

Paraplegia is a medical condition involving impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities, which is a classification of paralysis.

17 May 2010

Ghrelin and Diseases

Ghrelin is an important hormone that plays a vital role in hunger and satiety. There are several diseases that have been linked to fluctuating levels of ghrelin and some of these include...

17 May 2010

Ghrelin and the Gastrointestinal Tract

Ghrelin is an important hormone that is secreted by the ghrelin cells of the gastrointestinal tract.

17 May 2010

Ghrelin is a hormone well known for regulating energy balance. It is a fast-acting hormone that plays a role in hunger and meal initiation. There are, however, numerous other functions of this important hormone.

17 May 2010

What is Ghrelin?

Ghrelin is a hormone produced by specialized cells that line the stomach and the pancreas.

17 May 2010

Penicillin Production

Penicillin, which remains an important part of our antimicrobial armamentarium, had a significant impact on the second half of the twentieth century. Deep-fermentation methods, which were primarily developed for the production of penicillin during the war, gave rise to the development of antibiotics and contributed to the nascent biotechnology industry which appeared in the 1970s.

13 May 2010

Penicillin Developments

The discovery of penicillin and the scope of its possible usage is arguably the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century. The globalization of penicillin in the years immediately after the Second World War was swift, visible and interesting, and made this important antimicrobial drug both a political and a medical resource.

13 May 2010

Penicillin Mechanism

Penicillin is a widely used antibiotic prescribed to treat staphylococci and streptococci bacterial infections.

13 May 2010

Penicillin Variants

The penicillin family represents one of the most valuable groups of antibiotics in practically every area of modern healthcare.

13 May 2010

Penicillin Biosynthesis

The beta-lactam antibiotic penicillin represents one of the predominantly used antibiotics for the treatment of infectious diseases.

13 May 2010

What is Penicillin?

Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and most widely used antibiotic agents.

13 May 2010

Types of Pathology

Pathology plays a critical role in healthcare, linking scientific research to clinical practice and improving disease diagnosis and treatment strategies.

13 May 2010

What is Pathology?

Pathology is a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin and nature of disease. It involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids and autopsies in order to study and diagnose disease.

13 May 2010

What Causes Paralysis?

Paralysis is caused by multiple conditions, which may be classified as those which affect the muscles themselves, and those which act indirectly, through the nerves that control muscle action. The most common external causes for paralysis include the occurrence of a stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis.

13 May 2010

What is Paralysis?

Paralysis is a condition involving a loss of muscle function in the body that may be accompanied by sensory loss, also referred to as loss of feeling.

13 May 2010

Scleroderma Diagnosis

Scleroderma is a health condition that involves thickening of the skin and may also affect internal organs.

11 May 2010

Scleroderma History

Scleroderma is a health condition that involves the hardening of the skin and some organs in the body.

11 May 2010

What is Scleroderma?

Scleroderma, also sometimes referred to as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic autoimmune disorder that involves progressive hardening of the skin. An excess of collagen and other connective tissues in the skin leads to a change in cellular structure and vascular of the tissues. Internal organs may also be affected in more severe cases.

11 May 2010

Sciatica Treatments

The vast majority of patients with sciatica notice a significant improvement in the severity of their symptoms within 6-8 weeks. For this reason, initial treatment should be conservative to avoid unnecessary exposure to treatments. Instead, patients should be adequately counseled to understand the nature of the condition and equipped with methods to relieve the associated pain.

11 May 2010

What Causes Sciatica?

Sciatica is caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve or its roots. Any condition which causes compression of the spinal cord, or the nerve roots emerging from the spinal foramina, causes sensory and motor symptoms in the area supplied by the sciatic nerve in a dermatomal distribution. The most common cause of sciatica is disc herniation in the lumbar region.

11 May 2010