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Opioid Pharmacology

Opioids are naturally occurring substances that have several effects on the central nervous system that are mainly mediated by opioid receptors.

12 Apr 2010

Opioid Types

As members of the same class of drugs, al l opioids are similar in chemical nature. These chemicals may be derived naturally from the opium plant or synthesized in the laboratory.

12 Apr 2010

Olanzapine Overdose

Olanzapine represents a second-generation atypical antipsychotic agent that is currently approved for the treatment of psychotic disorders.

12 Apr 2010

Olanzapine Side Effects

Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug and has become a prominent part of psychiatric clinical practice over the past two decades.

12 Apr 2010

Olanzapine Pharmacology

Olanzapine is a second-generation (also called “atypical”) antipsychotic agent related to clozapine with a complex pharmacology.

12 Apr 2010

What is Olanzapine?

Olanzapine is a type of second-generation antipsychotic drug that is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

12 Apr 2010

The earliest reported case of the H5N1 virus affecting humans occurred alongside an H5N1 epidemic in non-humans (epizootic outbreak) in Hong Kong poultry. The entire poultry population was then culled to prevent the disease going on to affect other animal species (panzootic outbreak).

11 Apr 2010

Bird Flu (H5N1) Treatment

Bird flu H5N1 is a fast evolving virus that undergoes mutation to form more infective and highly pathogenic strains. This poses a significant challenge in the development of vaccines to protect against the virus.

11 Apr 2010

Bird Flu (H5N1) Prevention

Bird flu or H5N1 is a highly pathogenic and transmissible virus that is spread rapidly among bird populations and can also affect humans. Prevention is key since increasingly pathogenic mutations of the virus are evolving, which can lead to a more dangerous infection.

11 Apr 2010

Bird Flu (H5N1) Genetics

Avian flu or bird flu first emerged as a deadly strain that killed two chicken flocks in Scotland. This strain, which is called A/chicken/Scotland/59 has since undergone several genetic mutations to become the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus known today. With each mutation, the virus has become increasingly dominant and pathogenic, causing more severe disease and an increasing number of deaths.

11 Apr 2010

Bird Flu (H5N1) Symptoms

Bird flu or avian flu is a highly contagious viral infection that is transmitted between birds and, on rare occasions, from birds to humans. Increasingly pathogenic mutations are leading to the emergence of more dangerous strains.

11 Apr 2010

What is Bird Flu (H5N1)?

Bird flu or avian flu is a highly contagious viral infection that is transmitted between birds and on rare occasions, from birds to humans.

11 Apr 2010

Dietary Flavonoids

Flavonoids are a type of plant metabolite that are thought to provide health benefits through their antioxidative effects. Flavonoids are essential pigments for producing colors in plants that will attract pollinating insects. They are therefore found in a variety of fruit and vegetables.

11 Apr 2010

Quercetin and Epicatechin

Quercetin and epicatechin are examples of flavonoids, essential pigments found in many fruits and vegetables.

11 Apr 2010

What are Flavonoids?

Flavonoids are a group of plant metabolites thought to provide health benefits through cell signalling pathways and antioxidant effects. These molecules are found in a variety of fruits and vegetables.

11 Apr 2010

Fentanyl Illicit Use

Fentanyl is a potent analgesic almost a hundred times stronger than morphine that is used as an anesthetic and in the management of chronic and breakthrough pain.

11 Apr 2010

Fentanyl Chemistry

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat pain and is almost a hundred times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl has a rapid onset of action and lasts only for a short time. The drug is widely used as an anesthetic as well as in the management of breakthrough pain and chronic pain.

11 Apr 2010