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Cetuximab Biomarkers

Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat several cancers including bowel cancer and head and neck cancer.

28 Feb 2010

Cellulitis is a term used to describe infection of the dermal and subcutaneous skin layers. The condition is diagnosed based on symptoms and clinical examination to identify the causative bacteria. A suitable antibiotic is then prescribed.

28 Feb 2010

Cellulitis Diagnosis

Cellulitis is an infection of the deeper layers of the skin that causes swelling and pain in affected areas. The leg is the site most commonly affected by cellulitis, although the condition can affect any part of the body.

28 Feb 2010

What Causes Cellulitis?

Cellulitis is an infection of the deeper skin tissues that leads to redness, pain and swelling across affected areas.

28 Feb 2010

What is Cellulitis?

Cellulitis is an infection of the dermal and subcutaneous skin layers that gives rise to red, swollen, hot and painful skin.

28 Feb 2010

Cartilage Diseases

Cartilage is an important part of the skeletal system that can be affected by several diseases. For example, a group of diseases called the chondrodystrophies are typically characterized by changes and abnormalities in the growth and subsequent ossification of cartilage.

28 Feb 2010

Cartilage Growth

Cartilage is an important structural component of the body. It is a firm tissue but is softer and much more flexible than bone. Cartilage is a connective tissue found in many areas of the body.

28 Feb 2010

What is Cartilage?

Cartilage is an important structural component of the body. It is a firm tissue but is softer and much more flexible than bone.

28 Feb 2010

What is GemCarbo Chemotherapy

GemCarbo chemotherapy is an anti-cancer therapy that is used to treat lung and bladder cancers. The therapy is made up of two drugs – gemcitabine and carboplatin.

28 Feb 2010

Carboplatin Pharmacology

Carboplatin is one of the platinum-based anti-cancer drugs and its parent compound is cisplatin. Carboplatin has gained significant popularity since its introduction in the 1980s because it causes less side effects than cisplatin.

28 Feb 2010

What is Carboplatin?

Carboplatin is a chemotherapy agent used in the treatment of certain types of cancer. Carboplatin is one of the platinum anti-cancer compounds and its parent compound is cisplatin. Carboplatin has gained significant popularity since its introduction in the 1980s because it causes less side effects than cisplatin.

28 Feb 2010

What is Decaffeination?

Coffee is consumed in large amount by populations across the world and is the world’s second most valuable commodity after petroleum. Coffee has now been available in the decaffeinated form for decades.

28 Feb 2010

Caffeine Pharmacology

Caffeine is a stimulant of the central nervous system that occurs naturally in over 60 species of plants and is used in several foods, drinks and medications. The United States Food and Drugs Administration classes caffeine as both a food additive and a drug.

28 Feb 2010

Caffeine Occurrence

Caffeine occurs naturally in over 60 plants including coffee beans, tea leaves, kola nuts, yerba maté, guarana plants and cacao pods. Caffeine is added to food and drink items as well as to certain drugs and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) defines caffeine as both a drug and a food additive. Drinks that commonly contain caffeine include tea, coffee, energy drinks, Coca-Cola and hot chocolate.

28 Feb 2010

What is Caffeine?

Caffeine is present in over sixty plants, including coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao pods and kola nuts. Around 90% of individuals use caffeine in one form or another. Caffeine is added to food and drink items as well as to certain medications to relieve drowsiness or enhance the effects of pain killers. The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) classifies caffeine as both a drug and a food additive.

28 Feb 2010

Dyslexia Theories

Experts have been trying to elucidate the biological basis of dyslexia since the condition was first identified in 1881 by Oswald Berkhan and described as dyslexia in 1887 by Rudolf Berlin.

25 Feb 2010

Dyslexia Causes

Dyslexia is used to describe a common learning disorder in which reading ability is impaired.

25 Feb 2010

Dyslexia Symptoms

The symptoms of dyslexia vary in severity from person to person. Each individual affected by the condition has their own set of particular strengths and weaknesses regarding their ability to comprehend, interpret and relay verbal information.

25 Feb 2010

What is Dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a learning disorder that manifests itself as a difficulty with reading, spelling and in some cases mathematics. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction.

25 Feb 2010

What is Diarrhea?

The term diarrhea (also spelled diarrhoea) refers to passage of loose, watery stools. The usual frequency of passing loose stools or watery stools in cases of diarrhea is at least three or more times a day.

25 Feb 2010