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CBD Oil and Parkinson’s Disease

Cannabis is the most widely used recreational drug worldwide, with many variants that have been used both medicinally in the treatment or management of various diseases, including chronic pain, as well as being used recreationally to achieve a high.

23 Jan 2019

Norepinephrine and Mental Health

There are a wide variety of medications available to relieve the symptoms of various mental health conditions, some of which act on specific neurotransmitters and increase their levels in the brain. One such neurotransmitter is norepinephrine.

23 Jan 2019

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

The cardiovascular system can be monitored and its functionality assessed with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. New techniques for CMR imaging have been developed in recent years. These include T1 and T2 image mapping, which are non-invasive imaging techniques that have been quickly integrated into normal CMR imaging procedures.

23 Jan 2019

Antibodies and Huntington's: Diagnosis & Treatment

Huntington’s disease is a genetically inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the huntingtin gene resulting in a trinucleotide (CAG) repeat expansion with over 40 repeats.

23 Jan 2019

Role of the Spleen in Drug Metabolism

The spleen is a soft, spongy organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen, just beneath the diaphragm.

21 Jan 2019

Orthostatic Hypotension Symptoms and Causes

Orthostatic hypotension is low blood pressure that is experienced when rapidly standing up from a sitting or lying position.

21 Jan 2019

What is Drug Desensitization?

Drug hypersensitivity reaction is an immune-mediated reaction to a drug. Hypersensitivity reactions may vary in severity from mild to life-threatening. Reactions prompt the discontinuation of the causative drug and replacement with alternative agents that may be less effective, more toxic, or more expensive.

21 Jan 2019

Foods that Drive Inflammation

Inflammation is a reaction of body’s immune system to some trigger or stimulus. Common causes of inflammation are infection, injury, health-related condition, and certain foods.

21 Jan 2019

Health Benefits of Cranberries

Cranberry is an evergreen shrub whose fruits and leaves have been used in beverages and food. Cranberries has been used traditionally to treat disorders of the bladder, gut, and liver.

21 Jan 2019

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Causes and Diagnosis

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a medical condition characterized by muscular weakness and myelitis, which is the medical term used to describe inflammation of the spinal cord. It is a rare disease affecting the gray matter, which is the region of the brain responsible for muscle control and sensory perception.

16 Jan 2019

Infrared Therapy versus LED Therapy

Light therapy is one of the oldest modalities used to treat a variety of health conditions. The use of coherent light sources (like lasers) and non-coherent light sources (like light emitting diodes or LEDs) have opened new avenues in medical sciences. These light therapies have been used to treat a variety of medical conditions.

16 Jan 2019

Sugar Substitutes: Types and Uses

Sweeteners are popular sugar substitutes that provide the same (or possibly enhanced) sweet taste while having very few or virtually no calories at all. Their role in reducing the prevalence of obesity, type II diabetes and heart disease, as well as simply in weight loss has been explored by nutritional scientists, dietitians and physicians for a few years now.

16 Jan 2019