Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
ENZYME THERAPY: a form of therapy that employs supplements of plant and animal enzymes to improve digestive function and other conditi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
ENZYME THERAPY a form of therapy that employs supplements of plant and animal enzymes to improve digestive function and other conditio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
Enzyme Therapy: By using natural plant and pancreative enzymes as supplements, practitioners seek to improve digestion and correct pot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthomolecular Medicine: Encyclopedia - Orthomolecular Medicine
Orthomolecular medicine or optimum nutrition, emphasizes the use of natural substances found in a healthy diet such as vitamins, dietary ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aromatase Inhibitor: Encyclopedia - Aromatase Inhibitor
Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women that block the aromatase en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dextromethorphan: Encyclopedia - Dextromethorphan
Dextromethorphan (DM or less commonly, DXM) is an antitussive drug that is found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations. De...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canavan Disease: Encyclopedia - Canavan Disease
Canavan disease is an inherited disorder that causes progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain. This disease is one of a group of ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Light Therapy: Encyclopedia - Light Therapy
Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to specific wavelengths of light using lasers, LEDs, fluorescent lamps, or very bright...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiandrogen: Encyclopedia - Antiandrogen
An antiandrogen, or androgen antagonist, is any of a group of hormone antagonist compounds that are capable of preventing or inhibiting t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enzyme Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Enzyme Therapy
ENZYME THERAPY: Both plant-derived and pancreatic enzymes are employed in enzyme therapy and they can be used independently or in comb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthomolecular Therapy: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Orthomolecular Therapy
ORTHOMOLECULAR THERAPY: Orthomolecular therapy is the treatment of disease by varying the concentration of substances (nutrients--vita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tay-sachs Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Tay-sachs Disease - Therapy
There is currently no way to effectively cure or treat TSD. Even with the best care TSD children will die by the age of five. However, re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Japanese Enzyme Bath: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Japanese Enzyme Bath
Japanese Enzyme Bath: - Wooden tub filled with fibrous material (such as wood chips) and plant enzymes, which naturally ferment creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phenylketonuria: Encyclopedia Ii - Phenylketonuria - Defects
Classical PKU is caused by a defective gene for the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH). It is inherited as an autosomal recessive tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanfilippo Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanfilippo Syndrome - Treatment
Treatment remains largely supportive. The behavioural disturbances of MPS-III respond poorly to medication. If an early diagnsosis is mad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gangrene No Pictures: Encyclopedia Ii - Gangrene No Pictures - History
In the years before antibiotics, fly maggots were commonly used to treat chronic wounds or ulcers to prevent or stop necrotic spread. Som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gangrene: Encyclopedia Ii - Gangrene - History
In the years before antibiotics, fly maggots were commonly used to treat chronic wounds or ulcers to prevent or stop necrotic spread. Som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protease: Encyclopedia Ii - Protease - Inhibitors
The function of peptidases is inhibited by protease inhibitor enzymes. Examples of protease inhibitors are the class of serpins (serine p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiretroviral Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Antiretroviral Drug - Classes Of Antiretroviral Drugs
Antiretroviral drugs are broadly classified by the phase of the retrovirus life-cyle that the drug inhibits. There are thus three broad c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melasma: Encyclopedia Ii - Melasma - Treatment
The discoloration usually go away spontaneously over a period of several months after giving birth or stopping the oral contraceptives or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Therapy
Standard treatment includes ursodiol, a bile acid naturally produced by the liver, which has been shown to lower elevated liver enzyme nu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Therapy
Standard treatment includes ursodiol, a bile acid naturally produced by the liver, which has been shown to lower elevated liver enzyme nu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Statin: Encyclopedia Ii - Statin - Safety
While many patients develop muscle cramps and gastrointestinal upset on statin therapy, these usually resolve on temporarily lowering the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tay-sachs Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Tay-sachs Disease - Pathogenesis
The condition is caused by insufficient activity of an enzyme called hexosaminidase A that catalyzes the biodegradation of acidic fatty m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Linus Pauling: Encyclopedia Ii - Linus Pauling - Work In Alternative Medicine
In the late 1950s, Pauling worked on the role of enzymes in brain function, believing that mental illness may be partly caused by enzyme ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna Repair: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna Repair - Medicine & Dna Repair Modulation
A vast body of evidence correlates DNA damage to death and disease. As indicated by new overexpression studies, increasing the activity o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiretroviral Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Antiretroviral Drug - Combination Therapy
The life cycle of HIV can be as short as about 1.5 days: from viral entry into a cell; through replication, assembly, and release of addi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiretroviral Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Antiretroviral Drug - Combination Therapy
The life cycle of HIV can be as short as about 1.5 days: from viral entry into a cell; through replication, assembly, and release of addi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flucloxacillin: Encyclopedia Ii - Flucloxacillin - Adverse Effects
Common adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with the use of flucloxacillin include: diarrhoea, nausea, rash, urticaria, pain and infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protein-energy Malnutrition: Encyclopedia Ii - Protein-energy Malnutrition - Laboratory Findings
Mild or moderately severe protein-energy malnutrition may cause a slight depression of plasma albumin and a decrease in the urinary excre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trazodone: Encyclopedia Ii - Trazodone - Precautions
As trazodone is metabolised by CYP3A4, a liver enzyme, drinking grapefruit juice is discouraged in patients taking trazodone. The possibi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Lifeform Debate
A virus makes use of existing host enzymes and other molecules of a host cell to create more virus particles (virions). Some viruses enco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deep Vein Thrombosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Deep Vein Thrombosis - Diagnosis
In a low-probability situation, current practice is to commence investigations by testing for D-dimer levels. This fibrin degradation pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Diagnosis
The diagnosis is by imaging of the bile duct, usually in the setting of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP, endoscopy o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis - Diagnosis
The diagnosis is by imaging of the bile duct, usually in the setting of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP, endoscopy o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lisinopril: Encyclopedia Ii - Lisinopril - Pregnancy
When lisinopril therapy in women of child-bearing age is started pregnancy must be excluded and effective contraceptive methods used. Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hunter Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Hunter Syndrome - Signs And Tests
Signs of the disorder that the doctor might look for include: hepatomegaly (enlargement of liver) splenomegaly (enlargement of spleen) i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Experimental Cancer Treatment: Encyclopedia Ii - Experimental Cancer Treatment - Telomerase Therapy
Because most malignant cells rely on the activity of the protein telomerase for their immortality, it has been proposed that a drug which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Anti-lewisite: Encyclopedia Ii - British Anti-lewisite - Biochemical Function
Heavy metals act by chemically reacting with adjacent sulfhydryl residues on metabolic enzymes, creating a chelate complex that inhibits ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gene Therapy: Encyclopedia Ii - Gene Therapy - Vectors In Gene Therapy
Viruses attack their hosts to insert their genetic material into the genetic material of the host. This genetic material contains instruc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Experimental Cancer Treatment: Encyclopedia Ii - Experimental Cancer Treatment - Complementary And Alternative Cancer Treatment
See main article: Complementary and alternative medicine In the year 2000, the American Cancer Society published American Cancer Society'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dextromethorphan: Encyclopedia Ii - Dextromethorphan - Chemistry
Dextromethorphan is a salt of the methyl ether dextrorotatory isomer of levorphanol, a narcotic analgesic. It is chemically named as 3-me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Experimental Cancer Treatment: Encyclopedia Ii - Experimental Cancer Treatment - Thermal Therapy
Localized application of heat has been proprosed as a technique for the treatment of malignant tumours. Intense heating will cause denatu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaucher's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaucher's Disease - Pathophysiology
The disease is caused by a defect in the housekeeping gene lysosomal gluco-cerebrosidase (also known as β-glucosidase, EC 3.2.1.45, PDB ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orthomolecular Medicine: Encyclopedia Ii - Orthomolecular Medicine - Method
In orthomolecular medicine, diseases are assumed to originate from multiple nonspecific causes, congenital and acquired. These causes giv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaucher's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaucher's Disease - Diagnosis
In populations with high rates of carriage (Ashkenazi Jews and Norrbottnian Swedes), some family members of the index patient may already...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lead Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Lead Poisoning - Biological Role
Lead has no known biological role in the body. The toxicity comes from its ability to mimic other biologically important metals, the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fructose Bisphosphatase: Encyclopedia Ii - Fructose Bisphosphatase - Fructose Bisphosphatase Deficiency
If there is a deficiency in fructose bisphosphatase, gluconeogenesis will not occur correctly. Glycolysis (the break-down of glucose) wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: Encyclopedia Ii - Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - Types
Severe combined immunodeficiency - IL-7 signalling pathway. Most cases of SCID are derived from mutations in the γc chain in the recep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mucopolysaccharidosis: Encyclopedia Ii - Mucopolysaccharidosis - Treatment
Currently there is no cure for these disorders. Medical care is directed at treating systemic conditions and improving the person's quali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiv Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiv Test - Antigen Tests
The p24 antigen test detects the presence of the p24 protein of HIV (also known as CA), a major core protein of the virus. Monoclonal ant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dextromethorphan: Encyclopedia Ii - Dextromethorphan - Pharmacodynamics
At therapeutic doses, the drug acts centrally to elevate the threshold for coughing, without inhibiting ciliary activity. DXM is rapidly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hunter Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Hunter Syndrome - Symptoms
Juvenile form (early-onset, severe form): mental deterioration severe to profound mental retardation aggressive behavior hyperactivity s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpha 1-antitrypsin Deficiency: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpha 1-antitrypsin Deficiency - Treatment
In the United States, Canada, and several European countries, lung-affected A1AD patients may receive intravenous infusions of alpha-1 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flutamide: Encyclopedia Ii - Flutamide - Use In Prostate Cancer
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is released by the hypothalamus in a pulsatile fashion; this causes the anterior pituitary to relea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Estradiol: Encyclopedia Ii - Estradiol - Therapy
Estradiol - Hormone replacement therapy. In the event that levels of estradiol in a woman's blood are low (possibly due to menopause or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiv Test: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiv Test - Nucleic Acid Based Tests
Nucleic acid based tests amplify and detect a 142 base target sequence located in a highly conserved region of the HIV gag gene. Since 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaucher's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaucher's Disease - Treatment
For type 1 and most type 3 patients, enzyme replacement treatment with mannose-terminated recombinant glucocerebrosidase, 60 Units/kg, gi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beta-lactam Antibiotic: Encyclopedia Ii - Beta-lactam Antibiotic - Modes Of Resistance
By definition, all β-lactam antibiotics have a β-lactam ring in their structure. The effectiveness of these antibiotics relies on their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angiogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Angiogenesis - Mechanical Stimulation
Mechanical stimulation of angiogenesis is not well characterized. There is a significant amount of controversy with regard to shear stres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Signs And Symptoms
Vomiting, weakness/malaise, decreased urine production, convulsions. Symptoms progress, leading to coma and death if untreated. In patien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Diagnosis
Blood tests done when tumor lysis syndrome is suspected generally include full blood count, renal function (creatinine), electrolytes, bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - D-dimer: Encyclopedia Ii - D-dimer - Indications
D-dimer testing is of clinical use when there is a suspicion of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). In patients susp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiretroviral Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Antiretroviral Drug - Limitations Of Antiretroviral Drug Therapy
If an HIV infection becomes resistant to standard HAART, there are limited options. One option is to take larger combinations of antiretr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulmonary Embolism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pulmonary Embolism - Treatment
Acutely, supportive treatments, such as oxygen or analgesia, are often required. Massive PE causing hemodynamic instability (marked decre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engineered Negligible Senescence: Encyclopedia Ii - Engineered Negligible Senescence - Proposal
Engineered negligible senescence - Overview. As Aubrey de Grey states, "geriatrics is the attempt to stop damage from causing pathology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hunter Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Hunter Syndrome - Causes Incidence And Risk Factors
Hunter syndrome is inherited as an X-linked recessive disease. This means that women carry the disease and can pass it on to their sons, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alkaline Phosphatase: Encyclopedia Ii - Alkaline Phosphatase - Use In Research
The most common alkaline phosphatases used in research are: Bacterial alkaline phosphatase (BAP), from Escherichia coli C4 cells Shrimp ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaucher's Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaucher's Disease - Classification And Genetics
There are three recognized forms; all have been linked to particular mutations. In all, there are about 80 known mutations. Type I (N370...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helicobacter Pylori: Encyclopedia Ii - Helicobacter Pylori - Treatment
In patients who are asymptomatic, treatment is not usually recommended. In gastric ulcer patients where H. pylori is detected, normal pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Replication
Because viruses are acellular and do not have their own metabolism, they must utilize the machinery and metabolism of the host to reprodu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Replication
Because viruses are acellular and do not have their own metabolism, they must utilize the machinery and metabolism of the host for the pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Encyclopedia Ii - Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor - Therapy
Most small GISTs (<5 and especially <2 cm) with a low rate of mitosis (<5 dividing cells per 50 high-power fields) are benign an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Diagnosis
The combination of the symptoms and a routine blood film often lead to the detection of schistocytes (fragmented red cells) and "helmet c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cancer: Encyclopedia Ii - Cancer - Cancer Research
Cancer research is the intense scientific effort to understand disease processes and discover possible therapies. While understanding of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bipolar Disorder: Encyclopedia Ii - Bipolar Disorder - Prognosis
While bipolar disorder can be one of the most severe and devastating medical conditions, indeed the sixth highest cause of disability in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angiogenesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Angiogenesis - Applications Of Angiogenesis
Angiogenesis - Tumor angiogenesis. Cancer cells are cells that have lost control of their ability to divide in a controlled fashion. A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Encyclopedia Ii - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Treatment
The earlier acute lymphocytic leukemia is detected, the more effective the treatment. The aim is to induce a lasting remission, defined a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ventilator-associated Pneumonia - Treatment
Treatment of VAP should be matched with a known causative bacteria. However, when VAP is first suspected, the bacteria causing infection ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antiretroviral Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Antiretroviral Drug - Current Treatment Guidelines
Antiretroviral drug treatment guidelines have changed many times. Early recommendations attempted a "hit hard, hit early" approach. A mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cancer Chemotherapy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cancer Chemotherapy - Targeted Therapy
Molecular and genetic approaches to understanding cell biology uncovered entirely new signalling networks that regulate cellular activiti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gangrene: Encyclopedia Ii - Gangrene - Types
Gangrene caused by a serious bacterial infection is called wet gangrene. Gangrene caused by lack of circulation in an injured or diseased...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gangrene: Encyclopedia Ii - Gangrene - Pathophysiology
Gangrene - Wet gangrene. Wet gangrene is perhaps the more familiar of the two types, at least in media portrayals. An injury, such as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Physiological Role
Carbon monoxide is produced naturally by the body. The breakdown-product of hemoglobin, heme, is a substrate for the enzyme heme oxygenas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ace Inhibitor: Encyclopedia Ii - Ace Inhibitor - Contraindications And Precautions
The ACE inhibitors are contraindicated in patients with: Previous angioedema associated with ACE inhibitor therapy Renal artery stenosis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gangrene No Pictures: Encyclopedia Ii - Gangrene No Pictures - Types
Gangrene caused by a serious bacterial infection is called wet gangrene. Gangrene caused by lack of circulation in an injured or diseased...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gangrene No Pictures: Encyclopedia Ii - Gangrene No Pictures - Pathophysiology
Gangrene no pictures - Wet gangrene. Wet gangrene is perhaps the more familiar of the two types, at least in media portrayals. An injur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edta: Encyclopedia Ii - Edta - Use As An Anticoagulant
EDTA works as an anticoagulant by chelating all the calcium contained in blood. Calcium is needed for coagulation to occur; without calci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Epidemiology
Point prevalence is 10 - 20% of the general population of Western countries with a much higher lifetime prevalence. Prevalence is similar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Features
Symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain or discomfort associated with changes in bowel habits in the absence of any apparent structural abnorm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interferon Beta-1a: Encyclopedia Ii - Interferon Beta-1a - Avonex
Avonex is a a once a week intramuscular injection using a 27 gauge needle (thicker than Rebif). It is produced by the Biogen Idec biotech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factor X: Encyclopedia Ii - Factor X - Role In Disease
Inborn deficiency of factor X is very uncommon (1:500,000), and may present with epistaxis (nosebleeds), hemarthrosis (bleeding into join...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edta: Encyclopedia Ii - Edta - Use As An Anticoagulant
EDTA works as an anticoagulant by chelating all the calcium contained in blood since calcium is needed for coagulation to occur. The calc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Interferon Beta-1a: Encyclopedia Ii - Interferon Beta-1a - Avonex
Avonex is a once a week intramuscular injection using a 27 gauge needle (thicker than Rebif). It is produced by the Biogen Idec biotechno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thymoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Thymoma - Treatment
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. If the tumor was benign and was removed in its entirety, no further therapy is necessary. Malignant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Pathogenesis
When compared to blood and extracellular fluid, cells are relatively high in potassium and phosphates, as both are required for cellular ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tay-sachs Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Tay-sachs Disease - Symptoms
Infants with Tay-Sachs disease appear to develop normally for the first six months of life. Then, as nerve cells become distended with fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phenylketonuria: Encyclopedia Ii - Phenylketonuria - Diagnosis
The problem is readily detectable within days of birth from a small blood sample -- the Guthrie heel prick test, so screening for phenylk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orlistat: Encyclopedia Ii - Orlistat - Side Effects
The primary side effects of the drug are GI-related. Side effects were most severe within the first year of therapy. Because its main eff...   » Read the article

Article - Alternative Health Sitemap I - J
This is a sitemap for Alternative Health - J . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word....   » Read the article