Q.Arealternativetherapiesbeingstudiedfortheirroleinglaucoma?A.Manyavailablenaturalcompoundsusedasnon-pharmaceuticaltherapyhavebeenreportedtoshowbeneficialeffectsoncirculation,theimmunesystemandneuroprotectiveactivities.Themechanismofactionofneuroprotectionmostcommontonaturalcompoundsisantioxidant/freeradicalscavengingactivity.However,manyotheractionsarepresentandsomeextracts,suchasGinkgobilobaandc...[
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UofAlbertaresearchersdiscoverimportantmechanisminfightinginfectionRichardLambandhispostdoctoralfellowVirginieMieulet,intheFacultyofMedicine&Dentistry,maybeabletoexplainwhypropernutritionissovitalinfightinginfection.Theyhavediscoveredanaminoacid,calledarginine,isrequiredtoletthebodyknowthatit'sbeingattackedbyaninfection.Itisstillearlyintheirworkbutthisdiscoverycouldhaveimplicationsforthemillion...[
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Chapter4:MoleculestoMedicinesAsyou'vereadsofar,themostimportantgoalsofmodernpharmacologyarealsothemostobvious.Pharmacologistswanttodesign,andbeabletoproduceinsufficientquantity,drugsthatwillactinaspecificwaywithouttoomanysideeffects.Theyalsowanttodeliverthecorrectamountofadrugtotheproperplaceinthebody.Butturningmoleculesintomedicinesismoreeasilysaidthandone.Scientistsstruggletofulfillthetwinchalle...[
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Chapter1:ABCsofPharmacologyKnowwhysomepeople'sstomachsburnaftertheyswallowanaspirintablet?Orwhyaswigofgrapefruitjuicewithbreakfastcanraisebloodlevelsofsomemedicinesincertainpeople?Understandingsomeofthebasicsofthescienceofpharmacologywillhelpanswerthesequestions,andmanymore,aboutyourbodyandthemedicinesyoutake.So,then,what'spharmacology?Despitethefield'slong,richhistoryandimportancetohumanhealth,fe...[
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Chapter2:Body,HealThyselfScientistsbecameinterestedintheworkingsofthehumanbodyduringthe"scientificrevolution"ofthe15thand16thcenturies.Theseearlystudiesledtodescriptionsofthecirculatory,digestive,respiratory,nervous,andexcretorysystems.Intime,scientistscametothinkofthebodyasakindofmachinethatusesaseriesofchemicalreactionstoconvertfoodintoenergy.TheBodyMachineDiscoveryByAccidentWantaCYP?RiverofLife...[
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Chapter3:DrugsFromNature,ThenandNow
Longbeforethefirsttownswerebuilt,beforewrittenlanguagewasinvented,andevenbeforeplantswerecultivatedforfood,thebasichumandesirestorelievepainandprolonglifefueledthesearchformedicines.Nooneknowsforsurewhattheearliesthumansdidtotreattheirailments,buttheyprobablysoughtcuresintheplants,animals,andmineralsaroundthem.
Nature'sMedicineCabinet
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70%inLast25YearsWereDerivedFromorInspiredbyNature
ByMirandaHitti
WebMDHealthNews
ThisarticleisfromtheWebMDNewsArchive
http://www.webmd.com/news/20070316/most-new-drugs-tapped-from-nature
March16,2007--Naturehasbeenthesourceorinspirationofmostnewdrugscreatedinthelastquartercentury.That'saccordingtoDavidNewman,DPhil,andGordonCragg,PhD.TheyworkinthenaturalproductsbranchoftheNation...[
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SomedoctorsrecommendthefollowingPSAcut-offlevelsadjustedbyageandethnicity:
Age
CaucasianorHispanic
AfricanAmerican
Asian
40to49
2.5
2.0
2.0
50to59
3.5
4.0
3.0
60to69
4.5
4.5
4.0
70to79
6.5
5.5
5.0
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多维生活】蔬菜每个人都吃,但大多数人却忽略了蔬菜的营养价值,如蔬菜存放太久,做好的菜不马上吃等等,这些习惯都会让蔬菜的营养大大流失。以下9个误区,你占了几个?
一、久存蔬菜
上班族通常喜欢一周做一次大采购,把采购回来的蔬菜存在家里慢慢吃,这样虽然节省时间、方便,但是要知道,蔬菜每多放置1天就会损失大量的营养素,例如菠菜,在通常状况下(20℃)每[
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EricHarrisage17(firstonZoloftthenLuvox)andDylanKleboldaged18(ColumbineschoolshootinginLittleton,Colorado),killed12studentsand1teacher,andwounded23others,beforekillingthemselves.Klebold'smedicalrecordshaveneverbeenmadeavailabletothepublic.
JeffWeise,age16,hadbeenprescribed60mg/dayofProzac(...[
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