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Nimotuzumab is a humanised monoclonal antibody that works by binding and disabling the epidermal growth factor receptor. It is a protein that is thought to be a pivotal driver in tumour proliferation. It can be used as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This is a mode of treatment for brain cancer that can be used alongside conventional therapies. It has a very low toxicity for a better quality life.
Nimotuzumab as a form of targeted therapy that binds with high specificity is thought to minimally affect normal tissues and have fewer toxic side effects. It is in fact proven safe cancer drug to be used on children with brain tumors in a clinical trial in Germany.
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Have you ever wondered why some older people have small holes in their face? It’s because during puberty they have severe acne that left them with scars. An acne refers to lesions or pimples caused when the hair follicles (or “pores”) on the skin become plugged with oil and dead skin cells. Scars from acne can seem like double punishment, first you had to deal with the pimples, now you have marks as a reminder. Most serious scarring is caused by the more severe forms of acne, with nodules more likely to leave permanent scars than other types of acne. The best way to deal with acne is to get treatment soon after the acne appears to prevent further damage. If you have nodules, see your doctor or dermatologist for treatment.
One of the medical breakthroughs for acne scarring is the treatment to diminish or remove the marks.There are various treatments for acne scarring. If you have serious bout of scarring from previous breakout one form of treatment is laser resurfacing. The laser removes the damaged top layer of skin and tightens the middle layer, leaving skin smoother. This can take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. The doctor will try to lessen any pain by first numbing the skin with local anesthesia. It usually takes between 3 and 10 days for the skin to heal completely. Another method for treating acne scarring is dermabrasion, which uses a rotating wire brush or spinning diamond instrument to wear down the surface of the skin. As the skin heals, a new, smoother layer replaces the abraded skin. It may take a bit longer for skin to heal using dermabrasion it usually last between 10 days and 3 weeks. The newest form of treatment for acne scarring is called fractional laser therapy. This type of treatment works at a deeper level than laser resurfacing or dermabrasion, because fractional laser therapy doesn’t wound the top layer of tissue, healing time is shorter. Fractional laser therapy is quite costly, and it’s not usually covered by insurance.
A person’s acne will need to be under control before having any of these treatments. After the treatment, we don’t’ have to be reminded of how bad are face was when we look in the mirror.
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Diet has a very important role in man’s struggle against diseases and disability.
Latest research finds that eating enough quantities of nutritious diets in along with proper exercise are the major contributing factors to one’s physical fitness and health. The research was conducted to American people. It showed that one out of every three Americans is obese. These individuals who are obese are at greater risk for additional diseases, since obesity leads to other health problems, such as diabetes. A team of researchers has examined the effect of exercise on fat accumulation in a new study involving five obese women. In one session the women overate and did not exercise; in a follow-on session they overate and did exercise. The researchers found out that the body’s fat-burning oxidation rate was reduced after one day of overeating; conversely, just one session of exercise increased the rate of fat-burning oxidation; and exercise increased the amount of fat that would eventually be stored in the muscle.
In medicine, surgery (from the Greek χειρουργική, or chirurgical, and latin chirurgiae meaning “hand work”) is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure, operation, or simply surgery. In this context, the verb operating means performing surgery. The adjective surgical means pertaining to surgery; e.g. surgical instruments or surgical nurse. The patient or subject that the surgery is being performed on can be a person or an animal. A surgeon is a person who performs operations on patients. Persons described as surgeons are commonly medical practitioners, but the term is also applied to podiatrists, dentists and veterinarians. Surgery can last from minutes to hours, but is typically not an ongoing or periodic type of treatment. -Source
Losing an arm or a leg - or worse, both - in an accident or because of a sickness can be a truly devastating experience. Once the initial shock wears off though, the greatest challenge for the survivors is how they could cope with their new life. Doing simple tasks that were often neglected before could prove to be difficult at first. But over time and with practice, most amputees learn to cope with their loss.
However, scientists from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University give new hope to amputees as a new study could one day enable them to feel with an artificial limb as though it were their own. In an experiment done with the help of two patients who lost their arms, scientists rerouted key nerves to their chests. According to the patients, they could feel their missing arms and hands when pressure, heat and cold, and electrical stimulus were applied in the nerve areas.
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Male infants born prematurely are twice as likely to die as female infants within their first three days. This fact has puzzled medical experts for years, until recent results of research done in the UK revealed the cause: male infants are more vulnerable to cardiovascular complications. Specifically, male babies born prematurely and with low blood pressure and small blood vessels were less able to regulate their blood flow than the female babies, even if the female premature babies exhibited the same symptoms.
Further research will hopefully reveal the best way to help the male infants control their small vessel blood flow.
Stem cells are behind some of the most promising research being done today for a variety of diseases. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential to become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.
The source of the controversy? They are usually retrieved from human embryos as a product of in-vitro fertilization in a lab or fertility clinic, and until recently, starting a stem cell line required the destruction of an embryo. The protests from pro-life supporters may be quieted, though, by the success of this technique that shows that it is possible to derive a single cell from an embryo without destroying the embryo.
A Harvard Medical School study indicate that it may be possible to stop type 1 diabetes and renew the insulin-producing beta cells that are destroyed by the disease. The scientists used a mix of three drugs designed to tame the out-of-control immune response attacking the pancreas, and an enzyme called alpha 1 anti-trypsin, which is normally produced by the body to ease inflammation.. This has only been tested on mice so far but trials with human patients will be run soon.
At the same time, progress is also being done towards a cure for type 1 diabetes in Sydney, Australia. Scientists from Westmead Hospital transplanted islet cells from a donor’s pancreas into patients’ livers, where the new cells began to produce insulin. This procedure was successfully done on eight patients and the results were very promising: the patients’ need for insulin shots dropped dramatically, to zero in some cases.
The Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Sardinia, Italy. Okinawa, Japan. Loma Linda, California.
What do these places have in common?
These are where the people with the longest, healthiest lives on earth live.
Author Dan Buettner has written a book called The Blue Zone that reveals the secrets of these centenarians. They are:
- 80% Rule (stop eating when you’re 80% full)
- Plant-Power (more veggies, less protein and processed foods)
- Red Wine (consistency and moderation)
- Plan de Vida (know your purpose in life)
- Beliefs (spiritual or religious participation)
- Down Shift (work less, slow down, rest, take vacation)
- Move (find ways to move mindlessly, make moving unavoidable)
- Belong (create a healthy social network)
- Your Tribe (make family a priority)’
Read more at his site, BlueZones.com.
Colon cancer, also called colorectal or large bowel cancer, is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada. Encouragingly, Dr. Dilip Patel, a gastroenterologist at The Ottawa Hospital states that if colon cancer is detected early, there is a 90% chance of cure. However, most people are too embarrassed about the prospect of getting a colonoscopy to undergo the tests as a regular procedure.
According to this article, fetal occult blood tests are now being pushed by the Ottawa government and an ad campaign has been launched to help people realize the importance of getting themselves tested for this deadly disease.
