While we’d love to spend most chilly winter days holed up in the kitchen, cooking up our favorite long-simmered comfort foods, unfortunately we have other things we often need to tend to, like work, kids, binge-watching Netflix, and getting sucked in to reading the comments section on the random articles we find ourselves scrolling through […]
Mandatory calorie labelling of alcoholic drinks could possibly address both alcohol consumption and obesity. An analysis published in Obesity Reviews summaries the results of studies that have examined consumer knowledge of the calorie content of alcoholic drinks, public support for labelling of calorie content on such drinks, and the effect of labelling on consumption. In […]
Pharmacist explains how paracetamol and ibuprofen work Paracetamol is one of the main over-the-counter painkillers sold in the UK. It’s typically used to relieve mild or moderate pain, such as headaches, toothache or sprains, and reduce fevers caused by illnesses such as colds and flu. It’s safe for most people to take but the painkiller […]
There are several types of viral vectors that can be used to deliver nucleic acids into the genetic makeup of cells, including retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus and herpes simplex virus. Each of these has unique advantages and disadvantages for specific applications, as outlined below. Retroviral Vectors Retroviral vectors are commonly used and known to […]
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. CORDILOX SR® verapamil hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Cordilox SR. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. […]
Hair loss: Dr Ranj discusses causes of male pattern baldness Hair loss treatments have to mount enormous obstacles to produce convincing results. Attempting to thwart the mechanisms that underpin hair loss, which can be both environmental and genetic, is no small feat. Despite the challenges, researchers have discovered some surprising solutions, such as applying onion […]
The genetic code is a set of instructions that direct the translation of DNA into 20 amino acids, the basic units of proteins in living cells. The genetic code is made up of codons, which are three-letter chains of nucleotides. Each codon codes for one specific amino acid. The code determines the order in which […]
The human microbiome refers to the entire community of microorganisms that live on or in the human body. More specifically, it refers to all of the genes in these microbes, which include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. The array of microorganisms in the human body is vast, with the number of genes in the microbiome […]
Lipoprotein particle metabolism can occur via the exogenous or endogenous pathway, depending whether the source of origin is dietary or hepatic. Both the exogenous and endogenous metabolic pathways of lipoproteins are outlined below. Exogenous Metabolism The vast majority of dietary lipids are triglycerides (>95%), and the remaining are phospholipids, free fatty acids, cholesterol and fat-soluble […]
Diabetic retinopathy—a disorder characterized by damage to the small blood vessels lining the retina (light-focusing area) of the eye and a leading cause of vision loss worldwide—has been on the rise in recent years as the number of children and adolescents diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes increases. Although the American Diabetes […]
