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Swine Flu or how it was re-named on April, 27 - California 04/2009 is an A virus type of influenza. 06/24/09 Dental health advocates want to sink teeth into health care reform The Washington Post reports many oral health professionals worry that dental issues have "a tenuous place at best in the national debate" regarding an overhaul of the health care system. Still, they emphasize that dental health is an integral pa 06/24/09 Details remain unclear on Medicare drug deal The White House formally announced the drug manufacturers' plan to lower Medicare drug prices Monday. While details still remain unclear, it appears drug companies may benefit from the deal. Top Category's Bestsellers
VitaminsVitamins are organic substances required in small quantities for metabolic processes by human organism. Term 'vitamin' does not include other essential nutrients, such as dietetic minerals, fatty acids or indispensable amino acids. Vitamins are biomolecules, that act as catalysts or substrata (carriers of catalysts) in the chemical reactions. As catalysts, vitamins become part of ferments and are called cofactors. As an example, vitamin K is a part of proteases, involved in blood coagulation. Vitamins also work as coferments, that carry free radicals and chemical groups between ferments. Vitamins serve as hormones (vitamin D), antioxidants (vitamin E), cells mediators as well as regulators of tissue growth and differentiation (vitamin A) Vitamins are classified into water soluble (C and B complex) or fat soluble (A, D, E and K). Fat soluble vitamins are absorbed into the blood in the complex with fats and are carried to the liver where they are stored. Some diseases that affect intestine,including malabsorption syndrome may result in insufficiency of fat soluble vitamins. Water soluble vitamins, such as B vitamin complex or vitamin C and are stored in organism for certain period of time and then are excreted by the kidneys. With the exception of Vitamin B12, that is stored in the liver. Category News
04/24/09 - Sorafenib and vitamin K combo shows anti-tumor effects in pancreas cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma
A combination of sorafenib and vitamin K had an effect in vitro on both human pancreas cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson.
05/14/07 - Stretch Marks Prevention Information
Stretch marks in men, apart from rapid weight gain or weight loss, can occur as a result of disease, the over use of steroid hormones and sometimes when suffering from diabetes. Therefore, it is wise to avoid rapid skin stretching and shrinking that can
04/24/07 - What Is DHT And Its Role In Hair Loss
Both men and women tend to lose hair due to some hormonal changes in the body. It is mainly the alterations in the metabolism of androgen in the body that brings about hair loss. Androgen is the male hormone that plays a very important role in both hair
02/06/07 - Genie In The Bottle: Making Sense Of Cosmeceuticals
Cosmeceuticals seem to be the fabled genie in the bottle able to grant almost any wish that you may have for your skin, whether you want it to be smoother, more radiant or younger-looking. In a mark...
01/24/07 - HDL Is The New Frontier For Beating Heart Disease
Most people fixate on the wrong number in the cholesterol equation for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It actually may be more important to know if your good HDL cholesterol... |
