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New tuberculosis technologies: importance of access in the private health sector

01.02.2021 Health Problems

By Keynote ContributorProf. Madhu Pai, MDCanada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health,McGill University, Montreal By Prof Madhukar Pai Cepheid Inc., produces Xpert MTB/RIF, which is an automated, fast test for TB using molecular diagnostics. Compared to the standard test for TB in developing countries, sputum smear microscopy, it is considerably more accurate. In an hour and a half, Xpert […]

Nutraceutical Regulation

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Nutraceuticals are natural, bioactive chemical compounds that have health-promoting, disease-preventing or general medicinal properties. This category encompasses vitamins, minerals, herbal supplements, and certain animal products. In addition, nutraceuticals also include “functional foods” – i.e. foods that tout a specific health benefit based on their ingredients. Regulation presents noteworthy challenge to the globalization of nutraceuticals, with murky and somewhat dissimilar definition […]

Acute Myeloid Leukemia History

01.02.2021 Health Problems

First discussed in medical literature in the 1800s, acute myeloid leukemia is a progressive and aggressive type of cancer affecting the white blood cells. Image Credit: Jarun Ontakrai / Shutterstock.com What is Acute Myeloid Leukemia? Acute leukemia is an aggressive and progressive form of cancer that affects white blood cells. The condition can be further differentiated into two sub-types, […]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Epidemiology

01.02.2021 Health Problems

The prevalence or the number of persons suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is complicated. This is mainly because there is lack of clarity of assessment criteria to differentiate between various functional bowel disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, functional bowel diseases like functional esophageal symptoms, functional dyspepsia and abdominal pain. There is also a lack of clarity between differentiating IBS […]

This New Pusheen Card Game Is Almost Too Cute to Play With

01.02.2021 Kids Health

The Internet’s favorite cat — a.k.a Pusheen — just got a whole lot cuter. The adorable cartoon cat has been seen on all sorts of merch from stuffed animals to planners to slippers; and now Pusheen has officially entered the land of board games. SheKnows has the honor of exclusively announcing that Ravensburger games is launching Pusheen’s new game, Pusheen […]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a medical condition that occurs when one stops breathing periodically during sleep. The brief pause in breathing is most often due to obstruction within the airway. Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Image Credit: Alila Medical Media / Shutterstock Between 1 – 10% of children are believed to be affected by OSA, and those commonly affected are […]

Obesity and Exercise

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Obesity usually means an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure such that the excess energy is stored in fat cells. These fat cells increase in number leading to several health consequences. Excess body fat frequently results in increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, gallbladder and liver disease, arthritis and some cancers. Obesity has become a global epidemic with an estimated […]

Diagnosis of sinusitis

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Sinusitis is caused by infection and inflammation of the inner linings of the sinuses. Diagnosis is commonly made by the physician on the basis of clinical symptoms of the condition. In most cases there is a predisposing viral infection that leads to nasal blockage or runny nose along with pain over the face (over the cheek bones, behind the yes […]

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Types

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is basically an autoimmune disease. This means that the body’s immune system fails to recognize the body’s own tissues and thinking them foreign or infections or tumors, attacks them. The cause of JRA is not known. There may be certain genes that may predispose a person to develop JRA in their childhood. There are three different […]

What are Proteasome Inhibitors?

01.02.2021 Health Problems

All eukaryotic cells contain protein complexes called proteasomes. Proteasomes maintain the concentration of proteins in cells as well as disposing of unneeded or damage proteins. The process of degrading unwanted proteins is called proteolysis and the enzymes that carry out this process are called proteases. The degradation process produces short chains of amino acids called peptides that can be recycled […]

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