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Galactosemia Treatments

Galactosemia is an inherited genetic disorder of metabolism where the body is unable to metabolize a sugar called galactose.

7 Jun 2010

Galactosemia Causes

Galactosemia is a rare genetic disorder where galactose (a by-product of lactose digestion) fails to convert to glucose.

7 Jun 2010

What is Galactosemia?

Galactosemia is a rare genetic disorder that causes an inability to digest galactose, which is a breakdown product of lactose.

7 Jun 2010

Treatment of Acromegaly aims to reduce excess growth hormone, relieve the pressure that the tumour is exerting on the surrounding structures and thus improve symptoms of the disease. If not treated the condition may worsen and eventually lead to severe symptoms and death.

7 Jun 2010

What are the Complications of Acromegaly?

Acromegaly can cause several complications if left untreated. These complications, like the symptoms of the disease, are gradual in onset and may take months or years to develop.

7 Jun 2010

How is Acromegaly Diagnosed?

Acromegaly has a slow course and symptoms often take months or even years to develop. If the condition is suspected, diagnostic tests are prescribed. The tests are outlined as follows.

7 Jun 2010

What Causes Acromegaly?

Growth hormone is produced and released by the pituitary gland. This is a pea-sized gland just below the brain. Normal release of growth hormone before attainment of puberty allows for normal growth of humans.

7 Jun 2010

What are the Symptoms of Acromegaly?

Acromegaly has a slow or gradual onset and the symptoms are also slow to appear. Obvious changes in appearance may not be detected immediately unless present photographs or appearance is compared with earlier photographs.

7 Jun 2010

What is Acromegaly?

Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder where there is a hormonal imbalance in the body. The condition is caused by too much growth hormone (GH).

7 Jun 2010

Atopic Dermatitis Treatments

There is no single cure for atopic dermatitis. However, there are several measures and medications that may help relieve the symptoms of the condition and prevent flare ups of atopic dermatitis.

2 Jun 2010

Atopic Dermatitis Causes

The exact cause of atopic dermatitis is not known. However, the Pathophysiology that underlies the condition is known to be complex. Severe genetic and environmental influences have been shown to play a role in causing and flare ups of atopic dermatitis.

2 Jun 2010

Atopic Dermatitis Prevention

One of the main modalities of treatment of atopic dermatitis is prevention of exacerbations or flare ups of the condition.

2 Jun 2010

What is Atopic Dermatitis?

Atopic dermatitis is an allergic skin disorder. The term atopic refers to an allergic causation while dermatitis means affliction of lesions on the skin.

2 Jun 2010

Synthetic and Patented Cannabinoids

The creation of synthetic cannabinoids dates back to as early as 1941 when a group led by Roger Adams produced and tested a large number of herbal cannabinoid analogs. More recent synthetic cannabinoids are no longer based on the herbal compounds and instead mimic the endogenous cannabinoids.

2 Jun 2010

Cannabinoid Receptors

Cannabinoids exert their effects by interacting with cannabinoid receptors present on the surface of cells in different parts of the central nervous system.

2 Jun 2010

Phytocannabinoids

Phytocannabinoids are cannabinoids that occur naturally in the cannabis plant. The classical cannabinoids are formed through decarboxylation of their respective 2-carboxylic acids (2-COOH), a process which is catalyzed by heat, light or alkaline conditions.

2 Jun 2010