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Bird Flu (H5N1) Treatment

Bird flu H5N1 is a fast evolving virus that undergoes mutation to form more infective and highly pathogenic strains. This poses a significant challenge in the development of vaccines to protect against the virus.

11 Apr 2010

Dietary Flavonoids

Flavonoids are a type of plant metabolite that are thought to provide health benefits through their antioxidative effects. Flavonoids are essential pigments for producing colors in plants that will attract pollinating insects. They are therefore found in a variety of fruit and vegetables.

11 Apr 2010

Quercetin and Epicatechin

Quercetin and epicatechin are examples of flavonoids, essential pigments found in many fruits and vegetables.

11 Apr 2010

What are Flavonoids?

Flavonoids are a group of plant metabolites thought to provide health benefits through cell signalling pathways and antioxidant effects. These molecules are found in a variety of fruits and vegetables.

11 Apr 2010

Fentanyl Illicit Use

Fentanyl is a potent analgesic almost a hundred times stronger than morphine that is used as an anesthetic and in the management of chronic and breakthrough pain.

11 Apr 2010

Fentanyl Chemistry

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used to treat pain and is almost a hundred times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl has a rapid onset of action and lasts only for a short time. The drug is widely used as an anesthetic as well as in the management of breakthrough pain and chronic pain.

11 Apr 2010

Fentanyl History

Fentanyl was first prepared and developed by Dr. Paul Janssen in 1959 under a patent held by his company Janssen Pharmaceutica.

11 Apr 2010

What is Fentanyl?

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug that is used as a potent analgesic or anesthetic adjuvant. The agent is available under various brand names including Duragesic, Sublimaze, Actiq, Onsolis, Instanyl and Fentora.

11 Apr 2010

Docetaxel (Taxotere) and Breast Cancer

Docetaxel is a well established chemotherapy agent in the treatment of primary breast cancer. Docetaxel is also used alone or as part of a combination regimen to treat secondary breast cancer or cancer that originated in the breast but has spread to other parts of the body such as the lungs, brain, liver and bones.

7 Apr 2010

Docetaxel (Taxotere) and Gastric Cancer

Docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that is used to treat several forms of cancer. On March 22nd 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of docetaxel in combination with cisplatin and flourouracil for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma who had not yet received chemotherapy for advanced disease.

7 Apr 2010

Docetaxel (Taxotere) Head and Neck Cancer

Docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that is used to treat several forms of cancer including head and neck cancer.

7 Apr 2010

Docetaxel (Taxotere) Side-Effects

Docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that is used to treat several types of cancer. Chemotherapy treatments are also referred to as cytotoxic drugs, which means they are toxic and damaging to cells.

7 Apr 2010

Docetaxel (Taxotere) and Prostate Cancer

Docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that is used to treat several different types of cancer.

7 Apr 2010

What is Docetaxel (Taxotere)?

Docetaxel is a chemotherapy drug that is used in the treatment of several types of cancer. Chemotherapy treatments are also referred to as cytotoxic drugs, which means they are toxic and damaging to cells. Although these drugs are used to kill cancerous cells, they can also kill off healthy cells in the body.

7 Apr 2010

Morphine Chemistry

Morphine is an opiate drug named after the god of dreams and sleep - Morpheus. The drug eases pain, alters mood and induces sleep.

7 Apr 2010

Morphine Pharmacokinetics

Morphine is a highly potent and addictive opioid that is used widely in clinical medicine and surgery for a variety of reasons. Due to the euphoria and pleasurable effects the drug exerts, it is also widely used for recreational purposes and is commonly abused by drug addicts.

7 Apr 2010

Morphine Side Effects

Morphine is most commonly used as a means of providing pain relief. However, the side effects of morphine vary somewhat and while some of the adverse effects seen with initial therapy are short-term, others may be long-term, especially when the drug is used over longer durations of time.

7 Apr 2010

Morphine Uses

Morphine is an analgesic opioid and is one of the most potent pain relievers. It has been used for pain relief and other indications for years. Morphine is highly addictive and its use is associated with significant physical and psychological dependence.

7 Apr 2010

Morphine History

Morphine and other opiates have been known to mankind for centuries. Applications of the drug have been varied ranging from pain relief for war injuries and chronic painful diseases through to recreational use among drug abusers. The less desirable effects of upload use include constipation, sleepiness, nausea and vomiting.

7 Apr 2010

What is Morphine?

Morphine is the most abundant analgesic opiate found in opium and is a potent pain reliever. The drug is used in clinical pain relief but is also used illicitly for recreational purposes among drug users. It is potentially highly addictive and can cause intense physical dependence that leads to abuse of the substance.

7 Apr 2010