Platelet-activating factor (PAF) or phospholipid, 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a phospholipid activator and mediator of leukocyte functions that has many physiological actions. It was discovered and many studies have been done to characterize its messenger functions as a phospholipid.1 PAF is produced by many different cell types such as leukocytes, platelets, mast cells and vascular endothelial cells. PAF amplifies inflammatory responses by promoting leukocyte activation and
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ARTICLE REVIEW - 1 Imaging the Endometrium: Disease and Normal Variants Student Name : Dr. Sadia Shaheen Specialization : MD Radiodiagnosis / Fellowship of Royal College of Radiology training program Batch : March 2016 Year of study : 1st Year Hospital : Sagar Hospital, Bangalore SOURCE : RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA (RSNA) - http://pubs.rsna.org INTRODUCTION : Throughout the period from menarche to the menopause, including the prepurbertal
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Do not mix Herceptin with other drugs. Adjuvant Treatment, Breast Cancer: Administer according to one of the following doses and schedules for a total of 52 weeks of Herceptin therapy: During and following paclitaxel, docetaxel, or docetaxel/carboplatin: • Initial dose of 4 mg/kg as an intravenous infusion over 90 minutes
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all day fat. ________________________________________ Tomatoes The most widely used in Mexican cuisine and others as well, they contain huge amounts of vitamin C and other antioxidants, but they have high concentration of lycopene. Lycopene is a cancer fighter and even ward off heart disease. Kale Kale known to have vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin C, antioxidants, and lowers cholesterol can be used in smoothies, salads and chips. Grapefruit One fruits that helps in shedding weight with anti-oxidants
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age of 31 Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Henrietta was under treatment at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where cells from her malignant tumor were removed. Neither Henrietta nor any of her family members knew about the tissue sample and nor did the Hopkins ever informed them of the situation. Unfortunately after Henrietta’s radiation treatment, her condition continued to worsen and soon she lost her battle to cancer on octomber 4th 1951. Henriettas cells left the Hopkins
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RATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF INCISIONAL HERNIA ONE YEAR AFTER URGENT MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY Abd-El-Aal A. Saleem1, Hassan A. Abdallah1, Osama A. Abdul Raheem1, Mohamed Yousef A1. 1 Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt. Correspondence to Abd-El-Aal A. Saleem, MD, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt. Tel.: 0934608283 - 01001203179
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The pathway consists of many steps with 30 proteins at the damaged site at most. A person born with NER defects is likely to develop a disease called Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP). These patients are highly susceptible in developing skin cancer when exposed to UV light, which indicates that the disease arises from a defect in the NER system accountable for DNA damaged caused by UV radiation. One of the other syndromes related to faulty NER is Cockayne syndrome that shows neurological disorder
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under Oncologists worldwide. Across countries cancer is a leading cause in an increase of deaths, most countries that are underdeveloped have the worst cases; in making a difference I believe my responsibility is to heal the sick and understand them as they heal through a process that is not easily done through emotional
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Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue. One out of every two man are diagnosed with cancer, while two out of every three woman are diagnosed with cancer. There are a numerous amount of cancer. Some types of cancers are deadlier than others. What could cause cancer in our natural environment? What activities do we carry out that causes cancerous growth? Cancer is caused by changes in the DNA within cells. A number of forces can cause gene mutations
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