Carb-Cutter; Blocker of Carbs or a Phony? Rumor has it that there is a miracle weight loss product that slows down the digestion of carbohydrates. These diet pills contain carb-cutter which blocks amylase, the enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose. With this being done, Carb-Cutter neutralizes the amylase before it starts the breakdown. This allows your body to pass starch through without turning it into glucose.
According to Schull’s drug handbook (2006), Phytonadione acts on the liver to promote the production of active prothrombin, proconvertin, plasma thromboplastin component, and Stuart factor. In other words, it promotes blood clotting. The safe dose for neonate is 0.5 to 1 mg injected intramuscularly within one hour of birth. Adverse reactions include: hyperbilirubinemia, pain, swelling, tenderness at injection site, and anaphylactoid reactions. Because neonates in the first few hours of life usually don’t have adequate vitamin K in their blood stream, physician often prescribes Phytonadione to prevent hemorrhaging of the newborn.
Although some forms of HRT place women at higher risk for breast cancer, weekly BSE is not necessary. C. "Since you have had a hysterectomy, performing BSE twice a year is adequate." D. A hysterectomy does not reduce the risk for breast cancer. E. "Follow the same timing cycle you used when you had regular menstrual periods." F. Ease in keeping track of a schedule is important to improve compliance.
Insulin Pumps People with diabetes always love learning about a new product that can help reduce their hbA1c. HbA1c is a three month average of blood glucose control. Keeping hbA1c under control is very important so patients with diabetes avoid serious problems in the future. The three articles summarize new experiments that have to do with lowering the hbA1c level with insulin pumps. There are many pros and cons in these articles about how the insulin pump or shots can improve patients care.
Eczema will permanently go away by age of 3 in about half of affected infants. Adherence to the basic elements of treatment will usually work well, but only rarely can eczema be said to be curable. Most people with eczema have a family history of the condition or a family history of the other allergic conditions such as Hay fever or Asthma. The nature of the link between these conditions is inadequately understood. Up to 20% of children and 1%-2% of adults are believed to have eczema (this has been said by MedicineNet.com).
A food allergy is an adverse immune response to a food protein.They are distinct from other adverse responses to food, such as food intolerance, pharmacological reactions, and toxin-mediated reactions. The protein in the food is the most common allergic component. These kinds of allergies occur when the body's immune system mistakenly identifies a protein as harmful. Some proteins or fragments of proteins are resistant to digestion and those that are not broken down in the digestive process are tagged by the Immunoglobulin E (IgE). These tags fool the immune system into thinking that the protein is an invader.
The Problem of HFCS in the Daily Diet Wilfredo Balaez DeVry University The Problem of HFCS in the Daily Diet High fructose corn syrup is manufactured from cornstarch after removal of protein and fiber. The high levels of fructose found in many food products that we consume in our daily diet is raising a lot of concerns within scientists, doctors, and other students of the subject due to the problems that it causes to the health of the human population. Problems like diabetes and obesity are directly linked to high ingestion of high fructose corn syrup. Diabetes in humans is one of the common causes of health problems like gangrene, amputations, and even death due to complications of the disease. Several studies made by universities, independent organizations, and the government blame the high fructose corn syrup for the condition.
This class of drugs, which includes Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil — the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — increases levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. The authors report that some exposed infants experience frequent crying, irritability, sleep disturbances and seizures, but the problem usually resolves itself within two weeks. The authors also note that the evidence does not suggest long-term harm from maternal use of antidepressants during pregnancy. They write: Several recent reviews have not identified adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants born to women treated with SSRI’s during pregnancy. SSRI treatment should be continued at the lowest effective dose because withdrawal of medication may have harmful effects on the mother infant [bond].
Micro preemies are in danger of an eye illness called retinopathy of prematurity; it’s a condition that can cause vision weakening or blindness. Because retinopathy of prematurity is easiest to treat when it's caught early, premature babies are screened quickly, regularly while they are still in the hospital. This is treated with freezing or with a laser operation, and almost all newborns recover absolutely. Premature babies normally cannot receive nutrients directly from the breast or a bottle at birth, and possibly will be fed with IV fluids or through a tube in the nose or mouth for a number of weeks. These initial feeding trials can cause enduring feeding complications, such as food rejection and slow development.
People of all ages can obtain tetanus but the disease is particularly fatal in newborn babies and pregnant women. Tetanus occurring during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of the end of pregnancy is called maternal tetanus while tetanus occurring within the first 28 days of life is