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Enzymes in Pharmaceuticals-part I
Submitted by Juhi Sharma on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 05:48Enzymes as drugs have two important features that distinguish them from all other types of drugs.
Firstly, enzymes often bind and act on their targets with great affinity and specificity.
Second, enzymes are catalytic and convert multiple target molecules to the desired products.
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Major Destinations for Medical Tourism, Part- 5
Submitted by Zarrin Faria on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 18:13After having seen some of the major Medical Tourism destinations of the world let us now know about some of the developing medical tourism destination in our very own Asia.
China
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EARLY USE OF NSAID'S MIGHT PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE..
Submitted by Sirisha Pingali on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 16:36As everyone are aware of Alzheimer's disease, recent news is that early use of NSAID's might prevent this disease. Its still under clinical investigation, the mice being the experimental animals.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.
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SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING!
Submitted by Roja Rani on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 16:46This blog is on behalf of KINDLERS Team.
I am herewith presenting some of my views on recent scenario of Pharmacy education in our country.
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Factors contributing to substance dependence.
Submitted by Kranthi Kumar on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 14:59No single cause can explain the phenomenon of substance dependence. A variety of factors may contribute towards initiation of a process which eventually results in dependence. These factors can be classified under three categories as follows..
1.THE SUBSTANCE .
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CDSCO
Submitted by Manthan D.janodia on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 05:16In my last blog entry on CDSCO, i had mentioned that i shall be giving you a brief information on roles played by Central and State governments enforcing provisions of various aspects from drug development to marketing. Here is a list of functions of central and state governments:
Central Government
1. Laying down standards of drugs, cosmetics, diagnostics and devices.
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OCTANE NUMBER AND CETANE NUMBER
Submitted by SUPRIYA VAVILAPALLI on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 15:24These play an Important role in petroleum and petrochemicals which is a part of natural product organic chemistry……….
Octane number of a given fuel is the percent of iso-octane in a mixture of iso-octane and n-heptane that gives the same knocking properties as the fuel under test under the similar experimental conditions.
This is used for the evaluation of gasolines in petrol engines.
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Hydrogel Nanoparticles
Submitted by Shiv Majumdar on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 10:06ULURU (Manufacturing comapny) are developing a novel biomaterial that utilises hydrogel nanoparticle aggregates to form a material of varying strength and function. The aggregate is then implanted into the body to form a permanent, porous hydrogel implant
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Nanotechnology:
Submitted by Shiv Majumdar on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 03:50Nanotechnology:
The aim of nanoparticles in drug delivery is to improve drug uptake and specificity while also reducing side-effects. These aims can be achieved through drug encapsulation, reduced immune response and improved drug targeting and delivery.
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£ove Kinetic$........
Submitted by Santosh Kumar. JH on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 16:19The journey of a drug into the body passes the windows of absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination… Similar to the journey of a girl into the life of a boy…. At this point I would like to compare female to that of drug and male as body hosting between them the magical moments of love.
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