It is important to understand chemical dependency is viewed as a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA). Chemical dependency has a unique display of signs and/or symptoms that are very much treatable and progressive. Prolonged chemical dependency may lead to fatality if left untreated. With this in mind, it is very important to seek out professional help if you or a loved one is struggling with addiction. Chemical dependency is defined...more
Your local mall will have cosmetic counters to help you out in this regard. Look for products that are specifically created to fight aging and have ingredients that boost skin renewal. But if those items do not work for you, then you should start consulting dermatologist to see other ways of reducing wrinkles and signs of aging.One of the suggestions that your dermatologist will offer is using Retin-A. This is a topical synthetic form of the well...more
When meeting people, consciously or not, the first thing that we actually notice is how great their smile is. No matter how one looks, as long as he or she has a perfect set of teeth, the person is oftentimes perceived as beautiful. So how do you deal with less-than-perfect set of teeth?Fortunately, in todays world, there is never a shortage of orthodontists. The problem would, however, now lie in choosing which orthodontic treatment to go for. And with technology coming up with better and newer technology, choosing can be a daunting task. This, however, is aside from the fact that orthodontic treatments tend to be lengthy and costly.One of the things that you have to keep in mind when having an orthodontic treatment is that, although your dentist may have the ability to fit you with braces, it would take a seasoned orthodontist to come up with the right fit and the right design. Keep in mind that orthodontists usually have gone an extra two years in order to learn how to create the right treatment for patients. You have to, however, check if the orthodontist you are dealing with has been licensed by the American Association of Orthodontists to perform such procedure.Make sure that...more
Another interesting study is called, Preoperative Tumor Volume Is Associated With Outcome In Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Harvey I. Pass, MD, Barbara K. Temeck, MD, Karen Kranda, RN, Seth M. Steinberg, PhD, Irwin R. Feuerstein, MD - From the Thoracic Oncology Section,a Biostatistics and Data Management Section,b National Cancer Institute,...more
Another interesting study is called, Pleurectomy for mesothelioma. By Brancatisano RP, Joseph MG, McCaughan BC - Department of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital Concord, NSW. Med J Aust. 1991 Apr 1;154(7):455-7, 460. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness and safety of parietal pleurectomy in establishing a...more
Another interesting study is called, Value of the Ber-EP4 antibody in differentiating epithelial pleural mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma : The M.D. Anderson experience and a critical review of the literature - American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Chicago, IL, ETATS-UNIS (1931) (Revue) by ORDONEZ N. G. (1) ; 1998, vol. 109, no1, pp. 85-89 (21 ref.) Here is an excerpt: Abstract - Although most studies have indicated that Ber-EP4 immunostaining can assist in differentiating epithelial pleural mesotheliomas from adenocarcinomas that metastasize to the pleura, the percentage of positive cases has varied greatly among different studies. Authors of a recent publication concluded that Ber-EP4 has no diagnostic utility in separating these conditions. To determine whether Ber-EP4 has any value in distinguishing mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma, 70 formalin-fixed epithelial pleural mesotheliomas, 20 pulmonary adenocarcinomas, 59 nonpulmonary adenocarcinomas, 4 squamous cell carcinomas of the lung, 6 transitional cell carcinomas, and 31 adenocarcinomas of unknown origin that metastasized to the pleura were stained with this antibody. Reactivity was observed in 18 (26%) of 70...more
Another interesting study is called, Expression is common in malignant Mesothelioma by G. KAFIRI, D.M. THOMAS, N.A. SHEPHERD, T. KRAUSZ, D.P. LANE, P.A. HALL Histopathology - Volume 21, Issue 4, pages 331334, October 1992. Here is an excerpt: The...more
Another interesting study is called, Genetic alteration of the -catenin gene (CTNNB1) in human lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma and identification of a new 3 p 21.3 homozygous deletion Oncogene 2001, vol. 20, no31, pp. 4249-4257 by Shigemitsu...more
An interesting study is called, Dickkopf-1 antagonizes Wnt signaling independent of -catenin in human Mesothelioma - Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - Volume 323, Issue 4, 29 October 2004, Pages 1246-1250 by Amie Y. Lee, Biao He,...more
Another interesting study is called, Lymph Node Metastasis: as the Initial Manifestation of: Malignant Mesothelioma: Report of Six Cases by Sussman, Jeffrey M.D.; Rosai, Juan M.D. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - We present six cases in which...more
An interesting study is called, Early Response Evaluation in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Positron Emission Tomography With [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose by Giovanni L. Ceresoli, Arturo Chiti, Paolo A. Zucali, Marcello Rodari, Romano F. Lutman,...more
Another interesting study is called, The Human Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase Is a Selenoprotein Highly Expressed in a Mesothelioma Cell Line by Cyntia Curcio, Munira M. A. Baqui, Domenico Salvatore, Bertrand H. Rihn, Steve Mohr, John W. Harney, P....more