pharmacy
First Optimal Drug Combination for Roundworms
submitted by: raroian
Intestinal roundworms infect >2 billion of the poorest peoples and have received little attention. Very little money is spent on much needed drug development for human parasites, making them one of the great neglected tropical diseases. Recently, a new and powerful class of anti-roundworm drugs (anthelmintic) has emerged- crystal proteins (e.g., Cry5B) made by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Here we show that combining Cry5B with nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists like tribendimidine and...
Dr. Beatriz Lewis's Best Practice
submitted by: KuoOffice
The San Diego Pharmacist Resource and Research Network is conducting a study to discover the best pharmacists/pharmacy practices in San Diego. Network members were asked to nominate pharmacists for their innovative practice. These pharmacists were interviewed by UCSD students. A short video footage of each pharmacist interview is now posted via the network’s virtual community hosted on the SciVee website. Along with this video you will find a brief description about their innovative...
Network Pharmacology - Bio-IT World 2010 Interview with Philip E. Bourne
submitted by: Phil
The notion of one-drug binding to one receptor to treat one disease is a dated concept. Using new bioinformatics and cheminfomatics techniques combined with systems biology we are at the beginning of an era when we can better predict the impact of a drug on the complete system. In principle this could lead to more and better drugs. This interview outlines some of these concepts which are to be discussed at the forthcoming Bio-IT Conference in Boston, USA see...
A new model for the management of End-stage renal failure
submitted by: Iraqi Society of Pediatric Nephrology
This video summarizes the available scientific evidence supporting the emergence of a new model for the management of end-stage renal disease.
Metabolic disorder: Find it early, save a child.
submitted by: Clare Hovan
Skipping across the playground. Trotting off to school. Flying kites in the park. The researchers at the Centre Hospital Universite De Sherbrooke (CHUS) in Quebec need not look far to see reminders of why their work is so important. Early detection of metabolic disorders in newborns offers a better chance for preventing such serious conditions as mental retardation, metabolic acidosis, even death. Listen to how the CHUS urine screening program has made a difference in helping Quebec’s...