Chemotherapy

Biopharmaceutics This is the in-vivo or in-vitro study of various physiochemical factors including developmental and design factors affecting the rate and extent of drug absorption with regards to the pharmacological effect of the drug. Biopharmaceutical studies use this result to improve likely problems that could arise from poor drug absorption and increase the bioavailability of newly formulated drugs. The main purpose of biopharmaceutical studies is to increase, monitor and maintain the rate…

Chemistry: Enasidenib is a first in class, a selective allosteric inhibitor of mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) inhibitor discovered at Agios Pharmaceutical, Inc. in the United States of America. Recently, on 1 August 2017, Celgene Corporation and Agios Pharmaceutical in cooperation won the approval for Enasidenib under brand name IdhifaTm for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. it is a white to off-white crystalline, non hygroscopic powder existing in…

As tinnitus is regularly occurrence as a result of cellular damage to the ear, replacing those cells is often the major focus of treatment. Nutritional supplements including gingko biloba and alpha lipoic acid are often used. Below is the simple steps to reverse your tinnitus naturally Gingko Biloba Gingko biloba is an herbal therapy known to treat a number of health conditions including tinnitus. Gingko plays major role in refining and improving blood circulation, which contributes to the…

The Livestrong Foundation is an organization that was founded in 1997 by American cyclist Lance Armstrong and since that time has generated $580 million worth of funds, according to their website “livestrong.org”, to provide free services to help those affected by cancer. This includes people diagnosed with cancer, their families, friends, loved ones and the health care professionals who work with them. The Livestrong Foundation is an organization that is committed to helping people with any…

Synthesis There are many issues about informed consent that are located within the articles “Deal Done Over HeLa Cells” written by Ewen Callaway and “Taking the Least of You” written by Rebecca Skloot. In “Deal Done Over HeLa Cells,” it notifies the readers about the cells of Henrietta Lack’s and how they were taken away from her body without her or her family’s consent. In “Taking the Least of You,” it states the issues about informed consent that Ted Slavin, John Moore, and William Catalona…

This is a subject that hits closer to home as I am sure it may for a few of my other classmates. Cancer is rising in all aspects and in all races; the Hispanic/Latin culture is one of them having cancer surpass heart disease as one of the leading amongst the culture. Although the percentages have slightly dropped they are still higher than any other chronic disease, I have had to deal with this in my own life having my father fall ill to two of the four common (brain and lung) forms of it and…

About 1,600 people die from cancer each day. Because cancer takes so many lives per day, it deserves as much funding as, if not more than, Alzheimer’s. The federal government should channel more money toward cancer, lower the death rate of the disease, and help doctors researching cancer to find a cure. Alzheimer's and cancer are two diseases that are very costly to our nation. According to the American Cancer Society, our nation will spend over 216.6 billion treating cancer when Alzheimer’s…

Breast Cancer Advocacy Assignment 1) On the first line of the article “Our Feel-Good War on Breast Cancer”, the author illustrated that she did not believe a mammogram could save her life anymore. It will attract readers’ attentions why the author does not trust a mammogram now although it is a good method to detect cancer. Using the personal story about the mammogram, the author leads to the main focus of the article whether the mammogram will decrease women breast cancer or the mammogram will…

History Alopecia has likely affected humans for the longest of times, but it has been misunderstood until the modern era. A very common form of unnatural hair loss is Alopecia, which literally means “fox disease” referring to how foxes lose their hair. According to an article by the American Chemical Society (2002), the disease was first described accurately by Cornelius Celsus in 30 CE (Willis 80). Alopecia affects individuals with the disease by attacking their hair follicles. This causes a…

Abstract In the world that people live in today contains many causes to death. One of the main causes to death in our world today is cancer. Cancer is one of the top leading causes of death in the United States. But have you ever asked yourself what exactly is cancer. Cancer is a disease when cells begin to grow out of control and begin to spread abnormally throughout the body. Due to the growing of these abnormal cells it can result to changing how your body should work. There are many types…