Rosacea Linked to Increased Risk for Alzheimer's Rosacea Linked to Increased Risk for Alzheimer's
The two conditions may have common causes, and the rosacea treatment tetracycline may have therapeutic potential in dementia, authors of a new study suggest. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 28, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
An Open Letter to the Boston Globe About Lyme Disease
Today, the Boston Globe editorial board spoke out against a bill "that would require insurers in Massachusetts to cover Lyme disease treatments for as long as a doctor says they're needed." The Globe writes: Lawmakers may have good intentions, but they don't possess the expertise to decide whether it's beneficial, cost-efficient, or safe, to keep using strong medicines to treat a condition the medical establishment doubts is real. Such questions should be resolved by a consensus of doctors and researchers -- and buttressed by convincing clinical date [sic] -- not determined by legislative mandate. Who among the Boston Gl...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotics Side Effects on the Mitochondria
Science is just beginning to understand how important your mitochondria are to warding off the diseases of aging. And, as usual, mainstream medicine is lagging way behind.
Along with your telomeres, the cellular time keepers at the ends of your chromosomes, your mitochondria are another key component of the anti-aging equation.
You see, these tiny organelles in your cells are the power plants that turn fuel into energy for your body. Healthy mitochondria keep you young and energetic.
Research shows that damaged mitochondria can lead to:
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder;
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - March 25, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Natural Cures Source Type: news
Danish Study Links Rosacea, Parkinson's (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Tetracycline therapy for rosacea appears to be protective against Parkinson's (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Kris Peterson to Join Paratek Board of Directors
BOSTON, March 03, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PRTK) today announced that Kris Peterson has been elected to the companys board of directors. Ms. Peterson has more than 30 years of experience in the pharm... Biopharmaceuticals, PersonnelParatek Pharmaceuticals, tetracycline (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 3, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Conspiracy Theory Links The Gates Foundation To The Spread Of Zika Virus. Don't Believe It.
This article was updated to accurately reflect the Annenberg Science Knowledge survey question on whether GM mosquitoes have caused the spread of the Zika virus or minimized the spread of the virus. Also on HuffPost: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mixing Tetracycline bone graft materials?
In sinus lift cases does anybody mix tetracycline with bone graft materials? (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts - February 16, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: osseonews Tags: Bone Grafting Dental Implants Q&A Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic News Network Headline 6/8/15
In today's Mayo Clinic News Network Headline with Vivien Williams: Swallowing medication without water or not properly following instructions when taking your pills may lead to a painful condition called drug-induced esophagitis. Antibiotics, such as tetracycline and doxycycline, have been linked to this condition. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Karthik Ravi explains. Journalists: Video is available in the downloads. [TRT 1:06] Click here for the script. https://youtu.be/jr2equ50vzg (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 8, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New Antibiotics Promising in Pneumonia, Abdominal InfectionNew Antibiotics Promising in Pneumonia, Abdominal Infection
Alternatives to treat drug-resistant bacteria are on the horizon, including a macrolide for community-acquired pneumonia and a tetracycline derivative for complicated abdominal infections. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 7, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Principles for the Use of In Vivo Transgene Techniques: Overview and an Introductory Practical Guide for the Selection of Tetracycline-Controlled Transgenic Mice
Transgenic mice are a beneficial tool that can allow researchers to investigate the roles of specific genes in physiology and disease. However, conventional transgenic mice have the limitation that constitutive expression of a transgene from the embryonic stage may affect the normal development of the mice or cause compensating effects. To overcome these disadvantages, tetracycline-controlled transgenic mice, which can express target gene products in a tissue-specific and time-dependent manner, have been developed. In this section, the principles of tetracycline-controlled systems are discussed first. In addition, useful i...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Molecular Medicine - April 7, 2014 Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: news
What Treatment is Available for Malaria?
Discussion
Malaria is a life-threatening yet preventable and curable disease caused by parasites. In humans, there are 4 species that cause malaria: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae,and Plasmodium ovale. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly and Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium parasites are transmitted by bites from Anopheles mosquitoes from an infected human. The incubation period is 7-30 days. In 2012, it is estimated to have caused 627,000 deaths mostly among African children. Mortality rates have been decreasing but children, pregnant women, peop...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 7, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Inaction on Antibiotics in Animal Feed Decried by NRDC (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Some 18 of 30 penicillin and tetracycline antibiotics used as additives in animal feed put humans at high risk for exposure … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 29, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Something nasty in the Hudson River
The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented antibiotic-resistant strains in specific spots, from the Tappan Zee Bridge to lower Manhattan. The microbes identified are resistant to ampicillin and tetracycline, drugs commonly used to treat ear infections, pneumonia, salmonella and other ailments. The study is published in the current issue of the Journal of Water and Health... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: MRSA / Drug Resistance Source Type: news
UK raises alarm on deadly rise of superbugs
Britain to call for G8 action against spread of drug-resistant bacteria by clamping down on overuse of antibioticsBritain is to urge the G8 to take action against the spread of drug-resistant microbes as medical and veterinary experts warn that co-ordinated international action is needed to prevent soaring rates of potentially lethal infections turning into a public health catastrophe.David Willetts, the science minister, will propose far-reaching measures that would clamp down on the overuse of antibiotics by GPs and hospital doctors. He will also try to restrict usage on farms and fisheries, where the drugs are blended w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 11, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample, Fiona Harvey, Denis Campbell Tags: The Guardian World news Health Medical research Society Drugs Antibiotics UK news Drug resistance G8 Science Source Type: news
Cell Biological Approaches to Investigate Polyglutamine-Expanded AR Metabolism
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a late-onset neurodegenerative disease caused by a polyglutamine expansion in the androgen receptor (AR). In vivo and in vitro studies have suggested that some steps of normal AR function and metabolism, such as hormone binding and nuclear translocation of the AR, are necessary for toxicity and aggregation of the mutant protein. Mutation of discreet functional domains of the AR and sites of posttranslational modification enable the detailed analysis of the role of AR function and metabolism in toxicity and aggregation of polyglutamine-expanded AR. This analysis could potentially...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Genetics/Genomics - June 3, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: news
