Chemotherapy is the use of chemicals to cure cancer. Chemotherapy is also known as “chemo”. The term for chemo came from the German bacteriologist Paul Ehrlich around the year 1900. He came up with the term when he was examining aniline dyes and arsenicals as possible treatments for diseases such as syphilis. He envisioned “magic bullets” that would be able to target invading organisms but still leave the host unscathed. This goal has been providing therapeutic benefits without many side effects
1. Introduction 1.1 Origin of the Problem As modern humans, we understand that the quality of our health is affected by the negative impacts, such as air pollution, water and food. Science is developing in much faster way but at the same time number of problems are also arising. Problems like infectious diseases, diseases without any treatment or whose treatments are available up to a lesser extent such as Lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, penile cancer
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY Introduction: Nanotechnology is an area of science involved in designing, building and manipulating structures at the nanometer scale. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter, and it’s the size scale of molecules. For example: A human hair is approximately 200,000nm in diameter. DNA is about 2nm in diameter. Bounds between many atoms are around 0.15nm long. Nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanobiology are terms that refer to the intersection of nanotechnology
of nanosuspensions .Other technique involves the spraying of a drug solution in a volatile organic solvent into a heated aqueous solution. The nanosuspension approach has been employed for drugs including tarazepide, atovaquone, amphotericin B, paclitaxel and bupravaquone. Basically , lyophilisation or spray drying can be implemented to dry the nanosuspensions
Cancer is a genetic disease because it can be traced to alteration within specific genes, but in most cases, it is not an inherited disease. The genetic alterations that lead to most cancers arise in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of a somatic cell during the lifetime of affected individual. Because of these genetic changes, cancer cells proliferate uncontrollably, producing malignant tumour that invade surrounding healthy tissue. As long as the growth of tumour remains localized, the disease can
According to Hindu thought Pavithra Jal is Holy water which purifies the mind and body. Panchagavya or the five products from the cow- urine, dung, milk, curd and ghee, used in ayurveda, and Hindu rituals- are believed to have cleansing properties, much like the waters of the Holy Ganges, Lake Pushkar or the Mahamgam Pond.However skeptics may have reservations about the purity and efficacy of the Panchagavya.. Further modern distillation methods to extract the active principle in a bioactive
The geology of Northern Ireland is remarkably varied for its size. Its bedrock geology includes examples from almost every period of geological time during the last billion years of Earth history. Geology affects almost every aspect of life, from shape of the landscape to the wildlife. In this area, the biodiversity is very much underpinned by its geology. The rocks around Northern Ireland are particularly rich in fossils. The most common rock type that fossils are found in is sedimentary rock, which
Marijuana refers to the dried up leaves, flowers, stems and seeds from a hemp plant. Marijuana is commonly used by younger people, and the amount of people who believe it is harmful decreases every year. The cannabinoids in marijuana are what affect the brain, and they can be extremely powerful. These cannabinoids have many different effects on the body when used and can regulate pleasure, memory, thinking, concentration, body movement, time management, appetite, and pain (Kosher). The U.S Food
Herbal medicine is the traditional medical practice and it’s an important part of medicine to this day. To treat different ailments there are various indigenous systems such as Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani and Allopathy use differnt plant species1. Allopathic medicine is a system of medicine that focuses primarily on reacting disease rather than on promoting health. The use of herbal medicine is popular due to toxicity and side effects of allopathic medicines. Cancer is presently responsible for about
Cancer, Cleveland Clinic. “Abraxane.” Abraxane (Paclitaxel Protein-Bound) Chemotherapy Drug Information, chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/abraxane.aspx. Cancer, Cleveland Clinic. “Doxil ®.” Doxil - Drug Information - Chemocare, chemocare.com/chemotherapy/drug-info/doxil.aspx. MacRae, Michael. “Top
reversed SN38 resistance in BCRP transfected cells by inhibiting the transporter function and increased topotecan intracellular concentrations.(7) Similarly, nilotinib inhibited the transporter function in a Pgp overexpressing tumor and enhanced paclitaxel concentrations synergistically. In
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is the 8th and 13th most common malignancy in the world for males and females, respectively, with the majority of malignancies of the upper aero-digestive tract being oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) (Warnakulasuriya, 2009; Scully and Bagan, 2009; Nicole et al., 2010). The highest incidence of OSCC is found in India due to the increased preponderance of habits like chewing tobacco, betel quid and areca-nut which are the most important risk factors
WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY The National Nanotechnology Initiative defines nanotechnology as “science, engineering, and technology conducted at a nanoscale, which is about 1 to 100 nanometers.” In a calculative sense, there are 25,400,000 nanometers in an inch and a sheet of newspaper is about 100,000 nanometers thick. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, putting that into perspective, if a marble were a nanometer, a meter would be the size of the Earth. Due to the miniscule size of the work of nanotechnology
Introduction (85-102) Pancreatic cancer is generally referred to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC), and only account for 2% of cancer cases and 5% of cancer deaths in Australia; however, it is considered as one of the most lethal malignancies, with a five-year survival rate less than 5% and average survival of four to five mounts, due to its aggressive character. Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced, irresectable stage, and the disease is highly resistant to standard therapy options
Use of Panchgavya (term used to describe five major substances obtained from cow that include: cow's urine, milk, ghee, curd and dung) and its products is gaining popularity day-by-day. Panchgavya Therapy/Chikitsa (Cowpathy) has been proposed as an alternate prophylactic and therapeutic approach for sound livestock and poultry health along with safeguarding human health. Its antimicrobial properties have gained the attention of the medical and veterinary professionals. Copper is capable of destroying
1.1. Nutraceuticals Nutraceuticals refer to extracts of foods claimed to have medicinal effect on human health. Nutraceuticals are a large and diverse class of compounds, which occur naturally in plants. Although these compounds are considered non-nutritive, many of them possess antioxidant, anti-oestrogenic, antimutagenic, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties that might potentially be beneficial in preventing diseases and protecting the stability of the genome. The term ‘nutraceutical’