Authors: Gonzalez-Castejoxn M, Visioli F, Rodrigues-Casado A PMID: 22946853 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00509.x Abstract Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Weber) is a member of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, native to Europe but widely distributed in the warmer temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere. Dandelion and its parts are habitually consumed as plant foods in several areas of the world, [...]

Authors: Wittich CM, Burkle CM, Lanier WL PMID: 22877654 PMCID: PMC3538391 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.04.017 Abstract The term off-label drug use (OLDU) is used extensively in the medical literature, continuing medical education exercises, and the media. Yet, we propose that many health care professionals have an underappreciation of its definition, prevalence, and implications. This article introduces and [...]

Authors: Wambier CG, de Pina Almeida Prado Junior B, Pereira CS, Foss NT PMID: 22892774 DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000400012 Abstract A focused and commented review on the impact of dermatologic diseases and interventions in the solidary act of donating blood is presented to dermatologists to better advise their patients. This is a review of current Brazilian technical [...]

Auhtors: Abdel-Hamid NM, Abdel-Ghany MI, Nazmy MH, Amgad SW PMID: 22767221 PMCID: PMC3541809 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-012-0292-8 Abstract Background and aim: To investigate the possible modulating role of "Nigella sativa" (NS), a plant commonly used in Egyptian traditional medicine, on premalignant perturbations in three glycol-regulatory enzymes in an experimental rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: Thirty-six [...]

Auhtors: Chandrasekhar K, Kapoor J, Anishetty S PMID: 23439798 PMCID: PMC3573577 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.106022 Abstract Context: Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension, which can lead to underperformance and adverse clinical conditions. Adaptogens are herbs that help in combating stress. Ayurvedic classical texts, animal studies and clinical studies describe Ashwagandha as a [...]

Auhtors: Seyfried TN Abstract The book addresses controversies related to the origins of cancer and provides solutions to cancer management and prevention. It expands upon Otto Warburg's well-known theory that all cancer is a disease of energy metabolism. However, Warburg did not link his theory to the "hallmarks of cancer" and thus his theory was [...]

Authors: Booth NE, Myhill S, McLaren-Howard J PMID: 22837795 PMCID: PMC3403556 Abstract The objectives of this study are to test the hypothesis that the fatigue and accompanying symptoms of Chronic Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Fatigue Syndrome are in part due to defects in energy provision at the cellular level, and to understand the pathophysiology of the defects so [...]

Authors: Misra HS, rajpurohit YS, Khairnar NP. PMID: 22581337 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-012-9195-5 Abstract Pyrroloquinoline-quinine (PQQ) was initially characterized as a redox cofactor for membrane-bound dehydrogenases in the bacterial system. Subsequently, PQQ was shown to be an antioxidant protecting the living cells from oxidative damage in vivo and the biomolecules from artificially produced reaction oxygen species in [...]

Authors: Nicolson GL, Settineri R, Ellithorpe R DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2012.33034 Abstract Objectives: A preliminary open label study was initiated to determine if a combination oral supplement containing a mixture of phosphoglycolipids, coenzyme Q10 and microencapsulated NADH could affect fatigue levels in long-term patients with intractable fatigue. Fatigue was determined by the validated Piper Fatigue Scale before, [...]

Auhtors: van der Veen I, de Boer J PMID: 22537891 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.067 Abstract Since the ban on some brominated flame retardants (BFRs), phosphorus flame retardants (PFRs), which were responsible for 20% of the flame retardant (FR) consumption in 2006 in Europe, are often proposed as alternatives for BFRs. PFRs can be divided in three main [...]