Materials for diabetes therapeutics.

Diabetes VS Herbal Medicines

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in the endocrine system. This dreadful disease is found in all parts of the world and is becoming a serious threat to mankind health. There are lots of chemical agents available to control and to treat diabetic patients, but total recovery from diabetes has not been reported up to this date. Alternative to these synthetic agents, plants provide a pote...

The Center for Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Access Reimbursement Advisory Panel Meeting summary, December 12, 2003.

Early ischemic CT changes before thrombolysis: The influence of age and diabetes mellitus

OBJECTIVES The significance of early ischemic changes (EIC) on computed tomography (CT) within 3 hours after stroke onset remains controversial. The semi-quantitative Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) is found to have prognostic value in early stroke. This study assesses factors associated with the presence of EIC and the relation between EIC and clinical outcome. MATERIALS AND ...

Introduction to special issue on “Responsive Materials and Systems: Toward Smart and Precision Medications”

Spurred by advances in materials chemistry, molecular pharmaceutics and micro/nanobiotechnology, stimuli-responsive “smart” materials and systems have been studied extensively for various applications, including drug delivery, diagnosis, tissue engineering, and biomedical devices. In drug delivery, the dosage-, spatialand/or temporalcontrolled release of therapeutics significantly enhances the ...

Wear and biomechanical characteristics of a novel shear-reducing insole with implications for high-risk persons with diabetes.

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to measure pressure and shear reduction of a novel insole design. METHODS We compared three multilayer viscoelastic insoles to a novel insole design (Glide-Soft, Xilas Medical, Inc., San Antonio, TX). The bottom pad of each insole was fabricated from firm-density Plastazote [Apex Foot Products (now Aetrex), South Hackensack, NJ] with an upper of Plastazote, e...