BACKGROUND Rosacea, a common chronic skin disorder, is currently managed by patient education, pharmacological drugs, medical devices (laser and light therapies), and use of proper skin cares. Unfortunately, none of these actual treatments used alone or in combination is curative, and so we proposed a dermocosmetic active ingredient to mitigate some aspects of the rosacea and particularly for e...

Curcumin is a widely used Indian rhizomatous medicinal plant from the family Zingiberaceae, an orange-yellow polyphenolic and hydrophobic phytochemical element of turmeric herb (Curcuma longa Linn.), has been shown to have strong immunomodulatory properties varieties nutritional value in both animals humans. Science technology, relatively recent scientific research field, commonly medical scien...

Earlier analyses of the JOBS II intervention for unemployed job seekers demonstrated that the intervention facilitated reemployment, reduced depressive symptoms, and improved role and emotional functioning (A. D. Vinokur, R. H. Price, & Y. Schul, 1995). The present study focuses on mediational processes of the active ingredients targeted by the intervention. Structural equation modeling analysi...

The nature of the 'active ingredient', in homeopathic high dilutions is investigated. A model for every degree of dilution is introduced; within this the active ingredient can be dealt with in physical terms. In mathematical terms this model has features which correspond to the axioms of weak quantum theory. Features which are similar to entanglement in ordinary quantum theory are discussed in ...

A new spectral library-based approach that is capable of screening a diverse set of finished drug products using only an active pharmaceutical ingredient spectral library is described in this paper. This approach obviates the need for a comprehensive drug product library, thereby streamlining the use of spectral library-based tests for anti-counterfeiting efforts, specifically to target finishe...

A simple experiment is described which shows how the highly surface active ingredient of gastric surfactant (DPPC) can be deposited on a filter paper to reduce the rate of transmission of hydrogen ions by one to two orders of magnitude. This finding is compatible with previous studies implying that the hydrophobic layer of surface active phospholipid provides the gastric mucosal barrier as a di...

Objectives To assess variation between prescription intentions and what was actually administered to paediatric patients and the problem of converting adult dosages to paediatric doses in a ward setting. Method A prospective descriptive study was carried out at Ward 01, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo. Administration of drugs to 170 patients was directly observed and recorded during drug rounds...

To characterize the role of hen eggs used for analyzing the insect Mylabris phalerata a traditional Chinese medicine for curing liver cancer, egg white was separated from the whole egg and added to M. phalerata. The volatile compounds found in egg white when added to M. phalerata and therefore in M. phalerata itself were analyzed by GC. Cantharidin was detected both in egg white added to M. pha...