Concerning my hypothesis of efficacy of magnesium throat lozenges as a rapid acting rescue treatment for asthma as I described in my 2006 article [1] published in this journal, I only worked with adults that had allergy-induced asthma. I did not work with infants or children. There is an important difference between the asthma of adults and that of the pediatric age group. Adult asthma is belie...

Magnesium alloys are a strong candidate for various applications in automobile and aerospace industries due to their low density specific strength. Micro-alloying magnesium with zinc, yttrium, cerium enhances mechanical properties of through grain refinement precipitation hardening. In this work, critical review magnesium-based binary systems including Mg-Zn, Mg-Y, Mg-Ce, Zn-Y, Zn-Ce is present...

A study population consisting of 66 mentally retarded individuals, 60 with and six without pica, was evaluated for iron status, and for plasma and hair zinc, copper, and magnesium levels within a month of known dietary intake. The parameters were all within the normal range for individuals without pica. In contrast, subjects practicing pica had low plasma zinc and elevated plasma copper values ...

Background: Pre-eclampsia along with its complications seems to be one of the major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite numerous studies, the etiology of preeclampsia has not yet been fully elucidated. According to recent studies changes in the level of blood trace elements can be an adverse event in human and animal pregnancy. The present study determines whether maternal serum...

mineral contents of camel meat were investigated during different periods of fattening. 12 camels (camelus dromedarius), at 12 months of age, were fattened with the same diet during six and nine month periods. feed compositions included 25% alfalfa, 25% straw and 50% concentrate (55% barley, 20% bran, 15% beet pulp, 8% cottonseed meal and 2% salt) were fed under the same conditions. completely ...

Background. The mineral status in hypertensive patients may be affected by hypotensive drugs. The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of hypotensive drugs (angiotensine converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I), -blockers, Ca-antagonists, diuretics) on the potential bioavailability of magnesium, iron, zinc and copper from buckwheat groats in vitro enzymatic digestion. Material and metho...

BACKGROUND Trace elements and specially minerals are critical for the development of fetus. Many minerals are transferred to the fetus for fetal stores in the latter part of the pregnancy. It has been shown that various trace elements such as Zinc, Iron, Calcium and Magnesium are metabolically interrelated and there is alteration in their concentration during pregnancy. Beyond pregnancy is asso...

Magnesium, zinc, and chromium are mineral elements required in modest amounts to maintain health and optimal physiologic function. For physically active persons, adequate amounts of these micronutrients are needed in the diet to ensure the capacity for increased energy expenditure and work performance. Most physically active individuals consume diets that provide amounts of magnesium and zinc s...

OBJECTIVE To assess serum zinc and magnesium level in type-2 diabetic patients and the effect of age, gender, glycemic control and duration of diabetes on these trace elements in comparison with those of control subjects. STUDY DESIGN Non-interventional case control study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Hydera...

A relationship has been reported between trace elements and diabetes mellitus. This study evaluated the role of such a relationship in 83 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (40 men and 43 women), with a mean duration of diabetes of 3.9 +/- 3.6 years. Patients with nephropathy were excluded. Thirty healthy non-diabetic subjects were studied for comparative analysis. Subjects w...