Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease with high recurrence rate. In this regard, sulfasalazine and immunosuppressive medications are often used for an extended period in clinical practice, but their effectiveness limited, they prone to side effects. Modern research has shown that herbal active ingredients Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as polyphenols, alkaloi...

Molecular genetics to genomic medicine practice: at the heart of value-based delivery of healthcare Charis Eng Genomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Taussig Cancer Institute and Stanley Shalom Zielony Institute of Nursing Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195 Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, CASE Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University ...

Image guided technique is playing an increasingly important role in the investigation of the biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of drugs or drug delivery systems. The application of these new materials and techniques with combined properties of diagnosis and therapy can benefit the development of targeted drug delivery system and modern personalized medicine This special issue provides an up-...

while the introduction of radioactive tracers in the study of metabolic pathways has been well-documented in clinical thyroidology as early as 1924, the widespread utilization in other clinical specialties has been hampered by slow developments in radiation-detecting devices and in the production of appropriate radiopharmaceuticals, in addition tothe morbid fear of radiation. in the philippines...

Nurses on registration are expected to have sufficient knowledge and skills in medicine management to practice safely and competently. This article reports on research involving midwifery and nursing students, who were asked to complete a questionnaire related to their experiences of medicines-related training and education, and how it prepared them for practice. The results showed an overall s...

Recent advances in nanomedicine have been studied in the veterinary field and have found a wide variety of applications. The past decade has witnessed a massive surge of research interest in liposomes for delivery of therapeutic substances in animals. Liposomes are nanosized phospholipid vesicles that can serve as delivery platforms for a wide range of substances. Liposomes are easily formulate...

Demand for critical care services is increasing. Unless the supply of intensivists increases, critically ill patients will not have access to intensivists. Recent critical care society recommendations include increased graduate medical education support and expansion of the J-1 visa waiver program for foreign medical graduates. This article proposes additional recommendations, based on strength...

While polymeric nanocarriers are widely used in medicine for controlled release and site-specific delivery, few reports have applied such delivery methods within agriculture, despite the urgent need for specific delivery of pesticides and nutrients. We report the synthesis of stimuli-responsive and biodegradable polymeric nanocarriers designed for delivery to the phloem of plants and describe m...

Abstract Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), the spheroidal-shaped, colloids state lipophilic-natured, innovative nanoscale particulate materials, are being concurrently prepared by quality-by-design approach for cellular and sub-cellular delivery of drugs other payloads with facilitated physicochemical characteristics targeted delivery. The drugs, pharmaceuticals biopharmaceutical genes to disea...