Archive for June, 2007

Synonym for - Axonal stretch injury

Saturday, June 30th, 2007
  1. Redirect Diffuse axonal injury 

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Diabetes - Diabetes

Saturday, June 30th, 2007
  1. REDIRECT: Diabetes mellitus

External links:

  • [http://diabetes-easy-video.blogspot.com/ Excelent video that explains how diabetes attacks the human body

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Diabetes - Gordon Piper

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Gordon Piper (born 3 June 1932 in Cheltenham, New South Wales, Australia; died from a cardiac arrest in Sydney, Australia, 19 September, 2004) was a film and television actor and theatre director. He also served as the associate director of the Arts Council of New South Wales. He is best known for his long-term role as Bob Hatfield in the television series A Country Practice.

He was also a founding member of P.A.C.T. (Producers, Actors, Composers and Talents), one of the best known actors’ studios in Sydney. Gordon and Leonard Teale produced “Fill ins” for ABC TV prior to the widespread broadcasting of music videos. His wife Judith died in 1981 and Gordon wrote and directed an episode of A Country Practice in dedication to her and her story. Gordon’s daughter Kerrin-Gai and son Kim both live in Australia.

Piper suffered from diabetes which affected his circulation and eventually resulted in the amputation of both his legs.

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References

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External links

  • Gordon Piper

Diabetes - MNT

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

MNT can stand for:

  • Molecular nanotechnology
  • Men’s National (Soccer) Team
  • /mnt, directory including mount points
  • the ISO 4217 code for the currency of Mongolia, see Mongolian tögrög
  • My Network TV
  • Mononitrotoluene, or meta-nitrotoluene
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy; a term introduced by the American Diabetes Association

Diabetes - Leonard Thompson (diabetic)

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Leonard Thompson (1908 - 1935) is regarded as the very first person to have received injection of insulin as a treatment for diabetes. He received his first injection in Toronto, Ontario on January 11, 1922, at 14 years of age. The first injection had an apparent impurity which was the likely cause for the allergic reaction he displayed. After a refined process was promptly developed for extracting the insulin, the purified dosage was successfully delivered to young Leonard Thompson twelve days after his first dosage was administered. He then showed signs of improved health and went on to live 13 more years taking doses of insulin.

Until insulin was made clinically available, a diagnosis of diabetes was an invariable death sentence, more or less quickly (usually within months, and frequently within weeks or days).


See also

  • Islets of Langerhans
  • Pancreas

Diabetes - Special English

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Special English is a simplified version of the English language first used on October 19, 1959 and presently employed by the United States broadcasting service Voice of America in daily broadcasts. [1] The news is read slowly, using a limited vocabulary (about 1500 words) and simplified grammar. There is a short pause between adjacent words so that word boundaries are easily discerned. The intended audience of Special English are people who have studied English in school, but do not speak it in daily usage.

For example, an April 2002 script describes diabetes in this manner:

“The World Health Organization estimates that as many as one-hundred-twenty-million people have the disease diabetes. Diabetes is the name for several diseases with one thing in common: there is too much glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The disease develops when the body does not produce enough insulin or produces no insulin. Or the disease develops when the body cannot use insulin.”

Another script talks about the Rolling Stones:

“The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the nineteen-sixties that is still performing and recording today. In nineteen sixty-five, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, ‘Satisfaction’.”

For those listeners whose own language is not English, it not only provides clear and simple news and information, but also helps them improve their use of American English. In some countries such as the People’s Republic of China, Special English is increasingly popular for junior and intermediate English learners.

[1] About Special English


External links

  • VOA Special English official site
  • Voice of America Special English Dictionary(hyperlink htmls, full text)
  • Number of words in English
  • Diabetes Symptoms Other signs of diabetes include lingering influenza-like symptoms, loss of hair on the legs, increased facial hair, small yellow bumps anywhere on the body
  • Are you at risk? | Canadian Diabetes Association This test may be done at any time, regardless of when you last ate. A test result of 11.0 mmol/L or greater, plus symptoms of diabetes, indicates diabetes.

American - American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

The American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist has been awarded since 2002.

Years reflect the year in which the American Music Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).


2000s

  • American Music Awards of 2006

    • Kirk Franklin
  • American Music Awards of 2005
    • Mary Mary
  • American Music Awards of 2004
    • MercyMe
  • American Music Awards of 2003 (November)
    • Steven Curtis Chapman
  • American Music Awards of 2003
    • Avalon
  • American Music Awards of 2002
    • Yolanda Adams

American - Fitzhugh

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Fitzhugh may refer to:

In people:

  • Charles Lane Fitzhugh (1838-1923), an American military officer
  • George Fitzhugh (1806-1881), an American social theorist
  • Louise Fitzhugh (1928-1974), an American author
  • Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876-1950), an American author
  • Steve Fitzhugh, an American football player
  • William Fitzhugh (1741-1809), an American politician

In places:

  • Fitzhugh, Oklahoma, a town in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

As other:

  • Baron FitzHugh, a peerage of England
  • Gerald Fitzhugh, a fictional character in the Left Behind series

See also:

  • Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

Diabetes - Diuresis

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Diuresis is the increased production of urine by the kidney.


Types and causes

The kidney produces up to 250 L of “prourine” (glomerular filtrate in science) per day, but reabsorbs most before it reaches the bladder.

Polyuria is increased diuresis. This may be due to large fluid intake, various illnesses (diabetes insipidus, osmotic diuresis due to diabetes mellitus or hypercalcemia) or various chemical substances (diuretics, caffeine, alcohol). It may also occur after supraventricular tachycardias, during an onset of atrial fibrillation, childbirth, and the removal of an obstruction within the urinary tract. Diuresis is restrained by antidiuretics such as ADH, angiotensin II and aldosterone.

Cold diuresis is the occurrence of increased urine production on exposure to cold.

Substances that increase diuresis are called diuretics. Coffee is an example of a proposed diuretic.

Substances that decrease diuresis allow more vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone (ADH) to be present in the kidney.

High-altitude diuresis occurs at altitudes above 10,000 ft and is a desirable indicator of adaptation to high altitudes. Mountaineers who are adapting well to high altitudes experience this type of diuresis. Urine output is thus an important indicator of adaptation to altitude (or lack thereof). Persons who produce less urine even in the presence of adequate fluid intake probably are not adapting well to altitude (Hackett 1980; pp. 54, 62).


References

  • Hackett, Peter H. Mountain Sickness, The American Alpine Club, 1980.

Diabetes - PharmaFrontiers

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

PharmaFrontiers is a commercialization-driven biotechnology company that develops autologous cellular therapies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, congestive heart failure, and diabetes. The company is focused on autologous cellular therapy applications based on its proprietary stem cell and T cell vaccination technologies.

Key products and research include:

  • Tovaxin: A novel T cell therapeutic vaccine for multiple sclerosis
  • Cardiac stem cell therapy
  • Diabetes stem cell therapy


Location of Operation

PharmaFrontiers is located in The Woodlands,Texas 30 miles north of Houston,Texas The company is located in a 10,200 sq. ft. facility is located on 3 acres in The Woodlands. This location provides space for pipeline development through R & D; a specialized flow cytometry and microscopy lab; support of clinical trials with GMP manufacturing Suites; Quality Systems management with Quality Control Laboratory, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance; as well as administrative support space.


External links

  • PharmaFrontiers Homepage
  • BBC Article 3/8/06
  • UPI Health Brief