Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away, an amazing soccer tournament was being held. The planets that qualified for the finals were Socceranus, Socceraturn, Socceruto and Soccereptune. In all of Jean Luc’s travels, the Enterprise had never stumbled across this galaxy and history has not recorded…
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Peptides are referred to a family of substances whose molecules are built from the remnants of α-amino acids, connected in a chain by peptide bonds. Speaking of the peptides, it is necessary to represent natural or synthetic compounds consisting of hundreds and thousands of monomeric units - amino…
Comments from researchers at the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Introduction
The Foundation strongly advocates that women and health professionals take a balanced, evidence-based and informed approach to health. All risks and benefits should be taken into perspective when considering…
Introduction
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the first-line and most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms. But, despite massive, good-quality clinical outcome data on efficacy and safety when HRT is begun for symptoms in the early postmenopause, many physicians and lay people…
As the NHL continues to dilute its talent pool by awarding major league franchises to bush league towns, the sensible person might think the league would take serious steps to protect the players who can actually play the game.
But, if we know anything about the NHL, we know it's run by the…
Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (OTC BB: DRUG; TSX: DDD; BBSE: DRP) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Peter Mak, Mr. Heinz Frey, and Mr. Jin Li as additional independent directors to the board.
Recommendations on postmenopausal hormone therapy
February 27, 2007
The following Statement expresses the views of the International Menopause Society (IMS) on the principles of hormone therapy (HT) in the peri- and postmenopause period. Throughout the statement, the term HT will be used to cover…
Women normally have circulating in their blood three major sex hormones: oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone. Each of these is produced by the ovaries. Oestrogen is also made throughout the body but particularly in body fat. Testosterone can be made by the adrenal glands and in other parts of…
The NHL should set a quota of 30 minor penalties per game, according to an Institute for Hockey Affairs proposal, which attributes a 25% increase in scoring this year to a 50% increase in the number of penalties called.
"We believe that by setting the 30-penalty quota, the league will finally be…
From Australian Family Physician
Members of The Jean Hailes Foundation have produced a series of articles for the November 2004 issue of Australian Family Physician, the RACGP's journal, that focus on health issues for women in their midlife.
Wrestling and the politcal arena. At a first glance they seem as though they are at two very different ends of the spectrum. However, these two areas have seen an overlap in recent times that must be addressed, not only by the wrestling world but by the political world as well.
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomically, the female reproductive system consists of essential and accessory organs. The ovaries are essential to the production of eggs and hormones that initiate female secondary sexual characteristics and maintain normal reproductive function.
Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (OTC BB: DRUG; TSX: DDD; BBSE:DRP) is pleased to announce that Dragon’s recombinant Erythropoietin (EPO) products have been granted market approvals in the Dominican Republic and Trinidad-Tobago as advised by Dragon’s licensees.
So it’s Champions League time again as we enter the second phase this week. This is when this competition gets interesting with not a lot of space for slip-ups. Basically, it’s time to play or go away and there is no room left for “ordinary” teams. I’ve just witnessed a couple of matches that were…
This phase in the life of a woman is characterized by the cessation of menstruation and is complete when the woman has experienced no menstrual periods for a year. The average age of menopause is 50 in the US. In some women, menopause occurs abruptly, while in others there is a gradual cessation of…
It’s the time of year for lighthearted relief and I thought I’d share some of the gems that I’ve come across from 2000. Just some of the things people said from Beckham to Barcelona, Brooking to Best, with a twist of me. Like some of the timeless classics from days gone by, you just can’t argue with…
There are several different, reversible methods of contraception currently available. These include spermicides, male and female condoms, diaphragm + spermicide, cervical cap, oral contraceptives, progestin-only oral contraceptives, implanted progestin contraceptive, and depo-provera (injection).
Definition
Osteoporosis is defined as an absolute decrease in the amount of bone mass such that bones become fragile and porous. Bone is constantly remodeling as a normal process over the course of a lifetime. Bone is constantly breaking down and rebuilding in both the cortical (dense, hard) bones…
Millions of sperm are deposited in the vagina during intercourse but only 50-100 of these reach the ovum. Conception normally occurs in the outer 1/3 of the Fallopian tube and cell division begins immediately. The morula (cell mass) enters the uterus some 3 to 4 days later. A few days after that the…
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Some 56 million Americans have an STD other than AIDS and many more are infected each year. The causative bacterial, viral, or parasitic agents are spread primarily by sexual contact, but may also be spread by the use of infected needles. Some STDs are chronic infections, but many can be cured.…
So it’s a new year. A new FA cup including ManU. yada yada yada. A new England manager Sven “the cell” Eriksson. As usual, a new year brings its share of potential new glories.
What is Genital Herpes?
The Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) causes a recurrent, incurable viral disease that has two forms, HSV-1 and HSV-2. HSV-1, generally appears as cold sores around the face--especially the mouth. HSV-2, generally is a sexually transmitted disease that manifests as genital…
Sport may well be the one arena where eloquence meets irreverence with beauteous and amusing results. The shock comment respectfully delivered. It is where being entertaining and educational shares a border with being smug and impertinent. Given that news in general is of a disheartening nature,…
Hormonal communication systems augment the nervous communcation systems within the body. Hormones are chemical signaling molecules (peptides, proteins or steroids) produced in one site of the body that then travel to another site to have an effect. In this way one cell can effect other distantly…
Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (TSX: DDD; OTC BB: DRUG; BBSE: DRP) is pleased to announce the results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2004.
For the three-month ended September 30, 2004
During the third quarter in 2004, the Company posted revenues of $1,057,254 from the sales of rHu…
Anatomy & Physiology
Each of these accessory reproductive glands lies on the superior surface of the chest wall lying mostly on top of the pectoralis major muscle. The glandular portions are basically modified sweat glands. In women, the breasts are responsible for lactation; in men, they are…
The wars between Vince McMahon and Ted Turner in this industry have been entertaining on several levels. They spawned healthy competition which led to a better product for the fans. It now seems that this rivalry will come to a close as McMahon buys WCW. What will this mean for the future of…
The vagina serves as a passage for the exit of menstrual flow, insertion of the penis during sexual intercourse, reception of semen, and is the birth canal.
Anatomy
The vagina is a canal that extends from the external vulva to the cervix. The vaginal walls can be easily distended but are…
The uterus is a muscular pear-shaped organ of reproduction in the female. It is specialized for containing and nourishing a developing embryo from implantation to paturition (birth). The epithelial lining of the uterus undergoes cyclic changes that make it hospitable for the early embryo if…
Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (OTC BB: DRUG; TSX: DDD) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the results of the Annual Shareholders?Meeting held on August 12, 2005.
There were 54,818,706 shares equaling 87.20% of the outstanding shares represented at this meeting. All of the following proposals…
Functionally the endometrium can be divided into two zones: 1) the functionalis, which is built up and sloughed monthly during menstruation, and 2) the basalis, the epithelium and glandular elements that remain and supply the replicative cells to generate the next month's functionalis.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is the abnormal location of endometrial tissue that can occur within the myometrium or at external sites such as the outer surface of the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, bladder, appendix or bowel. This aberrant tissue responds to ovarian hormones as normal endometrial…
Robert K. Adair’s The Physics of Baseball covers everything in baseball from the trajectory of a curveball to batter reaction time to fundamental bat vibrations.
Depression: It's a painful, frightening disease that affects women in all walks of life. One of the most helpful treatments for improvement is knowing that you are not alone.
During May, Mental Health Month, many national and regional mental health and advocacy organizations are focusing on areas that are of particular importance to the general public. One of these areas is childhood depression. May 9, 2000 has been declared Childhood Depression Awareness Day, or Green…
Dragon Pharmaceutical Inc. (OTC BB: DRUG; TSX: DDD; BBSE: DRP) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young") by its Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, the Board also approved the filing of a…
Puberty can be an emotional roller coaster. Just ask any parent who's had the pleasure, and sometimes the pain, of rearing an adolescent. Or, just think back to when you were a youth! Teenagers-especially girls--are prone to mood swings that make them vulnerable to depression. .
A chronological list of the major events of Baseball's Steroid Era including legislation, Congressional Hearings, the BALCO scandal, steroid user admissions, and the implementation of Major League Baseball's testing program. This timeline lists events as they were made public.
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