MINIREVIEW Folate Receptor-Mediated Drug Targeting: From Therapeutics to Diagnostics ANDREW R. HILGENBRINK‚ PHILIP S. LOW Department of Chemistry‚ Purdue University‚ West Lafayette‚ Indiana 47907 Received 25 May 2005; accepted 27 June 2005 Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/jps.20457 ABSTRACT: Folate targeted drug delivery has emerged as an alternative therapy for the treatment and imaging of many cancers and inflammatory diseases. Due to its
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There are many effects caused by plutonium contamination and radiation exposure. There are many different types of cancer caused by the exposure. There are three main cancers discussed in her book. They include bone or lung cancer‚ brain cancer‚ and leukemia. Bone and lung cancer is a main effect of plutonium contamination in the air if inhaled. After the Mother ’s Day fire in nineteen sixty-nine‚ Rocky Flats began offering tours for the public. During the tour‚ each person receives a respirator and
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Blood Disorders Carl Jones HCA/240 November 20‚ 2011 Lily‚ a 4-year-old Caucasian female‚ has she been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and is a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Lily eats only pasta‚ breads‚ and hot dogs‚ and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. Lily has iron deficiency anemia. In this first scenario I think that Lily has Pernicious Anemia or else identified as Vitamin B12 anemia. Several
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Lethargy 1. A lowered level of consciousness‚ with drowsiness‚ listlessness‚ and apathy. Lethargy is a fairly imprecise description of the feeling or slowness‚ sluggishness‚ tiredness‚ or lack of energy. Lethargy in common usage may mean many things‚ including fatigue‚ drowsiness (sleepiness)‚ lethargy‚ tiredness‚ malaise‚ listlessness‚ or weakness (including muscular weakness). The causes of these other similar symptoms also need to be investigated in researching a symptom of lethargy. Nevertheless
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Consullo‚ RN‚ MS‚ CNRN Advanced Clinical Nurse‚ Neuroscience St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston‚ Texas Michelle L. Edwards‚ RN‚ MSN‚ ACNP‚ FNP Advanced Practice Nurse‚ Cardiology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston‚ Texas Gail F. Graham‚ APRN‚ MS‚ NP-C Advanced Practice Nurse‚ Internal Medicine Adult Nurse Practitioner St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston‚ Texas Elester E
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The year 1983; it was a huge risk for the famous rock photographer to move to a glossy mainstream magazine‚ Vanity Fair. During her 13 years tenure at the Rolling Stone her work interfered with her extensive drug use; she had overdosed twice and was rumored to have hawked her photograph equipment to pay for cocaine. After some time in rehabilitation‚ clear and good‚ Annie was ready to start a new chapter in her career. The timing was right; Annie became the first magazine’s chief photographer.
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the chances to cure or drastically reduce the symptoms of illnesses. “Since 1998‚ cord blood stem cells have been used to treat eighty-one diseases‚ including sickle cell anemia‚ multiple sclerosis‚ lupus‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ juvenile diabetes‚ leukemia‚ lymphoma‚ and other carcinomas‚ including ovarian‚ blood and testicular cancers” (Griswold and Lee). Ways scientists have found to treat certain illnesses is with large quantities of cells. Dopamine-secreting neurons and inulin-secreting pancreatic
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tobacco is that; people that are constantly exposed to SHS (second hand smoke) are at greater risk for developing health problems. “There are over 250 toxins and carcinogens in cigarette smoke. The risks of developing lung cancer‚ brain tumors‚ acute myeloid leukemia‚ incidence of heart disease‚ and benign respiratory diseases increase with the inhalation of sidestream smoke.” (Sidestream smoke‚ 2012) The chances of developing breast cancer and cervical cancer will also increase. While driving or sitting
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dalimss EV.S PROJECT Disease caused by the Environmental exposure MADE BY- [Type the author name] [Year] Environmental Diseases In epidemiology‚ environmental disease is disease caused by environmental factors that are not transmitted genetically or by infection. Apart from the true monogenic genetic disorders‚ environmental diseases may determine the development of disease in those genetically predisposed to a particular condition. Stress‚ physical and mental abuse‚ diet‚ exposure
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Jersey. There had been 13 cases of leukemia and 9 cases of Hodgkin’s disease in between 1973 and 1978. This issue was first brought to light‚ when parents of students from one school district (Pierrepont School) realized that there had been several cases of leukemia and Hodgkins disease (Garfinkel). A mother found her self in a hospital in New York with her son who was being treated for leukemia. At this hospital she found another woman‚ also with her son who had leukemia as well. There‚ they also found
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