Industry Response Of the several drug candidates in clinical testing‚ four candidates were thought to be the most promising that had not been partnered yet. The candidates were VX-148 (Psoriasis)‚ VX-702 (Acute Coronary Syndrome)‚ VX-765 (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis)‚ and VX-950 (Hepatitis C). Initially‚ it was decided two of the drug candidates would move forward in development through funding by Vertex‚ while the other two would be partnered or put on hold as backups for future development
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replacement Past Health History (other hospitalizations & surgeries): Right knee replacement (2010). Hysterectomy‚ Cholecystectomy Date of admission: 10/12/2011 Admitting Diagnosis: Macular degeneration‚ COPD‚ Asthma‚ GERD‚ Rheumatoid arthritis‚ Hypertension Anticipated Nursing Plan of Care: maintain airway patency‚enhance nutritional intake‚ relieve and control painprevent or minimize development of myocardial complication. Frequency of Vital Signs: once daily Blood sugar:normal
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• Infection: Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is commonly caused by a strain of bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. It is neither gram-positive nor gram-negative‚ but instead has a waxy coating on the outside of the cell that enables acid-fast techniques to be used when staining the bug. The bacterium was first discovered by Robert Koch and earned him a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Mycobacterium prevents the acidification of the phagolysosome‚ thus disabling the antigen from being presented
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CBC Paper Group Two Russian culture ------ Food Russian culture is associated with the country of Russia and‚ sometimes‚ specifically with ethnic Russians. It has a rich history and can boast a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of the arts‚ especially when it comes to literature and philosophy‚ classical music and ballet‚ architecture and painting‚ cinema and animation‚ which all had considerable influence on the world culture. The country also has a rich material culture and a strong
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problems caused by obesity. Vegetarian diet is also helpful for healthy weight loss. A vegetarian diet lowers the blood cholesterol levels and decreases the risk of various disorders such as high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ heart diseases‚ diabetes‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ osteoporosis‚ kidney diseases‚ gallstones and cancer. Due to intake of high fiber diet‚ digestive health is improved. Vegetarianism protects you from certain food-borne diseases such as bird flu‚ mad cow disease‚ intestinal parasites‚ etc
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The Incredible Health Benefits of Flaxseed Oil The consumption of flaxseed oil has many health benefits. This oil has attracted many nutritionists due to its rich content of many nutrients‚ including omega-3 fatty acids and dietary fiber‚ which are essential for your body to function properly. With a daily intake of flaxseed oil you will prevent an occurrence of many dangerous conditions and‚ you will maintain your body in good health. Nutrient Content of Flaxseed Oil The flaxseed oil is a rich
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Stem cells are cells that are capable of generating specialized cells for specific areas of the human body. There are two different categories of stem cells. They are the adult or somatic stem cells and the embryonic stem cells. The embryonic stem cell is spawned when a recently fertilized egg divides‚ which is then capable of becoming any cell in the human body. The embryonic cells are vital because unlike the adult stem cells‚ embryonic cells have the ability to spawn every type of cell that
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cookies? I started out researching on how to bake cookies‚ however‚ while I was researching I decided to change my topic on how baking gluten free cookies are healthier compared to normal cookies. This past winter my sister was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ causing her to become gluten free. My mom has been making gluten free chocolate chip cookies for her so she can still enjoy cookies. First‚ I went to Google still thinking about how to bake cookies and found multiple different recipes with
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Protects the body from disease and infection by defending against‚ attacking and removing pathogens. Removes debris from the body‚ such as dead cells. Hay Fever Asthma Urticaria (Hives) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Rheumatic Fever Rheumatoid Arthritis Required: Nervous System Spinal cord Sacral plexus Cerebrum Brain This is to system that in charge of sending messages to and from your brain‚ spinal cord and all other parts of your body. Multiple Sclerosis Epilepsy Transient Ischemic
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GDF15/MIC-1 is a product of macrophage activation‚ suggesting that it may be involved in chronic inflammatory processes (-). GDF15 is a stress-responsive member of the TGF-β superfamily and initially described as macrophage inhibitory cytokine (-). Although GDF15 has been described in many solid tumors for almost 10 years‚ the nature of its receptor is still unknown. There is some evidence of Smad signaling pathway activation‚ suggesting GDF15 may act through TGF-β receptor superfamily pathways (-)
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