The DNA Protection Cream : A Far Cry From Granny’s Cold Cream
By Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, April 21, 2013
Would you believe it’s possible to have a DNA anti-aging cream that treats the whole range of skin problems? Would you think it’s too good to be true? A small Canadian company has developed a cream called “Reversa Multi-Tasking Care (RMTC)”. Clinical studies show this new Tepronone DNA based anti-aging cream attacks wrinkles, dryness, loss of firmness, dilated pores and redness.
Advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to make drugs, compounds or ingredientsBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Scientists are reporting an advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to transform plants into bio-factories that manufacture high-value ingredients for medicines, fabrics, fuels and other products. They report on the research in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology.
First mobile app for green chemistry fosters sustainable manufacturing of medicinesBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Mention mobile applications, or mobile apps, and people think of games, email, news, weather, productivity and other software for Apple, Android and other smart phones and tablet computers. But an app with broader impact — the first mobile application to foster wider use of the environmentally friendly and sustainable principles of green chemistry — is the topic of a report in the American Chemical Society’s new journal, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
Resurrection of 3-billion-year-old antibiotic-resistance proteinsBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Scientists are reporting “laboratory resurrections” of several 2-3-billion-year-old proteins that are ancient ancestors of the enzymes that enable today’s antibiotic-resistant bacteria to shrug off huge doses of penicillins, cephalosporins and other modern drugs. The achievement, reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, opens the door to a scientific “replay” of the evolution of antibiotic resistance with an eye to finding new ways to cope with the problem.
How to Decrease the Risk of Pain RelieversBy Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, February 24, 2013
“Remember, you never get anything for nothing”. That’s a caution I’ve repeated over and over to patients. Why? Because some people naively believe it’s possible to get health benefit without risk. Today, millions are popping a variety of over-the-counter pain relievers while ignoring important red flags warning they may result in death.
First mobile app for green chemistry fosters sustainable manufacturing of medicines
By American Chemical Society Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Mention mobile applications, or mobile apps, and people think of games, email, news, weather, productivity and other software for Apple, Android and other smart phones and tablet computers. But an app with broader impact — the first mobile application to foster wider use of the environmentally friendly and sustainable principles of green chemistry — is the topic of a report in the American Chemical Society’s new journal, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
Microdosing: Updating its role in developing new medicinesBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, January 23, 2013
One of yesterday’s most promising new tools for speeding the development of new medicines — “microdosing” — has found niches in that process today, and they include uses unanticipated a decade ago. That topic, an update on microdosing, is the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
New method for uncovering side effects before a drug hits the marketBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Side effects are a major reason that drugs are taken off the market and a major reason why patients stop taking their medications, but scientists are now reporting the development of a new way to predict those adverse reactions ahead of time. The report on the method, which could save patients from severe side effects and save drug companies time and money, appears in ACS’ Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.
A step toward minute factories that produce medicine inside the bodyBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Scientists are reporting an advance toward treating disease with minute capsules containing not drugs — but the DNA and other biological machinery for making the drug. In an article in ACS’ journal Nano Letters, they describe engineering micro- and nano-sized capsules that contain the genetically coded instructions, plus the read-out gear and assembly line for protein synthesis that can be switched on with an external signal.
A new genre of diagnostic tests for the era of personalized medicineBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, July 25, 2012
A new genre of medical tests – which determine whether a medicine is right for a patient’s genes – are paving the way for increased use of personalized medicine, according to the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
Alcohol could intensify the effects of some drugs in the body
By American Chemical Society Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Scientists are reporting another reason — besides possible liver damage, stomach bleeding and other side effects — to avoid drinking alcohol while taking certain medicines. Their report in ACS’ journal Molecular Pharmaceutics describes laboratory experiments in which alcohol made several medications up to three times more available to the body, effectively tripling the original dose.
Sorry, But What We Told You Is WrongBy Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, July 15, 2012
Winston Churchill, Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, once remarked, “To every question there is a clear, concise, coherent answer that is wrong”. In medicine there are also many questions, and all too often the answers from experts are found years later to be wrong, sometimes with devastating consequences.
What Did I Learn This Week at the Harvard Medical School?By Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, June 17, 2012
What’s the most beautiful sight in the world? Some say it’s India’s Taj Mahal. To me it’s what greeted me years ago, the night I arrived in Boston. It was the glistening white marble buildings of The Harvard Medical School on a moonlight night. This past week its grandeur impressed me again when I attended a reunion. But soon my classmates and I were distressed by what has happened over the years to its idea of medical care, too much cold technology, too little common sense and too little “care”.
Immuno-Care To Fight Seasonal AllergiesBy Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, May 27, 2012
Why do so many people suffer from seasonal allergies? Some cough and wheeze, others fight joint pain and stiffness. Is it due to just too much pollen in the air? Or is it also the result of a badly stressed and depleted immune system? Studies show that a natural remedy, Immuno-Care, that contains plant sterols, can be the answer to seasonal allergies and other disorders when the immune system is running out of gas.
Re: Chopping Wood In Northern CanadaBy Dr. Gifford Jones Sunday, April 1, 2012
I recently suggested the best treatment for OxyContin addicts was Course 101, Chopping Wood in Northern Canada. I asked for a reaction and got it, a ton of e-mails!
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