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View Post: Glossary of Medical Terms
24 Jan 2008
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS): a syndrome characterized by suppression of the immune system, rendering the body susceptible to various illnesses; the late, symptomatic stage of HIV disease. ACTIGALL: see ursodiol. ..... COBALAMIN: see vitamin B12. COEMZYME Q10: an antioxidant agent that is necessary for the proper activity of certain enzymes. COFACTOR: a factor that influences the progression of a disease or the action of a disease-causing agent. ...
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View Post: Jeffrey Dach MD Bio-Identical Hormone Blog: Heartburn and Acid ...
14 Sep 2009 by Jeffrey Dach MD  
Acid-Suppressive Medication Use and the Risk for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia . JAMA the Journal of the American Medical Association 301 (20): 2120–2128. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.722. PMID 19470989. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract /301/20/2120 ..... Psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency: a case report] Antibodies to parietal cells were positive in the serum and antibodies to intrinsic factor were negative. Listing of PPI's Names ...
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View Post: Keith Connects The Dots: Heartburn, GE Reflux (GERD), and Acid ...
20 Sep 2009 by Keith  
Gulmez SE, Holm A, Frederiksen H, Jensen TG, Pedersen C, Hallas J. Use of proton pump inhibitors and the risk of community-acquired pneumonia: a population-based case-control study. Arch Intern Med 2007;167:950-5. Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and the Risk of ..... Psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency: a case report] Antibodies to parietal cells were positive in the serum and antibodies to intrinsic factor were negative. Listing of PPI's Names ...
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View Post: Spirulina
10 Jan 2007
Spirulina is a health food and supplement that contains beta carotene, Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), iron, B vitamins (especially B12), and polysaccharides, sulfolipids & glycolipids. ... Spirulina Pacifica® as a Source of Cobalamin Vitamin B -12. Jan. 1999. Ayehunie, S. et al. "Inhibition of HIV-1 Replication by an Aqueous Extract of Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis)." JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. ...
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View Post: HowStuffWorks "Anemia In-Depth"
23 Nov 2009
Megaloblastic anemia is the end product of deficiencies in the B vitamins folate, vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin), or both. Such deficiencies produce abnormally large red blood cells (megaloblastic) that have a shortened life span. ... Tropical sprue (an acquired malabsorption disease occurring in tropical climates). Overexposure to nitrous oxide. Vitamin B12 deficiency from diet is very rare, since the liver stores over a three-year supply. It usually does not occur ...
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View Post: Novel Semisolid Dosage Forms
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View Post: Discussing Autism » Blog Archive » Methylation Dysfunction and Autism
28 Jun 2007 by Marcie  
Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is necessary for activating many fundamental biochemical reactions in the body that regulate immune function, hunger, taste sensation, digestion, methylation function and others. .... 5-methyl tetrahydro folate then donates its newly acquired methyl group to the vitamin B12 molecule turning it into methyl B12 (AKA methyl cobalamin). This is accomplished with assistance of yet another methyl passing enzyme (methionine synthase), ...
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View Post: Tell me about your vitamin regimine - ThinnerTimes - Gastric ...
22 Jun 2008 by racha9  
Vitamin B: the B vitamins are a group of eight individual vitamins, often referred to as the B-complex vitamins, which include thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pyridoxine (B6), folic acid (B9), cyanocobalamin (B12), ... Zinc supports a healthy immune system, is needed for proper healing of wounds, helps maintain your sense of taste and smell and is needed for DNA synthesis. Zinc is furthermore important for the maintenance of the immune system and gland health ...
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View Post: NOTES FOR STEP 3
24 Jun 2009 by Admin  
Ig A deficiency = MC primary immune deficiency, major anaphylatic reaction to blood products 23. X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia Rx = IV Ig; defect in tyrosine kinase 24. X-linked lymphoproliferative disease = catastrophic after EBV infection ..... Vit. B12 (cobalamin) defic. = megaloblastic anemia + neurologic symptoms 398. Folic acid defic. = megaloblastic anemia 399. Bone pain in vit C defic = periosteal hemorrhages 400. Wernicke/Korsakoff syndr = vit B1 deficiency ...
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View Post: Guts eating you up? Rx diet change and Saccharomyces B.
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10 Aug 2009 by Brad Weeks, MD   ...
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