Tag: Fitness
Herbal Drugs: The New Theme for Pharmaceutical Research
by admin on Apr.01, 2010, under Fitness, Health, Medication, Nature, Science
At present, there is a great activity all over the world as the scientists are investigating about micro-organisms, marine creature, plants and other life forms for biological activity. People desire to learn more regarding the interactione between organisms which is attributed to the chemicals present in these species. The effect of extract from flowering plants on the human psysiology and pathogens is the area where the activity now is in greatest. This is so since it is very relevant to the new discovery of drugs to treat diseases of human and other mammals.
Generally, there are two reasons why scientists are interested in natural products. First, is because the segment of the use medicinal plants like phtomedicines, food and beverage ingredients, traditional medicines and dietary supplements is rapidly growing. Second is because the natural products continue remaining an essential source of the new discovery of drugs. Now, it is increasingly accepted that screening products that are natural is a more effective chemical discovery strategy for new chemical entities since product libraries already have broader distribution of molecular properties like octanol-water partition coefficient, molecular mass and diversity of ring system when it is compared to combinational and synthetic counterpart.
Difference in Incontinence in Men and Women
by admin on Mar.15, 2010, under Fitness, Health, Men, Women
Both Men and Women suffer from incontinence. However, incontinence is more common in women than in men. The causes of incontinence can be gender specific. But whatever is the case, incontinence is a condition which can be cured or managed effectively with a physician’s help.
Incontinence in women is caused often by pregnancy and the stress involved with childbirth. When a woman is pregnant, fetus may place undo pressure on the woman’s bladder which results in stress incontinence. This may cause a leakage from any additional small stress that is placed on the woman’s bladder such as coughing, laughing or straining when she is trying to pick up objects.
Childbirth may also cause damage to the woman’s bladder or it may stretch out the muscles on the pelvic floor to the point where the control of urethra is becoming difficult if not impossible. The damage many times goes unnoticed and it does not occur for several years after giving birth.
