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Tentative Drug May Moisten Severe Asthma

Posted: March 5th 2009 By editor1         under: Health News     Tags: , , , , ,

A new experimental drug is found helpful to ease the severe asthma attacks which are often controlled by oral steroids. Two studies have observed that the regular use of mepolizumab not only reduces asthma aggravations but also the people under experimental use had been noticed with the decreased levels of eosinophils-the white blood cells considered as a probable reason of asthma.

The phenomenon involves the blockage of a protein interleukin-5, the vital part for the growth of eosinophils. Though the exact functioning of eosinophils is not known exactly, it has long been found that its levels rise during asthma exacerbations.

Both the studies observed that mepolizumb reduced aggravations in severe prednisone-dependent asthma and along with the improvement in the quality of life. Moreover the people on mepolizumb were capable to cut the dosage of prednisone to cure the severe asthma attacks.

Globally admired, Hair Loss treatment

Posted: October 17th 2008 By editor1         under: Hair and Skin Care     Tags: , , , , ,

One can get easily confused and tricked by the emergence of abundant products for hair loss, both in men and women. Although hair loss is a natural phenomenon, which is associated with age, people, especially women use all means to keep up their appearances. According to an estimation, in U.S. 80 percent of men aged 35 to 65 years, suffer hair lose.

One of the most popular products, now a day available in market is Provillus. The following are the characteristics which had made it the best hair loss product.

Effective for both sexes

This product solves the problem for both, men and women separately. An essential ingredient Saw Palmetto, only found in men’s version (but not in women‘s version), could be potentially unsafe to unborn children.

Natural Remedy

Provillus aims to overturn the natural effects of hair loss, rather than providing temporary solution to the problem. Moreover, it attempts to do this, scientifically with natural ingredients. For natural hair loss, testosterone (a sex hormone) is responsible. This hormone when converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and added to the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, ultimately cause atrophy of hair follicle causing thinning of hair, hair loss and stop the natural process of re-growth.

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