Definition The presence of a risk factor increases the likelihood of a disease or adverse event. For example, smoking is a recognized risk factor for lung cancer, COPD, and cardiovascular disease. There is a causal (cause-and-effect) relationship. Relationship between risk factor and disease The presence of a risk factor does not necessarily lead to the … Risk Factors
Performance diagnostics creates a performance profile through which strengths, abilities and weaknesses of the examined patients are determined. It is a branch of medicine. Mainly, this performance measurement is used in sports medicine. However, there is also a psychological performance measurement. The results provide information about what physical and psychological performance patients are capable of. … Performance Diagnostics: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Products Indian psyllium seeds and Indian psyllium husks are available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods. There are also corresponding finished medicines on the market, such as Agiolax mite, Laxiplant, and Metamucil. These are usually powders or granules. See also under psyllium. Stem plant The parent plant is from the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). The … Indian Psyllium
Products Acai berries (pronounced ass-a-i) are commercially available in many countries as juice, powder, in the form of capsules and cosmetics, among other products. They belong to the so-called superfoods. Stem plant The parent plant of the berries is the palm Mart. (Arecaceae), which is native to South America and grows in the regularly flooded … Acai Berries
The following groups of people are at higher risk of developing pulmonary embolism: Bedridden and immobile people are particularly at risk for venous thrombosis and, consequently, pulmonary embolism. After surgery, the risk for thrombosis is very high; if the affected person then stands up or presses hard during defecation, a clot can detach and reach … Pulmonary Embolism: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Products 4-Methylaminorex is not available in many countries. It is one of the banned narcotics. The active ingredient was developed in the 1960s as a slimming agent. Structure and properties 4-Methylaminorex (C10H12N2O, Mr = 176.2 g/mol) is an oxazoline derivative. It is structurally related to amphetamine. Effects 4-Methylaminorex has stimulant and psychoactive properties. The effects … 4-Methylaminorex
Products Amphetamines are commercially available as drugs in the form of tablets, sustained-release tablets, capsules, and sustained-release capsules. Structure and properties Amphetamines are derivatives of amphetamine. It is a methylphenethylamine structurally related to endogenous monoamines and stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine. Amphetamines are racemates and the –enantiomers. Effects Amphetamines have sympathomimetic, central stimulant, bronchodilator, psychoactive, … Amphetamines
Products Benfluorex was marketed in many countries as Mediaxal (150 mg, Servier) until 1998. Today, it is no longer on the market. In France and other European countries, it was available as Mediator, among other products. Its approval was not withdrawn in France until 2009, although the risk for cardiotoxic side effects of comparable drugs … Benfluorex
Products In many countries, there are currently no registered medicines containing the active ingredient Cathin. Products containing Cathine are not banned, but are subject to prescription and narcotics laws. Structure D-cathine (C9H13NO, Mr = 151.2 g/mol) is a natural substance from the cath (, Celastraceae), which is also produced synthetically. It is a hydroxylated amphetamine … Cathin
Products Obesimed is available in many countries as a medical device in the form of capsules. It is not registered as a drug. Ingredients The capsules contain Omtec 19, vegetable fibers. We have no information on the exact composition of Omtec 19. Effects The contained vegetable fibers (polysaccharides) bind large amounts of water and thus … Obesimed
Products The first agent in the GLP-1 receptor agonist group to be approved was exenatide (Byetta) in the United States in 2005 and in many countries and the EU in 2006. In the meantime, several other drugs have been registered (see below). These drugs are also known as incretin mimetics. They are commercially available as … GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
Products GW1516 is not registered as a drug and is not commercially available. It is reportedly traded on the black market. Structure and properties GW1516 (C21H18F3NO3S2, Mr = 453.5 g/mol) is a thiazole derivative. Effects GW1516 activates PPAR-delta (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor). It promotes fat loss and muscle building and may increase performance and endurance. It … GW1516
