Current Issue : July - September Volume : 2011 Issue Number : 3 Articles : 5 Articles
Neoplastic disease and its therapeutic options have a huge impact on the patient's quality of life from both the emotional and the working point of view. The project ââ?¬Å?Il Corpo Ritrovatoââ?¬Â aims at creating an interdisciplinary network of physicians to improve the quality of life of the oncologic patient, focusing on such important aspects as dermocosmetological skin care but also on the evaluation of new therapeutic and diagnostic algorithms in order to make further progress in the field of prevention....
The prepared dentifrice preparation is teeth whitening gel. The main objective of the present study is to formulate the teeth whitening gel to achieve a “perfect smile” and youthful look. In the tray based system, the tray is fabricated in the dental lab according to individual’s teeth size. The prepared gel applied in the tray and the tray is wear by the individual for about 15-20 minute twice a day upto 30-45 days. Tray based technique is used to make the whitening process more effective by keeping the gel in contact to the tooth stains. Hydrogen peroxide is use as a active (whitening) agent in the prepared gel....
Background: Metal oxides in nanoparticle form such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide now appear on the ingredient lists of household products as common and diverse as cosmetics, sunscreens, toothpaste, and medicine. Previous studies of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide in non-nanoparticle format using animals have found few adverse effects. This has led the FDA to classify zinc oxide as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) for use as a food additive. However, there is no regulation specific for the use of these chemicals in nanoparticle format. Recent studies, however, have begun to raise concerns over the pervasive use of these compounds in nanoparticle forms. Unfortunately, there is a lack of easily-adaptable screening methods that would allow for the detection of their biological effects. Results: We adapted two image-based assays, a fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based caspase activation assay and a green fluorescent protein coupled-LC3 assay, to test for the biological effects of different nanoparticles in a high-throughput format. We show that zinc oxide nanoparticles are cytotoxic. We also show that titanium dioxide nanoparticles are highly effective in inducing autophagy, a cellular disposal mechanism that is often activated when the cell is under stress. Conclusion: We suggest that these image-based assays provide a method of screening for the biological effects of similar compounds that is both efficient and sensitive as well as do not involve the use of animals....
There are so many hair care products on the market, for each type of hair this is especially true by means of regards to conditioner. There are conditioner for dry, oily, damaged, color treated hair, chemically distorted hair. But the basis of conditioner remains the same. Conditioner is meant to refill moisturebto the hair to the hair that shampoo has detached. Conditioner is meant to construct up and give strength to the hair shaft. This review highlights the main goal of any conditioner....
The Nail Lacquers are the largest and widely used group of manicure preparations for enhancing the beauty of nails. Conventional nail lacquers generally consist of solvents, film forming polymers, resins and plasticizers. Nail lacquers containing drug are fairly new formulations and have been termed transungal delivery system. Many antifungal agents as ciclopirox, amorolfine, econazole, caryophyllene oxide are incorporated in nail lacquer for treatment of Onychomycosis. Ciclopirox 8% solution is the topical antifungal widely used for onychomycosis. This compound is fungicidal in vitro against proliferating and dormant fungal cells. Amorolfine is a morpholine derivative which is used topically as an antifungal agent having broad spectrum of activity. The present review details the various studies carried out to prove the efficiency of formulating these two antifungals in nail lacquer....
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