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NFE2L2 – Target Genes

Activation of Nrf2 results in the induction of many cytoprotective proteins. These include, but are not limited to, the following: * NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (Nqo1) is a prototypical Nrf2 target gene that catalyzes the reduction and detoxification of highly reactive quinones that can cause [redox cycling] and oxidative stress. * Glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic (Gclc) [...]

HIV/AIDS in the People’s Republic of China – Epidemiology

The Chinese government has been widely criticized for its failure to respond to the HIV/AIDS threat and for systematic suppression of information about the size of the problem. Current numbers affected The Ministry of Health has said there are 650,000 HIV/AIDS cases, half of them among intravenous drug users, out of a nation of 1.3 [...]

Marc Emery – Iboga Therapy House

In 2002, Emery founded the Iboga Therapy House, an ibogaine-assisted detoxification therapy program located on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Emery and his staff offered free ibogaine therapy to volunteer heroin and cocaine addicts with a plant-based alkaloid called ibogaine, which eliminates withdrawal symptoms and helps produce the mental change needed to quit using. Emery’s Iboga Therapy [...]

Dawn Farm – Treatment

Their programs are currently, (as of 2008), Residential Treatment, Sub-Acute Detoxification, Outpatient Services, Transitional Housing, Street Outreach, Jail Outreach, Women’s Transitional, Daybreak Adolescent. These programs have licenses from the State of Michigan, and are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). It has been recognized for its engagement of the recovering community [...]

Jerome Jaffe – Career

Under the administration of President Nixon, Jerome Jaffe was the chief of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP), an executive agency created by President Nixon, a member of the Republican Party of the United States. During his career, he popularized the use of methadone treatments for heroin addicts, stating that “There was [...]

Hepatocyte – Introduction

hepatocyte is a cell of the main tissue of the liver. Hepatocytes make up 70-80% of the liver’s cytoplasmic mass. These cells are involved in: * Protein synthesis * Protein storage * Transformation of carbohydrates * Synthesis of cholesterol, bile salts and phospholipids * Detoxification, modification, and excretion of exogenous and endogenous substances The hepatocyte [...]

Downtown Medical – Introduction

Downtown Medical, also known as the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project, was founded in New York City in 2003 with the purpose of treating rescue workers for toxins inhaled from the smoke of the September 11 attacks. It has two clinics, one on Fulton Street, two blocks from the site of the World Trade [...]

William Donald Kelley – Kelley’s cancer therapy

In 1962, Kelley, then a practicing dentist in Texas, developed a disease involving body pains, weight loss, and depression. Using x-rays his doctor diagnosed pancreatic cancer and gave him only months to live and told that no treatment was available. Kelley then used diet and alternative medical methods as proposed by Max Gerson to “cure” [...]

Rejuvenation (aging) – Ancient developments

The dream of longevity is a common heritage of humanity. The ancient researchers and practitioners of Siddha Vaidya in the east had developed strategies for the same reason, which believers in them feel were very effective. Followers of these therapies feel our current understanding of biology, physiology, immunology and biochemistry is helping us to decipher [...]

Cacodylic acid – Health effects

Cacodylic acid is highly toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact. Once thought to be a byproduct of inorganic arsenic detoxification, it is now believed to have serious health consequences of its own. It has been shown to be teratogenic in rodents, most often causing cleft palate but also fetal fatality at high doses. It [...]









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