Conclusion

     Through this blog it was achieved the main objective of sharing articles and updates that relate in some way with pharmacology. The main purpose was to show the importance of this field and important applications that flow from it in our daily lives. This was achieved using technology as the primary medium, because without technology none of this would be possible. Today we live in a world where it is crucial to go in search of solutions to our illnesses and any other problems. We live in a society that keeps going and evolves through the changes that occur in all aspects, seeking to improve the quality of life of human beings.

     It is regrettable that many diseases remain today without treatment, with much pain and other severe effects that can cause death in many cases. As science has evolved looking to improve, scientists have committed errors which we regret today, like the emergence of new diseases as a result of malpractice. This is why we must focus on doing things right and handle any type of material we are using (drugs, chemicals, technology devices ...) with due caution and taking the required safety measures. This is essential for our life, being that a malpractice can put our lifes and others in danger. 

       I hope your navigation through my blog has served you as a news media to the uplift of some current developments and to reflect about the care that we must take when managing medication, whether we ingest them or work with them appropriately.

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Drug treatment to reduce obesity

     Researchers at the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have shown that partial pharmacological inhibition of PI3K enzyme reduces body weight and physiological manifestations of metabolic syndrome, particulary in diabetes and hepatic steatosis (fatty liver). This experiment was conducted with obese mice and monkeys, which showed no side effects or toxicity. The PI3K enzyme is responsible for achieving balance in the production of cellular and biochemical components of cell nutrients spending. The enzime favors and induces cell division and growth and ultimately can  cause cancer. That is why many cancer researchers have worked with the intention of finding a drug that inhibits this enzyme to find a treatment for cancer.

     To test the effect of this enzyme the researchers administered small samples of inhibitor  CNIO-PI3ki to obese mice over a period of five months. After two months, the mice had lost 20% of their body mass. Afterwards their weight remained stable, following a high-fat diet. Another effect was the improvement of physiological symptoms and hepatic steatosis. Elena Lopez, from CNIO, explains that steady weight loss is very dangerous in obesity cases, so it is expected to achieve an alteration in the balance between undertaking and spending of nutrient, favoring the spending of energy. 

     If through more research, they are able to find a way to alter the balance of nutrients encouraging spending, it will be of great help to the obesity problem which most of the Americans face. This problem is due to several factors, one being genetic heritage. It is often difficult to work with and achieve a decrease in obesity because the body needs to store nutrients. That is why this treatment would be of great impact, because there are many people who will benefit from it. Furthermore, not only obesity reduces, this will reduce diabetes. This is a disease that just like obesity, affects a large portion of the American population. It is caused when the body can not regulate sugar levels in the blood, which is treated with a strict and rigid diet. There are three types of diabetes: diabetes type I, diabetes type II and gestational diabetes, which have very harmful effects on the health of the individual. Type I diabetes can not be prevented, however, type II diabetes can be prevented or delayed if you have a healthy diet and active lifestyle.
    For the previously mentioned reasons and many others, we hope we can find an efficient treatment for reducing obesity among the population. Like diabetes there are many more diseases that are caused by obesity. Meanwhile we should promote the correct nutrition in the busy lifestyle of people, since  malnutrition has a big effect due to the time factor.

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Two ways of a more confident handling of pills

Weekly Pill Organizer- Moments of the day

     Many of us have a medicine cabinet in our bathroom, where we store all medications we have needed, so over time it fills more and more of medicines. We also have the medicines we take daily, either for the treatment of a medical condition or simply to supplement our daily diet with the necessary vitamins. Usually, if more than two daily medications need to be ingested, which should not be forgotten, the most convenient way is to use a "Weekly pill organizer". With this organizer we can place the medicines that we need in the days and hours that we must take them. This way, we keep track  of the consumption of our medications. Sometimes we have our personal agenda so full and we forget certain things like taking our medicine. For this reason it is recommended to store this pill organizer in a place where you can easily look at, afor example, the kitchen, which we visit several times a day.

     When we plan a trip we want to take the least amount of items, so we pack our pills in small bags or we use these pills organizers staples on a trip. In my case, to save space in the kit, my mother discarded packaging of medicines and puts them altogether in a bag inside their plastic packaging, which does not identify the drug, only the active ingredients and some warnings. This makes my life complicated when I am going to get an allergy pill and I do not know how to difference it from the headache pills.

    Technology always thinks in us. That's why the platform www.drugs.com created a pill identifier. How does it work?... it consists of only three easy steps to identify a pill.

   1) Identify the enumeration in the tablet, the color and the shape thereof. (As shown in image #x)

(Note: All Rx and OTC drugs in the US are required by the FDA to Have an imprint If your pill has no imprint it Could Be a vitamin, diet / herbal / energy pill, illicit drug or foreign...)

   

   
2) Go to: http://www.drugs.com/imprints.php.Then write the information of the tablet in the search.

   3) Compare the tablet with the picture illustrated to ensure that the appearance is similar and you get it!

Weekly Pill Organizer 

     These two tools will help us to not forget to take a dose of a pill and keep track of what we take. With the "Weekly pill organizer" we make sure we organize our drugs in the hours or days corresponding, depending on our necessities. In case you forget if you took the dosis or not, you have the security of verifying if the pills stay in the organizer. On the other hand, if we have problems identifying the name of a pill we have the facility to access a pill finder to submit the information of the pill and know the name, active ingredients and other important information about the identity of the pill. Using these tools helps us verify our medicines before consuming them, thus preventing an accident from an equivocal dose or ingesting a double dose of the same medicine by mistake.

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