alpha-1

•New reports surfaced in 2008 when London's Daily Express newspaper quoted a biographer, Ian Halperin, claiming that Jackson had a rare inherited lung disorder, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Health problems dogged Jackson through the years 2009

The children of a Kentucky woman who suffered from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency were denied health insurance, even though they were asymptomatic carriers of the gene.

The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010

After maturing and reproducing, one ewe made 70 grams -- $70,000 worth -- of alpha-1 a day.

Barnyard Bioengineers 2008

Selective alpha-1 blockers: These medicines, like terazosin (Hytrin) and tamsulosin (Flomax), control the smooth muscle contraction around the prostate, relaxing the muscles to allow for easier urinary flow from the bladder.

You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

Selective alpha-1 blockers: These medicines, like terazosin (Hytrin) and tamsulosin (Flomax), control the smooth muscle contraction around the prostate, relaxing the muscles to allow for easier urinary flow from the bladder.

You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

Selective alpha-1 blockers: These medicines, like terazosin (Hytrin) and tamsulosin (Flomax), control the smooth muscle contraction around the prostate, relaxing the muscles to allow for easier urinary flow from the bladder.

You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

In the following two years I joined several projects in Robert Huber's lab: human C3a, citrate synthase, and alpha-1 - proteinase inhibitor.

Johann Deisenhofer - Autobiography 1988

The Cochrane reviewers were only able to find two studies that met their criteria: Randomised trials of augmentation therapy with alpha-1 antitrypsin compared with placebo or no treatment.

Notes from Dr. RW 2010

I am not familiar with the primary literature on treatment of alpha-1 so this report raises more questions than answers for me.

Notes from Dr. RW 2010

Kamada commences enrollment in European inhaled AAT clinical trial for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Study reveals people with anorexia nervosa have increased fat content in their bone marrow Genta commences treatment in tesetaxel Phase 2 trial for advanced melanoma Combination of blueberries and probiotics protects against intestinal disorders

THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010