anorexia/nicotine

AIMS OF STUDY The aim of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of curcumin will prevent hepatic insulin resistance (assessed by homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)) induced by short-term oral glucocorticoid (prednisolone) administration in overweight and obese

Marijuana has become the most popular illicit drug in the western world (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004). Both acute and chronic exposure to cannabis is associated with changes in brain activity in frontal, limbic and also cerebellar regions, with generally increased

Malnutrition is characterized by a negative energy balance due to a deep skeletal muscular loss, which is itself secondary to the reduction of intake and metabolic abnormalities aggravating the loss of weight. Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass, the consequences of which are a decrease

Head and neck cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world, Malnutrition occurs frequently at the time of diagnosis as consequences of alcohol consumption and tobacco use that is quite common in this patients population, and of local tumor invasion, obstructing the function of

Penile carcinoma is a rare cancer type, particularly in our industrialized countries. Incidence is not well established but is estimated around 26000 annual new cases all around the world [1]. We don't have accurate estimation for France but regarding data from the literature, incidence rates in

Obesity has been declared the number one illness of the 21st Century in industrialized countries, and is reaching epidemic proportions. Adoption, twin and family studies have reported that obesity has a strong heritable component and in particular, it has been suggested that BMI in adults is due to

The study will be conducted in Geha Mental Health Center. A total of 80 adolescent non-psychotic smokers will be recruited for this study. A smoker is defined as a cosumer of at least 5 cigarettes daily. A total of 80 patients will be recruited from the adolescent psychiatric wards or the adolescent

Subjects will be eligible to participate if they: 1) are at least 18 years of age; 2) have smoked 10 or more cigarettes per day for at least 6 months; and 3) are motivated to stop smoking. Subjects will be excluded if they have: 1) an unstable medical condition; 2) unstable angina, myocardial

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) comprises approximately 15 percent of all lung cancers in the United States. It is highly correlated with tobacco use and occurs almost exclusively in smokers. SCLC is a particularly virulent malignancy characterized by rapid growth and a tendency to metastasize early

Patients with schizophrenia are characterized by a broad range of neurocognitive abnormalities. These include impairments in attention; eye-tracking; visual and verbal memory; working memory; processing speed; and sensory gating, as measured by P50. These impairments are major determinants of poor