Publications by authors named "J H OLWIN"
Leptin, from the Greek leptos, meaning thin (in reference to its ability to reduce body fat stores), is a hormone secreted primarily by adipocytes. At one time, leptin was portrayed as a potential means of combating obesity. Recently, leptin has been identified as a potent inhibitor of bone formation, acting through the central nervous system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A correlation has been reported between lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentration and risk for coronary artery disease. High concentrations of Lp(a) might be markers for vascular or tissue injury or might be associated with other genetic or environmental factors that can cause acute myocardial infarction.
Methods: We measured the circadian characteristics of circulating Lp(a), fibrinogen, platelets, cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for a group of adult male volunteers who had no clinical symptoms.
Successful treatment of herpetic infections by autohemotherapy.
J Altern Complement Med
January 1998
Article Synopsis
- Herpes zoster (shingles) is common in individuals over 50, and previous treatments have not been effective.
- The clinician observed that autohemotherapy led to complete pain relief and disappearance of lesions in a shingles patient within 5 days and began treating other herpes patients similarly.
- In a study of 25 patients receiving autohemotherapy, 84% showed favorable outcomes when treated early, with no negative side effects, indicating the need for more detailed research on this treatment.
Vessel dilator consisting of amino acids (a.a.) 31-67 and atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) composed of a.
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