Vancouver Island Health Authority - North

Name :

Vancouver Island Health Authority - North

Address  :

381 Second Avenue

Town  :

Campbell River

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V9W 3V1

Phone  :

250 830 6950

Fax  :

250 830 6952

Web URL  :

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Experimental Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Sugar in Rodents With Diabetes Via Novel Sensing Signa

A team led by Dr Tony Lam and Dr Danna Breen a post doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Lam used a rat model to study novel nutrientsensing signals in the jejunum located in the middle of the intestine Dr Lam and his team demonstrate that duodenaljejunal bypass surgery activates novel nutrientsensing signals in the jejunum and rapidly lowers blood sug... Read More

Currys ability to fight bowel cancer will be put to the test in rigorous trial

A UK trial is investigating whether a curry ingredient can improve the treatment of patients with advanced bowel cancer Scientists will supplement standard chemotherapy with pills containing curcumin a compound found in the yellow curry spice turmeric Laboratory tests have suggested that curcumin can boost the ability of chemotherapy drugs to k... Read More