Penn researchers use honeybee venom toxin to develop a new tool for studying hypertension Sep 18, 2008
The honeybee venom toxin, called tertiapin, or TPN, stops the flow of potassium ions across cell membranes by plugging up the opening of Kir channels on the outside of cells ... For example, while TPN inhibits Kir type 1 channels in kidney cells, it also inhibits other types of Kir channels in heart cells ... After more than a decade, Lu and his colleagues succeeded in bioengineering a TPN that selectively inhibits Kir channels important for salt recycling in kidneys. (EurekAlert!)
Veer’s battle with Crohn’s disease may be nearing an end Aug 12, 2008
She has endured some 50 surgeries for intestinal removal, two heart surgeries and kidney stones, and has had many TPN IV lines inserted and removed. She s also had three known strokes, seizures, a blood clotting disorder, chronic vein and blood infections and uses TPN nutrition feeding 16 hours a day. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Good spirits serve young multiorgan recipient well Jun 25, 2008
" Because of that, she was on TPN, a type of intravenous nutrition that can cause liver damage, which Isabelle also had to the point that the liver no longer worked, either. "She came to us with both the intestine and stomach not working and the liver not working because of TPN," the surgeon said. "Both went back to the mitochondrial disorder. " It was, he explained, a vicious circle: "Because the bowel didn't work, she got food by vein, which damaged the liver. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
An Inspiring Summer Read: Biography of Judy Taylor - the Woman Who Could Not Eat May 23, 2008
Judy's doctor was the author's father, Dr Khursheed Jeejeebhoy; his groundbreaking research on nutrition and her courage made TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition) a reality, allowing patients with bowel disease, cancer, or AIDS to live longer, fulfilled lives ... A European study showed that cancer was the primary reason patients in the United Kingdom went on TPN. ... "When they sent Judy home on TPN in the summer, no one knew what her quality of life would be like," Shireen says. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rules, regs to be integratedwithout congressional review Jan 16, 2008
Writing in the Fall 2007 issue of the Streit Council journal "Freedom and Union," , a member of the TPN advisory group ... In a entitled "Completing the Transatlantic Market," the TPN's Transatlantic Market Implementation Group writes, "The aim of this roadmap and framework would be to remove barriers to trade and investment across the Atlantic and to reduce regulatory compliance costs.". (WorldNetDaily)
Emmaus Medical, Inc. Enters Into Sub-License Agreement for Treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome Dec 20, 2007
This leads to a malnourished condition requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN) through intravenous feeding. NutreStore(TM) in conjunction with human growth hormone and an appropriate diet is the first new treatment since the development of TPN for patients with short bowel syndrome ... Clinical studies of this combination therapy administered to SBS patients dependent upon TPN for nutritional support showed a significant reduction in the required weekly volume, caloric content and frequency... (PR Newswire)
U.Va. hospital performs first intestinal transplant Oct 25, 2007
Wagner had also been placed on TPN, or total parenteral nutrition, for several months both before and after the surgery. TPN is a combination of essential nutrients administered intravenously ... Wagner stopped receiving TPN in mid-August, less than four months after the surgery was performed. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Noted Pharmacy Expert Joins IH Systems Team Aug 8, 2007
Most recently, she served as Senior Pharmacist and Manager of the Parenteral Support Services at UCSF, where she implemented a USP 797 compliant facility for sterile compounding of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) solutions. Ms. Power is the lead author of the 2006 American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Guidelines on Handling Hazardous Drugs. (Canada Newswire)
Young girl with local ties receives bowel transplant ... Local volunteers support deployed troops ... Police still searching for man who robbed Leesville bank ... Police Jury to close Bailey Road Monday, Tuesday ... Vetoed: tax breaks for tuition, storm-damage property replacement ... New Orleans high-rise to be sold at public auction ... Parish leader signs saggy pants ban ... On heels of formaldehyde complaints, FEMA announces plans to test trailer air quality ... Emergency work to add jail space finished ... NSU Leesville-Fort Polk hosts annual Freshman Connection ... Leesville Daily Leader Community Calendar ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Pictured are Karlie, Kaylee and Kylie. Kylie, the smallest of the trio recently underwent a small bowel transplant. Young girl with local ties receives bowel transplant Jul 24, 2007
Kylie has been fed primarily through a catheter with Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN). It takes more effort for the liver to metabolize TPN and one of the concerns for Kylie's future depended on getting the small bowel transplant as quickly as possible so there would be no substantial liver damage, which could have required an additional liver transplant. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Golden Gate suicide-attempt survivor to talk on mental illness May 4, 2007
Thursday, May 3, 2007 - Page updated at 02:02 AM. Seattle Times health reporter. (Seattle Times)
More of this story Mar 14, 2007
To fight the problem, Hunter was taken off bottle feeds and given TPN, or total parenteral nutrition, an intravenous-type food ... "From the NICU, the gradual climb to a regular hospital room took months."Once we finally got to a room, it took a month for us to learn how to change the dressing for his central line, how to administer his TPN, just so we could take him home," she said. "It was a lot to take in all at one time. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Investigating Tommy's fortune Feb 16, 2007
The AGO should carry on its inquiry and probe what roles Tommy played in Sempati Air, the Clove Marketing and Buffer Agency (BPPC), the Goro exchange, Timor Putra Nasional (TPN) and various other business ventures. There is a likelihood that the AGO will also expand its investigation to cover Tommy's cronies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
