The development of an optical sensor-based test strip for the detection sibutramine HCl adulteration in traditional herbal products has been studied. medium was cellulosic paper immobilized with Dragendorff’s reagent and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as precursor using sol-gel method. presence changed color from yellow to orange-red. change scanned converted RGB values ImageJ software. intens...

The effect of dieting on blood pressure and catecholamine metabolism was assessed in 11 normotensive obese women by providing first a weight-maintenance regimen high in carbohydrate and then a low-energy diet. All dietary constituents other than carbohydrate were maintained constant throughout the 18-day study. The low-carbohydrate diet led within 48 hours to a 41% fall in the urinary output of...

Juříková, J., & Prudilová, J. (2015). The effectiveness of weight-reduction stays at the children ́s treatment centre of křetín. J. Hum. Sport Exerc., 9(Proc1), pp.S471-S481. The Children's Treatment Centre of Křetín not only treats obesity, but also respiratory diseases and locomotors system impairments. This study focuses on 25 children who were sent to the Centre by a paediatrician in order t...

A 41-year-old woman presented with central chest discomfort. She had been previously well, was an ex-smoker and reported no regular medication. The ECG developed T-wave changes inferiorly and anterolaterally and troponin I concentrations were elevated confirming non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiac catheterization showed severe spasm of the right and left anterior descending coronary...