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| | Natcell Thymus Extract |
 | | The physician’s conclusion was that thymus extract was "the treatment of choice" as it effectively changed the natural course of the disease by working at the causative level; ie. | | | Thymus extracts were beneficial in nearly all studies with a degree of efficiency varying from symptomatic relief to curative. | | | However, more frequently, the thymus extracts were used as an adjunct to conventional therapy in an effort to help restore the immune system or prevent its profound depression and the immune related complications typically associated with conventional treatment. |
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http://www.ritecare.com/nutritional/natcell_thymus.html
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| | thymus gland - Columbia Encyclopedia article about thymus gland |
| | In humans, the thymus is a soft, flattened, pinkish-gray organ located in the upper chest under the breastbone. | | | The functions of the thymus were not well understood until the early 1960s, when its role in the development of the body's system of immunity was discovered. | | | Normally, by the time the infant is a few months old, the immune system has sufficiently formed so as to function throughout life. |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/thymus+gland
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| | Allergies and the Thymus Gland. Acupuncture Today, December 2003 |
| | One of the most prevalent underlying patterns I see in treating allergies is thymus imbalance. | | | However, if the pulse shows one of these patterns and the spleen seems relatively balanced, or is not responding well to treatment, the problem may be in the thymus. | | | A typical protocol for treating thymus congestion with auricular therapy might include the following points: shenmen, thymus, san jiao and Spleen. |
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http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2003/dec/12hawkins.html
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| | eMedicine - Surgery of the Thymus Gland : Article by Said Fadi Yassin, MD |
| | In mammals, the thymus gland develops from the ventral portion of the third branchial pouch as tubular primordia elongate caudally and fuse at the midline, losing their connection with the pharynx and leaving the definitive thymus in the mediastinum. | | | Henry K: The human thymus in diseases with particular emphasis on thymitis and thymoma. | | | A child with a newly-recognized anterior mediastinal mass could be observed carefully if he or she is thriving and most of the alternative diagnosis possibilities have been ruled out by appropriate clinical and laboratory examinations. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3195.htm
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| | NIH Guide: THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THYMUS INVOLUTIO |
| | It is essential to determine whether normal thymus involution is a vital physiological process that contributes to sustained vigor of the immune system or, by contrast, leads to subtle pathological activities of the immune system. | | | Research Objectives and Scope Projects that clearly will enhance understanding of the causes and physiological/pathological significance of thymus atrophy and will promote reasonable approaches to preventing or treating immunological diseases are encouraged. | | | The scope of this RFA does not include studies on aging of the immune system. |
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-93-011.html
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| | Thymus therapy for cancer |
| | Inclusion criteria were randomised clinical trials of thymus therapy for cancer. | | | Clinical bottom line: There is a lack of quality evidence for thymus therapy as an adjuvant to orthodox cancer treatment. | | | Evidence for clinically relevant outcomes such as survival rate and time is contradictory, and needs further investigation. |
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http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/alternat/AT030.html
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| | The Thymus: The Forgotten Organ |
| | The objectives of today’s talk are to briefly discuss the historical aspects regarding the thymus as well as detailed embryology, anatomy, and physiology of the thymus, and then specifically to discuss the etiology, pathogenesis, evaluation and management of aberrant cervical thymic tissue in the pediatric population. | | | The usual pathway of descent of the thymus gland is that typical of a third branchial arch derivative. | | | The thymus serves many functions and is very important in immunologic function in the neonate and infant. |
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http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/112003.htm
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| | What Is Thymus |
| | The Thymus Gland is a vital human organ located deep in one's chest under the breastbone. | | | Thus, a primary organ of the human immune system is the thymus, a ductless gland located deep in the chest under the breastbone. | | | The most convenient method of application, is to massage thymus extract into the scalp. |
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http://www.thymuskinshampoo.com/pages/what.htm?cp1=overure&cp2=thymus&OVRAW=thymus&OVKEY=thymus&OVMTC=standard
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| | Forum on General Treatment Strategies: Thymus |
| | This is used in research, but is not clinically useful. | | | Would chest pain in the location of the thymus be an indication that HIV is attacking T-cell production in the Thymus? | | | One of the themes emerging in the last 18 months is that the thymus is key to immune reconstitution. |
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http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Treatment/Archive/Other/Q8198.html
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| | THE FORGOTTEN THYMUS GLAND |
| | In a baby, the thymus is really very large compared to the rest of the body, and it may extend quite a long way down the chest behind the breastbone. | | | If the thymus gland is removed early in fetal life, the lymphoid tissue of the entire body fails to become seeded with lymphocytes, and consequently, essentially no immune system develops. | | | There is also a gland called the thymus, which lies at the top of the chest in front of the trachea. |
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http://thymoma.de/thymoma/book.htm
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| | N101 Thymus Extracts |
| | Thymus extracthave been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information): | | | Refer to drug interactions for a list of those medicines. | | | Garagiola U, Buzzetti M, Cardella E. Immunological patterns during regular intensive training in athletes: quantification and evaluation of a preventive pharmacological approach. |
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http://www.n101.com/Static/HNs/Supp/Thymus_Extracts.htm
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| | Discarded Thymus Tissue May Save Lives In Digeorge Syndrome Infants |
| | Several previous reported attempts to replace thymus tissue in DiGeorge patients have been difficult to interpret because, Markert suspects, infants who already had low, but existing, levels of immune function were treated and these infants usually improve without therapy. | | | "The technique not only offers promise to some children born without a thymus, it demonstrates that medicine is now capable of restoring an immune system to those depleted of one," she said. | | | "It’s the biggest muscle in their little bodies, and blood vessels in the thigh muscle grow into the strips of thymus, feed it and rejuvenate it," she said. |
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http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/13967e.htm
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| | NDI Terminology - thymus |
| | The thymus is situated in the upper part of the chest, behind the breastbone, and consists of two lobes that join in front of the trachea. | | | The thymus plays a part in the body's immune response from about the 12 | | | Abnormal enlargement of the thymus sometimes occurs in several conditions, including myasthenia gravis, acromegaly, thyrotoxicosis, and Addison's disease. |
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http://www.ndif.org/Terms/thymus.html
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| | Thymus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Almost all vertebrates have a thymus gland in the chest, with similar structure and function as the human thymus. | | | Tumors of the thymus are found in about 10% of patients with myasthenia gravis. | | | The thymus plays an important role in the development of the immune system in early life, and its cells form a part of the body's normal immune system. |
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| | Thymus IngredientsWhat is Thymus |
| | Although the occurrence of birth defects in relation to this therapy has never been reported, the preparation should not be given during pregnancy or to nursing mothers. | | | Keep this and all other medicines safely out of the reach of children. | | | Nor should the drug be used by patients who are known to be sensitive to animal protein/protein components or thymus peptides or who have such a disposition. |
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http://www.eternitymedicine.com/english/04_eternity_medicine_products/Thymus/thymus_ingredients.htm
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| | DukeMedNews Babies with DiGeorge Syndrome Saved by Immune Supression, Thymus Transplant |
| | Pediatric surgeons working with Markert transplant thin strips of donor thymus tissue into a recipient infant's thigh muscle, where it is most likely to develop a network of blood vessels to deliver nourishment and oxygen. | | | Building on 12 years of experience in treating DiGeorge syndrome, Louise Markert, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center, and her colleagues found that quashing the rogue T cells with an immunosuppressant drug given for three days immediately before transplant surgery resulted in successful thymus transplants. | | | The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health. |
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| | Retropharyngeal Aberrant Thymus -- Shah et al. 108 (5): 94 -- Pediatrics |
| | Bale PM, Sotelo-Avila C Maldescent of the thymus: 34 necropsy and 10 surgical cases, including 7 thymuses medial to the mandible. | | | Pirkey WP Epithelioma of undescended thymus in a child. | | | Cystic cervical thymus is more common, and 6% of these patients present |
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http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/108/5/e94
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| | National Cancer Institute - Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment |
| | The thymus, a small organ that lies in the upper chest under the breastbone, is part of the lymph system. | | | Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are usually diagnosed, staged, and treated during surgery. | | | Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options. |
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http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/malignant-thymoma/patient
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| | thymus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about thymus |
| | Organ in vertebrates, situated in the upper chest cavity in humans. | | | The thymus processes lymphocyte cells to produce T-lymphocytes (T denotes ‘thymus-derived’), which are responsible for binding to specific invading organisms and killing them or rendering them harmless. | | | The thymus reaches full size at puberty, and shrinks thereafter; the stock of T-lymphocytes is built up early in life, so this function diminishes in adults, but the thymus continues to function as an endocrine gland, producing the hormone thymosin, which stimulates the activity of the T-lymphocytes. |
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| | ACS :: What Is Thymus Cancer? |
| | The thymus is a small organ located in the upper/front portion of your chest, extending from the base of the throat to the front of the heart. | | | This has a less favorable outlook, with about 60% of patients cured. | | | Lymphocytes, whether in the thymus or in the lymph nodes, can become malignant and develop into cancers called Hodgkin disease and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. |
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_thymus_cancer_42.asp
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| | Thymus Gland |
| | The thymus gland is most active during early life, playing a critical role in the development of a child's immune system before birth and for a time thereafter. | | | Because of these changes, the defensive mechanisms of the body diminish with age. | | | The main function of the thymus gland is in the processing and maturation of special lymphocytes called T-cells. |
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| | HON Allergy Glossary Thymus |
| | This process allows T-cells to develop self tolerance (distinguishing self from nonself). | | | However, some T-lymphocytes lose this ability to differentiate self from nonself, which results in the autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erthematosus or multiple sclerosis. | | | The result is that surviving T-lymphocytes tolerate the body's cells and cooperates with them when needed. |
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http://www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/thymus.html
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| | ThymusThymus from Eternity Medicine |
| | Thymus supplements used in clinical trials have treated rheumatoid arthritis patients and within 6-weeks reduce the number of painful joints and the intensity and duration of pain. | | | Thymus products are proving their ability to help improve the strength of the immune system and hence fight off infections, and have even been used in HIV. | | | The output of the thymus gland diminishes after the age of 25 resulting in a reduced immune system and greater susceptibility to tumors, rheumatic disease, and growth disorders and general geriatric conditions. |
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http://www.eternitymedicine.com/english/04_eternity_medicine_products/Thymus/thymus.htm
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| | The Role of the Thymus Gland in Health and Aging |
| | The thymus gland may experience physiological changes which make it less effective, such as stress and the process of aging. | | | This is problematic as studies reveal that an underactive thymus gland is associated with increased incidences of cancer and infections. | | | The thymus gland is the central control organ for the immune system. |
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| | Get To Know Your Endocrine System |
| | Stress, pollution, chronic illness, radiation and AIDS also diminish thymus function. | | | Thymus gland extracts, derived from calf thymus, is another effective way to stimulate your thymus gland. | | | This type of immunity, the kind not controlled by antibodies, shields your body from yeast, fungi, parasites, viruses, cancer and allergies. |
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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
| | (thi´mo-tok”sin) an element that exerts a deleterious effect on the thymus. | | | + ectomy] surgical removal of the thymus gland. | | | The thymus reaches its maximal development at about puberty and then undergoes a gradual process of involution (replacement of parenchyma by fat and fibrous tissue), resulting in a slow decline of immune function throughout adulthood. |
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http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_t_10zPzhtm
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| | Shadow proteins in thymus - Clues to how immune system works? |
| | In fact, their condition was reminiscent of a condition found in humans carrying a defective AIRE gene, autoimmune polyglandular syndrome. | | | This organ was thought incapable of producing proteins made by distant organs such as the liver, brain, and pancreas. | | | Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, and other institutions have identified the function of a protein, dubbed aire, that is critical to helping immune cells learn to recognize--and avoid attacking--the far-flung organs and tissues of the body. |
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| | VAT: The Lymphatic System |
| | The main function of the thymus is to develop immature T-cells into immunocompetent T-cells. | | | Most of the cortical lymphocytes are immature and unable to carry out immune functions. | | | This process begins with the production of pre-T cells in the bone marrow and their subsequent transport to the thymus via the blood. |
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| | Thymus Gland |
| | However, the relatively recent observation that B cells are also present in the human thymus has prompted studies to determine the origin and function of these B cells. | | | Dermal thymus appears to be a distinct entity and may be associated with other faciobranchial defects. | | | Multilocular thymic cysts, although well described, are uncommon, and one associated with rhabdomyomatous elements has not been described previously. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/bodysites/thymus.htm
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| | Thymus |
| | The thymus is a gland that forms part of the immune system. | | | It is situated in the upper part of the chest, behind the breastbone, and is made up of two lobes that join in front of the trachea. | | | Its function is to transform lymphocytes (white blood cells developed in the bone marrow) into T-cells (cells developed in the thymus). |
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| | Normal of the Thymus |
| | •The thymus is a lymphoid organ that develops from the third and forth pharyngeal pouches. | | | •Histologically, the thymus has a distinct cortex and medulla. | | | •The thymus is composed of 2 cellular components -- epithelial cells derived from the endoderm of the pharyngeal pouches and lymphocytes of hemopoietic (bone marrow) origin. |
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http://radiology.uchc.edu/eAtlas/HEM/1144.htm
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| | AskOxford: thymus |
| | Greek thumos ‘excrescence like a thyme bud, thymus gland&;. |
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