Abstract: Pharmaceutical composition for treating coagulation disorder hemorrhage. The pharmaceutical composition comprises (per unit): L-ornithine 0.5˜8 g, aspartic acid 1˜5 g, arginine 3˜10 g and vitamin B6 3˜10 g. A method of administrating the pharmaceutical composition to treat hemorrhage patients caused by coagulation dysfunction, especially critically ill patients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating optic disorders or for reducing or alleviating the signs, symptoms, or pathological conditions related to such optic disorders. In particular, methods are provided for treating optic disorders, or reducing the symptoms thereof, the methods involving the administration of one or more downstream folate compounds and/or methyl-B12. In one particular embodiment, the method comprises administration of L-methylfolate. In other embodiments, the method involves administering both L-methylfolate and methyl-B12. In still further embodiments, the method further involves reducing dietary intake of folic acid. In certain embodiments, the method further involves identifying a subject organism with a malfunction in one or more of the folate or B4 cycles. In certain embodiments, such a malfunction is one or more of the C677T and A1298C mutations.

Abstract: A controlled Release Pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of Pravastatin and Fenofibrate, characterised in that the difference, in absolute value, between the times of maximal concentration (Tmax) of Pravastatin and Fenofibric acid is not less than 1.5 hours upon administration with food to humans.

Abstract: It has been found that high amounts of aspartate equivalents in combination with vitamin B12 and/or biotin, especially in relative absence of glutamate equivalents, improve the metabolism of ketobodies and/or lactate in a mammal's body, especially in diseased or traumatic conditions. As a result, levels of ketobodies and lactate can be decreased and unphysicologically high acidity normalised. Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide an enteral nutritional or a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prevention of disturbed ketone and lactate metabolism, i.e. elevated concentrations of ketone bodies, lactate and/or other organic acids and/or insufficient pH homeostasis, especially elevated concentrations of ketone bodies and/or lactate, in a mammal's blood, wherein the composition comprises high amounts of aspartate equivalents in combination with vitamin B12 and/or biotin, preferably in relative absence of glutamate equivalents.

Abstract: An oral pharmaceutical composition in unit dose form, each unit dose comprising a lipophilic drug substance within a unitary carrier body, said body comprising a soft, chewable, gelled oil-in-water emulsion.

Abstract: This application encompasses combination therapies including triciribine and related compounds and one or more platinum compounds and compositions with reduced toxicity for the treatment and prevention of tumors, cancer, and other disorders associated with abnormal cell proliferation.

Abstract: Hydroxytyrosol or olive juice containing hydroxytyrosol in combination with at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of: creatine, coenzyme Q10, resveratrol, caffeine, carnitine, B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and/or B12) and ginseng (preferably: root) extract. can be used to maintain or increase mitochondrial biogenesis in cardiac muscle, skeletal muscles, and liver tissue.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and devices for transdermally administering vitamin B12 to a subject. In one aspect, a vitamin B12 containing composition suitable for transdermal administration is provided in the form of a shelf stable transdermal delivery patch. Such patches contain vitamin B12 combined with selected penetration enhancers and vitamin B12 stabilizers.

Abstract: A stable pharmaceutical mercury-free aqueous solution of cyanocobalamin comprised of cyanocobalamin and water wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin is suitable for intranasal administration, has a viscosity less than about 1000 cPs, and wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin has a bioavailability of cyanocobalamin when administered intranasally of at least about 7% relative to an intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin with the proviso that the solution is essentially free of mercury and mercury-containing compounds. The present invention is also directed towards a method for elevating the vitamin B12 levels in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) comprising administering intranasally a sufficient amount of a mercury-free cyanocobalamin solution so as to increase the average ratio of vitamin B12 in the CSF to that in the blood serum (B12 CSF/B12 Serum×100) to at least about 1.

Abstract: A treatment and prevention formulation for canker sores of the oral cavity including an aqueous alkaline solution having at least three B vitamins, zinc and iron mixed therein and administered to a target area by a spray container. The vitamins are B6, B9 and B12, but may include other vitamins as well. The formulation is all-natural, non-toxic and completely ingestible, so it may be used almost anywhere and at almost any time and can be swallowed after use.

Abstract: The current invention is a supplement made from a combination of herbs, vitamins, amino acids which in the preferred embodiment is a 100% vegetarian liquid capsules that are ingested allow for rapid absorption. The components of the supplement can be mint or menthol such as peppermint or spearmint, Methyl B12 or B12, Niacin, Guarana, Dimethylaminoethanol, Acetyl-L-carnitine or ALCAR, Ocimum tenuiflorum, one or more teas such as green tea, white tea or black tea, Ginkgo, Rhodiola rosea, phosphatidylserine, Tyrosine, L-Alpha Glycerylphosphorylcholine, Citicoline (INN), Huperzine A, and Vinpocetine.

Abstract: A nutritional supplement composition for treating nutritional deficiencies caused by a medical condition in subjects is disclosed. The present application further discloses a method of using a nutritional supplements composition for treating a subject with complications resulting from sickle cell anemia. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of the nutritional supplement.

Abstract: Provided are methods for treating ocular inflammatory disorders, including macular edema, using an AMP kinase activator, e.g., 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-?-d-ribofuranoside (AICAR). The method reduces inflammation, thereby minimizing the loss of vision or visual function associated with these ocular disorders.

Abstract: A stable pharmaceutical mercury-free aqueous solution of cyanocobalamin comprised of cyanocobalamin and water wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin is suitable for intranasal administration, has a viscosity less than about 1000 cPs, and wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin has a bioavailability of cyanocobalamin when administered intranasally of at least about 7% relative to an intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin with the proviso that the solution is essentially free of mercury and mercury-containing compounds. The present invention is also directed towards a method for elevating the vitamin B12 levels in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) comprising administering intranasally a sufficient amount of a mercury-free cyanocobalamin solution so as to increase the average ratio of vitamin B12 in the CSF to that in the blood serum (B12 CSF/B12 Serum×100) to at least about 1.

Abstract: The invention provides small molecule drugs that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water soluble, non-peptidic oligomer. The conjugates of the invention, when administered by any of a number administration routes, exhibits advantages over previously administered compounds.

Abstract: The inventors have determined, contrary to the prior art and experience, how to successfully use triciribine to treat ovarian cancer by one or a combination of (i) administering triciribine only to patients which according to a diagnostic test described below, exhibit enhanced sensitivity to the drug; (ii) use of a described dosage level that minimizes the toxicity of the drug but yet still exhibits efficacy; or (iii) use of a described dosage regimen that minimizes the toxicity of the drug. The invention further encompasses a number of miRNAs, which are altered in human ovarian cancer, with the most significantly deregulated miRNAs being miR-214, -199a*, -200a, -100, -12Sb, and let-7 cluster. Further, the invention illustrates that frequent deregulation of miR-214, -199a*, -200a and -100 in ovarian cancers and their alterations are associated with high grade and late stage tumor.

Abstract: Methods for treating methylmalonic acidemia in which at least one allele of a gene associated with MMA (e.g., the MUT, MMAA, or MMAB gene) contains a mutation (e.g., nonsense mutation) that results in a premature stop codon in RNA encoded by an allele of the gene associated with MMA involving the administration of a compound that promotes readthrough of RNA (e.g., messenger RNA) containing a premature stop codon encoded by an allele of the gene associated with MMA are described. The compound can be administered as a single-agent therapy or in combination with one or more additional therapies to a human in need of such treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound and methods for use by an individual attempting to reduce or cease tobacco smoking or one exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. The compound includes a first component blocking nicotine receptor sites to reduce nicotine cravings or withdrawal symptoms, a second component increasing serotonin levels and acting synergistically with the first component to reduce nicotine cravings or withdrawal symptoms, assisting in maintaining body weight and reducing increased stress and anxiety, and a third component acting synergistically with the first and/or second component to reduce nicotine cravings or withdrawal symptoms, maintain body weight, and/or reduce increased stress and anxiety. The third component comprises a supplement that replenishes depleted body substance(s), repairs damaged body substance(s), and/or ameliorates the impaired function of body substance(s). Some combination of the first, second, and third component alters the perceived taste of tobacco smoke.

Abstract: The invention exploits the elucidation of a connection between the S-adenosylmethionine one-carbon cycle and MAO-B levels and describes drug efficacy testing methods and the use of compounds of the S-adenosylmethionine one-carbon cycle as MAO-B inhibitors in disease prevention and treatment.

Abstract: The present invention refers to pharmaceutical combinations of two antiepileptic substances and also to combinations of an antiepileptic and B-complex vitamins, in which the antiepileptic substances are selected from pregabalin and oxcarbazepine, and the vitamins are selected from vitamin B1 and vitamin B12. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said combinations and to the use of said compositions for treating neuropathic pain (NP).

Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for rapidly repleting folate levels of a woman for whom there is reason to believe that she may be pregnant or of a woman who believes that she may soon become pregnant. One of the methods includes administering to the woman two or more repletion doses of folate, wherein each of the repletion doses comprises no less than about 2.5 micromole of folate, wherein the repletion doses are administered no more than about one day apart, and wherein the total number of repletion doses administered to the woman is 72 or fewer.

Abstract: A treatment is described for diseases with symptoms that can include fatigue, muscle aches and spasms, weakness, demylenation, and nerve pain. Diseases can include fibromyalgia, depression, and auto-immune and immuno-suppressive diseases, such as MS. The treatment comprises about 1-10 mg naltrexone, at least about 20 ?g vitamin B12, at least about 5 mg vitamin B6, at least about 2 mg coenzyme Q, and preferably at least one ancillary medication selected from the group consisting of diazepam, cyclcobenzaprine, clonazepam, alprazolam, 9-tetrahydrocannibinol, fumarate, caffeine, and combinations thereof. The treatment can be administered orally, and can decrease mental and physical symptoms such as, for example, fatigue, gait problems, visual dysfunction, and pain while improving cognitive skills.

Abstract: Provided herein include combination therapies for the treatment of neurological inflammatory diseases, such as, for example, demyelinating autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica, etc. In various aspects and embodiments, the methods may include administering to a patient an effective dose of an inhibitor of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in combination with one or more second compounds, In one aspect, provided is a method of treating a demyelinating autoimmune disease (such as multiple sclerosis) that includes administering to a patient an effective dose of an inhibitor of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in combination with one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a cytokine, a vitamin B, dimethyl fumarate (DMF, also referred to as BG-12) and fingolimod (Gilenya).

Abstract: A process for preparing conventional water sources for providing “ideal state” cellular wellness benefits via topical hydration and natural transdermal, epithelial or epicellular absorption. The invention's process considers preconditioned water sources that have removed solids, dissolved solids, contaminants—both organic and inorganic and subsequently the method purifies the water respective of removing pathogens, and structures the water for cellular uptake in the form of vicinal grade water, with improved characteristics of ideal frequency, cluster size, pH, before safely introducing negative ORP (highly ionized state) to the water structure and organic nutrients or other supplemental pharmaceutical grade organic materials onto the skin or epithelial/epicellular environments surrounding tissue and cells.

Abstract: It is described a composition, topically administrable, comprising as active ingredients L-carnitine or a derivative thereof, biotin, and at least one or more of the following active ingredients: vitamin B 12; vitamin E; bisabolol; and panthenol; useful for treating skin disorders.

Abstract: Compositions, dietary supplement compositions, and topical compositions including activated fatty acids and methods for using activated fatty acids to treat a variety of diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable bioactive substances and preparation thereof. A preparation method includes dissolving a bioactive material in a solution substantially free of solutes to make a bioactive solution, adsorbing the bioactive solution onto dry polysaccharide particles to make bioactive loaded polysaccharide particles, and drying the bioactive loaded polysaccharide particles.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of liver disorder, including HCV and/or HBV infections. Specifically, compound and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: (i) one or more of uridine and cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof; and (ii) a lipid fraction comprising at least one of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6; DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5; EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5; DPA), or esters thereof, for use in the improvement of executive function of a subject in need thereof, in particular an Alzheimer's or dementia patient.

Abstract: The present invention refers to citicoline and to compositions containing it for topic use in treating glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating optic disorders or for reducing or alleviating the signs, symptoms, or pathological conditions related to such optic disorders. In particular, methods are provided for treating optic disorders, or reducing the symptoms thereof, the methods involving the administration of one or more downstream folate compounds and/or methyl-B12. In one particular embodiment, the method comprises administration of L-methylfolate. In other embodiments, the method involves administering both L-methylfolate and methyl-B12. In still further embodiments, the method further involves reducing dietary intake of folic acid. In certain embodiments, the method further involves identifying a subject organism with a malfunction in one or more of the folate or B4 cycles. In certain embodiments, such a malfunction is one or more of the C677T and A1298C mutations.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel methods for making cochleates and cochleate compositions that include introducing a cargo moiety to a liposome in the presence of a solvent. Also disclosed are cochleates and cochleate compositions that include an aggregation inhibitor, and optionally, a cargo moiety. Additionally, anhydrous cochleates that include a protonized cargo moiety, a divalent metal cation and a negatively charge lipid are disclosed. Methods of using the cochleate compositions of the invention, including methods of administration, are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods for the treatment of a cell proliferation disorder in a subject, involving: (1) administering to the subject at least one activatable pharmaceutical agent that is capable of effecting a predetermined cellular change when activated, either alone or in combination with at least one energy modulation agent; and (2) applying an initiation energy from an initiation energy source to the subject, wherein the applying activates the activatable agent in situ, thus causing the predetermined cellular change to occur, wherein the predetermined cellular change treats the cell proliferation disorder, preferably by causing an increase or decrease in rate of cell proliferation, and a kit for performing the method, a computer implemented system for performing the method, a pharmaceutical composition useful in the method and a method for causing an autovaccine effect in a subject using the method.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for increasing levels of S-adenosylmethionine within the human body without administering S-adenosylmethionine directly. The method of the invention may be achieved by administering one or more of L-methionine, methylcobalamin, 5-Methyl tetrahydrofolate, betaine, and malic acid, together with at least one compound selected from the group consisting of folic acid, vitamin B12, magnesium, calcium, and other cofactors.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods to treat allergic conditions, including pulmonary and non-pulmonary conditions, in a subject by administering a composition that inhibits Pim kinase. Also disclosed are methods to treat allergic conditions in a subject by administering a composition that induces expression of Runx3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2?-Azido Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein B, X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 2?-Azido Substituted Nucleoside Derivative, and methods of using the 2?-Azido Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.

Abstract: Nanolipidic Particles (NLPs) having average mean diameters of 1 nm to 20 nm are made from a precursor solution. NLPs can be loaded with a desired passenger molecule. Assemblies of these particles, called NLP assemblies, result in a vehicle population of a desired size. Single application or multifunction NLP assemblies are made from the loaded NLPs and range in size from about 30 nm to about 200 nm. A method of using preloaded NLPs to make larger carrier vehicles or a mixed population provides increased encapsulation efficiency. NLPs have application in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries.

Abstract: Nanolipidic Particles (NLPs) having average mean diameters of 1 nm to 20 nm are made from a precursor solution. NLPs can be loaded with a desired passenger molecule. Assemblies of these particles, called NLP assemblies, result in a vehicle population of a desired size. Single application or multifunction NLP assemblies are made from the loaded NLPs and range in size from about 30 nm to about 200 nm. A method of using preloaded NLPs to make larger carrier vehicles or a mixed population provides increased encapsulation efficiency. NLPs have application in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries.

Abstract: New methods for diagnosing, treating, and monitoring cancer have been developed based on the expression level of markers, such as transcobalamin II (TCII), transcobalamin II receptor (TCIIR), Ki-67, megalin, cubilin, amnionless and/or asialoglycoprotein receptors. For example, a cancer diagnosis can be made by determining the level of TCII, TCIIR, Ki-67, megalin, cubilin, amnionless and/or asialoglycoprotein receptor expression in a test sample from the subject and in a reference sample, and diagnosing the subject as having cancer if the level of expression of transcobalamin II (TCII), transcobalamin II receptor (TCIIR), Ki-67, megalin, cubilin, amnionless, an asialoglycoprotein receptor, or a combination thereof, is statistically significantly different than the respective reference sample.

Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of giardiasis are described.

Abstract: The disclosure provides method and device using a whole genome association analysis toolset for a total stroke case, versus a control group, which demonstrated significant associations with p less than 1.00E.03 for 5 genes, including polymorphisms in MTHFR, MTRR, and BHMT. These gene polymorphisms in MTHFR may remove or create intron and exon splice enhancer sites that affect alternative splicing activity as well as appropriate mRNA and protein production.

Abstract: A formulation of supplement is able to boost the natural cells, both increasing the population of the natural cells and enhancing the natural cell's activity. The formulation can be administered via different forms, such as tablet, injection, skin absorption and etc. This formulation comprises 16 different components, including Alpha Lipoic Acid, Arabinoxylin, Curcumin, Garlic, Genistein, Ginseng, Lentinan, Mistletoe, N-Acetylcysteine, Resveratrol, Selenium, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E and Zinc. By virtue of enhancing the natural killer cells (NKC) in the body, the formation is helpful for the prevention and treatment of a number of different human or animal diseases, such as cancers and viral infections. In addition, certain synergistic effects have been observed between different components in the formulation, which further enhances the beneficial effect of the formulation.

Abstract: Methods and devices for preventing nutrient absorption in the small intestine wherein a medical device is passed through the esophagus, and positioned in the small intestine to treat the interior mucosal surface of the small intestine, causing a reduced capacity for nutrient absorption in the treated segment. In one embodiment, the device contains an element that isolates the segment to be treated and allows for the delivery and removal of treatment agents and neutralizing agents.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method in which poloxamer, a resin, and/or a tocopherol is/are fused, and the material that is to be treated is intimately dispersed with said melt. After being introduced into the melt, the material that is to be treated is coated with water to prevent hardening, and the spontaneously forming gel is homogenized. The obtained product is composed of a transparent gel that is based on at least one poloxamer, a resin or a tocopherol, and an active substance which is solubilized, dispersed, and stabilized therein and whose consistency ranges from solid, semisolid, i.e. aspic-like, to liquid. The micelles of said solubilized matter remain stable even when the same is diluted well below the CMC of poloxamer.

Abstract: The invention relates to agents containing a folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 and to the use thereof in hyperhomocystenemia for controlling homocysteine levels. The inventive agents are particularly suitable for preventive and acute treatment of vascular diseases of pregnant women and neurodegenerative diseases and are particularly advantageous in cases of hyperhomocysteinemia whose treatment with homocysteine level reducing agents causes secondary effects. Pharmaceutical agents and food supplements comprising the corresponding active substance combination, agents in the form of commercial packages containing corresponding combination preparations or monopreparations for a combined application are, in particular, also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of modifying a nucleotide or a nucleotide analogue to increase its overall effectiveness in treating an antiviral disease is provided. In some cases, a compound comprising a base, sugar, phosphonate moiety, and amino acid residue is provided, where the base-sugar may be a nucleoside, and the amino acid residue may be a tyrosine residue. In certain cases, the tyrosine residue contains a long chain alkyl group on the carboxamide group of the residue. Methods of inhibiting viral replication and methods of treating a viral infection are also provided.

Abstract: A novel etiological hypothesis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is proposed describing autoimmune attack of ATP: Cob(I)alamin adenosyltransferase (ATR) thereby inhibiting synthesis of (5?-deoxy-5?-adenosyl)cobamide (referred to as 5?-deoxyadenosylcobalmin or AdoCbl) from Vitamin B 12 providing a basis for therapeutic design and diagnostic methods. Pharmaceutical compositions for therapy of MS, inflammatory neurological diseases and neurodegenerative diseases utilizing AdoCbl, growth hormones, immunomodulators, interleukins, other therapeutic agents, and physiotherapy are also described.

Abstract: The specification provides methods of treating a subject suffering from a negative symptom of schizophrenia and methods of determining whether a subject is suffering from or at risk for developing a negative symptom of schizophrenia.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of liver disorders, including HCV infections. In one embodiment, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents.