Amsterdam Flower Market. :)

DSC_4495, originally uploaded by ouyangyh1.

heh. well not technically a flower. but pretty nonetheless....

im coming to love katzung. seriously the chapter on diuretics is so clear it cuts all the bullsh*t out of the previous pharmaco lectures. It actually explains why the hell some diuretics are K+/Ca2+/Mg2+ ion wasting or sparing.

*sniff*

DSC_4481b, originally uploaded by oyclubsnap2.

can you smell it? theres love in the air!

actually no, you can't, not over the internet dummy! Then again, we live in an era of advanced biotechnology so lets see what science has to offer us. hah!

turns out, there ARE these friends whom you can turn to though. :) see link

the 99.9% pure lab reagent looks pretty good, none of that *only 95% pure* muck! so choose your company carefully.. afterall, what is cost?

For the uninitiated biochemist, go wiki androstenone - this is so disgustingly clinical. *polite cough*

Prozac thou art lifteth the mood!

DSC_0417, originally uploaded by oyclubsnap.

Lets see what medline has to say about Prozac then:

Fluoxetine (Prozac) is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (bothersome thoughts that won't go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over), some eating disorders, and panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks). Fluoxetine (Sarafem) is used to relieve the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, including mood swings, irritability, bloating, and breast tenderness. Fluoxetine is in a class of medications called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It works by increasing the amount of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps maintain mental balance.

thought for the day:
Photoshop comes a close second. i rest my case.