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Global sports equipments market consists of equipment for various sports such as ball sports, golf, adventure sports, racket sports, winter sports, bowling, billiards, indoor games, wheel sports and martial arts.

Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness. Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood and activity levels of an individual. Some researchers and scientists have suggested that people with certain genes are more likely to develop bipolar disorder than others. Children with a parent and sibling who have bipolar disorder are much more likely to develop the illness, compared to other children who do not have a family history of bipolar disorder.

Acute coronary syndrome is one of the serious medical conditions characterized by sudden and reduced flow of blood to the heart. The symptoms of acute coronary syndrome are the same as those of a heart attack. The most common symptoms of acute coronary syndrome includes chest pressure which patients feel during heart attacks and pressure in chest at the time of rest or doing light physical activities.

Dysthymia is often characterized by chronic depression. Symptoms of dysthymia are the same as for depression and usually not as severe as major depression. Key symptom of dysthymia is daily depressed mood for at least two years. Another symptom of dysthymia include lowered energy, appetite and sleep disturbances and low self-esteem. Dysthymia does not tend to weaken sufferers to perform all their daily routines, although the disorder is severe enough to cause distress and interference with important life relationships, roles and responsibilities. It changes thinking, feelings, and behavior and physical well-being capabilities of the sufferer.

The mobile healthcare integrates the healthcare application in mobile technology for healthcare solutions. Mobile health apps and solutions help clinicians to document more accurate and complete records, improve productivity, access information, and communicate findings and treatments. Mobile health apps and solutions also help to improve health outcomes, reduce error rates and maintain low cost. As the awareness for healthy lifestyle is increasing the demand for continue monitoring of vital signs is increasing. Mobile health apps and solutions are mainly used for cardiac monitoring and fitness tracking to provide better patient care. Mobile solutions for healthcare streamline treatment processes and automate management systems. It also enables discharge of information, data and manpower. Mobile health apps and solutions help in making healthcare accessible in remote and isolated areas in less time. It also helps in accessing patients records anywhere and anytime to improve treatment outcomes. Mobile health apps and solutions market is segmented as paid healthcare apps and connected medical devices. Some of the connected medical devices are diabetes management device, multi-parameter tracker and cardiac monitoring device. Similarly, paid healthcare apps include healthcare apps, such as medication management, women health and sleep monitoring, and medical apps such as medical reference.

Surgical sealants are used after surgery or traumatic injury, as to hold the external and internal tissues. Some of the major surgical sealants based on their composition are collagen-based compounds, fibrin sealant, synthetic sealant, such as cyanoacrylates, and tissue adhesive glues such as hydogels and glutaraldehyde glues. Fibrin sealant also known as fibrin glue is a hemostatic agent. Fibrin glue is the unique adhesion material used in surgeries for closure of wounds. Fibrin glues are mainly extracted from collective plasma and contain different amounts of purified and virally inactivated human proteins. Fibrin glue is composed of two components such as fibrinogen and factor XIII. These concentrated ingredients interact with a solution of thrombin and calcium to form a coagulum. As the thrombin combine with the fibrinogen/factor XIII, a stable clot is formed of a blood protein called fibrin in few seconds, depending on the dilute form of thrombin is used. Some of the characteristics of fibrin glue are high internal bonding strength, high surface adherence strength, enhance tissue regeneration and enhance clot formation. Fibrin glue is mainly used in cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, burn bleeding, pulmonary surgery and lacerations of liver and spleen. It is also used in other surgeries such as neurosurgery, plastic surgery, wound management, general surgery and orthopedic surgeries. Fibrin glue lowers the risks of infection, provides early hemostasis on the treated area and improves cosmesis. It also promotes natural tissue healing. However, small risks of contamination of glue with viruses in human can be one of the disadvantages of fibrin glue. Tisseel, biocol and beriplast are some of the commercially prepared fibrin sealants.

Radiation therapy is the treatment using ionizing radiation to control, shrink or kill malignant cells. Gamma rays, x-rays and charged particles are radiations mainly used for cancer treatment. Linear accelerator (LINAC) systems, gamma knife and proton beam therapy are the types of radiotherapy. Gamma knife is a non-invasive radiation therapy, to treat tumor and other brain abnormalities. It is also known as stereotactic radio-surgery. It is used mainly for the treatment of pituitary tumors, arteriovenous malfunctions, brain tumors and brain dysfunctions such as trigeminal neuralgia, acoustic neuroma and epilepsy. In gamma knife radio-surgery specialized equipments are used to focus close to 200 gamma beams of radiations. These highly focused beams together converge to deliver powerful treatment for a single point on a tumor. It damages the cancer cells and prevents them from multiplying. In addition, it minimally damages the healthy tissues surrounding the target. It is done by fitting a frame on the head, as to keep the head steady during the treatment. It has low side effects compare to other radiation therapies and conventional surgery. Some of the early complications of gamma knife surgery are fatigue, swelling and scalp and hair problems. In rare cases later complications such as neurological problems may also appear. It is a onetime therapy completed in a single day. The treatment effect of gamma knife radio-surgery appears gradually depending upon the condition. In benign tumors, it results in failure of tumor cells to reproduce. Similarly, in trigeminal neuralgia, it helps to block the transmission of pain signals along the trigeminal nerve. In arteriovenous malformations gamma knife surgeries thickens and close off abnormal blood vessels of brain.

Botanical drugs are those drugs which are derived from medicinal plants. Plant derived drugs are combination of botanical as well as other approved drugs that contains plant materials, synthetic and semi synthetic substances. Botanical drugs consist of vegetable material, algae and macroscopic fungi. They are used in treatment of various diseases, such as central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases and respiratory diseases. Botanical drugs are available in various forms, such as pills, tablets, capsules and injections. Botanical drugs, such as aescin, adoniside, atropine and berberine, are derived from plants. These drugs are used as an important component of traditional medicine and therapies, such as homeopathy and ayurvedic medicines. Some of the major classes of plant drugs are terpenes, steroids, glycosides and phenols.

Food preservatives are substances that are added to food to keep it safe and fresh for longer duration of time. The food preservatives are used across beverages, dairy bakery, snacks, meat and sea food during processing and packing to prevent them any bacterial effects. The growth in demand of these food items is expected to be major driver for the food preservative market. Global nature of food sourcing and increasing complexities in the food supply chain have resulted in increasing demand for products and techniques required to prolong the shelf-life of the food product, thus increasing the demand for food preservatives.

Nutrition is an essential part of the human diet, which helps in proper functioning of all cellular and physiological activities of the body. It provides sufficient amount of protein, vitamins and minerals to maintain energy balance of the body. The clinical nutrition products market is categorized based on various types, such as enteral nutrition, infant nutrition and parenteral nutrition. Enteral nutrition is also known as tube feeding; when a patient is unable to take sufficient amount of nutrition, tube feeding plays an important role in delivering nutrition directly into the stomach of the patient. Infant feeding helps in delivery of nutrition to new born babies. Parenteral nutrition is a method of delivery of nutrition into the body through the veins. Parenteral nutrition provides essential nutrients to patients suffering with cancer, short bowel syndrome and ischemic bowel disease. Nutritional materials, such as titanium and zirconium are essential for proper functioning of the body.