BIOMEDICAL ARTICLES
Reappraisal of the use of procarbazine in the treatment of lymphomas and brain tumors.
Procarbazine HCl is a \’nonclassical\’ oral alkylating anticancer agent that was first synthesized in the late 1950s. It has been used in the treatment of many cancers, but its main use is in the treatment of Hodgkin\’s lymphoma and […]
Editorial.
Walsh GM.
Asthmatic and Allergy Inflammation Group, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen UK.
Acne phototherapy with a 1450-nm diode laser: an open study.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of phototherapy with a newly-developed 1450-nm diode laser in patients with mild to moderate acne. An open study was performed in acne patients who were treated up to five times with a two […]
Polypharmacy in elderly patients at discharge from the acute care hospital.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate correlates of polypharmacy at discharge from wards of general medicine and geriatrics. POPULATION: 2465 patients enrolled in the Gruppo Italiano di Farmacovigilanza nell\’Anziano (GIFA) study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Polypharmacy, ie having more than 6 drugs prescribed at discharge. METHODS: […]
Outcomes and quality of life issues in the pharmacological management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
BACKGROUND: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease of the aging male population. BPH treatment includes a variety of pharmacological and surgical interventions. The goal of this paper is to review the natural history of BPH, outcomes […]
Hypokalemia secondary to capecitabine: a hidden toxicity?
BACKGROUND: Hyopkalemia is a listed toxicity in the capecitabine (Xeloda(R); Roche, Nutley, NJ) package insert. However, the incidence and severity of this toxicity is not known. METHODS: We performed a retrospective evaluation of hypokalemia in 77 patients, who received capecitabine for gastrointestinal malignancies between April 2002 […]
What do parents want from their child\’s asthma treatment?
BACKGROUND: Nearly 5 million children in the United States are affected by asthma, which is more than 5% of the population younger than 18 years. In children four years or younger, the prevalence increased 160% from 1980 to 1994. There are several effective drugs […]
Willingness-to-pay for caregivers of children with asthma or wheezing conditions.
BACKGROUND: Nearly 5 million children in the United States are affected by asthma, which is more than 5% of the population younger than 18 years. In children four years or younger, the prevalence increased 160% from 1980 to 1994. There are several effective […]
Effectiveness and safety of levosulpiride in the treatment of dysmotility-like functional dyspepsia.
The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of levosulpiride in patients with dysmotility-like functional dyspepsia including nonerosive reflux esophagitis in conditions of daily practice. The study was conducted as a prospective, open-label, multicenter design in 342 […]
Adalimumab in the treatment of arthritis.
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has been implicated in a number of arthritic disease states, including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Adalimumab is the first fully human, high-affinity, recombinant immunoglobulin G(1) (IgG(1)) anti-TNF monoclonal antibody. Adalimumab in combination with methotrexate or standard antirheumatic therapies, or as […]
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