Listar por tema "treatment"
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Assessment of the Relative Effectiveness and Tolerability of Treatments of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Network Meta-analysis
(2014)Purpose: The relative effectiveness and tolerability of treatments for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is not well understood because few randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) have compared these treatments directly. The ... -
Black hairy tongue in a 2-month-old infant
(2008)Black hairy tongue (BHT) is an unusual condition in adults, and is characterised by marked accumulation of keratin on the filiform papillae of the dorsum of the tongue resulting in a hairlike appearance. The colour of the ... -
Canine acral lick dermatitis syndrome
(2012)Canine acral lick dermatitis is a complicated and challenging syndrome occurring in companion animal dermatology. Skin lesions are caused by intense and prolonged licking of a localized area, usually on the lower parts of ... -
Challenges and Choices in Prostate Cancer Irradiation: From the Three Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy to the Era of Intensity Modulated, Image-Guided and Adaptive Radiation Treatment
(2014)In the last decades the status of radiotherapy was tremendously increased in terms of conformity to the target as well as image-guided techniques in conjunction with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The technological ... -
Classic and non-classic forms of mitral valve prolapse
(2012)Objective: To investigate the significance of the established distinction between classic and non-classic forms of mitral valve prolapsed (MVP). Methods: We included in this prospective study all patients examined in our ... -
Current status of 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors in the management of lower urinary tract symptoms and BPH
(2010)Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive disease that is commonly associated with bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and might result in complications, such as acute urinary retention and BPH-related ... -
Impact of pregabalin treatment on pain, pain-related sleep interference and general well-being in patients with neuropathic pain: A non-interventional, multicentre, post-marketing study
(2011)Background and Objectives: Numerous controlled clinical trials have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of pregabalin in the treatment of neuropathic pain. The objectives of the present study were to assess the impact of ... -
Is there a role for the otolaryngologist in PFAPA syndrome? A systematic review
(2006)Aims: To define the rote of medical or surgical treatment in patients with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA syndrome). Methods: A Medline search was performed using the terms ... -
Male Breast Carcinoma: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Current Therapeutic Approaches
(2012)Male breast cancer is a very rare disease with an incidence of about 0.5-1% comparing with the one of female breast cancer but relatively little is known about its cause. Treatment strategies for breast cancer in males are ... -
Network Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Multiple Sclerosis
(2012)Background: The optimal treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is not yet well-defined. Objective: To estimate the relative effectiveness of treatments in MS, we performed a network of multiple-treatments meta-analysis of ... -
On-treatment prediction of sustained response to peginterferon alfa-2a for HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients
(2015)Background & AimsWe assessed predictors of response in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients treated with peginterferon alfa-2a in routine clinical practice. MethodsNinety-five HBeAg-negative patients received ... -
An open-label, add-on study of pregabalin in patients with partial seizures: A multicenter trial in Greece
(2011)Introduction: Pregabalin efficacy and safety as an adjunctive treatment for partial seizures was evaluated using an open-label, flexible-dose. Study design: In 98 adults with refractory partial epilepsy taking 1-3 ... -
Polymicrobial bloodstream infections: Epidemiology and impact on mortality
(2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of polymicrobial bloodstream infections (pBSIs) on the outcome of sepsis in an area where antimicrobial resistance is of concern. This was a retrospective analysis of ... -
Sarcoptic mange in guanacos: transmission to sheep and goats and treatment with moxidectin
(2012)Two guanacos were diagnosed with sarcoptic mange, confirmed by recovery of mites, using standard parasitological techniques, from skin scrapings. Each animal was treated twice, 10 days apart, with moxidectin 1% inj. sol. ... -
Uptake of Zn2+ ions by a fully iron-exchanged clinoptilolite. Case study of heavily contaminated drinking water samples
(2007)Clinoptilolite, a natural zeolite, was used for the synthesis of a high surface area clinoptilolite (Clin)-iron (Fe) oxide system, in order to be used for the removal of Zn2+ ions from drinking water samples. The new system ... -
Use of an iron-overexchanged clinoptilolite for the removal of Cu2+ ions from heavily contaminated drinking water samples
(2008)Clinoptilolite, a natural zeolite, was used for the synthesis of a high surface area clinoptilolite-iron oxide system, in order to be used for the removal of Cu2+ ions from drinking water samples. The solid system was ...