... considering the endoscopic option. The facet injections in these 72 patients gave 50 to 100% relief of their pain in 86% of the patients with a median relief period of 3 months. The range of relief ... the direct visualization of the joint allows better de-innervation ofthe joint and removal ofthe entire end-plate receptors that adhere to the bone and capsular tissue. Limitations ofthe ... considering the endoscopic surgery option. Of these 26 patients, 14 patients had 50 to 100% relief with a median period of pain relief being 5 months. The range of relief forthe radiofrequency...
... laminoforaminoplasty forthetreatmentof thoracic radiculopathy: report of 12 cases Scott M.W. Haufe 1,2 , Ryan A. Baker 3 and Morgan L. Pyne 3 1. Chief of Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology ... quality of life. Conservative therapy is the initial treatment of choice, but fails to provide relief in a substantial number of patients. Central and foraminal stenosis with entrapment of descending ... to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic laminoforamino-plasty (ELFP) in thetreatmentof thoracic radiculopathy. Methods: Twelve patients with radicular pain involving the lower thoracic levels...
... secretion. PG promote the production of gastric mucus and reduce the formation of gastric acid (p. 160).Menstruation. PGF2!is believed tobe responsible forthe ischemic necrosis of the endometrium ... the acetyl residue. Hence, the duration ofthe effect depends on the rate of enzyme resynthesis. Further-more, salicylate may contribute to the effect. ASA irritates the gastric mucosa(direct ... °C bymeans of a heart-lung machine.In higher doses, ethanol and bar-biturates also depress the thermoregu-latory center (B1), thereby permittingcooling ofthe body to the point of death,given...
... from data in the RCT. The survival of patients receiving ASC/BSC was calculated from the survival ofthe patients in the cetuximab monotherapy arm ofthe RCT. The data from the monotherapy arm ... of interest, the member is excluded from participating further in that appraisal. The minutes of each Appraisal Committee meeting, which include the names ofthe members who attended and their ... The primary outcome for all studies was tumour response rate. A median age of 56 years was reported in two ofthe trials and a median age of 59 years in the other two. In all four studies the...
... khi uống một TCNCYH 28 (2) - 2004 Một số thuốc mới chống rối loạn lipid máu (New drugsforthe control of dyslipidemia) GS. TSKH. Hoàng Tích Huyền* Nhóm statin ức chế HMG - COA - reductase ... oxy hoá của LDL và chống tác hại của gốc tự do ngay cả trong nội bào. * Bình mới rợu cũ Fenofibrat (liphanthyl) từ lâu đà đợc dùng phổ biến để điều chỉnh 3 nguy cơ của rối loạn lipid máu, ... trình bày ở đây là thay đổi dạng bào chế ở đây đà làm tăng hiệu lực và tăng độ an toàn của fenofibrat lên rất rõ: - Dạng cũ là liphanthyl standard (100mg hoặc 300mg). TCNCYH 28 (2) - 2004...
... reported on the efficacy and/or effectiveness of hydroxyurea treatmentof hematologic diseases, the toxicity of hydroxyurea in thetreatmentof any disease, and the barriers to thetreatmentof sickle ... PubMed, on the basis of an analysis ofthe MeSH terms and text words of key articles identified a priori. The PubMed strategy formed the basis forthe strategies developed forthe other electronic ... case of the RCTs, a third reviewer reconciled the results ofthe first two reviewers; forthe other study designs, the results ofthe two reviewers were averaged. The overall score was the percentage...
... cost. There is no cure for AD,and the development of effective therapeutic strategiesis hampered by a paucity of information on the biolo-gical mechanisms underlying the disease. The severity of ... that the interaction between Ab andthese metals can promote the formation of Ab oligo-mers, aggregates and fibrils [48,52–55]. Metal mediatedoligomerization of Ab may therefore contribute to the potent ... (COX). In these enzymes, the redox potential of the metals is harnessed to provide the enzymes withtheir electron transfer capabilities. Paradoxically, it is the same redox potential ofthe metals...
... transportacross the ER membrane to the cytosol [91,92]. Todate, we are unaware of direct evidence for transport of PE through the Sec61p translocon.Additional support forthe hypothesis that PEexploits the ... the rate of internali-zation ofthe receptor or influencing the intracellulartrafficking. The proteome ofthe target cell also influ-ences the pathway. We have observed large differencesin the ... and 50% (7 ⁄ 14) of patientsshowed a partial response to treatment. The future of PE-based RITsMany obstacles have been overcome in the develop-ment of RITs forthetreatmentof cancer, and...
... effective forthetreatmentof SUI. The other studies in the review were considered for the generalisability of their findings to clinical practice byidentifying the patient populations from which the ... the evidence forthe optimal period oftreatment and number of treatments?Duration oftreatment periodParkkinen (2004) reported a mean of 9 (3–29) weeklytreatments with subjects ceasing treatment ... combi-nation of PFMT with adjunctive therapy or the actualexercise dosage is the critical factor is unclear. The optimallength oftreatment and the number oftreatment episodescould be useful information...
... upon the peer review comments, the best practice statement was submitted to and approved by the PGC and the Board of Directors ofthe AUA. Funding ofthe Panel and ofthe PGC was provided by the ... Cryosurgery fortheTreatmentof Localized Prostate Cancer The supporting systematic literature review and the drafting of this document were conducted by the Cryosurgery forTreatmentof Localized ... cancer. The high morbidity presented in these reports could be attributable to a number of factors. For one, the use of thermocouples was not yet available. In addition, there was a period of time...
... improvers. The choice and loading ofthe NM is a compromise between the required efficiency ofthe converter and the market price ofthe NM. However, the application of noble metals forthe treatment ... are formed in adsorption of reactant molecules on the semi-conducting surface; the formation of these is a function ofthe electronic properties of the solid, and the structure and kind of bonds. ... with the other MnO2/Co3O4 ratio 68 3.2.3 Influence of different reaction conditions on the activity of MnCoCe 1-3-0.75 69 3.2.4 Activity forthetreatmentof soot and the influence of...
... overall survival of treatedanimals (Figure 6D). These results confirm the anti-tumoractivity of anti-VLC therapy, as observed by others, andfurther support the use of anti-CD52 therapy in humans.DiscussionOur ... intraperitoneal delivery of the drug.Despite being a well-documented therapeutic target, the exact function of CD52 remains unknown. In the ID8-VEGF tumors, VLC account forthe vast majority of tumor-associated ... collected at the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Michigan. After obtain-ing informed patient consent, ascites was collected eitherintraoperatively or at the time of therapeutic...