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PubMed Articles
Recent phase-III trials show that platinum-based chemotherapy (PBCT) for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and poor performance status (PS) improves survival without increasing toxicit...
Optimal control oriented to therapy for a free-boundary tumor growth model.
This paper is devoted to present and solve some optimal control problems, oriented to therapy, for a particular model of tumor growth. In the considered systems, the state is given by one or several f...
Perception of Bronchoconstriction: A Complementary Disease Marker in Children with Asthma.
Introduction. Asthma guidelines use symptoms as the most important aspect of asthma control. Symptom perception varies widely between individuals. Over-perception as well as underperception of broncho...
The decline in testosterone levels found in men with testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) is associated with a decrease in bone mineral density (BMD). To study the safety profile and efficacy of tes...
Objective: The aims of this interventional were to evaluate the efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) -oriented multimodality treatment in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients with a...
The symptom spectrum of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) was first detailed in 1959 and later operationalised into a diagnostic protocol (Melvin Ramsey). In 1988 the Holmes case definition coined the te...
Birth weight and ovulatory dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between birthweight and ovulatory dysfunction in adulthood. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Northeast of Scotland University Hospital, hosting the regional f...
The Prevalence of 16p12.1 Microdeletion in Patients with Left-sided Cardiac Lesions.
SETTING: Left-sided cardiac lesions have a birth prevalence of approximately 1 in 1000 and have been shown to be heritable in pedigree studies. A large microdeletion at 16p12.1 is associated with chil...
Management of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected persons.
The syndemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) / tuberculosis (TB) co-infection has grown as a result of the considerable socio-geographic overlaps between the two epidemics. The situation is part...
Somatoform pruritus : A psychosomatic disease model.
Pruritus is an interdisciplinary symptom that is difficult to diagnose and treat. When there is no evidence of an organic cause, it is challenge for both the patient and the doctor. Itching affecting...
News Articles
Chinese City’s Disease Control Center Illegally Tenders For Type II Vaccines
Hunan’s department of health has cracked down on Huanggang City’s disease control center for illegally launching tender requests for lucrative type-II vaccines at RMB 120 million ($19.3 million) M...
Increasing physical activity may help teens reduce or quit smoking, according to a study funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC Offers Primer on Blast Injury Care
In the aftermath of bombings at the Boston marathon on April 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has alerted health professionals that its website on mass casualty event preparedn...
CDC: Use Antivirals Early, Aggressively for H7N9 Flu
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising clinicians to begin antiviral treatment as soon as possible for individuals with suspected or confirmed H7N9 influenza infection, ac...
Community-based Diabetes Prevention Program at local Ys will help participants reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes through lifestyle coaching...
China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts s...
UPDATE 1-China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. e...
U.N.: H7N9 flu outbreak has cost $6.5 billion so far
GENEVA - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts sai...
CDC says high number of public pools contain microbes
(HealthDay)—Three-quarters of public schools in the metro Atlanta area contain microbes, including bacteria indicating the presence of fecal matter, according to research published in the May 17 iss...
CDC presents recent trends in health behaviors of US adults
(HealthDay)—In 2008 to 2010, the prevalence of key health behaviors among U.S. adults varied, with about one in five adults current smokers and 62.1 percent overweight or obese, according to a repor...
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Monarch Medical Technologies is a privately held medical technology company founded by clinicians with a vision of dramatically improving hospital-based glucose management by repl...
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), a Seventh-Day Adventist institution, is among the largest private medical educational centers in the United States and the only one in inland Southern...
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. has developed the next generation of âsmartâ surgical instruments with precision robotics for use initially in orthopedic procedures and the...
Castlight Health enables employers, their employees, and health plans to take control of health care costs and improve care. Named #1 on The Wall Street Journalâs list of â...
More than 30 years ago, Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Suzy, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Today, Susan G. Komen® works to end breast...
Systech International is an innovator of Packaging Execution Systems (PES). Systech offers a suite of productized software that quickly gives manufactures complete control over pa...
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Suzy, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Today, Susan G. Komen® works to end breast cancer in the U.S. and t...
Founded in 1909, Barney & Barney, LLC is a risk management and insurance brokerage firm providing solutions, services and products in commercial property and casualty insurance, e...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Dallas Cowboys
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the...
Digital Insurance is the nationâs leading employee benefits agency specializing in insurance for small businesses and mid-sized companies. The firmâs national footprint,...
Clinical Trials
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Vanquix for the management of selected, refractory, patients with epilepsy who require intermittent medical intervention provided by caregivers who a...
Anxiety Self-Management for ICU Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
The purpose of this study is to test whether patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation in the ICU who listened to preferred, relaxing music whenever they desire for as long as they...
The primary objective is to demonstrate that early intervention with Teriflunomide in patients presenting with their first clinical episode consistent with MS prevents or delays conversio...
Improving the Immune System With Human IL-7 Vaccine in Older Subjects Who Have Had Chemotherapy
Background: - Drugs given to treat cancer (chemotherapy) can weaken the human immune system. But it can also become weaker because of aging. Interleukin (IL)-7, a molecule produced natura...
Evaluation of Pulse Fibre Supplementation on Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
The recent dramatic increase in obesity has been linked to a reduction of dietary fibre intake. We hypothesized that supplementing the diet of overweight and obesity adults with pulse fibr...
The purpose of this study is to assess the control of COPD using a symptom and exacerbation risk based treatment strategy based on GOLD 2011. This study is conducted in Japanese subjects w...
Fatigue is a symptom present in 76 to 92% of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Fatigue is usually described as an overwhelming sense of tiredness, lack of energy, and feeling of exhaust...
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an experimental medicine (mirabegron) is as good as a currently approved medicine (solifenacin) in the treatment of patients with overacti...
Headache is a common symptom, and patients often seek medical attention at emergency departments due to headaches. The aim of the CoHead Study is to find out if it is possible by measurin...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of autologous bone marrow-derived stem cells("HYNR-CS inj"), through intrathecal delivery for the treatment in patients wit...
Videos
Conversations about Death and Dying, Part 5
This segment deals with the benefit of hospice or end of life care during the last six months of life when the focus of care changes from curative to symptom...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Behavior Control
Manipulation of the behavior of persons or animals by biomedical, physical, psychological, or social means, including for nontherapeutic reasons.
Government Regulation
Exercise of governmental authority to control conduct.
Control Groups
Groups that serve as a standard for comparison in experimental studies. They are similar in relevant characteristics to the experimental group but do not receive the experimental intervention.
Mesembryanthemum
A plant genus of the family AIZOACEAE. It is a native of Africa and widely planted for erosion control to stabilize soil along roadsides and beaches.
Ephrins
Signaling proteins that are ligands for the EPH FAMILY RECEPTORS. They are membrane-bound proteins that are attached to the CELL MEMBRANE either through a GLYCOINOSITOL PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE ANCHOR or through a transmembrane domain. Many of the ephrins are considered important intercellular signaling molecules that control morphogenic changes during embryogenesis.
