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PubMed Articles
Prevention and management of radiation-induced dermatitis, mucositis, and xerostomia.
PURPOSE: Current strategies for preventing and managing radiation-induced dermatitis, mucositis, and xerostomia are reviewed, with an emphasis on pharmacologic interventions. SUMMARY: Nearly two third...
Does opioid pain medication use affect the outcome of patients with lumbar disc herniation?
STUDY DESIGN.: Subgroup analysis of prospective, randomized cohort. OBJECTIVE.: To review the results of patients who received opioid pain medications during treatment compared with that of patients w...
Barrier Repair Therapy in Atopic Dermatitis: An Overview.
Atopic eczema or dermatitis (AD) is a chronically relapsing dermatitis associated with pruritus, sleep disturbance, psychosocial symptoms, and impaired quality of life. It affects 10-20 % of school-a...
Skin vasodilation and analgesic effect of a topical nitric oxide-releasing hydrogel.
New approaches based on topical treatments are needed for treating pain and impaired dermal blood flow. We used a topical Pluronic F127 hydrogel containing S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) as a prodrug to...
Background/objectives:Studies suggest that intake of marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) in pregnancy have an impact on birth weight, but only few have investigated the effect on early f...
Linear Morphea and Leg Length Discrepancy: Treatment with a Leg-Lengthening Procedure.
A 15-year-old Colombian boy with a 10-year history of linear morphea presented to a pediatric orthopedic clinic with a leg length discrepancy. The morphea had been previously treated with methotrexate...
Physical performance measures: An important component of the comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Performing a comprehensive geriatric assessment that includes objective physical performance measures is important. Gait speed and the Timed Up and Go test have been shown to predict health decline an...
OBJECTIVE: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a progressive disease characterized by increased pulmonary vascular resistance resulting in pulmonary hypertension and right heart f...
Differences in skeletal geometry may generate different patterns of mechanical loading to bone. Impact and muscle loading during physical activity have been shown to influence skeletal geometry. The p...
OBJECTIVE: Substance use is associated with suicidal ideation, planning and attempts among adolescents, but it is unclear how this association varies across different types and number of substances. T...
News Articles
EMA restricts use of diclofenac
Patients who have serious underlying heart or circulatory conditions should not use systemic diclofenac, the European Medicines Agency has concluded. Furthermore, patients with certain cardiovascular...
Nuvo Research and Paladin Labs announce amendment to May 2012 loan arrangement
MISSISSAUGA, ON and MONTREAL, QC, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Nuvo Research Inc. (TSX: NRI), a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of products for the topical treat...
AMA Delegates Talk Payment, Contraceptives
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- The notion of basing physician payment on quality measures was one of several topics producing intense debate here Sunday at the American Medical Association's (AMA) annual...
Multidisciplinary initiative reduces airway infection in pediatric intensive care patients
An initiative that combines a multidisciplinary health care approach with a range of preventive measures could cut the rate of a common airway infection among children in intensive care by more than h...
CitiusTech's BI-Clinical Receives 2014 ONC HIT Certification
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CitiusTech, a leading healthcare technology solutions and services provider, announced today that its healthcare BI and analytics platform, BI-Cli...
Studies suggest Terrasil™ Wound Care & Antiseptic Ointment may close diabetic foot ulcers 4-times faster than conventional treatment. Woonsocket, RI (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 According to Centers f...
MedeAnalytics releases Population Health Analytics solution at HFMA's Annual National Institute
Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Population Health Analytics solution, which delivers enterprise business intelligence to supp...
Academies urge new measures against drug-resistant bacteria
Fewer and fewer antibiotics are available for an increasing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to treat infected patients...
'Flawed data' driving hospital emergency department policy, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Measures taken to ease the pressure on overcrowded hospital emergency departments have been based on flawed data which wrongly blames general practice patients for clogging the syst...
ORLANDO, Fla., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Population Health Analytics solution, which deli...
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Companies
Tec Laboratories, Inc. is an innovator of over-the-counter topical pharmaceuticals and the developer of breakthrough technologies in this area, including Licefreee!®...
Anacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform. Anacor ha...
Dermira is a private, development-stage company focused on developing and commercializing innovative new therapies in dermatology. Dermira was founded by an experienced management...
DiaTech Oncology is a privately held clinical pathology laboratory that offers patient-specific chemotherapy testing to help oncologists determine the best cancer treatment plans...
Uscom Limited is an Australian medical device company which listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in December 2003. Uscom has developed a Non Invasive Ultrasonic Cardiac Ou...
Atopix Therapeutics Limited is a privately held, clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company based in Oxford, UK, with an innovative approach to allergy. The company is developing a novel class of ora...
Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Provectus Pharmaceuticals specializes in developing oncology and dermatology therapies. Its lead oncology agent, PV-10, is designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells...
InSite Vision is an ophthalmic products company currently focused on ocular infection, glaucoma, and retinal disease. The Company specializes in three platform technologies: topical drug delivery (Dur...
OpenSpan provides technology and services that improves, accelerates and measures software- and data-driven work on the desktop, driving performance in front-office and back-offic...
Zalicus focuses its internal drug development efforts on pain and immuno-inflammatory diseases. Our pipeline for pain includes Exalgo⢠(hydromorphone HCl) extended-release ta...
Clinical Trials
To determine and compare the safety and efficacy of broad area photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) following topical retinoid pre-treatment vs ALA-PDT with occlusion on...
A Trial of Gabapentin in Vulvodynia: Biological Correlates of Response
The Specific aims of this project are to (1) test the prediction that pain from tampon insertion (primary outcome measure) is lower in PVD patients when treated with gabapentin compared to...
Ketoprofen 10% Cream for Treatment of Pain Associated With Mild to Moderate Acute Soft Tissue Injury
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals is investigating a proprietary, topical cream formulation consisting of 10% ketoprofen (containing 100 mg of ketoprofen in 1gram of cream) for the local treatment...
1. To determine the safety and tolerability of oral Cellcept when used in combination with weekly intramuscular Avonex in early MS. 2. To document changes in exacerbation frequency...
Usefulness of Myocardial Deformation Imaging for Trastuzumab-induced Cardiotoxicity
Trastuzumab prolongs survival in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-positive breast cancer. Sequential left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) assessment has...
Efficacy and Safety of Calcipotriol Plus Betamethasone Dipropionate Gel in Scalp Psoriasis
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether once daily topical treatment for up to 8 weeks of calcipotriol 50 mcg/g plus betamethasone 0.5 mg/g (as dipropionate) gel is safe and more e...
Exhale (R) Stent for Emphysema
Current treatment for emphysema is limited to measures that include inhaled oxygen, bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory drugs and pulmonary rehabilitation. Highly invasive procedures such...
Changes in Adiposity, Metabolic Measures From Atypicals to Aripiprazole
This proposal aims to use well-validated methodologies such as dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), frequently sampled oral glucose tolerance tests (fsOGTTs), and hyperinsulinemic eugl...
Influenza Vaccine in Lung Transplant Patients
Research Question: How do antibody and T cell responses following influenza vaccine compare among lung transplant patients, patients waiting for lung transplantation and healthy individua...
Topical treatment of mild to moderate actinic keratosis located on the face and head with Solaraze® is known to be a safe and efficient treatment option. However, it is unclear if an expa...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Pregnancy, Unplanned
Unintended accidental pregnancy, including pregnancy resulting from failed contraceptive measures.
Muscle Strength Dynamometer
A device that measures MUSCLE STRENGTH during muscle contraction, such as gripping, pushing, and pulling. It is used to evaluate the health status of muscle in sports medicine or physical therapy.
Drug Dosage Calculations
Math calculations done for preparing appropriate doses of medicines, taking into account conversions of WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mistakes are one of the sources of MEDICATION ERRORS.
Tertiary Prevention
Measures aimed at providing appropriate supportive and rehabilitative services to minimize morbidity and maximize quality of life after a long-term disease or injury is present.
Climate Change
Any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities.
