Short Bowel Syndrome

Hypopituitarism in Children Resulting in Short Stature

Interleukin 1 IL 1 Receptor IL 1R

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta is a proinflammatory cytokine driving joint inflammation as well as systemic signs of inflammation, such as fever and acute phase protein production. Current therapy targetin...

Gout - news, views, blogs

According to the National Arthritis Data Workgroup, an estimated 6 million people in the United States report having experienced gout at some point in their lives. In fact, gout is the most common f...

Generics Drugs - news, views, reports

A generic drug (generic drugs, short: generics) is a drug defined as "a drug product that is comparable to brand/reference listed drug product in dosage form, strength, route of administration,...

Dance boosts young girls' mental health

(Swedish Research Council) Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing. This is shown in a stu...

MRI-based semiquantitative scoring of joint pathology in osteoarthritis

Semiquantitative MRI-based scoring of joint pathology is a powerful tool in osteoarthritis (OA) research, which provides valuable information on the natural history of the disease and can be used in o...

FDA Takes Its Tablet-Scoring Guidance To An Advisory Committee

On Aug. 9, FDA’s Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology panel will discuss the agency’s year-old draft guidelines on the data needed to support functional scoring of tablets. Issues rela...

Coronary Angiographic Scoring Systems

Are scoring systems valid estimators of CAD plaque burden? American Heart Journal

Table: Scoring comparative benefit

Rating innovation Scoring comparative benefit Germany's Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) and Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) use a six-point rating scale to classify the adde...

FDA’s Tablet ‘Scoring’ Guidance Aims to Bridge Generic, Brand Divide

Marketed drugs will not need to be tested under final guidelines  on 'tablet scoring' for branded and generic medicines issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.

Tablet Scoring Guidance Could Drop Patient Testing Recommendation

FDA’s Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology unanimously rejects an idea to test tablet scoring in the relevant patient population, saying there is too much potentia...

FDA’s Top-Four Tablet Scoring Concerns To Get Advisory Committee Review

The Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical Pharmacology will vote on some aspects of FDA’s draft scoring guidance, potentially giving generic industry a clue of future agency act...

What is neonatal sepsis?

Shifting life rhythms: Couples' stories about living together when one spouse has advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

This study examines couples' experiences of living together when one partner has advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

What is the use? Application of the short form (SF) questionnaires for the evaluation of treatment effects.

BACKGROUND: Health status has evolved as a clinical outcome measure that is of great interest in medical care. However, there is still debate about the appropriateness of scoring algorithms for the of...

Moderate impact of full-term pregnancy on estimated peak oxygen uptake, physical activity and perceived health.

Abstract Objective. To study the impact of pregnancy on estimated peak oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]), physical activity and perceived health. Design. Prospective cohort study. Setting. Maternal...

Patients' perceptions of communication with the health care team during chemotherapy for the first recurrence of ovarian cancer.

AIM: The aim of this study was to explore what women with recurrent ovarian cancer perceived as important in their communication with the health care team. METHOD: Interviews were conducted with 12 wo...