A prescription for clinical immunology: the pills are available and ready for testing. A review.

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy and safety of the concomitant administration of travoprost 0.004% once daily and brinzolamide 0.1% twice daily with those of a fixed combination of latanoprost 0.005%/timolol 0.5% once daily. RESEARCH, DESIGN AND METHODS:Forty-four patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hyp...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Martinez-de-la-Casa JM,Castillo A,Garcia-Feijoo J,Mendez-Hernandez C,Fernandez-Vidal A,Garcia-Sanchez J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate effectiveness and safety information of transdermal fentanyl (TDF) (Duragesic/Durogesic) and sustained-release oral morphine (SRM) in cancer pain (CP) and chronic non-cancer pain (NCP), a pooled analysis was conducted on datasets of published, open label, uncontrolled (no comparator group) and rando...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Clark AJ,Ahmedzai SH,Allan LG,Camacho F,Horbay GL,Richarz U,Simpson K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anemia is a complication of chronic kidney disease and may contribute to adverse clinical outcomes. Early identification and treatment of anemia may improve cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. No large-scale population data are available specifically for patients with chronic kidney disease regarding prev...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： McClellan W,Aronoff SL,Bolton WK,Hood S,Lorber DL,Tang KL,Tse TF,Wasserman B,Leiserowitz M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor nutritional status may impair well being indirectly as a consequence of increased morbidity and decline in functional status. The aim of this study was to examine the independent effect of body mass index on the well being of older people. Thirty one hospital-based patients over 65 years of age were studied. Well...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Balcombe NR,Ferry PG,Saweirs WM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by diminished bone strength, which results in an increased risk of fracture. Currently, osteoporosis is a public health priority due to the large number of individuals affected and the detrimental effect on quality of life. Primary osteoporosis, the most commo...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Brandi ML,Minisola S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:As evidence grows about the management of hyponatremia, a number of different international and national recommendations/guidelines from professional organizations have recently been published that offer guidance on decision-making. However, they include several important differences that cou...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Verbalis JG,Grossman A,Höybye C,Runkle I

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sufficient time and effective communication are the main requirements in an ideal asthma consultation. One way of using limited time effectively is for patients to be offered more information prior to the consultation. Physician-patient communication during the consultation may be improved by patients receiving, in ad...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Partridge MR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin in postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia who are receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. METHODS:After a 6-week dietary lead-in period, 135 postmenopausal women who had been taking a stab...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Shepherd J,Packard C,Littlejohn TW 3rd,Walker J,Stein EA,Smith K,Kallend D,Blasetto JW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In TRITON-TIMI 38, patients with acute coronary syndromes were treated with prasugrel or clopidogrel, with aspirin, for a median of 14.5 (maximum of 15) months. Based on this trial, the EU label for prasugrel recommends treatment for up to 12 months and excludes patients with prior stroke/transient ischemic ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Wilcox R,Iqbal K,Costigan T,Lopez-Sendon J,Ramos Y,Widimsky P

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare injection site pain of subcutaneous (sc) epoetin beta and darbepoetin alfa in adult patients with chronic kidney disease. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:This was a multi-centre, randomised, two-arm, single-blind, cross-over study. Patients were randomised to receive weekly sc darbepoetin alfa 30 mug ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Roger SD,Suranyi MG,Walker RG,Disney A,Isbel NM,Kairaitis L,Pollock CA,Brown FG,Chow J,Truman MI,Ulyate KA,COMFORT study group.

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) is currently the only therapeutic approach that preserves visual function in primary open-angle glaucoma. In making treatment decisions for first- and second-line therapy, the clinician needs to provide an appropriate balance of efficacy and tolerability. Prostaglandin ana...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Aptel F,Denis P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two double-blind randomised trials are reported comparing the effectiveness of the antihistamines, clemastine and chlorpheniramine in comparable doses, in relieving the symptoms of allergic rhinitis. In the first trial, treating 58 adults seen in a general practice, both drugs were prescribed in tablet form; l mg. cle...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Todd G,Hopkins P,Maclay WP

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to the trial design of acute mania studies, there is no standard design for bipolar maintenance studies. Over the past 15 years, the design of monotherapy maintenance studies in bipolar disorder has evolved significantly, but recent study designs continue to differ in important ways. SCOPE:We re...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Gitlin MJ,Abulseoud O,Frye MA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine patients undergoing cholecystectomy because of chronic calculous cholecystitis were randomised to receive phenylbutazone 10 mg/kg intramuscularly or a control injection (vehicle-containing local anaesthetic) immediately after completion of surgery. Fibrinogen and plasminogen concentrations in plasma, plasm...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Szczepański M,Kubiak J,Lembas L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a commentary on recent studies with the new IOP-lowering fixed-combination product brinzolamide 1%/timolol 0.5%. METHODS:Medline was searched for brinzolamide/timolol fixed-combination clinical literature (up to May 18, 2010) and the current comprehensive brinzolamide/timolol literature was review...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Januleviciene I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS OF THE WORK:This open compassionate-use prospective registration study evaluated the tolerability, ease of use and applied doses of transdermal (TTS) fentanyl in adult patients with cancer-related pain requiring strong opioid analgesia. Elderly patients were particularly focussed on. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Previou...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Menten J,Desmedt M,Lossignol D,Mullie A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better understand depression's impact on family functioning from the perspectives of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and their partners; to develop and test patient and partner versions of a new self-reported measure, the Depression and Family Functioning Scale (DFFS), for use in clinical tri...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： DiBenedetti DB,Danchenko N,François C,Lewis S,Davis KH,Fehnel SE

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of a second primary malignancy (SPM) after an index esophageal cancer is fairly rare, primarily due to decreased survival in patients with esophageal cancer. However, with advances in early detection and therapy, the number of long-term survivors is increasing, as is the incidence of SPMs in this...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Nandy N,Dasanu CA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed at comparing efficacy and tolerance of a new hydrocolloid dressing containing hyaluronic acid (HC + HA) to a reference hydrocolloid not containing hyaluronic acid (HC) in the treatment of leg ulcers of venous or mixed origin. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:This was an open, prospective stud...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Meaume S,Ourabah Z,Romanelli M,Manopulo R,De Vathaire F,Salomon D,Saurat JH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a general practice survey of the use of Temazepam 'Planpak' ('Planpak'), 31 participating doctors completed questionnaires on 250 patients. Of these, 228 patients had been taking a variety of 8 benzodiazepine hypnotics prior to 'Planpak' therapy while 22 (8.8%) patients received 'Planpak' as a short course, without...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Drake J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe allergic asthma patients may not be controlled even with guideline recommended care, including inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta-2 agonists, theophylline, oral steroids and anti-leukotrienes. They experience exacerbations requiring intensive healthcare use and which may be fatal. Omalizumab, a...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Dewilde S,Turk F,Tambour M,Sandström T

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report on the results of a recent large-scale, internet-based survey of the population, prevalence and attributes of pain experience in the United Kingdom (UK), France, Spain, Germany and Italy. METHODS:The results reported here are taken from the internet-based, 2008 National Health and Wellness Survey ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Langley PC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-weeks' double-blind, crossover study in 30 patients with definite or classical rheumatoid arthritis is reported using 300 mg ketoprofen per day and 150 mg indomethacin per day. Both drugs had similar effects upon the patients' subjective improvement of pain. Objectively, the results also suggest that ketoprofen ma...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： El-Ghobarey AF,Rennie JA,Hadidi T,Hamid HA,Mavrikakis M

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of long-term atomoxetine treatment on sexual development in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as compared with placebo and with a national US survey in non-Hispanic white children and adolescents. METHODS:This double-blind, placebo-controll...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Trzepacz PT,Spencer TJ,Zhang S,Bangs ME,Witte MM,Desaiah D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bisoprolol, a highly cardioselective beta(1)-blocker, is widely used to treat elderly patients with hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure. The current literature lacks evidence regarding its potency to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) following cardiac surgery. Therefore the aim of this stud...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Behmanesh S,Tossios P,Homedan H,Hekmat K,Hellmich M,Müller-Ehmsen J,Schwinger RH,Mehlhorn U

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper represents a review, by experts, of current opinion and information on intermittent claudication (IC) and the role that cilostazol plays in its treatment. IC is a common and debilitating condition that has a significant adverse impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). It is currently under-recogni...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Barnett AH,Bradbury AW,Brittenden J,Crichton B,Donnelly R,Homer-Vanniasinkam S,Mikhailidis DP,Stansby G

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of pantoprazole 20 mg once daily (o.d.) in relieving epigastric pain associated with ulcer-like functional dyspepsia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study, patients experiencing ulcer-like functional dyspepsia, with epigastric pai...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： van Rensburg C,Berghöfer P,Enns R,Dattani ID,Maritz JF,Gonzalez Carro P,Fischer R,Schwan T

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glomerular and tubular function of 7 patients with a spectrum of renal impairment was measured before, during and after 4-days' treatment with cefuroxime and gentamicin. Neither the mean plasma urea nor creatinine concentrations of the group increased after combined treatment, nor was the excretion of cefuroxime s...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Cockram CS,Richards P,Bax RP

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is one of the major problems of health policy in different countries. Pharmacological attempts have been made to help affected people without a definitive solution. Some agents--either with peripheral or central effect--are available in the market. On July 2012, the FDA approved two novel preparation...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Catoira NP,Viale L,Di Girolamo G,Gonzalez C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind trial of methocarbamol versus placebo was carried out in 59 matched pairs of patients suffering from painful muscle spasm. Methocarbamol (1500 mg. q.d.s.) was found to be effective in approximately 60% of patients compared with 30% of patients receiving placebo (p less than 0.01). Side-effects were of a...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Valtonen EJ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00