clinical studies

[Short-Term Efficacy Comparison of Complete Mesocolic Excision and Traditional Colon Cancer Resection.]

[Short-term efficacy comparison of complete mesocolic excision and traditional colon cancer resection.]

Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2013 Mar; 16(3): 264-267
Wang T, Ye YJ, Han YM, Gao ZD, Guo P, Yang XD, Jiang KW, Yin MJ,… Continue reading →

Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Short- and Long-Term Outcomes With Drug-Eluting and Bare-Metal Coronary Stents: A Mixed-Treatment Comparison Analysis of 117,762 Patient-Years of Follow-Up From Randomized Trials”.

Response to letter regarding article, “Short- and long-term outcomes with drug-eluting and bare-metal coronary stents: a mixed-treatment comparison Analysis of 117,762 patient-years of follow-up from randomized trials”.

Circulation. 2013 Feb 12; 127(6): e447
Bangalore S, Fusaro M, Amoroso N,… Continue reading →

Inhaled Loxapine: A New Treatment for Agitation in Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder.

Inhaled loxapine: a new treatment for agitation in schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Drugs Today (Barc). 2013 Mar; 49(3): 195-201
Owen RT

The treatment of acute agitation in psychiatric patients has traditionally involved the use of oral or intramuscular benzodiazepines,… Continue reading →

Stroke in a Patient With Tuberculous Meningitis and HIV Infection.

Stroke in a Patient with Tuberculous Meningitis and HIV Infection.

Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2013; 5(1): e2013017
Pasticci MB, Paciaroni M, Floridi P, Cecchini E, Baldelli F

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a devastating disease. TBM occurs more commonly… Continue reading →

A Medical Oncologist’s Perspective on Communication Skills and Burnout Syndrome With Psycho-Oncological Approach (To Die With Each Patient One More Time: The Fate of the Oncologists).

A medical oncologist’s perspective on communication skills and burnout syndrome with psycho-oncological approach (To die with each patient one more time: the fate of the oncologists).

Med Oncol. 2013 Jun; 30(2): 530
Tanriverdi O

The increasing incidence of cancer… Continue reading →

Conceptual Framework for Research and Clinical Practice Concerning Cardiovascular Health-Related Behaviors.

Conceptual framework for research and clinical practice concerning cardiovascular health-related behaviors.

Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2013 Feb; 21 Spec No: 207-15
Gallani MC, Cornélio ME, Agondi Rde F, Rodrigues RC

To present a conceptual framework based on the PRECEDE… Continue reading →

Closing the Door to Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Closing the door to human immunodeficiency virus.

Protein Cell. 2013 Feb; 4(2): 86-102
Kang Y, Guo J, Chen Z

The pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus type one (HIV-1), the major etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS), has led… Continue reading →

Melatonin and Its Agonists in Pain Modulation and Its Clinical Application.

Melatonin and its agonists in pain modulation and its clinical application.

Arch Ital Biol. 2012 Dec; 150(4): 274-92
Srinivasan V, Zakaria R, Jeet Singh H, Acuna-Castroviejo D

Melatonin, the hormone of darkness has many physiological functions in the body… Continue reading →

Blood Gases and Energy Metabolites in Mouse Blood Before and After Cerebral Ischemia: The Effects of Anesthetics.

Blood gases and energy metabolites in mouse blood before and after cerebral ischemia: the effects of anesthetics.

Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2013 Jan 1; 238(1): 84-9
Schwarzkopf TM, Horn T, Lang D, Klein J

The levels of blood gases… Continue reading →

“We Lost All We Had in a Second”: Coping With Grief and Loss After a Natural Disaster.

“We lost all we had in a second”: coping with grief and loss after a natural disaster.

World Psychiatry. 2013 Feb; 12(1): 69-75
Ekanayake S, Prince M, Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S, Morgan C

Natural disasters cause immense suffering among… Continue reading →