clinical trials

Randomized Clinical Trial of Thrice-Weekly 4-Month Moxifloxacin or Gatifloxacin Containing Regimens in the Treatment of New Sputum Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.

Randomized Clinical Trial of Thrice-Weekly 4-Month Moxifloxacin or Gatifloxacin Containing Regimens in the Treatment of New Sputum Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e67030
Jawahar MS, Banurekha VV, Paramasivan CN, Rahman F, Ramachandran R, Venkatesan P, Balasubramanian… Continue reading

Rationale, Timeline, Study Design, and Protocol Overview of the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials.

Rationale, Timeline, Study Design, and Protocol Overview of the Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Trials.

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul 9;
Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Meert KL, Clark AE, Holubkov R, Browning B, Slomine BS, Christensen JR,… Continue reading

Direct-Acting Antivirals for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: Open Issues and Future Perspectives.

Direct-Acting Antivirals for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: Open Issues and Future Perspectives.

ScientificWorldJournal. 2013; 2013: 704912
Chae HB, Park SM, Youn SJ

Currently, two direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) show well-established efficacy against hepatitis C virus (HCV), namely, first-wave… Continue reading

Antidepressant Utilization and Suicide in Europe: An Ecological Multi-National Study.

Antidepressant Utilization and Suicide in Europe: An Ecological Multi-National Study.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66455
Gusmão R, Quintão S, McDaid D, Arensman E, Van Audenhove C, Coffey C, Värnik A, Värnik P, Coyne J, Hegerl U

Research concerning the… Continue reading

Potential Use of Custirsen to Treat Prostate Cancer.

Potential use of custirsen to treat prostate cancer.

Onco Targets Ther. 2013; 6: 785-97
Higano CS

Over the last few years, five agents have demonstrated a survival benefit over a comparator treatment or placebo in the treatment of metastatic… Continue reading

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Combinations of Fosfomycin, Minocycline and Polymyxin B on Pan-Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii.

In vitro antibacterial activity of combinations of fosfomycin, minocycline and polymyxin B on pan-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

Exp Ther Med. 2013 Jun; 5(6): 1737-1739
Zhang Y, Chen F, Sun E, Ma R, Qu C, Ma L

The aim of this… Continue reading

Firearm Possession Among Adolescents Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department for Assault.

Firearm Possession Among Adolescents Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department for Assault.

Pediatrics. 2013 Jul 8;
Carter PM, Walton MA, Newton MF, Clery M, Whiteside LK, Zimmerman MA, Cunningham RM

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Firearm violence is a leading cause of… Continue reading

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Obesity In Low-Income Urban Families.

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Obesity in Low-Income Urban Families.

Acad Pediatr. 2013 Jul-Aug; 13(4): 356-63
Gross RS, Velazco NK, Briggs RD, Racine AD

To characterize the relationship between maternal depressive symptoms and child weight status, obesity-promoting feeding… Continue reading

Neurotoxic Saboteurs: Straws That Break the Hippo’s (Hippocampus) Back Drive Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Neurotoxic Saboteurs: Straws that Break the Hippo’s (Hippocampus) Back Drive Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Neurotox Res. 2013 Jul 3;
Daulatzai MA

Late onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of progressive cognitive dysfunction and dementia. Despite… Continue reading

Chlorprothixene in Bodies After Exhumation.

Chlorprothixene in bodies after exhumation.

Forensic Sci Int. 2013 Jun 10; 229(1-3): e30-4
Käferstein H, Sticht G, Madea B

Toxicological analyses on body tissues and interpretation of results after exhumation are a challenging task. We report five cases in… Continue reading