Respiratory disease

Disability During the Last Two Years of Life.

Disability During the Last Two Years of Life.

JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Jul 8;
Smith AK, Walter LC, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky KE

IMPORTANCE Whereas many persons at advanced ages live independently and are free of disability, we… 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

Efficacy of Ketoprofen Administered in Drinking Water at a Low Dose for the Treatment of Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex.

Efficacy of ketoprofen administered in drinking water at a low dose for the treatment of Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex.

J Anim Sci. 2013 Jul 3;
Salichs M, Sabaté D, Homedes J

The purpose of this study was to evaluate… Continue reading

A Review of Potential Harmful Interactions Between Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet Agents and Chinese Herbal Medicines.

A Review of Potential Harmful Interactions between Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet Agents and Chinese Herbal Medicines.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e64255
Tsai HH, Lin HW, Lu YH, Chen YL, Mahady GB

BACKGROUND: The risks attributed to drug-herb interactions, even when known, are… Continue reading

Rhazes’ Concepts and Manuscripts on Nutrition in Treatment and Health Care.

Rhazes’ concepts and manuscripts on nutrition in treatment and health care.

Anc Sci Life. 2012 Apr; 31(4): 160-3
Nikaein F, Zargaran A, Mehdizadeh A

The use of nutrition in medical practice has a long history dating back to 6000… Continue reading

An Assessment of the Effects of Iyengar Yoga Practice on the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Pilot Study.

An assessment of the effects of Iyengar yoga practice on the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic respiratory diseases: A pilot study.

Can Respir J. 2013 Mar-Apr; 20(2): e17-23
Santana MJ, S-Parrilla J, Mirus J, Loadman M,… Continue reading

Factors Associated With Recovery From Anorexia Nervosa.

Factors associated with recovery from anorexia nervosa.

J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Mar 24;
Zerwas S, Lund BC, Von Holle A, Thornton LM, Berrettini WH, Brandt H, Crawford S, Fichter MM, Halmi KA, Johnson C, Kaplan AS, La Via M,… Continue reading

Recombinant Measles Virus Vaccine Expressing the Nipah Virus Glycoprotein Protects Against Lethal Nipah Virus Challenge.

Recombinant Measles Virus Vaccine Expressing the Nipah Virus Glycoprotein Protects against Lethal Nipah Virus Challenge.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(3): e58414
Yoneda M, Georges-Courbot MC, Ikeda F, Ishii M, Nagata N, Jacquot F, Raoul H, Sato H, Kai C

Nipah… Continue reading

Advance Care Planning Education in Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Study Exploring Participant Perspectives.

Advance care planning education in pulmonary rehabilitation: A qualitative study exploring participant perspectives.

Palliat Med. 2013 Mar 5;
Burge AT, Lee A, Nicholes M, Purcell S, Miller B, Norris N, McArdle S, Sandilands S, Holland AE

Background:Advance care planning… Continue reading

Targeting Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis HtrA2 With Identical Chemical Entities of Fluoroquinolones.

Targeting Multidrug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis HtrA2 with Identical Chemical Entities of Fluoroquinolones.

Indian J Pharm Sci. 2012 May; 74(3): 217-22
Daisy P, Vijayalakshmi P, Selvaraj C, Singh SK, Saipriya K

Tuberculosis is a highly communicable and chronic respiratory disease… Continue reading