anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Neuropathic pain (NP) remains a challenge to treat, with 50% of patients experiencing limited efficacy from current treatments. Medicinal cannabis, which contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and other minor cannabinoids, is garnering attention as an alternative treatment for NP. This paper reviews the clinical evidence for phytocannabinoid treatment of NP.
RECENT FINDINGS: Seventeen randomised controlled trials (RCT) were identified for inclusion in this review. Of these, ten studies using phytocannabinoid preparations containing THC alone had the most evidence for pain relief. Four studies investigating THC/CBD combinations showed some reductions in pain scores, although not all findings were statistically significant, whereas studies investigating CBD (two studies) or cannabidivarin (one study) showed no analgesic effect over placebo. However, CBD studies were of small sample size when compared to other studies in the review and short duration. Results for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with THC showed better improvements over those for NP induced by chemotherapy and multiple sclerosis, with these trials using vaporised whole plant cannabis. This formulation may have trace amounts of other minor cannabinoids, compared with synthetic cannabinoids such as dronabinol or nabilone that were investigated in other studies. This review provides an overview of RCTs that have investigated phytocannabinoid use for the treatment of NP. There appears to be evidence to necessitate further high quality RCTs into novel formulations of phytocannabinoids for the treatment of NP.
Immediately after randomization, participants in the Usual Care Group will be provided written information that emphasizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Usual care participants will be encouraged to follow the American Cancer Society (ACS) nutrition and physical activity guidelines. Upon completion of the study (at 6 months), usual care participants will be offered all the educational material, as well as an in-person or telephone counseling session.
Intake of the catechin epigallocatechin (EGCG) increased fat oxidation during walking. It is also known to reduce blood pressure and improve body composition. EGCG is the most abundant and potent bioactive compound (50-80% of the total catechin content) found in Matcha green tea (MGT) and is usually consumed as a drink or in a capsulated from unfermented tea leaves. MGT polyphenols have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, providing numerous health benefits, such as the reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity. MGT supplementation (3g over a 24hr period) has been shown to enhance fat oxidation during 30-min brisk walking as well as lower respiratory exchange ratio in females. Understanding the effectiveness of the bioactive compounds found in natural food sources in improving human health is key to informing the general population and the public health policies preceding them; the daily consumption of drinks and food naturally high in EGCG content could be recommended as an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. This research will expand the insight on Matcha green tea supplementation address the effect on heart rate variability, substrate oxidation at rest, and cardiovascular responses at rest in addition to metabolic and physiologic responses for a 1-hr walk in healthy females.
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of fortification of food with iron. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an irregular and porous elemental iron powder, which is suitable for fortifying food and pharmaceuticals with iron, and a composition comprising the same. The present disclosure also relates to a simple, economic, and efficient method for producing the said iron powder. The present disclosure further relates to an iron-fortified beverage or food product fortified with the elemental iron powder and a method of preparing the same. The elemental iron powder has metallic iron content of at least about 98% and surface area ranging from about 0.5 m2/g to about 1.0 m2/g. The elemental iron powder has high dissolution rate and relative bioavailability compared to the standard of care.
Dexmedetomidine 1 mcg/kg over 10 min followed by 0.4 mcg/kg/hr. till the start of wound closure.
Participants will receive two single doses of Genz-682452 separated by a 7-day wash-out period, one dose given under fed (standardized high-fat breakfast) and one under fasted conditions. The dose will be based on the blind review of the safety/tolerability/pharmacokinetic data of single dose level cohorts in Part 1.
BACKGROUND: Recurrence of incompetent saphenous veins after treatment is associated with remnant reflux to the branches close to the saphenofemoral or saphenopopliteal junctions, which originate from the residual patent stump after saphenous vein treatment. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting residual stump length after cyanoacrylate closure.
METHODS: This retrospective study used prospectively collected data of patients who underwent cyanoacrylate closure. Postoperative Duplex scanning was performed to evaluate occlusion of the target vein, stump length, and the presence of endovenous glue-induced thrombosis. The clinical outcomes and patient characteristics were also evaluated.
RESULTS: Seventy procedures for incompetent saphenous veins were performed in 67 limbs of 47 patients. The average patient age was 43 (range, 43-89) years; 34 (72%) were female patients. Target vein occlusion was achieved in all patients and endovenous glue-induced thrombosis occurred in 1.5 % of patients. The mean stump length was 18.3 mm. Total occlusion from the junction was observed in 13 vessels (19%). Particularly, higher total occlusion rate was found in treatments of the small saphenous vein compared with those of the great saphenous vein (GSV). In 6 GSV treatments, longer stumps (>45 mm) remained. Those with a stump >45 mm were all female patients, with significantly shorter height and higher Body Mass Index compared with those with stump lengths <45 mm.
CONCLUSIONS: Body figure should be considered when performing cyanoacrylate closure to treat insufficient saphenous varicose veins. However, further investigations are to be warranted.
BACKGROUND: Salvage radiation therapy (sRT) is often the sole curative option in patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. After sRT, we developed and validated a nomogram to predict freedom from biochemical failure.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate prostate-specific membrane antigen-positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET)-based sRT efficacy for postprostatectomy prostate-specific antigen (PSA) persistence or recurrence. Objectives include developing a random survival forest (RSF) model for predicting biochemical failure, comparing it with a Cox model, and assessing predictive accuracy over time. Multinational cohort data will validate the model's performance, aiming to improve clinical management of recurrent prostate cancer.
METHODS: This multicenter retrospective study collected data from 13 medical facilities across 5 countries: Germany, Cyprus, Australia, Italy, and Switzerland. A total of 1029 patients who underwent sRT following PSMA-PET-based assessment for PSA persistence or recurrence were included. Patients were treated between July 2013 and June 2020, with clinical decisions guided by PSMA-PET results and contemporary standards. The primary end point was freedom from biochemical failure, defined as 2 consecutive PSA rises >0.2 ng/mL after treatment. Data were divided into training (708 patients), testing (271 patients), and external validation (50 patients) sets for machine learning algorithm development and validation. RSF models were used, with 1000 trees per model, optimizing predictive performance using the Harrell concordance index and Brier score. Statistical analysis used R Statistical Software (R Foundation for Statistical Computing), and ethical approval was obtained from participating institutions.
RESULTS: Baseline characteristics of 1029 patients undergoing sRT PSMA-PET-based assessment were analyzed. The median age at sRT was 70 (IQR 64-74) years. PSMA-PET scans revealed local recurrences in 43.9% (430/979) and nodal recurrences in 27.2% (266/979) of patients. Treatment included dose-escalated sRT to pelvic lymphatics in 35.6% (349/979) of cases. The external outlier validation set showed distinct features, including higher rates of positive lymph nodes (47/50, 94% vs 266/979, 27.2% in the learning cohort) and lower delivered sRT doses (<66 Gy in 57/979, 5.8% vs 46/50, 92% of patients; P<.001). The RSF model, validated internally and externally, demonstrated robust predictive performance (Harrell C-index range: 0.54-0.91) across training and validation datasets, outperforming a previously published nomogram.
CONCLUSIONS: The developed RSF model demonstrates enhanced predictive accuracy, potentially improving patient outcomes and assisting clinicians in making treatment decisions.
The study subjects will be given Tadalfil citrate, encapsulated, 0.8-1 mg/kg/day in 1 dose orally. Max dose 40 mg. All patients will receive either study drug or placebo for a total of 20 days.
A system and a method for managing nurse data of intensive care unit are provided to input and delete items conveniently by managing important items and codes and classifying all information about the change of health state of a patient. A controller(110) interfaces with an intensive care unit equipment(300), manages a database(200), and controls an intensive care unit nursing recorder(100). A V/S inquiry unit(120) provides V/S information through the interface with the intensive care unit equipment. A basic information inquiry unit(130) provides basic information including a medial history. A checking information inquiry unit(140) provides checking information through the interface with the intensive care unit equipment, and a nursing treatment inquiry unit(150) provide nursing and treatment information. An infection information inquiry unit(160) provides infection information.
Lysozyme (I) is stabilised in liquid or semi-liquid compositions by incorporation in sugar or glycerin previously diluted in a solvent and in the presence of one or more non-ionic or anionic plasticisers. After mixing, excipients are also incorporated. (I) may be used as such, or as salt, pref., the hydrochloride, chloride, or carbonate. The glycerine may be pure, or one of its derivatives may be used. The sugar may be a mono-di-, or polysaccharide, an amino sugar or an alcohol derivative such as sorbitol or mannitol. Suitable plasticisers may be cellulosic, an alginate, or a resin such as a polyoxyethylene resin. (I) is an antimicrobial and antiviral agent. The compositions are useful as dentifrices, ointments for the treatment of disorders causing blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, and mouthwash solutions.
This ClinicIMPPACT proposal builds upon the success of the IMPPACT project (Grant No. 223877, completed in February 2012), which created a model for facilitating more accurate RFA treatment. This preliminary RFA model was tested in swine, with extensive histological workup, and in a clinical simulation study based on patient data, both of which reported relatively high correlations between estimated and actual tumor volumes. The mapping software for liver cancer RFA was developed through this project and provides a simulator for radiologists to plan, review and optimize procedures. Within IMPPACT, extensive experiments were performed on pigs and cells to develop a micro-scale cellular death model, which we used for calibrating the software. After porcine liver calibration, eight patient lesions were selected from a database of clinical procedures, and the planning software was used retrospectively to simulate interventions and predict lesion shapes. Predicted volumes were then compared against real thermal lesions, visualized and segmented in contrast-enhanced CT one month after ablation. These comparisons showed simulated and real lesion volumes to be acceptably matched after taking virtual tissue perfusion values into account. Some lesion shapes were mismatched, possibly due to inaccuracies in segmenting radiological images.

Treatment with RFA could be improved using a validated software solution to estimate lesion size and identify possible complications in advance-ideally, a solution which is adapted to real-time clinical requirements. However, the current state of the art involves long, hardware-intensive computing time (\~5 hours), which is impractical for clinical use.

The main goal of this project is to develop a simulation tool, driven by a user-friendly, ergonomically optimized graphical user interface, to support the complex requirements of clinicians. Therefore, the working steps of this international project and its medical and technical partners are to accelerate simulation speed, optimize needle registration, and integrate patients' individual perfusion values into software calculations, as well as accurate validation techniques, to produce more sophisticated and reliable predictions. The software could also aid in offline planning and simulation and as an RFA teaching tool for radiologists. Its use in retrospective analysis should improve clinical follow up and scientific evaluation.
The invention relates to a Chinese herbal medicine used for treating bird and beast enteritis. According to the invention, the Chinese herbal medicine is completely prepared from Chinese herbal medicine materials as raw materials. The Chinese herbal medicine is prepared into powder used for treating bird and beast enteritis. The Chinese herbal medicine is prepared from raw materials of Chinese pulsatilla, baikal skullcap root, amur corktree bark, stir-fried radix copidis, ash bark, garlic, banksian rose, betelnutpalm seed, and safflower stir-fried with wine according to a certain weight ratio. Radix copidis and safflower are prepared; and all the materials are mixed and crushed, such that the powder is obtained. When the powder is used in treatment, a certain dosage of the medicine is doped into a feedstuff, and the bird or beast can be recovered within 3 days. The medicine has advantages of convenient application and substantial curative effect. The medicine is time-saving and labor-saving. The medicine is suitable for poultry and livestock, and also wild beasts and birds.
BACKGROUND: Foam cell formation is an important step for atherosclerosis (AS) progression. We investigated the mechanism by which the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) nuclear-enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1) regulates foam cell formation during AS progression.
METHODS AND RESULTS: An in vivo AS model was created by feeding ApoE-/-mice a high-fat diet. Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL)-stimulated macrophages were used as a cellular AS model. Interactions between NEAT1, miR-17-5p, itchy E3 ubiquitin protein ligase (ITCH) and liver kinase B1 (LKB1) were analyzed. NEAT1 and ITCH were highly expressed in clinical samples collected from 10 AS patients and in ox-LDL-treated macrophages, whereas expression of both miR-17-5p and LKB1 was low. ITCH knockdown inhibited ox-LDL-induced lipid accumulation and LDL uptake in macrophages. Mechanistically speakingly, ITCH promoted LDL uptake and lipid accumulation in macrophages by mediating LKB1 ubiquitination degradation. NEAT1 knockdown reduced LDL uptake and lipid accumulation in macrophages and AS progression in vivo. NEAT1 promoted ITCH expression in macrophages by acting as a sponge for miR-17-5p. Inhibition of miR-17-5p facilitated ox-LDL-induced increase in LDL uptake and lipid accumulation in macrophages, which was reversed by NEAT1/ITCH knockdown.
CONCLUSIONS: NEAT1 accelerated foam cell formation during AS progression through the miR-17-5p/ITCH/LKB1 axis.
Methods and platforms for enhancing collaboration and communication between a patient and his healthcare team are described. A personal health record is created for a patient and maintained by a service provider. The health record is updated with self-monitored or remote device readings. These readings are sent, in a secure format that insures patient privacy, to the service provider and inserted into a health record via a computer connected to the Internet or via a telephone line without the use of a computer, i.e., by directly connecting an intermediate device to a phone outlet. Other health and wellness data may be written to the health record via a computer or via conventional means. Personal health records are created with minimal effort from healthcare professionals and patients. Third-party companies in the healthcare industry, such as insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies, can sponsor programs encouraging the creation of personal health records and, in turn, receive depersonalized summary information from the service provider to study healthcare trends. By enhancing collaboration between patients and their healthcare teams, patients are more likely to improve their health conditions, particularly chronic conditions, and reduce healthcare costs.
FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying sorption of specific antibodies to the virus on polystyrene microtiter plates. Complex is applied for providing diagnosis having anti-sheep Ig G - biotin+streptavidin+biotin-beta-galactosidase with streptavidin and biotinized enzymes proportion being 2:1 or 1:1, respectively. It enables reaction sensitivity to grow 125-625-fold as much. Test set has reservoirs containing specific antigen, control and specific sera, conjugates, anti-sheep Ig G - biotin, biotin- beta-galactosidase, streptavidin. EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of laboratory diagnosis. 2 tbl
The potential study subjects will be approached by study coordinator at preoperative clinic. If the patient is interested in participating the study, he/she will be screened and consented. Undetected or untreated OSA will be established by STOP-Bang questionnaire and subsequent overnight PSG by using Apnea Link Plus which is level ( 2 ) at patient's home.The following data will be recorded: including age, gender, history of coronary artery disease, prior revascularization, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, critical aortic valvular stenosis, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, diabetes treated with insulin or an oral diabetic drug, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia treated with drug therapy, tobacco use, renal insufficiency and the type of surgery. For all study patients, the nocturnal blood oxygen saturation will be monitored by a pulse oximeter (PULSOX 300i) for first 3 nights postoperatively.During their stay in hospital, patients will be followed daily, and outcomes will be recorded, until discharge.. ECG will be measured preoperatively and repeated on day 1 to 3 after surgery. Venous blood will be collected 6-12 hours and on the first 3 days after surgery for measuring cTnT concentration.If patient's ECG is abnormal and/or patient is positive for troponin test, treating physician will be contacted for further treatment. Patient will be contacted 30 days after surgery by phone to ascertain if they have experienced any adverse out come.
Cohort2：Participants were treated with 8mg lenvatinib (weight\<60kg) or 12mg lenvatinib (weight\>60kg) orally once daily on days 1 through 21, and HAIC regimen was performed every 3 weeks. The ROX regimen was administered via hepatic artery: oxaliplatin , 100mg/m2 , from hour 0 to 4 on day1 ;raltitrexed , 3mg/m2 , from hour 4 to 5 on day 1.
Patients in this group wil receive 2mL of water 2 minutes prior vaccination and will be put on skin-to-skin contact with their mothers at the same time. After this time cleansing of the right tigh will be done followed by intra-muscular injection for hepatitis B vaccination. Patients will stay on skin-to-skin contact with their mothers for the following 2 minutes after injection. Infants will not receive any additional sensorial stimulation during the whole procedure outside the prespecified above.
FIELD: medicine. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to surgery, and can be applied for treatment of surgical endotoxicosis, complicated with intestinal insufficiency. For this purpose applied is solution of mixture of powder sublimates of juice, water extract of plant tops and water extract of marc of young table beet. Mixture of powder sublimates is dissolved in quantity 40 g of dry substance per 1 l of neutral anolyte ANK with concentration 0.01-0.02% to obtain standard solution 1-2% by pectin. Obtained solution is introduced enterally drop-by-drop through capillary probe with 5 days course. Solution introduction insures enterosorption, nutritive support, stimulation of intestine motor functions. ^ EFFECT: application in solution of powder sublimates not only marc and juice, but plant tops of table beet insures improved amino-acid composition as well as improved solubility of powder product, which makes it possible to introduce solution through capillary probe, without causing its clogging. ^ 2 tbl, 2 ex
A regular heartbeat is essential for maintaining the homeostasis of the vertebrate body. However, environmental pollutants, oxygen deficiency and extreme temperatures can impair heart function in fish. In this Review, we provide an integrative view of the molecular origins of cardiac arrhythmias and their functional consequences, from the level of ion channels to cardiac electrical activity in living fish. First, we describe the current knowledge of the cardiac excitation-contraction coupling of fish, as the electrical activity of the heart and intracellular Ca2+ regulation act as a platform for cardiac arrhythmias. Then, we compile findings on cardiac arrhythmias in fish. Although fish can experience several types of cardiac arrhythmia under stressful conditions, the most typical arrhythmia in fish - both under heat stress and in the presence of toxic substances - is atrioventricular block, which is the inability of the action potential to progress from the atrium to the ventricle. Early and delayed afterdepolarizations are less common in fish hearts than in the hearts of endotherms, perhaps owing to the excitation-contraction coupling properties of the fish heart. In fish hearts, Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum plays a smaller role than Ca2+ influx through the sarcolemma. Environmental changes and ion channel toxins can induce arrhythmias in fish and weaken their tolerance to environmental stresses. Although different from endotherm hearts in many respects, fish hearts can serve as a translational model for studying human cardiac arrhythmias, especially for human neonates.
The case reports a woman in her 70s, with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease in G4 stage. The patient had elevated HbA1c, and she was switched from linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, to dulaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA). Thereafter, the HbA1c level decreased; however, since the dulaglutide supply became a problem, the patient was switched to tirzepatide, a glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/GLP-1RA. To date, no clinical studies have evaluated the efficacy and safety of switching from GLP-1RA to GIP/GLP-1RA, but we report this case because efficacy was observed in this patient. The therapeutic effects after switching to tirzepatide included decrease in HbA1c, increase in eGFR, and decrease in BUN, when compared to when dulaglutide was used. A change from dulaglutide to tirzepatide, could inhibit renal impairment progression and improve renal function.