anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
This is a Phase 3, randomized (assignment of study drug by chance), double-blind (neither the participant or study staff will know the identity of study drugs), placebo-controlled (placebo is an inactive substance that is compared with a drug to test whether the drug has a real effect in a clinical trial), parallel-group (a medical research study comparing the response in 2 or more groups of participants receiving different interventions), multi-center (more than one clinical site will work on a medical research study), protocol of ustekinumab. The protocol will consist of 2 studies: an Induction study and a Maintenance study with unique endpoints. Screening period will be up to 8 Weeks. Induction study will be at least 8 weeks duration for each participant. Participant with clinical response in the Induction study will be eligible for the Maintenance study. The Maintenance study will be 44 weeks duration. After completion of the maintenance study, a long term extension will follow eligible participants for an additional 3 years. Clinical remission will be evaluated at Week 8 in the Induction study. Clinical remission among ustekinumab Induction responders will be evaluated at week 44 in the Maintenance study. Participants' safety will be monitored throughout.
In controlled clinical studies comparing LANTUS to NPH insulin, 593 of 3890 patients (15%) with type 1 and type 2 diabetes were ≥65 years of age and 80 (2%) patients were ≥75 years of age. The only difference in safety or effectiveness in the subpopulation of patients ≥65 years of age compared to the entire study population was a higher incidence of cardiovascular events typically seen in an older population in both LANTUS and NPH insulin-treated patients.

Nevertheless, caution should be exercised when LANTUS is administered to geriatric patients. In elderly patients with diabetes, the initial dosing, dose increments, and maintenance dosage should be conservative to avoid hypoglycemic reactions. Hypoglycemia may be difficult to recognize in the elderly [See ]. Warnings and Precautions (5.3)
Patients receive standard blood pressure management for 6 months. Patients receive blood pressure medications per doctor's instruction. Patients also monitor blood pressure at home 1 day (4 times in 1 day) every 2 weeks, and upload the recorded blood pressures to a central monitoring team.
OBJECTIVE: Treating pediatric osteosarcoma in long bones is challenging due to skeletal immaturity, which restricts the generalizability of insights derived from adult patients. Are there disparities in outcomes? How should surgical protocols be tailored for children of varying ages? What are the specific postoperative complications? A large single-center retrospective cohort study of 345 patients under 14 years old with lower-limb osteosarcoma treated in our department since 2000 was conducted to address these inquiries.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 345 pediatric patients with lower-limb osteosarcoma admitted to our department between 2000 and 2019 was conducted. Clinical and functional outcomes were compared based on age groups, surgical methods, type of prosthesis, and primary tumor location. Patients were divided into the low-age group (≤10 y old) and the high-age group (>10 y old). Overall survival rate (OS), progressionfree survival rate (PFS), and prosthesis survival rate were assessed using Kaplan-Meier curves, nonparametric survival analysis (log-rank test), and Univariate cox regression were used for comparison. The incidence of complications, local relapse rate (LRR), metastasis rate, final limb-salvage, and amputation rate, and Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) score of different independent groups were further evaluated using χ2 test or Fisher's exact test, and t -test was employed to evaluate the measurement data.
RESULTS: The average age of the patients was 11.10±2.32 years ranging from 4 to 14 y, with an average follow-up duration of 48.17 months. The 5, 10, and 15-year OS rates were 50.3%, 43.8%, and 37.9%, respectively. The progression-free survival rate was 44.8% at 5 years and 41.1% at 10 years. The final limb salvage rate was 61.45%, while the final amputation rate was 38.55%. The low-age group had a higher amputation rate compared with the high-age group (48.00% vs. 33.18%, P =0.009). The overall LRR was 9.28%, and the incidence of metastasis was 28.99%. The LRR of the limb-salvage group was higher than the amputation group ( P =0.004). The low-age group experienced more prosthesis-related complications than the high-age group ( P =0.001). The most common prosthesis-related complication in the low-age group was soft-tissue failure, while the periprosthetic infection was most frequent in the high-age group. The high-age group had a higher cumulative prosthesis survival compared with the low-age group ( P =0.0097). Modular prosthesis showed better MSTS scores and higher cumulative prosthetic survival than expandable prosthesis in pediatric patients ( P <0.05).
CONCLUSION: Limb preservation in pediatric patients becomes increasingly efficacious with advancing age, while consideration of amputation is warranted for younger patients. The prevailing postoperative complications associated with prosthesis encompass soft tissue failure and periprosthetic infection. Younger patients diagnosed with lower limb osteosarcoma exhibit a heightened amputation rate and a greater incidence of prosthesis-related complications.
Vaginismus is the most common reason for unconsummated marriages. The more severe forms of vaginismus are often refractory to a variety of treatments such as Kegel exercises, dilator therapy, psychotherapy, sex counseling physical therapy, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, hymenectomy and vestibulectomy. In the larger cohort of 200 patients, a detailed data analysis of 150 patients (paper submitted) the average length of time of failed treatments was more than 7 years. 25% of vaginismus women suffered with this condition for more than a decade.

Spasm of the vaginal muscles is well defined in the scientific literature, first described by Sims in his 1861 report, as well as Lamont in 1978 and currently included in the DSM-IV definition of vaginismus. Pacik has reported on the prevalence of spasm of the bulbocavernosum, especially in the more severe forms of vaginismus, consistent with the history that intercourse feels like it is "hitting a wall", also noted by Lamont. The use of Botox injections as a treatment for vaginismus dates back to 1997. Since then several reports, including papers and presentations from our practice, have shown the efficacy of Botox injections for vaginismus. Botox is a very safe drug when used correctly. As of December 2012 more than 200 patients have been treated in our practice, mostly the more severe forms of vaginismus, who have been refractory to other forms of therapy. In this population dating back to 2005, the cure rate is in excess of 90%. There have been three minor complications of mild stress incontinence all of which resolved after about four months when the Botox was no longer active. One patient in this large cohort developed excessive vaginal dryness, likely due to block of the parasympathetic nerves which govern "letdown". Several patients have become pregnant and delivered normal children by vaginal childbirth.

The program to cure vaginismus is more than just injecting Botox under anesthesia and incorporates the following additional essential steps:

The areas of maximum spasm of the vaginal muscles are identified under sedation to determine where the Botox should be injected. The injections done under anesthesia are followed by additional injections of a long acting local anesthetic bupivacaine. After this the vagina is progressively dilated while the patient is still under anesthesia, and the dilators are further coated with a topical anesthetic. All these measures allow the patient to wake up in the recovery room with the large dilator in place and no discomfort. Following this, supervised dilation continues so that the patient becomes comfortable moving the dilator in and out of the vagina. This supervised dilation continues for a total of two to three mornings. During this time counseling is done with the couple to help instruct the correct use of the dilators, transition from dilators to intercourse, positions of pelvic floor relaxation and couple's counseling. Written instructions are given as well as a DVD addressing these aspects and close follow up and support by phone and email to ensure success of the program.
Participants will receive adalimumab for 24 weeks, in Period 1. Participants who respond to the study treatment received in Period 1, will continue to receive the same treatment in Period 2 for another 100 weeks. There will be a 70 day safety follow up after the treatment period.
This is a single center clinical trial. Forty patients (sufficient for an initial evaluation) scheduled for a lobectomy or an anatomical segmental resection for malignant lung tumors will be enrolled in the study. After lung resection, the lung will be placed on a surgical table in a similar position to the in-vivo situation in the Image Guided Therapeutic operating room (GTx-OR) within Toronto General Hospital. The lung will be evaluated by XLTF-UC180 for localization of the tumor. The ultrasound probe will be put on the lung surface in several different directions to obtain the cross section with maximum diameter. The ultrasound image with size measurement of the tumor will be recorded using an ultrasound scanner (EU-Y0008, OLYMPUS MEDICALSYSTEMS CORP., Tokyo, Japan). Next, the bronchial stump of the specimen will be opened and a small sized endotracheal tube will be inserted to inflate and deflate the lung. After inflation of the lung, the tumor will be evaluated by XLTF-UC180 to see the difference in ultrasound images between deflated and inflated lung. After ultrasound evaluation, the specimen will be delivered directory to the pathology laboratory and the actual tumor size and histological diagnosis will be determined. In addition, we will evaluate the differences between US image and pathological morphology using Hemotoxylin and Eosin (HE) slides of lung tumor. We will work together with the surgical team to confirm sign off of specimens.
Clinical studies of Nafcillin for Injection did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger subjects. Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between the elderly and younger patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. 

Nafcillin for Injection contains 66.2 mg (2.9 mEq) of sodium per gram nafcillin and is buffered with 40 mg of sodium citrate per gram nafcillin. At the usual recommended doses, patients would receive between 199 and 397 mg/day (8.7 and 17.4 mEq) of sodium. The geriatric population may respond with a blunted natriuresis to salt loading. This may be clinically important with regard to such diseases as congestive heart failure.
The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine pill for removing blood stasis and removing nephrolithiasis. Consists of: the invention relates to a Chinese medicinal composition which is prepared from 15 Chinese medicinal herbs including plantain herb, lysimachia christinae hance, pyrrosia leaf, climbing fern spore, Chinese waxgourd peel, poria cocos, talcum, fringed pink, curcuma aromatica, cowherb seed, banksia rose, cinnamon, fistular onion stalk, ligustrum japonicum, eclipta alba and the like. 1. Has no influence or little influence on normal physiological functions and no toxic or side effect. 2. The effect is nonspecific and broad-spectrum. 3. Has effects in regulating physiological function, clearing away heat and dampness, relieving stranguria, removing urinary calculus, promoting diuresis, removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation, promoting diuresis, warming and invigorating kidney yang, regulating qi activity, removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation, and relieving pain. 4. Can improve clinical physical signs of patients, and has the functions of removing calculus and promoting diuresis for renal calculus, and protecting the physiological function of kidney.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the trimester-specific associations between maternal total physical activity level vs moderate-to-vigorous exercise and fetal growth disorders.
METHODS: We analyzed 2062 mother-neonate pairs participating in the longitudinal China Medical University Birth Cohort Study. The Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess the physical activity level of women during the three trimesters. A higher level of total physical activity was defined as meeting or exceeding the cohort-specific 75th percentile, and a higher level of exercise was defined according to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Fetal growth disorder was defined as small-for-gestational age (SGA) or large-for-gestational age (LGA) at birth.
RESULTS: Of the neonates included in this study, 7.1% were SGA and 15.5% were LGA. A higher level of total physical activity during the first trimester (adjusted relative risk (aRR), 0.62 (95% CI, 0.42-0.91)) and second trimester (aRR, 0.62 (95% CI, 0.41-0.95)) was associated with a lower risk of SGA, and a higher level of total physical activity during the third trimester was associated with a lower risk of LGA (aRR, 0.73 (95% CI, 0.54-0.97)). When analyzing physical activity by subtype, a higher level of occupational physical activity during the first and second trimesters was associated negatively with SGA risk, and higher levels of occupational and low-intensity physical activity during the first trimester were associated negatively with LGA risk. No significant association was found between maternal adherence to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and risk of fetal growth disorders.
CONCLUSIONS: A higher total physical activity level during the first and second trimesters was associated with a decreased risk of SGA, whereas a higher total physical activity level in the third trimester was associated with a decreased risk of LGA. Pregnant women should be advised to increase their total physical activity levels instead of focusing on engaging in only moderate-to-vigorous exercise. © 2024 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The clinical and research need for noninvasive biomarkers in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has led the study team to develop 129Xe magnetic resonance imaging (129Xe MRI) to image pulmonary vascular pathology through quantitative 3D maps of gas transfer across the pulmonary blood-gas barrier. 129Xe MRI, in combination with 129Xe spectroscopy (MRS), has a unique signature in PAH and can simultaneously measure capillary blood volume and hemodynamic changes associated with pulmonary vascular remodeling (Wang '19a). This project aims to determine how pulmonary vascular remodeling in PAH at a cellular and pathological level is related to gas exchange physiology changes and hemodynamics (monitored with 129Xe MRI/MRS) and the change in these signals over one year in patients with "stable" PAH. Our central hypothesis is that patients with "stable" PAH will display persistent abnormalities on 129Xe MRI/MRS consistent with pulmonary vascular remodeling and that some patients may have worsening of their disease while appearing to be "stable" disease.

The study team will assess the ability of 129Xe MRI to longitudinally monitor disease progression in patients with "stable" PAH. First, the team will enroll "stable" PAH patients and obtain detailed clinical information to be stored in the REDCAP database. The study team will then follow this cohort of PAH subjects for one year, performing 129Xe MRI scans at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and one year in addition to their standard-of-care assessments including appointments labs, echo, and 6MWTs.
Group 2 receives supplement B for four weeks, undergoes a two week washout period, and then receives supplement A for another four weeks. Measurements are taken at baseline, after supplement B completion and after supplement A completion. Participants are informed which supplement was krill oil and which was placebo following completion of this phase of the study. Group 2 participants are given an option to also take an additional 17 weeks of Krill Oil and return for a follow up evaluating the long term use of krill oil.
BACKGROUND: Nicotine, the main compound of smoking may exert its effects by changing the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs). This study was conducted to further investigate the molecular mechanisms of miRNA-dependent effects of nicotine in an animal model of liver fibrosis.
METHODS: The bile duct ligation (BDL) approach was used to create a model of liver fibrosis. Twenty-four male Wistar rats were used in the study. The effects of nicotine administration on miRNA-124 expression, as well as alpha-smooth muscle actin (liver fibrosis marker) and chemokine ligand 2 (an inflammatory chemokine), were investigated using RT-qPCR. In addition, the mRNA and protein expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT-3; as a potential target for miRNA-124) were investigated by RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence, respectively. Liver enzyme activity levels were measured using a colorimetric assay. In addition, the effects of nicotine on the process of liver fibrosis were investigated with histological studies.
RESULTS: The development of liver fibrosis in BDL rats and nicotine administration led to a decrease in miRNA-124 expression. The decrease in the expression is accompanied by the increase in the expression of fibrotic and proinflammatory genes. Also, an increase in STAT-3 mRNA and protein expression was observed in the fibrotic rats that received nicotine. In addition, the significant increase in bilirubin and liver enzymes in fibrotic rats worsens with nicotine administration. The results of histological studies also confirm these results.
CONCLUSION: Considering that miRNA-124 is an anti-inflammatory miRNA, it can be concluded that the decrease in its expression due to nicotine exposure leads to an increase in inflammatory processes and subsequently to an increase in liver fibrosis.
The physical activity program consists of 123 sessions over 52 weeks. The initial assessment is followed by 12 weeks of physical activity. After this ten-week period, a second assessment is performed, followed by 3 weeks of rest. This is followed by a further 17 weeks of activities, 4 weeks of activities followed by 4 weeks of rest. Finally, there were 12 more weeks of activities.
The invention relates to the field of biotechnology and medicine, and specifically to insulin-containing preparations used, in particular, for treating diabetes mellitus. The present preparation comprises a mixture of insulin and a pharmacologically acceptable polymer having a hydrodynamic diameter of more than 4.5+/-0.5 nanometers. As said polymer, at least one polymer having a molecular weight of 20-70 kDa may optimally be used, selected from a group including: dextran, polyethylene glycol and albumin. As regards insulin preparations used in the composition of the preparation, it is possible to use human recombinant insulin and genetically engineered analogues thereof used in the form of commercial preparations. Experiments have shown that using the aforementioned polymers provides insulin preparations with a prolonged effect without the use of chemical or genetic engineering methods to modify insulin molecules. The method is not specific and can thus be applied across a wide range of therapeutic proteins.
The importance of sleep upon physiological and psychological health has been extensively documented. It has been proposed that adequate sleep, as well as good sleep quality, is vital for wellbeing. (1). Some have suggested that sleep curtailment has paralleled the increased prevalence of cardiometabolic disease including obesity (2), type 2 diabetes mellitus (3, 4), hypertension (5, 6) and more. Sleep researchers face a major challenge since there are multiple methods for sleep assessment, all of which have advantages and disadvantages.Whilst polysomnography (PSG) is considered to be the gold standard for sleep assessment, there are some limitations including laboratory attendance for the participant and sleep scoring variance. Sleep questionnaires are widely utilized, particularly in large epidemiological studies, but are susceptible to inaccuracies and some have not been validated against PSG. Wrist actigraphy has provided researchers with an attractive equivalent and there are now multiple commercial manufacturers available. Actigraphic devices are usually worn on the non-dominant wrist and the instrument is used to monitor wrist movements through the use of an accelerometer and a memory chip. Wrist actigraphy is useful in the detection of sleep, wake, and activity.
UNLABELLED: A Comparison of Ovarian Loss Following Laparoscopic versus Robotic Cystectomy As Analyzed by Artificial Intelligence-Powered Pathology Software.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To compare the area of ovarian tissue and follicular loss in the excised cystectomy specimen of endometrioma performed by laparoscopic or robotic technique.
METHODS: Prospective observational study performed between April 2023 to August 2023. There were 14 patients each in Laparoscopic group (LC) and Robotic group (RC). Excised cyst wall sent was for to the pathologist who was blinded to the technique used for cystectomy. The pathological assessment was done by artificial intelligence-Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) software.
RESULTS: The age was significantly lower in LC group; the rest of demographic results were comparable. The mean of the median ovarian area loss [Mean Rank, LC group (9.1 ± 15.1); RC (8.1 ± 12.4)] was higher in LC group. The mean of the median total follicular loss was higher in LC group (8.9 ± 9.2) when compared to RC group (6.3 ± 8.9) and was not significant. The area of ovarian loss in bilateral endometrioma was significantly higher in LC group (mean rank 7.5) as compared to RC group (mean rank 3) - (P = .016) despite more cases of bilateral disease in RC group. With increasing cyst size the LC group showed increased median loss of follicles when compared to RC group (strong correlation coefficient 0.347) but not statistically significant (P = .225). AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists) score did not have any impact on the two techniques.
CONCLUSION: Robotic assistance reduces the area of ovarian and follicular loss during cystectomy of endometrioma especially in bilateral disease and increasing cyst size. It should be considered over the laparoscopic approach if available.