anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
A 66-year-old man. He had myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the left anterior descending branch, which was subsequently complicated by ventricular septal perforation. Ventricular septal perforation was repaired through right ventricle incision, applying double patches for closure, and injecting glue between the patches. The early postoperative course was good, but the infarcted left ventricular anterior wall remained because of the right ventriculotomy approach. A left ventricular aneurysm was demonstrated on postoperative follow-up echocardiography, which gradually enlarged to become giant. Since symptoms of heart failure such as respiratory distress appeared, left ventriculoplasty was performed 29 months after the perforation of the initial surgery. Since thinned left ventricular wall remains following right ventriculotomy approach, risk of postoperative left ventricular aneurysm should be taken into account.
Sixty critically-ill children (age newborn to 18 years) who are intubated with acute respiratory failure due to any cause and not supported by ECMO. Two control subjects will be enrolled for every 1 experimental ECMO subject.
BACKGROUND: Chronic, non-malignant diseases (CNMD) like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF) and dementia in advanced stages are very burdensome for patients. Timely palliative care with strong collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and specialist palliative home care (SPHC) teams can reduce symptom burden, hospitalization rates, hospitalization costs and overall healthcare costs. The KOPAL-study on strengthening interprofessional collaboration for patients with palliative care needs tested the effect of an intervention comprising of a SPHC nurse assessment and an interprofessional case conference. This qualitative evaluative study explores patients', proxies' and their associates' motivation to participate in the KOPAL-study and views on the (benefits of the) intervention.
METHODS: We interviewed 13 male and 10 female patients as well as 14 proxies of patients with dementia and six associates of study participants using a semi-structured interview guide. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed with deductive-inductive qualitative content analysis.
RESULTS: Motivation for participation was driven by curiosity, the aim to please the GP or to support research, respectively to help other patients. Few interviewees pointed out to have expected positive effects for themselves. The nurse visit was evaluated very positively. Positive changes concerning health care or quality of life were reported sparsely. Most study participants did not prepare for the SPHC nurse assessment. They had no expectations concerning potential benefits of such an assessment, the interdisciplinary case conference and an early integration of palliative care. The majority of interviewees reported that they did not talk about the nurse visit and the interprofessional case conference with their GPs.
CONCLUSION: Our results lead to the conclusion that SPHC nurses can serve as an advocate for the patient and thereby support the patients' autonomy. GPs should actively discuss the results of the interdisciplinary case conference with patients and collaboratively decide on further actions. Patient participation in the interdisciplinary case conference could be another way to increase the effects of the intervention by empowering patients to not just passively receive the intervention.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: DRKS00017795 German Clinical Trials Register, 17Nov2021, version 05.
A computing system for measuring and monitoring patient biomarkers for detecting or predicting a post-surgical colorectal complication may be provided. A post-surgical colorectal complication may be predicted or detected by comparing measured/processed patient biomarker data with a corresponding determined threshold value. The comparison of the measured/processed patient biomarker data and the corresponding threshold may be performed in association with a context. The context may be based on at least one of a colorectal surgery recovery timeline, at least one situational attribute, or at least one environmental attribute. A notification message associated with a predicted or detected post-surgical colorectal complication may be sent (e.g., sent in real time) to a patient device or a healthcare provider's device. The notification message may be supplemented by a severity level message.
Patients in the placebo group will receive placebo at Weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 16. At week 20, all patients will receive a single dose of ustekinumab 90 mg.
Creatinine and cystatin-C are recommended for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) but accuracy is suboptimal. Here, using untargeted metabolomics data, we sought to identify candidate filtration markers for a new targeted assay using a novel approach based on their maximal joint association with measured GFR (mGFR) and with flexibility to consider their biological properties. We analyzed metabolites measured in seven diverse studies encompasing 2,851 participants on the Metabolon H4 platform that had Pearson correlations with log mGFR and used a stepwise approach to develop models to < -0.5 estimate mGFR with and without inclusion of creatinine that enabled selection of candidate markers. In total, 456 identified metabolites were present in all studies, and 36 had correlations with mGFR < -0.5. A total of 2,225 models were developed that included these metabolites; all with lower root mean square errors and smaller coefficients for demographic variables compared to estimates using untargeted creatinine. Seventeen metabolites were chosen, including 12 new candidate filtration markers. The selected metabolites had strong associations with mGFR and little dependence on demographic factors. Candidate metabolites were identified with maximal joint association with mGFR and minimal dependence on demographic variables across many varied clinical settings. These metabolites are excreted in urine and represent diverse metabolic pathways and tubular handling. Thus, our data can be used to select metabolites for a multi-analyte eGFR determination assay using mass spectrometry that potentially offers better accuracy and is less prone to non-GFR determinants than the current eGFR biomarkers.
Confirm the choice of the correct Heparin Sodium Injection vial to ensure that the 1 mL vial is not confused with a “catheter lock flush” vial or other 1 mL vial of incorrect strength [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)]. Confirm the selection of the correct formulation and strength prior to administration of the drug. 

When heparin is added to an infusion solution for continuous intravenous administration, invert the container repeatedly to ensure adequate mixing and prevent pooling of the heparin in the solution. 

Inspect parenteral drug products visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit. Use only if solution is clear and the seal is intact. Do not use if solution is discolored or contains a precipitate. 

Administer Heparin Sodium Injection by intermittent intravenous injection, intravenous infusion, or deep subcutaneous (intrafat, i.e., above the iliac crest or abdominal fat layer) injection. Do not administer Heparin Sodium Injection by intramuscular injection because of the risk of hematoma at the injection site [see Adverse Reactions (6)].
PURPOSE: A composition and a functional food containing Meliae Cortex ethanol extract are provided to suppress pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and to treat a patient with pancreatic cancer. CONSTITUTION: A composition for preventing and treating pancreatic cancer contains Meliae Cortex ethanol extract as an active ingredient, which is prepared at 50 Deg. C. for 24 hours. The ethanol is 95% ethanol. The composition also contains pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents. The pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. A functional food for preventing pancreatic cancer contains the extract as an active ingredient, containing sitologically acceptable food additives. [Reference numerals] (AA) Relative cell survival rate
Hypertensive disorders (HD), including preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension, and chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia, affect around 10-20% of pregnant women in the United States and are significantly associated with maternal mortality and morbidity, particularly in the postpartum period. The prevalence of HD is on the rise in the United States and has increased from 13% in 2017 to 16% in 2019 owing to an increase in advanced maternal age, obesity, and diabetes. There are major racial disparities in HD and subsequent maternal mortality and morbidity. HD affect more than 1 in 5 delivery hospitalizations of Black women. Black women with HD are also more likely than white women with HD to have more adverse postpartum blood pressure trajectories which leads to a higher incidence of hypertension related hospital readmissions (readmission for hypertension during the first 6-weeks postpartum: 16.9% among Black women vs. 9.5% among white women, p=0.02) and cardiovascular-related adverse events. However, most of the management recommendations have been centered around blood pressure targets during the antepartum period with significantly less attention paid to the postpartum period despite evidence showing that hypertensive disorders are the most common reason for postpartum readmissions and are associated with increased maternal mortality and morbidity and a significant cost burden.
PURPOSE: To clarify the association between dietary diversity and inflammatory status in Japanese workers.
METHODS: Of 1,460 men and women aged 20-64 years in 2010 (baseline), those who were followed-up at least once between 2011 and 2018 were included in this study; 1,433 participants and 745 participants were included in the cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, respectively. Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire at baseline, and the dietary diversity score was determined using the Quantitative Index for Dietary Diversity (QUANTIDD). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) was taken to indicate inflammatory status at the baseline and follow-up surveys. In the cross-sectional analysis using baseline data, a generalized linear model was used to calculate adjusted means and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for hs-CRP according to the QUANTIDD score. In the longitudinal analysis, generalized estimating equations were used to calculate the adjusted mean (95% CI) for hs-CRP in follow-up according to the QUANTIDD score at baseline.
RESULTS: In the cross-sectional analysis, the hs-CRP concentration in male participants was significantly lower in those who had a high QUANTIDD score (adjusted mean [95% CI]: 0.074 [0.009-0.140] mg/dL in the lower group vs. 0.038 [-0.029-0.105] mg/dL in the higher group, p-value = 0.034). In the longitudinal analysis, the hs-CRP concentration of male participants also tended to be lower in those with higher QUANTIDD scores (p-value = 0.103). In both the cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses in women, there was no significant difference between the lower and higher QUANTIDD score groups.
CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that, in male Japanese workers, higher dietary diversity might be important for maintaining a low inflammatory status.
Without intervention, the natural wound healing process can often result in scarring, which can have detrimental effects on both the physical and mental well-being of patients. Therefore, it is crucial to develop biomaterials that can promote healing without scarring. Regulating the Yes-associated protein-1/PDZ-binding motif (YAP/TAZ) signaling pathway is possible to reduce excessive fibrosis of fibroblasts and proliferation of vascular endothelial cells, ultimately impacting scar formation. Arsenic trioxide (ATO), an ancient drug with medicinal and toxic properties, has shown promise in regulating this pathway. An ATO-loaded hydrogel dressing (ATO@CS/SA) was created to facilitate scarless wound healing, utilizing chitosan (CS) and sodium alginate (SA) to prevent direct contact of ATO with the wound tissue and minimize potential side effects. In vitro studies demonstrated that low concentrations of ATO did not impact cell viability and even promoted proliferation and migration. Co-culturing the hydrogel with fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells led to decreased expression levels of YAP and TAZ. Animal studies over a 90-day period revealed significant inhibition of scar formation with this system. Histological experiments further confirmed that the decreased expression of YAP and TAZ was responsible for this outcome. In conclusion, when administered at the appropriate dose, ATO can be repurposed from a traditional poison to a therapeutic agent, effectively suppressing excessive cell fibrosis and blood vessel proliferation and offering a novel approach to scar-free treatment.
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Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with Donnatal® Elixir. It is not known whether Donnatal®

Elixir can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Donnatal® Elixir should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

NURSING MOTHERS. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Donnatal® Elixir is administered to a nursing woman.
Arm A will receive a $160 subsidy per month for 3 months to be used on healthy foods (fruits and vegetables, whole grains, etc.). They will see the Instacart storefront without choice architecture manipulation and will see the discount applied at checkout. They will have Instacart + memberships for 3 months.
Bells Palsy responds well with drug therapy such as prednisolone and antiviral drugs for the duration of 10-12 days. However, the administration of these drugs produce adverse side effect. Therapist use a number of techniques to maintain the physiological properties of facial muscles. However, adding a new technique would add to the arsenal of techniques available for the therapist. The research is intended to determine the effect of adding Neural mobilization in the recovery of Bells Palsy. A randomized controlled trail is intended to include 60 participants divided into two groups. Experimental group will receive Neural Mobilization with conservative treatment and control group will receive conservative treatment only.
The purpose of this study is to test the safety of using atezolizumab before surgery in participants with cutaneous melanoma that has not spread to other areas of the body (non-metastatic) and can be removed by surgery (resectable) but has a higher risk of coming back after surgery (high-risk). Cutaneous melanoma in its earliest stages before it has spread to other areas of the body can usually be cured with surgery alone. Unfortunately, some cutaneous melanomas have a greater likelihood of coming back after surgery. Your immune system is normally your body's first defense against threats like cancer. But sometimes cancer cells produce signals that allow them to hide from attack by the immune system. One such signal is called programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). Atezolizumab is a drug that blocks PD-L1. By blocking PD-L1, atezolizumab may boost your immune system to keep your cutaneous melanoma from coming back after surgery.
Five-session Brief Behavioral Activation intervention. Sessions 1 - 4 are completed once a week, and session 5 is a booster-session completed four weeks after session 4.
Cardiac fibroblasts (CF) are mesenchymal-type cells responsible for maintaining the homeostasis of the heart's extracellular matrix (ECM). Their dysfunction leads to excessive secretion of ECM proteins, tissue stiffening, impaired nutrient and oxygen exchange, and electrical abnormalities in the heart. Additionally, CF act as sentinel cells in the cardiac tissue microenvironment, responding to various stimuli that may affect heart function. Deleterious stimuli induce an inflammatory response in CF, increasing the secretion of cytokines such as IL-1β and TNF-α and the expression of cell adhesion molecules like ICAM1 and VCAM1, initially promoting damage resolution by recruiting immune cells. However, constant harmful stimuli lead to a chronic inflammatory process and heart dysfunction. Therefore, it is necessary to study the mechanisms that govern CF inflammation. NFκB is a key regulator of the cardiac inflammatory process, making the search for mechanisms of NFκB regulation and CF inflammatory response crucial for developing new treatment options for cardiovascular diseases. SGK1, a serine-threonine protein kinase, is one of the regulators of NFκB and is involved in the fibrotic effects of angiotensin II and aldosterone, as well as in CF differentiation. However, its role in the CF inflammatory response is unknown. On the other hand, many bioactive natural products have demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects, but their role in CF inflammation is unknown. One such molecule is boldine, an alkaloid obtained from Boldo (Peumus boldus), a Chilean endemic tree with proven cytoprotective effects. However, its involvement in the regulation of SGK1 and CF inflammation is unknown. In this study, we evaluated the role of SGK1 and boldine in the inflammatory response in CF isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats. The involvement of SGK1 was analyzed using GSK650394, a specific SGK1 inhibitor. Our results demonstrate that SGK1 is crucial for LPS- and IFN-γ-induced inflammatory responses in CF (cytokine expression, cell adhesion molecule expression, and leukocyte adhesion). Furthermore, a conditioned medium (intracellular content of CF subject to freeze/thaw cycles) was used to simulate a sterile inflammation condition. The conditioned medium induced a potent inflammatory response in CF, which was completely prevented by the SGK1 inhibitor. Finally, our results indicate that boldine inhibits both SGK1 activation and the CF inflammatory response induced by LPS, IFN-γ, and CF-conditioned medium. Taken together, our results position SGK1 as an important regulator of the CF inflammatory response and boldine as a promising anti-inflammatory drug in the context of cardiovascular diseases.
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition with multiple abnormal metabolic components, including obesity, dysglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension. The components of metabolic syndrome are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the primary cause of death and disease burden in China. This study aims to explore an intervention drug that can effectively control a variety of risk factors (hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension), so as to improve the effectiveness and practical feasibility of primary prevention. Berberine is a drug with multiple function. Basic studies and previous clinical studies suggest that it has definite regulatory effects on blood glucose, lipid levels and blood pressure with few adverse reactions. This study selected pleiotropic Berberine as a means of intervention. It would provide new thought and high-level evidence for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Chinese population.
I. Women of childbearing age who are physically and mentally healthy, have regular menstruation and are between 20-45 years old; II. Women who are evaluated as normal by vaginal microbiome morphological characterization; III. Women who agree to participate in this study and have signed an informed consent form; IV. Those who have full capacity for civil and legal conduct; V. The quality of vaginal samples meets the evaluation requirements of this program.
This study will lay the necessary groundwork for future comprehensive research to examine the utility of the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) as a potential new medication for the treatment of Alcohol use disorder (AUD). OT modulates a number of key systems involved in addiction processes, including dopamine (DA) mesolimbic reward circuitry, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) stress systems, and has low abuse liability. Our overarching hypothesis is that OT will attenuate several measures thought to drive compulsive alcohol drinking and relapse. Specifically, investigators will examine whether OT decreases acute stress responses, alleviates alcohol withdrawal symptoms, reduces craving and motivation to drink, and decreases alcohol self-administration. Since interactions with alcohol are an important focus of our study, investigators will enroll non-treatment seeking heavy drinkers with AUD in a double blind, placebo controlled inpatient protocol. Subjects will be randomized to receive intranasal OT (40 IU/dose) or placebo 3 times daily. Participants will complete alcohol detoxification; investigators will measure alcohol withdrawal symptoms, craving, and 24-hr urinary free CORT. Participants will then complete 3 laboratory procedures in fixed order. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) which includes public speaking and performance of mental arithmetic will be used to examine subjective and physiological stress responses. An alcohol motivated responding (AMR) procedure will be used to examine subjects' responding to earn either drinks or money. A cumulative alcohol-dosing (CAD) procedure will be used to examine physiological and subjective responses across several blood alcohol levels. cortisol (CORT) levels will also be assessed. This study will provide new information on OT efficacy across a range of different measures predictive of alcohol use and misuse, and, if OT shows efficacy, help clarify the mechanism of OT action.
The invention discloses a compound traditional Chinese medicine perfusion used for treating bovine mastitis, and a preparation method thereof. The compound traditional Chinese medicine perfusion used for treating bovine mastitis is composed by the following raw materials of, by weight, 1-5 parts of radix puerariae, 1-5 parts of radix sophorae and 1-5 parts of dandelion. The preparation method is carried out according to the following steps of weighing the above raw materials, adding water with an amount of 10 times that of all the drugs into the raw material ingredients, decocting for two times (2.0 hours for the first time, and 1.5 hours for the second time), mixing two decoction liquids, filtering, concentrating a filter solution to a proper amount, adding ethanol to make the ethanol content 75%, standing, filtering, recovering ethanol from a filter solution, adding water to a metered volume, adding an antiseptic agent, loading in bottles, sealing the bottles and sterilizing. The traditional Chinese medicine veterinary drug perfusion used for preventing and treating bovine mastitis for a dairy industry is provided by the invention. The perfusion has the advantages of fast effectiveness, definite curative effect and no drug residues. The perfusion is in no need of withdrawal time.
1500518 Substituted oxepane derivatives ORTHO PHARMACEUTICAL CORP 8 April 1975 [11 April 1974 18 July 1974 6 Feb 1975] 14406/75 Heading C2C Compounds of formula are extracted from a zoapatle plant, e.g. Montanoa tomentosa or Montanoa floribunda, with water at 25-100 C. the aqueous extract being treated with a water-immiscible organic liquid to isolate the extracted compound. Alternatively the compound may be extracted with an organic liquid, the extract being treated with water. Suitable organic liquids for both processes include ethyl acetate, hexane, chloroform and benzene. The product may be purified by taking it up in an organic solvent, e.g. chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, methylene chloride, diethyl ether or benzene, treating the resultant solution with a mild base, e.g. sodium bicarbonate, carbonate or acetate, applying the organic phase to a chromatography column of, for example, polyvinyl acetate, silicic acid or silica gel and washing it off the column with a mixed solvent, e.g. benzene/ethyl acetate, hexane/dioxan or chloroform/isopropanol. Two or more chromatographic purification steps may be carried out.