anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Participants (n=6) randomized to receive a remote CI counseling session will be receiving the counseling session remotely. The participants will be counseled remotely by the audiologist located in Lexington, KY via the telemedicine system (intervention). This counseling will last 30-45 minutes and consists 5 key components: an explanation of the patient's hearing testing results, a discussion of the impact of hearing loss on the patient's life, treatment options for hearing loss including hearing aid amplification and cochlear implantation, explanation of how CIs function and the necessary steps in candidacy and rehabilitation, and an outline of the expected outcomes following cochlear implantation.
OBJECTIVES: Normal weight obesity can be associated with an increased risk of metabolic abnormalities, systemic inflammation and mortality. The main aim of the study was to analyze the changes in the prevalence of normal weight obesity in 8-18-year-olds from Kraków (Poland) between 2010 and 2020.
METHODS: The study was based on two sets of cross-sectional, school-based data obtained in 2010 and 2020. Body height, weight, and fat percentage were obtained. Body mass index was calculated, and only normal-weight individuals were included. Normal weight obesity was defined as normal BMI with adiposity >85 percentile for age and sex.
RESULTS: The prevalence of normal weight obesity among Polish children and adolescents has been alarming for at least the last 10 years. Depending on the sex and age, normal weight obesity was present in more than 10% up to even more than 20% of the examined population.
CONCLUSIONS: Alarming numbers of Polish children and adolescents suffer from NWO and this problem seems to be present for at least the last decade. A need for a maximally universal definition and cut-offs to diagnose normal weight obesity should also be stressed, as it will be helpful in providing the best prophylaxis and help to persons already suffering from normal weight obesity.
Serum soluble suppression of tumorigenicity-2 (sST2) has emerged as a novel biomarker of atherosclerotic disease. This study aimed to investigate whether elevated serum sST2 level is related to coronary plaque components detected on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and plaque vulnerability in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS) patients. 167 lesions in 120 non-ST elevation ACS patients were prospectively enrolled and evaluated by CCTA in this study. Blood were taken from antecubital vein during patient's hospitalization for angiography. Serum sST2 level was measured by commerical ELISA kits (Presage ST2 Assay Kit, Critical Diagnostics). CCTA were performed using a 320-slice CT scanner (Aquilion ONE, Toshiba Medical Systems, Otawara, Japan). Coronary plaque components were analyzed cross each of the lesions using commercialized software package (QAngio CT, Medis, The Netherlands).
There is described marine phospholipids (MPL) compositions suitable for human, aquaculture applications comprising a dry composition comprising nutritional components selected from the group consisting of marine phospholipids, marine proteins and amino acid blends obtainable by fluid extraction of a dried marine raw material. The compositions have low amounts of neutral lipids and particularly low amounts of cholesterol and cholesterol esters. They may be used either as such in powder form and for preparing purified MPL compositions by ethanol extraction. Both forms may be used as nutritional supplements, ingredients for functional foods and to optimise the delivery and containment of nutritional components in multicomponent fish feed compositions. There is further described a blend of the purified, ethanol extracted MPL compositions mixed with marine, vegetable, microbial or MCT oils to form liquid preparations for hard or soft gel encapsulation. There is further described MPL concentrates comprising purified and clearly defined phospholipid types dispersed in hydrophilic medium which are nutritionally essential in larvae feed. Still further there is described MPL compositions in unit dosage forms as supplements to supply highly bioavailable omega-3 fatty acids for human use, optionally with biologically active compounds.
A dissolvable nano web porous film has a network structure and a large specific surface area. The network structure is formed by stacking nano fibers that have a thickness of 10˜50,000 nm. The nano fibers are formed of a composition comprising nano fiber forming polymer, a gelling agent, a plasticizer, an optional active component and an optional additive. A method of preparing a dissolvable nano web film comprises producing a polymer melt or solution formed of a composition that comprises a nano fiber forming polymer, a gelling agent, a plasticizer, an optional active component and additives, spinning the melt or solution to form a nano web porous film having nano webs stacked in a network structure, drying the nano web porous film, and stabilizing the nano web porous film. The porous film has a 5˜5000 times higher specific surface area and a 2˜20 times faster dissolving time than a conventional film. The dissolvable nano web porous film has excellent dissolvability and solubility.
Subjects who are potentially impacted by a medical condition are identified. An experimental group includes subjects having a positive indication for a specific criterion related to the medical condition in their medical profiles. A control groups includes subjects having a negative indication for the specific criterion. An artificial intelligence system is trained using the specific criterion and secondary characteristics of the subjects of the experimental and control groups to construct a classifier for the medical condition. The classifier is used to extract a target group of subjects from a population of subjects. A medical profile of each subject of the target group is marked as potentially affected by the medical condition. A system includes the artificial intelligence system and a database for storing the medical profiles. Deep learning or machine learning may be used to analyze medical images such as retinal images.
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a hepatic disease-preventing and treating agent which can suitably be used for preventing and treating at least one hepatic disease selected from acute and chronic viral hepatitis, acute and chronic drug hepatitis and fulminant hepatitis, and to provide a hepatic disease-preventing and treating food or drink containing the hepatic disease-preventing and treating agent.  <P>SOLUTION: The hepatic disease-preventing and treating agent is characterized by containing a bisabolane type sesquiterpene compound. The bisabolane type sesquiterpene compound is preferably originated from a plant of the genus Curcuma, the family Zingiberaceae. The bisabolane type sesquiterpene compound is preferably at least one compound selected from ar-turmerone, α-turmerone, β-turmerone and their mixtures. The hepatic disease-preventing and treating food or drink is characterized by containing the bisabolane type sesquiterpene compound.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a group of chronic, non-specific intestinal diseases that could comorbid with varieties of negative emotional constructs, including pain-related negative emotions and trait negative emotions; however, the link between brain functions and different dimensions of negative emotions remains largely unknown. Ninety-eight patients with IBD and forty-six healthy subjects were scanned using a 3.0-T functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner. The amplitudes of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF), regional homogeneity (ReHo), and degree centrality (DC) were used to assess resting-state brain activity. Partial least squares (PLS) correlation was employed to assess the relationship among abnormal brain activities, pain-related and trait negative emotions. Compared to controls, patients with IBD exhibited higher values of ALFF in the right anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), lower values of ALFF in the left postcentral gyrus, and higher values of DC in the bilateral ACC. Multivariate PLS correlation analysis revealed the brain scores of the ACC were correlated with pain-related negative emotions, the brain salience in the left postcentral gyrus was associated with the higher-order trait depression. These findings can enhance our comprehension of how pain-related negative emotion and trait negative emotion affect the brains of patients with IBD in distinct ways.
Calcified nodules (CNs) are among the most challenging lesions to treat in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention. CNs may be divided into 2 subtypes, eruptive and noneruptive, which have distinct histopathological and prognostic features. An eruptive CN is a biologically active lesion with a disrupted fibrous cap and possibly adherent thrombus, whereas a noneruptive CN has an intact fibrous cap and no adherent thrombus. The use of intravascular imaging may allow differentiation between the 2 subtypes, thus potentially guiding treatment strategy. Compared with noneruptive CNs, eruptive CNs are more likely to be deformable, resulting in better stent expansion, but are paradoxically associated with worse clinical outcomes, in part because of their frequent initial presentation as an acute coronary syndrome and subsequent reprotrusion of the CN into the vessel lumen through the stent struts. Pending the results of ongoing studies, a tailored therapeutic approach based on the distinct features of the different CNs may be of value.
A premixed cement paste for use in medical or dental applications. The premixed cement paste remains fluid when stored in a hermetically sealed condition, but hydrates and hardens to set when placed in a physiological environment. The cement paste includes at least one calcium silicate compound and at least one substantially water-free liquid carrier mixed with the at least one calcium silicate compound; the substantially water-free liquid carrier avoids hydration of the mixture during storage, but undergoes exchange with aqueous physiological solutions so that the cement past hydrates and hardens to set when placed m a physiological environment. The paste may be placed in the physiological environment by injection, for example. The at least one calcium silicate compound may be, for example, calcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate, or mixtures thereof. The substantially water-free liquid may be, for example, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, liquid glycerol, glycerin, ethyl alcohol, vegetable oil, animal oil, silicon oil, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, or mixtures thereof. The substantially water- free liquid earner preferably includes water in an amount less than about 20% by weight percent of the pate. The paste may include a secondary phase for enhanced properties, such as, for example, a fibrous of particular for enhanced mechanical properties, biodegradable or soluble materials that provide room for bone in growth, bioactive materials such as antibiotics that dilute into the physiological environment from the set cement, and radio-opaque materials that enhance X-ray imaging of the cement.
AIM: Splenic flexure mobilization (SFM) is commonly performed during left-sided colon and rectal resections. The aim of the present systematic review was to assess the outcomes of SFM in left-sided colon and rectal resections and the risk factors for complications and anastomotic leak (AL).
METHOD: This study was a PRISMA-compliant systematic review. PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were searched for studies that assessed the outcomes of sigmoid and rectal resections with or without SFM. The primary outcomes were AL and total complications, and the secondary outcomes were individual complications, operating time, conversion to open surgery, length of hospital stay (LOS) and pathological and oncological outcomes.
RESULTS: Nineteen studies including data on 81 116 patients (49.1% male) were reviewed. SFM was undertaken in 40.7% of patients. SFM was associated with a longer operating time (weighted mean difference 24.50, 95% CI 14.47-34.52, p < 0.0001) and higher odds of AL (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.06-1.33, p = 0.002). Both groups had similar odds of total complications, splenic injury, anastomotic stricture, conversion to open surgery, (LOS), local recurrence, and overall survival. A secondary analysis of rectal cancer cases only showed similar outcomes for SFM and the control group.
CONCLUSIONS: SFM was associated with a longer operating time and higher odds of AL, yet a similar likelihood of total complications, splenic injury, anastomotic stricture, conversion to open surgery, LOS, local recurrence, and overall survival. These conclusions must be cautiously interpreted considering the numerous study limitations. SFM may have only been selectively undertaken in cases in which anastomotic tension was suspected. Therefore, the suboptimal anastomoses may have been the reason for SFM rather than the SFM being causative of the anastomotic insufficiencies.
The management and therapy of bone cancer pain (BCP) remain formidable clinical challenges. Curcumin and its analogues have been shown to have anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of curcumin analogue NL04 (NL04) in modulating inflammation in spinal dorsal horn (SDH), thereby exploring its potential to reduce central sensitization of BCP in a rat model. Differing doses of NL04 and curcumin were administered intrathecally either once (on day 12 of BCP) or over seven consecutive days (from day 6-12 of BCP). Results indicated that the ED50 for NL04 and curcumin ameliorating BCP-induced mechanical hyperalgesia is 49.08 μg/kg and 489.6 μg/kg, respectively. The analgesic effects at various doses of NL04 lasted between 4 and 8 h, with sustained administration over a week maintaining pain relief for 1-4 days, while also ameliorating locomotor gait via gait analysis and reducing depressive and anxiety-like behaviors via open-field and light-dark transition tests. The analgesic effects at various doses of curcumin lasted 4 h, with sustained administration over a week maintaining pain relief for 0-2 days. ELISA, Western blotting, qPCR, and immunofluorescence assays substantiated that intrathecal administration of NL04 on days 6-12 of BCP dose-dependently lowered spinal IL-1β and IL-18 levels and significantly reduced the expression of IKKβ genes and proteins, as well as the downstream cleavage of the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Whole-cell patch-clamp results demonstrated that NL04 inhibits potassium ion efflux in rat primary spinal neurons. Thus, NL04 exhibits significant analgesic effects in a BCP rat model by downregulating IKKβ expression and inhibiting neuronal potassium ion efflux, which, in turn, suppresses the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes and reduces IL-1β production, potentially ameliorating pain management in BCP.
While physician-delivered care may have the greatest impact on tobacco abstinence rates, recent data indicate that other health care providers such as nurses and pharmacists improve tobacco abstinence rates more than self-help and/or no intervention.5 Thus, pharmacists continue to expand their clinical practice areas to include smoking cessation interventions. A meta-analysis of studies involving pharmacist-delivered smoking cessation services found quit rates at 6 to12 months follow-up ranged from 14% to16%.6 The results of this meta-analysis demonstrate that pharmacists can successfully deliver tobacco-cessation interventions and the evidence strongly suggests they are effective in helping increase tobacco cessation rates. Proactive telephone counseling can be more effective at increasing tobacco abstinence rates than self-help or no intervention.5 Telephone counseling is an effective system to help increase tobacco abstinence rates for a variety of reasons. From the tobacco user's standpoint, there are no transportation inconveniences and fewer scheduling conflicts. In addition, receiving counseling in the privacy of one's own home provides treatment access to individuals who are less willing to seek out counseling. At Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO), members with a history of CVD are enrolled in the Clinical Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service (CPCRS). The CPCRS is a clinical pharmacy specialist-managed, physician-directed program which provides secondary prevention care to over 14,000 patients. Clinical care includes evaluating and treatment of major cardiovascular risk factors, including tobacco use, for members. Currently, CPCRS has no standard of care with regard to addressing tobacco use. Clinical pharmacy specialists working in CPCRS deliver tobacco cessation advice at their own discretion, through various methods. The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether brief, structured, telephone tobacco cessation counseling delivered by a clinical pharmacy specialist increases the number of smoking cessation attempts compared to usual care.
The efficacy of AXERT® (almotriptan malate) was established in three multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled European trials. Patients enrolled in these studies were primarily female (86%) and Caucasian (more than 98%), with a mean age of 41 years (range of 18 to 72). Patients were instructed to treat a moderate to severe migraine headache. Two hours after taking one dose of study medication, patients evaluated their headache pain. If the pain had not decreased in severity to mild or no pain, the patient was allowed to take an escape medication. If the pain had decreased to mild or no pain at 2 hours but subsequently increased in severity between 2 and 24 hours, it was considered a relapse and the patient was instructed to take a second dose of study medication. Associated symptoms of nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia were also evaluated.

In these studies, the percentage of patients achieving a response (mild or no pain) 2 hours after treatment was significantly greater in patients who received either AXERT® 6.25 mg or 12.5 mg, compared with those who received placebo. A higher percentage of patients reported pain relief after treatment with the 12.5 mg dose than with the 6.25 mg dose. Doses greater than 12.5 mg did not lead to a significantly better response. These results are summarized in Table 3.

The estimated probability of achieving pain relief within 2 hours following initial treatment with AXERT® in adults is shown in Figure 1.

This Kaplan-Meier plot is based on data obtained in the three placebo-controlled clinical trials that provided evidence of efficacy (Studies 1, 2, and 3). Patients not achieving pain relief by 2 hours were censored at 2 hours.

For patients with migraine-associated photophobia, phonophobia, nausea, and vomiting at baseline, there was a decreased incidence of these symptoms following administration of AXERT® compared with placebo.

Two to 24 hours following the initial dose of study medication, patients were allowed to take an escape medication or a second dose of study medication for pain response. The estimated probability of patients taking escape medication or a second dose of study medication over the 24 hours following the initial dose of study medication is shown in Figure 2.

This Kaplan-Meier plot is based on data obtained in the three placebo-controlled trials that provided evidence of efficacy (Studies 1, 2, and 3). Patients not using additional treatment were censored at 24 hours. Remedication was not allowed within 2 hours after the initial dose of AXERT®.

The efficacy of AXERT® was unaffected by the presence of aura; by gender, weight, or age of the patient; or by concomitant use of common migraine prophylactic drugs (e.g., beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and tricyclic antidepressants); or oral contraceptives. There were insufficient data to assess the effect of race on efficacy.
Less red blood cell transfusions. The protocol will require that no red blood cell transfusion be given unless the hemoglobin level is below or equal at 70 g per L.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), epilepsy afflicts more than 50 million people worldwide. Despite the ongoing use of older antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and the development of newer treatments that are better tolerated, approximately 30% of patients, particularly those with partial seizures, are not well controlled even on newer treatments, or experience significant side effects from treatment. RWJ-333369 is a drug with anticonvulsant activity that is being investigated for the treatment of epilepsy. This is a randomized (patients are assigned different treatments based on chance), double-blind study (neither the patient nor the physician knows whether drug or placebo is being taken, or at what dosage ) in males and females who have partial onset seizures that have had an inadequate response to at least one AED. The study consists of 3 phases: pretreatment (a screening visit and a 56-day baseline period), double-blind treatment (12 weeks of treatment with either 200 mg per day of RWJ-333369, 400 mg per day of RWJ-333369, or placebo), and posttreatment (a posttreatment visit that occurs 7 to 14 days after the last dose of double-blind study drug). The posttreatment phase is only for patients not continuing in the open-label extension study. The open-label extension study is offered after completion of the double-blind treatment phase if the study doctor judges that the patient may benefit from continued treatment with RWJ-333369. The open-label extension study lasts until RWJ-333369 becomes available by prescription or its development is stopped by the sponsor. The efficacy of the RWJ-333369 will be based on a change in the frequency and severity of seizures. Safety assessments include adverse events (side effects) reporting, collecting blood tests and Electrocardiograms and performing physical exams, including vitals signs. The study hypothesis is that 400 mg per day of RWJ-333369 is better than placebo as add-on treatment of partial onset seizures, as measured by the percent reduction from baseline in the monthly partial onset seizure frequency. 200 mg per day RWJ-333369, 400 mg per day RWJ-333369, or placebo, given twice daily with or without food approximately 12 hours apart; study drug should be swallowed whole and not be chewed, divided, crushed, or dissolved.
PURPOSE:To obtain a wax-coated drug preparation effective in masking bitter taste, etc., with simple operation, by heat-treating uncoated solid drug together with waxes. CONSTITUTION:A solid drug free from coating layer, e.g. granules, particles or technical product of drug is fluidized in a fluidized layer together with 2-20wt.% of waxes under heating to obtain the objective preparation. The waxes are preferably paraffins or beeswaxes having a melting point of 40-90 deg.C, strong hydrophobic property and water-resistance. Conventional film-coating with a water-soluble cellulose ether or sugar coating has insufficient masking effect. The present process is effective in eliminating the bitter taste and sticking to the mouth in administration and enables sufficient masking.