anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
PURPOSE:To effectively mask the unpleasant taste of a medicine by melting and granulating a powdery or granular water-insoluble low m.p. substance, a powdery or granular disintegrator and powder of the medicine and melting the resulting granules at a temp. above the m.p. of the low m.p. substance under fluidizing and mixing with a fine powdery additive. CONSTITUTION:A powdery or granular water-insoluble low m.p. substance such as fatty acids or a surfactant having about 40-90 deg.C m.p., a powdery or granular disintegrator such as carboxymethylcellulose calcium and an ill-tasting medicine such as cetraxate hydrochloride are melted and granulated. The resulting granules are melted at a temp. above the m.p. of the low m.p. substance under fluidizing and mixing with a fine powdery additive such as talk or light silicic anhydride to obtain the objective granules. Coating is easily carried out and a product having uniform quality can be produced in a high yield.
This retrospective, multicenter study is designed to compare the efficacy and safety of Upadacitinib and Vedolizumab in second-line treatment for Crohn's Disease, the former is an oral selective enzyme inhibitor, and the latter is a monoclonal antibody targeting integrin α4β7. Crohn's Disease poses a significant impact on the quality of life for individuals and presents a considerable challenge to healthcare systems due to the societal burdens it incurs. While current therapeutic interventions offer relief, these interventions fail to suffice for all patients, with some requiring surgical intervention. Despite the approval of Upadacitinib by the US FDA and its promising application in other nations for Crohn's Disease management, there is a scarcity of data on its effectiveness and safety among Chinese patients. The investigators' research aims to fill this knowledge gap by retrospectively analyzing patient records from multiple hospitals across China. The study targets the adult patients that has received follow-up for more than 12 weeks between January 2020 and March 2024. By assessing the outcomes of these patients, the investigators' objective is to ascertain the potential of Upadacitinib as a viable treatment alternative, which may revolutionize the current Crohn's Disease treatment paradigm in China.The implications of this study are significant for patients, their families, and healthcare providers, as it could herald a new therapeutic avenue for Crohn's Disease management. A clearer understanding of Upadacitinib's role in disease control could enhance patient care by decreasing the necessity for surgical procedures and ameliorating life quality for Crohn's Disease sufferers. The overarching ambition of this research is to pave the way for more individualized and efficacious treatment methodologies for the Crohn's Disease patient populace in China.
Premature without retinopathy of prematurity. Prematurity was defined as birth at \< 37 weeks gestation.
Metastatic malignant melanoma is the 5th most common cancer in the UK, with a notable proportion of young patients. The development of immunotherapies (such as Ipilimumab), and targeted therapies (such as Vemurafenib, a BRAF inhibitor) have resulted in improved survival outcomes for patients but is still only measured in months and not years. These targeted therapies are also only useful for patients with the relevant genetic mutation, leaving a significant proportion of patients without targeted therapy options. The need for more effective (and ideally curative) melanoma treatments remains. The Institute of Cancer Research, with funding from the Wellcome Trust, have created and developed a new panel of inhibitors that aim to more effectively terminate the growth, spread and survival signals that sustain the cancer. The broader targets allow patients possessing a range of genetic mutations to potentially benefit from this targeted therapy. It is hoped that these drugs could be used as both primary therapy for treatmentnaive patients as well as rescue therapy for those who have progressed on other targeted therapies.

This is a phase 1 study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of one of these new compounds, CCT 3833, and to define the maximum tolerated dose in patients with advanced melanoma. The study also aims to examine the way that CCT3833 works within the body. Once the maximum tolerated dose has been established a small number of melanoma patients, with specific mutations and at different treatment option stages, will be treated to gain additional safety information and an initial indication of the possible efficacy of CCT3833 on melanoma tumours.
BACKGROUND: Elderly gastric cancer patients (EGCPs) require treatment according to not just the stage of their cancer, but also to their general condition and organ function, and rather than full treatment, the appropriate amount of treatment is necessary.
METHODS: A total of 425 patients who underwent gastrectomy for primary gastric cancer in our institution between April 2013 and March 2020 were classified by age into two groups: elderly patients (EP, age ≥ 80 years, n = 89); and younger patients (YP, age < 80 years, n = 336). The preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative conditions of the two groups were then compared. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed, and factors affecting complications and survival outcomes were examined in detail. In addition, the necessary treatment strategy for EGCPs in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods was investigated.
RESULTS: Of the preoperative factors, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) was significantly higher, and respiratory function was significantly lower in the EP group than in the YP group, and the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) also tended to be lower. Of the intraoperative factors, there was no difference in the level of lymph node dissection. However, the EP group had significantly higher rates of postoperative pneumonia and anastomotic leakage. Of the postoperative factors, on simple comparison, postoperative long-term outcomes of the EP group were significantly worse (63.8% vs. 85.4%, p < 0.001), but there was no significant difference in disease-specific survival (DSS), and the DSS survival curves after PSM were almost identical, indicating that the survival rate in the EP group was decreased by death from other disease. Though the survival rate of laparoscopic surgery was significantly better than that of open surgery in the YP group, there was a significantly lower rate of postoperative complications in the EP group after PSM.
CONCLUSIONS: In EGCPs, one needs to be aware of short-term complications such as pneumonia and anastomotic leakage due to respiratory dysfunction and malnutrition that are present before surgery. Furthermore, to suppress deaths from other diseases that reduce postoperative survival rates, prevention of postoperative complications (particularly pneumonia) through minimally invasive surgery can be effective.
BACKGROUND Chyle leakage with chylous ascites is a rare complication of abdominal surgery, and few cases have been reported following cholecystectomy. This report is of a 64-year-old man with chyle leak following laparoscopic cholecystectomy and describes the diagnosis and approach to treatment. Immediate diagnosis, although challenging, remains imperative. Frequently, patients manifest nonspecific symptoms, such as abdominal discomfort or nausea. They can also exhibit milky discharge from drains and wounds. Abdominal fluid analysis is fundamental for diagnosis. The existence of elevated triglyceride levels in peritoneal fluid is indicative of chyle leakage. CASE REPORT We present a case report of a 64-year-old man with chyle leakage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, on postoperative day 2. A milky-white fluid was drained, and diagnosis was confirmed with elevated triglycerides upon fluid analysis. Chyle leakage decreased gradually until complete resolution at postoperative day 7, after dietary modifications and the closed-suction silicone drain was removed. The patient was symptom-free at a 2-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Although chyle leakage is a rare postoperative complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, early diagnosis and rapid multidisciplinary management are required. It is vital to consider this diagnosis even if the course of laparoscopic cholecystectomy was uncomplicated and with no anatomical variation. Thus, a closed-suction silicone drain and close monitoring of output is essential for early diagnosis. The dietary modification constitutes a cornerstone in the management of chyle leakage, and a surgical approach should be preserved for patients for whom the conservative approach fails or who have large volumes of chyle.
Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbial dysbiosis is associated with the development of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in schizophrenia (SZ). However, the exact taxonomic composition and functionality that constitute the "obesogenic" microbial profile remain elusive. Our retrospective survey identified two groups of the SZ population separated by BMI, with 1/3 of patients developing overweight/obesity after chronic antipsychotic treatment. Based on multi-omics analysis, we observed altered gut microbiota in SZ patients with overweight/obesity, characterized by a reduction in several beneficial bacteria genera, including Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, Akkermansia, and Clostridium. This microbial dysbiosis was accompanied by disrupted energy expenditure and nutritional metabolism, worsened metabolic indices, and reduced levels of beneficial metabolites, e.g. indole-3-carboxylic acid and propionic acid. Moreover, leveraging data from first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia (FSZ) patients at one-month and one-year follow-up, both artificial neural network and random forest classifier-based prediction models demonstrated a strong ability of microbial profiles to predict antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Importantly, FSZ patients with higher relative abundance of Parabacteria distasonis were less susceptible to antipsychotic-induced weight gain. Thus, gut microbiota could serve as a noninvasive approach to predict antipsychotic-induced weight gain, guiding clinical antipsychotics administration and developing novel therapeutic strategies for weight management in SZ.
A one time dose of Botulinum toxin (Botox) is injected into the muscle of the LES leading to blockage of acetylcholine release from nerve endings resulting in increased relaxation. Subjects will also undergo distal esophageal dilation using a 20mm through the scope balloon positioned across the LES.
Cerebral ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) has been implicated in neuroinflammatory responses poststroke, particularly in the infiltration of immune cells and polarization of macrophages. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of TLR4 deficiency on neutrophil infiltration and subsequent macrophage polarization after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), exploring its role in stroke prognosis. The objective was to investigate how TLR4 deficiency influences neutrophil behavior poststroke, its role in macrophage polarization, and its impact on stroke prognosis using murine models. Wild-type and TLR4-deficient adult male mice underwent MCAO induction, followed by various analyses, including flow cytometry to assess immune cell populations, bone marrow transplantation experiments to evaluate TLR4-deficient neutrophil behaviors, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot analysis for cytokine and protein expression profiling. Neurobehavioral tests and infarct volume analysis were performed to assess the functional and anatomical prognosis poststroke. TLR4-deficient mice exhibited reduced infarct volumes, increased neutrophil infiltration, and reduced M1-type macrophage polarization post-MCAO compared to wild-type mice. Moreover, the depletion of neutrophils reversed the neuroprotective effects observed in TLR4-deficient mice, suggesting the involvement of neutrophils in mediating TLR4's protective role. Additionally, N1-type neutrophils were found to promote M1 macrophage polarization via neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) secretion, a process blocked by TLR4 deficiency. The study underscores the protective role of TLR4 deficiency in ischemic stroke, delineating its association with increased N2-type neutrophil infiltration, diminished M1 macrophage polarization, and reduced neuroinflammatory responses. Understanding the interplay between TLR4, neutrophils, and macrophages sheds light on potential therapeutic targets for stroke management, highlighting TLR4 as a promising avenue for intervention in stroke-associated neuroinflammation and tissue damage.
A method for performing predictive operations, the method comprising receiving a classification dataset comprising clock drawing images, generating, using a classifier, one or more classification outputs, the one or more classification outputs comprising one or more identifications of dementia or non-dementia for respective ones of clock drawing images. The classifier comprises one or more weights based on a latent space associated with a relevance factor variational autoencoder (RF-VAE). The RF-VAE comprises an encoder configured to generate the latent space. The RF-VAE comprises a decoder configured to generate reconstructions of the second one or more clock drawings based on the latent space. The latent space comprises one or more latent dimensions representative of one or more unique aspects of variation associated with the second one or more clock drawings. The one or more latent dimensions comprise minimal total correlation between the one or more latent dimensions and two dimensions.
The invention discloses a defaecation dissolved medicine, relates to a Chinese patent medicine, and more specifically relates to a Chinese patent medicine used for treating constipation of the young and the middle-aged. The invention aims at providing a traditional Chinese medicine dissolved medicine so as to accord with the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. The dissolved medicine is purely natural in prescription, remarkable in efficacy, convenient to take and little in side effects; in addition, the source of medicinal materials is wide, and the technology is simple, so that the dissolved medicine can be produced in quantity, and meets the requirement of patients. The technical scheme of the defaecation dissolved medicine adopts the following medicinal materials in dosage: 30% of desert cistanche, 20% of fructus cannabis, 10% of fructus aurantii immaturus, 10% of magnolia obavata, 10% of almond, 10% of radix astragali, 5% of liquorice and 5% of prepared rhubarb. The dissolved medicine is prepared by super-finely crushing the above eight medicinal materials, uniformly stirring and adding a proper amount of honey; the dissolved medicine is taken by 8-10g for every time and 3 times for every day, boiling water is used for brewing, the dissolved medicine is continuously taken for 1-2 days, and taken as required after the bowel is open. The defaecation dissolved medicine is little in side effects and has good effect to the constipation of the young and the middle-aged.
Eligible patients for clinical trial were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to metformin/placebo add-on. Subjects randomized to metformin will receive a target dose of 500 mg three times daily. Investigators were allowed to adjust the dose according to the patients' tolerance.
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is often comorbid with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The direction of causation between T2D and CVD is difficult to determine; however, there may be a common underlying pathway attributable to shared genetic factors. We aimed to determine whether there is a shared genetic susceptibility to T2D and CVD. This study utilizes large-scale datasets from the UK Biobank (UKB) and DIAGRAM consortium to investigate the genetic association between T2D and CVD through phenotypic association analyses, linkage disequilibrium score (LDSC) analysis, and polygenic risk score (PRS) analysis. LDSC analysis demonstrates significant genetic associations between T2D and various CVD subtypes, including angina, heart failure (HF), myocardial infarction (MI), peripheral vascular disease (PVD), and stroke. Although the genetic association between T2D and atrial fibrillation (AF) was not significant, individuals in the high-T2D PRS group had a significantly increased risk of CVD. These findings suggest a common genetic basis and suggest that genetic susceptibility to T2D may be a potential predictor of CVD risk.
Techniques are described for improved monitoring and control of a patient's physiologic status, such as blood glucose control according to a protocol for use in a patient care unit, such as an intensive care unit. Instructions to medical staff are adapted to factor in variations in responses to protocol recommendations. For example, a patient's physiological data as a result of a blood analysis is submitted as input to a program. An instruction for a medical procedure for the patient in response to the physiological data is automatically provided by the program. A confirmation response that the medical procedure has been accomplished and results of following the medical procedure are requested by the program. The time when the medical procedure was accomplished and the results of following the medical procedure are evaluated by the program to determine whether to adapt a subsequent instruction.
PURPOSE:To separate a desired component with a high removal rate by repeating the packing of a liq. component separating medium and compression of the medium until a specified number of layers are obtained, and progressively increasing the packing density toward the lower part of a vessel. CONSTITUTION:When the separator 200 is produced, a support 30 setting the separator 200 is set at the positions A, B, and C of a producing device, and specified amts. or Egyptian cotton 90a, 90b, and 90c are respectively packed and compressed by a packing jig 22 at a specified position for a specified time at a specified pressure. As a result, the packing densities of the Egyptian cotton 90a, 90b and 90c packed in a housing 80 are progressively increased toward the lower part of the housing 80, namely in the flow direction of blood when the blood is passed through the separator 200. Accordingly, the desired component in blood can be separated with a high removal rate and further in a short time.
PURPOSE: An avirulent modified Salmonella gallinarum mutant strain is provided to effectively and cheaply produce bacteriophage and to simplify purification step. CONSTITUTION: An avirulent modified Salmonella gallinarum mutant strain is prepared by inactivation of SPI-1(Salmonella pathogenicity island-1), SPI-2(Salmonella pathogenicity island-2), spvRABCD, or faeHI gene groups. A Salmonella gallinarum mutant strain(SG3-d2, deposit number KCCM11009P) is prepared by deleting an entire gene group in SPI-2 of sequence number 2. A Salmonella gallinarum mutant strain(SG3-d1d2, deposit number KCCM11010P) is prepared by deleting SPI-1 and SPI-2 gene groups. The mutant strain is used for producing Salmonella-specific lytic bacteriophage. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating fowl typhoid contains the Salmonella gallinarum mutant strain as an active ingredient.
The patient will be seated at a 45° angle with the head turned toward the unaffected side. After preparing and disinfecting the target site with betadine, two points will be marked over the affected joint. Local anesthesia will be administered to block the auriculotemporal nerve. Using 19-gauge needles, the superior joint space will be distended with 2-3 ml of Ringer's solution. Another needle will be inserted into the distended compartment near the articular eminence to facilitate solution flow. Lactated Ringer's solution, connected to one needle, will be infused with sufficient pressure (200 mL in 15-20 minutes) to release adhesions. Following the removal of one needle, 2 ml of injectable platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) will be injected into the superior joint space.

For the preparation of injectable PRF, 20 ml of the patient's blood will be drawn and divided into two 10 ml vaccutainers. After centrifugation, the obtained PRF will be aspirated into a 5 ml syringe, and 1.5 to 2 ml of PRF will be injected into the superior joint space.
Families randomized to the intervention arm will receive the B2H services. B2H is a novel digitized CC-based intervention delivered via a smartphone app available on iOS or Android phones, built by combining two successful programs: NICU2Home+ app and CC services. Using the UCD methodologies, AI-based communication within the app will include education for mothers and fathers on the standard of care regarding self-care and newborn care after hospital discharge as well as education, reminders and scheduling for recommended preventative healthcare services for themselves and their new infant.
The development of cervical and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN and VaIN) is strongly associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, representing key precancerous conditions in women. This study investigates the influence of different cervical treatment methods on the rate of subsequent vaginal neoplasia. It also considers age and menopausal status as risk factors for higher-grade VaIN and the role of persistent HPV infections in the development of new VaIN cases post-treatment. The cohort consisted of 275 female patients treated for CIN, with a follow-up period of six months including HPV and ThinPrep cytologic test (TCT) testing. The evaluated treatments included laser therapy, cervical conization, loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), and radical hysterectomy. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 to determine treatment efficacy, the impact of age and menopausal status, and the relationship between HPV clearance and VaIN outcomes. Radical hysterectomy was linked with a higher recurrence of VaIN. Additionally, patients over 50 years old and those who were postmenopausal were significantly more likely to develop more severe VaIN and persistent HPV infections. Persistence of HPV after treatment was linked to a higher incidence of new VaIN cases. High-risk HPV significantly increased the recurrence of VaIN, with no significant link found between TCT results and VaIN severity. Therefore, selecting appropriate cervical lesion treatment, considering the patient's age and menopausal status, and managing HPV infections are essential in preventing and managing the risk and progression of VaIN. Radical hysterectomy showed a distinct increase in VaIN incidence, emphasizing the need for individualized clinical assessments.