anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
We will be conducting a randomized controlled trial with patients randomized into either an EPL or a DPE group. For the first subject in the DPE and EPL techniques, the initial dose of bupivacaine 25 mg will be used, with an endpoint being the achievement of an NRS \< 3 at 30 min. Subsequent patients are administered bupivacaine doses determined by the response of the previous subject, as per the biased coin method. The subsequent up and down interval doses are bupivacaine 2.5 mg (1 mL) increments. Hence, if the first subject does not respond successfully, the dose for the second subject will be bupivacaine 27.5 mg. If the second subject does not respond successfully, the dose for the third subject will be bupivacaine 30 mg. By contrast, if a subject responds successfully, the bupivacaine dose will be decreased to 22.5 mg with a probability of 10% and maintained with a probability of 90% (ratio 1:9).
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder in childhood, with a prevalence of 3.1 to 3.6 cases per 1000 living births in the United States. The motor signs of CP include abnormal muscle tone and motor control, preventing individuals with CP from participating in normal daily activity. The most common type of CP is spastic CP, in which spasticity is present and range of motion in the joints is reduced. Physical therapy is one fundamental method of rehabilitation that attempts to recover motor function via exercises, while the effects of physical therapy are still elusive due to the lack of comprehensive evidence. This study uses a targeted ballet class to promote balance, increased range of motion, and reduced spasticity. The combination of qualitative clinical measures and quantitative assessment spasticity aims to demonstrate the benefits brought by the dance class.
One tablet intravaginally once daily for two weeks. Thereafter one tablet twice per week with at least a 3-days interval between treatments to maintain therapeutic response.
Participants randomized to the Wait-list Control group will continue their usual pain care for 2 months and complete surveys to compare with the experimental treatment group. After serving as controls, they will be invited to attend the 2-hour Zoom ER class delivered by an ER-trained ASPMN nurse.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Kidney stone disease (KSD) is a common and potentially life-threatening condition, and half of patients experience a repeat kidney stone episode within 5-10 years. Despite the ~50% estimate heritability of KSD, international guidelines have not kept up with the pace of discovery of genetic causes of KSD. The European Association of Urology guidelines lists 7 genetic causes of KSD as 'high risk'.
RECENT FINDINGS: There are currently 46 known monogenic (single gene) causes of kidney stone disease, with evidence of association in a further 23 genes. There is also evidence for polygenic risk of developing KSD. Evidence is lacking for recurrent disease, and only one genome wide association study has investigated this phenomenon, identifying two associated genes (SLC34A1 and TRPV5). However, in the absence of other evidence, patients with genetic predisposition to KSD should be treated as 'high risk'. Further studies are needed to characterize both monogenic and polygenic associations with recurrent disease, to allow for appropriate risk stratification. Durability of test result must be balanced against cost. This would enable retrospective analysis if no genetic cause was found initially. We recommend genetic testing using a gene panel for all children, adults < 25 years, and older patients who have factors associated with high risk disease within the context of a wider metabolic evaluation. Those with a genetic predisposition should be managed via a multi-disciplinary team approach including urologists, radiologists, nephrologists, clinical geneticists and chemical pathologists. This will enable appropriate follow-up, counselling and potentially prophylaxis.
Patients will receive penpulimab 200 mg i.v. every 3 weeks(Q3W); and anlotinib 12 mg orally before breakfast,everyday(QD); continue taking for 2 weeks and stop for 1 week, that is, 3 weeks (21 days) as a course of treatment.
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) has occurred in patients treated with antipsychotic drugs, including CLOZARIL. The syndrome consists of potentially irreversible, involuntary, dyskinetic movements. The risk of TD and the likelihood that it will become irreversible are believed to increase with greater durations of treatment and higher total cumulative doses. However, the syndrome can develop after relatively brief treatment periods at low doses. Prescribe CLOZARIL in a manner that is most likely to minimize the risk of developing TD. Use the lowest effective dose and the shortest duration necessary to control symptoms. Periodically assess the need for continued treatment. Consider discontinuing treatment if TD occurs. However, some patients may require treatment with CLOZARIL despite the presence of the syndrome.

There is no known treatment for TD. However, the syndrome may remit partially or completely if treatment is discontinued. Antipsychotic treatment, itself, may suppress (or partially suppress) the signs and symptoms, and it has the potential to mask the underlying process. The effect of symptom suppression on the long-term course of TD is unknown.
Risk Summary

There are no available data on XIFAXAN use in pregnant women to inform any drug associated risks. Teratogenic effects were observed in animal reproduction studies following administration of rifaximin to pregnant rats and rabbits during organogenesis at doses approximately 0.9 to 5 times and 0.7 to 33 times, respectively of the recommended human doses of 600 mg to 1650 mg per day. In rabbits, ocular, oral and maxillofacial, cardiac, and lumbar spine malformations were observed. Ocular malformations were observed in both rats and rabbits at doses that caused reduced maternal body weight gain [see Data]. In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2 to 4% and 15 to 20%, respectively. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.

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Rifaximin was teratogenic in rats at doses of 150 to 300 mg/kg (approximately 2.5 to 5 times the recommended dose for TD [600 mg per day], and approximately 1.3 to 2.6 times the recommended dose for HE [1100 mg per day], and approximately 0.9 to 1.8 times the recommended dose for IBS-D [1650 mg per day] adjusted for body surface area). Rifaximin was teratogenic in rabbits at doses of 62.5 to 1000 mg/kg (approximately 2 to 33 times the recommended dose for TD [600 mg per day], and approximately 1.1 to 18 times the recommended dose for HE [1100 mg per day], and approximately 0.7 to 12 times the recommended dose for IBS-D [1650 mg per day] adjusted for body surface area). These effects include cleft palate, agnathia, jaw shortening, hemorrhage, eye partially open, small eyes, brachygnathia, incomplete ossification, and increased thoracolumbar vertebrae.

A pre and postnatal development study in rats showed no evidence of any adverse effect on pre and postnatal development at oral doses of rifaximin up to 300 mg/kg per day (approximately 5 times the recommended dose for TD [600 mg per day], and approximately 2.6 times the recommended dose for HE [1100 mg per day], and approximately 1.8 times the recommended dose for IBS-D [1650 mg per day] adjusted for body surface area).
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of clinical pilates and whole body vibration exercises in postmenopausal osteoporotic women in terms of strength, flexibility, balance, bone turnover markers and quality of life. Thirty-four women who are diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis will be recruited into the study. Participants will be divided into two groups: (1) clinical pilates group, (2) vibration exercises group. Exercise programs will be performed two times per week for twelve weeks. The strength of the extensor muscles of the hip, knee, back, elbow will be measured with a hand-held dynamometer. Flexibility will be assessed measuring the fingertip-to-floor distance in flexion and lateral bending. The balance performance will be assessed using the timed up and go test, Tetrax fall index and the maximum hold time on unipedal stance and on tandem stance. The short form-12 questionnaire will be used to assess the quality of life. Also, bone turnover markers will be measured. All assessments will be performed before and after exercise programs.
Handling: ARRANON is a cytotoxic agent. Caution should be used during handling and preparation. Use of gloves and other protective clothing to prevent skin contact is recommended. Proper aseptic technique should be used. Guidelines for proper handling and disposal of anticancer drugs have been published.1

Preparation and Administration: Administer ARRANON undiluted. Transfer the appropriate dose of ARRANON into polyvinylchloride (PVC) infusion bags or glass containers and administer as a 2-hour infusion in adult patients and as a 1-hour infusion in pediatric patients.

Prior to administration, inspect the drug product visually for particulate matter and discoloration.

Stability: ARRANON Injection is stable in PVC infusion bags and glass containers for up to 8 hours at up to 30ºC.
The present invention relates to methods of using oncostatin M (OM). In particular, it relates to the use of OM to stimulate interleukin 6 (IL-6) synthesis in target cells, especially human endothelial cells. The resultant IL-6, in turn, may perform a variety of functions such as cell growth regulation, leukocyte differentiation, and tumor inhibition. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of OM to treat cytopenias, including anemia and thrombocytopoiesis, and to increase toleranoe to irradiation and cytotoxic drugs. Therefore, the methods of the invention may have a wide range of applications, including, but not limited to, the inhibition of tumor growth, the treatment of cytopenias, and to increase the tolerance to radio- and chemotherapy. OM may be used in combination with various cytokines, including erythropoietin, colony-stimulating factors, inerleukin-3 or thrombopoietin.
RA is a condition characterized by pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and mood changes. These symptoms often persist despite the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Many women for whom these drugs do not work turn to complementary and alternative therapies, including the use of magnetic devices. Although few studies have investigated the effects of low strength PMF pads in persons with RA, evidence suggests that PMF may help relieve pain, inflammation, and fatigue. This study will determine the effects of a PMF device on RA symptoms in postmenopausal women.

This study will last 12 weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: active PMF pad treatment, sham PMF pad treatment, or standard of care, which may include drug therapy or physical therapy. Participants in the active and sham PMF pad groups will be treated with their assigned pad for approximately 8 minutes, twice a day for the duration of the study. Questionnaires and self-report scales will be used to assess pain, fatigue, sleep quality, mood, and inflammation episodes. Blood and urine collection will occur to assess levels of stress hormones and certain proteins.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation currently represents the dominant treatment strategy in patients undergoing catheter intervention. However, effective neointimal suppression occurs at the cost of a systematic delay in arterial healing in comparison with after bare metal stenting. This underlies a small but significant increased risk of stent thrombosis after DES implantation in comparison with bare metal stent implantation as well as a possible excess of in-stent neoatheroma formation. To address this issue recent technological advances have focused on bioresorbable polymer coatings and the development of stents with fully resorbable backbones.

Newer generation metallic DES with bioresorbable polymer coatings have been shown to improve vascular healing after coronary stenting. In particular a novel thin-strut bioresorbable polymer everolimus-eluting stent (EES, SYNERGY, Boston Scientific Corp., Natick, MA, USA) has shown high angiographic antirestenotic efficacy as well as high clinical efficacy and safety in early randomized trials. In addition, DES with bioresorbable backbones represent an alternative approach to ensure short-term vessel scaffolding and drug delivery with enhanced vessel healing. The everolimus-eluting bioresorbable backbone stent (ABSORB bioresorbable vascular scaffold \[BVS\], Abbott Vascular, Santa Rosa, CA, USA) is the most-extensively studied device in this class and early reports in selected patients show encouraging clinical results. However requirement for thicker stent struts and more careful lesion preparation has led to concerns that potential clinical benefits may be offset by erosion of early antirestenotic efficacy and occurrence of clinical events related to limitations of device deployment.

At present there is a lack of randomized clinical trial data examining outcomes of patients treated with these two alternative strategies. The aim of the current ISAR-RESORB study is to test the clinical performance of the bioresorbable-polymer SYNERGY with that of the ABSORB BVS in patients undergoing PCI of de novo coronary lesions. The primary endpoint will be percentage diameter stenosis at protocol-mandated 6-8 month angiographic follow-up. Secondary clinical endpoint will be assessed at 12 months. Sample size calculation is based on a superiority hypothesis for SYNERGY versus ABSORB BVS. It is planned to enrol a total of 230 patients.
QUESTION: An 8-month-old boy presented to our clinic with a 3-day history of fever. He has had a cough and rhinorrhea since the onset of the fever, and his 4-year-old sibling has recently had cough and cold symptoms. I have heard that the presence of respiratory symptoms means that urinary tract infection (UTI) is less likely. In infants with fever and respiratory symptoms, who should have a sample collected for urinalysis for UTI?
ANSWER: The approach to diagnosing febrile infants who have respiratory symptoms varies by age. Urinalysis should be done for all febrile infants younger than 2 months of age, regardless of whether they have respiratory symptoms. Clinicians should assess risk factors for UTI in every infant between 2 and 24 months of age and should not exclude the diagnosis of UTI based on respiratory symptoms alone. Use of a predictive tool to estimate the pretest probability of UTI would aid decision making about patients in this population.
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect and safety of a single oral dose of JNJ-39758979 on histamine-induced itch and hive in 24 healthy male volunteers. This is a three-treatment, double-blind (neither the volunteer nor the study physician will know the identity of the treatment), cross-over (each volunteer receives all three treatments) study. The study is also randomized, meaning that the order in which treatments are given is determined randomly (by chance, like flipping a coin). The total participation time is approximately 8 to 9 weeks, which includes a screening visit, three treatment periods, two wash-out periods (breaks), and a follow-up visit after the third treatment period. All three treatment periods require a 2-day stay in the clinic. Volunteers will have a histamine test at the screening visit and three times during each treatment period (total of 10 tests). The histamine test consists of an injection of a small amount of histamine solution into the upper layer of the skin, which may cause itchiness, a flare response (redness on the skin) and wheal response (elevated bump in the skin) lasting for 30 to 60 minutes. Volunteers will be blindfolded during the procedure and asked to rate the severity of the itch. The areas of the wheal and flare will be measured by a laser scanner, which will not cause harm to the volunteer. During the treatment periods, volunteers will receive the histamine test on the day before study drug and/or placebo is given and at 2 and 6 hours after study drug and/or placebo is given. During the study, safety evaluations, which will include ECGs (a cardiac function test) and vital signs, will be performed, and side effects will be monitored. Blood and urine samples will be collected at the screening visit, during the first day of each treatment period in the clinic and at the follow-up visit for evaluation. Volunteers will receive single doses of 600mg JNJ-39758979, placebo, and 10mg cetirizine in random order over three treatment periods. The first two treatment periods will be followed by an approximately 14 day wash-out period.
Digital clubbing is characterized by bulbous enlargement of the terminal segments of the fingers. Hypotheses including hypoxia have been proposed for the pathogenesis of digital clubbing, but the exact pathogenesis of digital clubbing is still uncertain. Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is caused by pathogenic variants in SLC7A7 and is often associated with interstitial lung disease. Previously two patients of LPI with digital clubbing but without hypoxia have been reported. It is unclear whether digital clubbing in LPI is secondary to hypoxia or directly related to SLC7A7 deficiency. Here we report a 6-year-old Japanese boy presented with digital clubbing without hypoxia. He had episodic vomiting, each episode consisting of a single vomiting event occurring once a month, and his growth had been delayed. He had interstitial lung disease and hepatomegaly. He had compound heterozygous pathogenic variants in the SLC7A7, leading to the diagnosis of LPI. Together with the two previously reported patients mentioned above, we conclude that digital clubbing can occur in the absence of hypoxia. Digital clubbing in the absence of hypoxia has been observed in two genetic disorders related to prostaglandin (PG) E2, HPGD and SLCO2A1. PGE2 synthesis is primarily regulated by the cyclooxygenase 2, which plays a critical role in the control of inflammation. A high urine PGE level in the patient was compatible with the notion that PGE2 production may be increased in LPI. The occurrence of digital clubbing in the absence of hypoxia in LPI patients with SLC7A7 may be attributed to the mechanism of increased PGE2 production.
Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) proteins have a fundamental role cell signaling, and are activated by a large number of cytokines and growth factors. One member of the STAT family, STAT3, has a critical role in oncogenesis. The present invention relates generally to disruption of the pathway of STAT3 signaling in the treatment of human cancer. STAT3 activation is shown to be present in diverse tumor cell lines and tumors, to promote oncogenesis, to inhibit apoptosis, and to reduce sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. Inhibition of STAT3 signaling induces apoptosis specifically in tumor cell lines, and increases sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. The invention relates more particularly to methods, compositions, means of administering such compositions, and means for identifying such compositions for the inhibition of STAT3 intracellular signaling in the treatment of human cancers.
A method of providing visually discernible markings such as a freckle to human skin by applying a chromic composition containing a colourant to the skin so as to form discrete areas of the colourant on the skin, the colourant changing colour upon being subjected to a stimulus (e.g. heat, UV light). Preferably, the colourant is one of a thermochromic leuco-colourant or a photochromic leuco-colourant. Preferably, the chromic composition comprises a film former (e.g. an acrylic copolymer). The chromic composition may be used to give the appearance of freckles having a natural colour on the skin. The chromic composition may be sprayable and may comprise a rheology modifier (e.g. polyethylene glycol). The composition may comprise a dye or pigment of fixed colour. Also claimed is a cosmetic chromic composition for application to a keratinous substrate comprising a colourant selected from a photochromic leuco dye and a thermochromic liquid crystal and aoptionally a pigment and/or dye.
The invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical technology. Specifically, the invention relates to an anticancer composition and its preparation method. One purpose of the invention is to provide an anticancer composition which is composed of, by weight, 50-100 parts of American ginseng, 50-100 parts of ginseng, 20-40 parts of Chinese caterpillar fungus, 80-160 parts of flower mushroom, 50-90 parts of straw mushroom, 30-50 parts of Mythic Fungus, 100-150 parts of oyster mushroom, 0.1-0.2 part of cyclophosphamide and 0.1-0.2 part of Arsenic Sublimate. Another purpose of the invention is to provide a preparation method of the anticancer composition. The invention provides an anticancer composition capable of continuing life and thoroughly and radically curing tumors. Toxic positive medicines are converted to negative medicines in plant cells through manual scientific and technological interference. The anticancer composition acts on human body and has no side effect.
Participants will receive single dose of daratumumab from Week 1 till Week 3 (Period 1 - single dosing period) followed by 6 weekly doses of daratumumab until Week 9 (Period 2 - weekly dosing period) and every 2 weeks for 8 infusions and then once every 4 weeks from Week 26 until disease progression, intolerability, or other reasons for treatment discontinuation (Period 3 - less intense dosing period). A dose of 8 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) will be chosen as the starting dose and will be escalated to 16 mg/kg if the 8 mg/kg is determined safe and tolerated by study evaluation team (SET).
Control group patients were not subjected to any block or local infiltration anesthesia (local anesthetic administration around the incision). Their postoperative pain was relieved with ibuprofen 3x400mg intravenous (i.v.) in postoperative 24 hours. The patients had NRS score 4 or higher were given 50 mg tramadol as a rescue analgesic.
Clonidine Transdermal System, USP is a multi-layered film, 0.2 mm thick, containing clonidine as the active agent. The system areas are 3.5 cm2 (Clonidine Transdermal System USP, 0.1 mg/day), 7.0 cm2 (Clonidine Transdermal System USP, 0.2 mg/day) and 10.5 cm2 (Clonidine Transdermal System USP, 0.3 mg/day) and the amount of drug released is directly proportional to the area (see Release Rate Concept). The composition per unit area is the same for all three doses.

Proceeding from the visible surface towards the surface attached to the skin, there are four consecutive layers: 1) a backing layer of pigmented polyester and aluminum film; 2) a drug reservoir of clonidine, mineral oil, polyisobutylene, and colloidal silicon dioxide; 3) a microporous polypropylene membrane that controls the rate of delivery of clonidine from the system to the skin surface; 4) an adhesive formulation of clonidine, mineral oil, polyisobutylene, and colloidal silicon dioxide. Prior to use, a protective slit release liner of polyester that covers the adhesive layer is removed.

Cross Section of the System: