anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Fabry Disease (FD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterised by multiorgan accumulation of glycosphingolipid due to deficiency in the enzyme α-galactosidase A. Cardiac sphingolipid accumulation triggers various types of arrhythmias, predominantly ventricular arrhythmia, bradyarrhythmia, and atrial fibrillation. Arrhythmia is likely the primary contributor to FD mortality with sudden cardiac death, the most frequent cardiac mode of death. Traditionally FD was seen as a storage cardiomyopathy triggering left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, and ultimately, systolic dysfunction in advanced disease. The purpose of this review is to outline the current evidence exploring novel mechanisms underlying the arrhythmia substrate.
RECENT FINDINGS: There is growing evidence that FD cardiomyopathy is a primary arrhythmic disease with each stage of cardiomyopathy (accumulation, hypertrophy, inflammation, and fibrosis) contributing to the arrhythmia substrate via various intracellular, extracellular, and environmental mechanisms. It is therefore important to understand how these mechanisms contribute to an individual's risk of arrhythmia in FD. In this review, we outline the epidemiology of arrhythmia, pathophysiology of arrhythmogenesis, risk stratification, and cardiac therapy in FD. We explore how advances in conventional cardiac investigations performed in FD patients including 12-lead electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging have enabled early detection of pro-arrhythmic substrate. This has allowed for appropriate risk stratification of FD patients. This paves the way for future work exploring the development of therapeutic initiatives and risk prediction models to reduce the burden of arrhythmia.
The aim was to explore and characterize dizziness and vertigo (constant vs episodic) and associated problems in patients with Ménière's disease (MD) to allow characterization of the impact of the disease. The study used a retrospective survey design. A total of 539 people with MD participated in this study. The online questionnaire included 36 items which had mixture of structured and open-ended questions that were focusing on MD symptoms, impact of their symptoms, vestibular rehabilitation, as well as health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Forty-six percent of the patients had episodic vertigo, 6% had constant dizziness, 15% had both episodic vertigo and constant dizziness, and 31% did not have vertigo or dizziness within the last 2 years. Patients with MD without any vertigo rated their HRQoL as 73.9%, those with episodic vertigo as 71.1%, those with constant dizziness as 56.9%, and those with constant dizziness and episodic vertigo as 57.9% indicating significant reduction in HRQoL in constant dizziness patients. Constant dizziness was associated with cognitive visual problems, fatigue, balance problems, vestibular drop attacks and syncope. The impact of balance problem was more severe among those with constant dizziness. The most common balance problem was tripping-off (34%), followed by swaying (25%) or rocking (8%) sensations. In the self-administered rehabilitative training, there were no differences between any of the vertigo or dizziness groups although disease profile of MD differed significantly. We emphasize that constant dizziness in MD constitutes a long-term maladaptation to a vestibular and visual cognitive function causing cognitive dissonance. Different types of vertigo and their associated complaints require different treatment strategies to the manage balance problems and to cope with the disease, but best practices is still under research.
The invention includes a wireless multifunction veterinary thermometer device that communicates with a mobile communication device running an application software or “app” that is used to record animal temperature data and to display animal treatment options considering the recorded data and ambient weather conditions. Treatment options may be determined by logic programmed within the app or by another computer program associated with a remote server and database. Data transfer takes place between the mobile device and the remote server/database. A heat stress indicator is displayed for the user. If the indicator represents a high heat stress level, the app logic or remote computer program may automatically generate a recommended treatment option, or the user may determine an appropriate treatment. User interfaces are provided for displaying and recording a wide range of additional data concerning the animal.
PURPOSE:To obtain an aqueous dispersion of a liposome, containing a complex of lecithin with a xylooligosaccharide as a principal ingredient of a liposome membrane and excellent in stability. CONSTITUTION:This aqueous dispersion is obtained by dissolving an ingredient substance of a liposome membrane containing a complex of lecithin (e.g. phosphatidylcholine) with a xylooligosaccharide such as xylobiose and/or xylotriose in a solvent (e.g. chloroform), then distilling away the solvent under reduced pressure, forming a lipid film and suspending the resultant lipid film in water. The complex composed of the lecithin and xylooligosaccharide at (30/70) to (95/5) weight ratio is contained in an amount of 0.1-10wt.% therein. Besides the complex, a stabilizer, sterols, a charged substance, an antioxidant, etc., are blended in the ingredient substance of the liposome membrane. Various active ingredients can be held in the liposome for use as medicines, functional foods, foods, agrochemicals, cosmetics, etc.
Amantadine Hydrochloride should not be discontinued abruptly in patients with Parkinson's disease since a few patients have experienced a parkinsonian crisis, i.e., a sudden marked clinical deterioration, when this medication was suddenly stopped. The dose of anticholinergic drugs or of amantadine hydrochloride should be reduced if atropine-like effects appear when these drugs are used concurrently. Abrupt discontinuation may also precipitate delirium, agitation, delusions, hallucinations, paranoid reaction, stupor, anxiety, depression and slurred speech.

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS): Sporadic cases of possible Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) have been reported in association with dose reduction or withdrawal of amantadine hydrochloride therapy. Therefore, patients should be observed carefully when the dosage of amantadine hydrochloride is reduced abruptly or discontinued, especially if the patient is receiving neuroleptics. 

NMS is an uncommon but life-threatening syndrome characterized by fever or hyperthermia; neurologic findings including muscle rigidity, involuntary movements, altered consciousness; mental status changes; other disturbances such as autonomic dysfunction, tachycardia, tachypnea, hyper- or hypotension; laboratory findings such as creatine phosphokinase elevation, leukocytosis, myoglobinuria, and increased serum myoglobin.

The early diagnosis of this condition is important for the appropriate management of these patients. Considering NMS as a possible diagnosis and ruling out other acute illnesses (e.g., pneumonia, systemic infection, etc.) is essential. This may be especially complex if the clinical presentation includes both serious medical illness and untreated or inadequately treated extrapyramidal signs and symptoms (EPS). Other important considerations in the differential diagnosis include central anticholinergic toxicity, heat stroke, drug fever and primary central nervous system (CNS) pathology.

The management of NMS should include: 1) intensive symptomatic treatment and medical monitoring, and 2) treatment of any concomitant serious medical problems for which specific treatments are available. Dopamine agonists, such as bromocriptine, and muscle relaxants, such as dantrolene are often used in the treatment of NMS, however, their effectiveness has not been demonstrated in controlled studies.

Renal disease: Because amantadine hydrochloride is mainly excreted in the urine, it accumulates in the plasma and in the body when renal function declines. Thus, the dose of amantadine hydrochloride should be reduced in patients with renal impairment and in individuals who are 65 years of age or older (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION; Dosage for Impaired Renal Function). 

Liver disease:   
Care should be exercised when administering amantadine hydrochloride to patients with liver disease. Rare instances of reversible elevation of liver enzymes have been reported in patients receiving amantadine hydrochloride, though a specific relationship between the drug and such changes has not been established.
The invention discloses an immunity enhancement taking Japanese hop as a main ingredient. Recently, people gradually find that chemically synthesized medicaments, particularly antibiotics and the like, have toxic and side effects which causes medicament resistance and 'three changes' (canceration, distortion and mutation) and severely threatens animal husbandry production and human beings. The invention provides the immunity enhancement taking Japanese hop as the main ingredient. The immunity enhancement comprises 80 weight parts of Japanese hop flavone and 20 weight parts of soybean flavone and consists of 5 to 30 weight parts of active ingredient, 69 to 94 weight parts of carrier and 1 weight part of surfactant, wherein the carrier is starch, anhydrous dextrose and maltodextrin; and the surfactant is lauryl sodium sulfate. The immunity enhancement taking Japanese hop as the main ingredient is applied to animals having low immunity, is used in combination with vaccine injection and can prevent and treat viral infectious diseases and bacterial infectious diseases. The immunity enhancement is an immunity enhancement taking Japanese hop as the main ingredient for the first time.
Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) are nano-sized lipid-shielded structures released by bacteria and that play an important role in intercellular communication. Their broad taxonomic origins and varying cargo compositions suggest their active participation in significant biological mechanisms. Specifically, they are involved in directly modulating microbial ecosystems, competing with other organisms, contributing to pathogenicity, and influencing the immunity of their hosts. This review examines the mechanisms that underlie the modulatory effects of BEVs on gut dynamics and immunity. Understanding how BEVs modulate microbiota composition and functional imbalances is crucial, as gut dysbiosis is implicated not only in the pathogenesis of various gastrointestinal, metabolic, and neurological diseases, but also in reducing resistance to colonization by enteric pathogens, which is particularly concerning given the current antimicrobial resistance crisis. This review summarizes recent advancements in the field of BEVs to encourage further research into these enigmatic entities. This will facilitate a better understanding of intra- and interkingdom communication phenomena and reveal promising therapeutic approaches.
The control group measurements will be carried out every 7 days, except when the ulcer is infected, when the cure will be carried out every 2-3 days. This group (GC) will be treated mainly with betadine and sugar, or other treatments such as alginate patches, corticosteroids, Aquacel, Celestoderm or Mepitel.
Long COVID (LC) occurs after at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, yet its etiology remains poorly understood. We used 'omic" assays and serology to deeply characterize the global and SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity in the blood of individuals with clear LC and non-LC clinical trajectories, 8 months postinfection. We found that LC individuals exhibited systemic inflammation and immune dysregulation. This was evidenced by global differences in T cell subset distribution implying ongoing immune responses, as well as by sex-specific perturbations in cytolytic subsets. LC individuals displayed increased frequencies of CD4+ T cells poised to migrate to inflamed tissues and exhausted SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells, higher levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and a mis-coordination between their SARS-CoV-2-specific T and B cell responses. Our analysis suggested an improper crosstalk between the cellular and humoral adaptive immunity in LC, which can lead to immune dysregulation, inflammation and clinical symptoms associated with this debilitating condition.
* Instruct patients and caregivers that ZENPEP should only be taken as directed by their healthcare professional. Patients should be advised that the total daily dose should not exceed 10,000 lipase units/kg body weight per day unless clinically indicated. This needs to be especially emphasized for patients eating multiple snacks and meals per day. Patients should be informed that if a dose is missed, the next dose should be taken with the next meal or snack as directed. Doses should not be doubled.[see Dosage and Administration (2)].
  * Instruct patients and caregivers that ZENPEP should always be taken with food. Patients should be advised that ZENPEP delayed-release capsules must not be crushed or chewed as doing so could cause early release of enzymes and/or loss of enzymatic activity. Patients should swallow the intact capsules with adequate amounts of liquid at mealtimes. If necessary, the capsules contents can also be sprinkled on soft acidic foods. [see Dosage and Administration (2)].
  * Instruct patients to notify their healthcare professional if they are pregnant or are thinking of becoming pregnant during treatment with ZENPEP. [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1).]
  * Instruct patients and caregivers to notify the healthcare professional if the patient has a history of abnormal glucose levels before initiating treatment with ZENPEP. [see Postmarketing Experience (6.2)].
The overall objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of providing blood transfusions to patients with HM enrolled on hospice, and to evaluate both EOL care quality outcomes in these patients, and caregiver quality of life and perception of patient EOL care quality. Palliative blood transfusions will be provided to patients on this study free of cost through study funding. The hypothesis is that removing transfusion dependence as a barrier to hospice enrollment for patients with hematologic malignancies will result in improved EOL care quality outcomes. This hypothesis is derived from our previous research demonstrating that for Medicare beneficiaries with HM, transfusion dependence poses a significant barrier to timely hospice referral.

The study design is to conduct a single-center, prospective pilot study . Patients with aggressive hematologic malignancies who are hospice eligible, not pursuing further cancer directed therapy, and whose primary hematologist is planning to initiate a conversation regarding transition to hospice will be pursued for enrollment. These patients will be offered to enroll in this study in which funding will be provided to receive palliative blood transfusions while enrolled on hospice.
BACKGROUND: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks improve pain control and reduce narcotic medication requirements in various surgical procedures. Liposomal bupivacaine may provide more sustained analgesia. This study compared pain-related outcomes between standard bupivacaine and liposomal bupivacaine TAP blocks after autologous breast reconstruction.
METHODS: The authors conducted a single-center, single-blinded randomized controlled trial between March of 2021 and December of 2022. Patients undergoing deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction in a standardized enhanced recovery after surgery pathway were randomized to receive intraoperative TAP blocks with either bupivacaine and epinephrine (control group) or liposomal bupivacaine, bupivacaine, and epinephrine (experimental group). Primary outcome was postoperative narcotic medication requirements, with secondary outcomes of pain scores, length of stay, and narcotic medication refills.
RESULTS: A total of 117 patients met inclusion criteria (59 control patients and 58 experimental patients). Demographic characteristics, comorbidities, breast pathologic variables, surgery laterality, and immediate versus delayed reconstruction status were equivalent between groups. The control group had significantly higher average pain scores postoperatively (4.3 versus 3.6; P = 0.004). However, there were no significant differences in mean narcotic use (66.9 morphine milligram equivalents versus 60.2 morphine milligram equivalents; P = 0.47). Both length of stay and postoperative narcotic prescription refills were equivalent between groups (2.1 days versus 2.2 days, P = 0.55; 22% versus 17.2%, P = 0.52).
CONCLUSIONS: The addition of liposomal bupivacaine to the standard bupivacaine TAP block mixture in a standardized enhanced recovery after surgery protocol did not demonstrate a significant reduction in postoperative narcotic requirements after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction compared with standard bupivacaine alone. Patient-reported pain scores, however, were lower among liposomal bupivacaine patients after the initial 24 hours postoperatively and consistent with a longer duration of analgesia.
CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, II.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a food composition keeping excellent flavor of tomato and having excellent blood pressure increase-suppressing activity and useful as a functional food improving essential hypertension, containing serous fluid of a squeezed solution of tomato and/or its condensate as an essential component. SOLUTION: This composition contains serous fluid of a squeezed solution of tomato and/or its condensate as an essential component. The squeezed solution of tomato is usually obtained by crushing raw tomato using a crusher, etc., heating by a tube heater, etc., to perform sterilization and enzyme revitalization, and further squeezing by an extractor, etc. The serous fluid is preferably obtained by subjecting the squeezed solution to a centrifuging at 10,000-15,000G for 8-12hrs and separating a high-molecular weight precipitate. A condensing ratio of the condensate of the serous fluid is, e.g. in a case of using for refreshments, preferably 4-6 times. A water-soluble compound having <=4,000 molecular weight and existing in the serous fluid can be used as an essential component of the objective composition.
Infection with Plasmodium falciparum is often deadly when it results in cerebral malaria, which is associated with neuropathology described as an overwhelming inflammatory response and mechanical obstruction of cerebral microvascular. PI3Kγ is a critical component of intracellular signal transduction and plays a central role in regulating cell chemotaxis, migration, and activation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between inhibiting the PI3Kγ pathway and the outcome of experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) in C57BL/6J mice infected with the mouse malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei ANKA. We observed that oral administration of the PI3Kγ inhibitor IPI549 after infection completely protected mice from ECM. IPI549 treatment significantly dampened the magnitude of inflammatory responses, with reduced production of pro-inflammatory factors, decreased T cell activation, and altered differentiation of antigen-presenting cells. IPI549 treatment protected the infected mice from neuropathology, as assessed by an observed reduction of pathogenic T cells in the brain. Treating the infected mice with IPI549 three days after parasite inoculation improved the murine blood brain barrier (BBB) integrity and helped the mice pass the onset of ECM. Together, these data indicate that oral administration of the PI3Kγ inhibitor IPI549 has a suppressive role in host inflammation and alleviates cerebral pathology, which supports IPI549 as a new malaria treatment option with potential therapeutic implications for cerebral malaria.
ARESTIN is provided as a dry powder, packaged in a unit-dose cartridge with a deformable tip (see Figure 1), which is inserted into a spring-loaded cartridge handle mechanism (see Figure 2) to administer the product.

The oral health care professional removes the disposable cartridge from its pouch and connects the cartridge to the handle mechanism (see Figures 3-4). ARESTIN is a variable dose product, dependent on the size, shape, and number of pockets being treated. In US clinical trials, up to 122 unit-dose cartridges were used in a single visit and up to 3 treatments, at 3-month intervals, were administered in pockets with pocket depth of 5 mm or greater.

The administration of ARESTIN does not require local anesthesia. Professional subgingival administration is accomplished by inserting the unit-dose cartridge to the base of the periodontal pocket and then pressing the thumb ring in the handle mechanism to expel the powder while gradually withdrawing the tip from the base of the pocket. The handle mechanism should be sterilized between patients. ARESTIN does not have to be removed, as it is bioresorbable, nor is an adhesive or dressing required.
NOURESS contains aluminum that may be toxic.

Aluminum may reach toxic levels with prolonged parenteral administration in patients with renal impairment. Neonates and preterm infants are particularly at risk for aluminum toxicity because their kidneys are immature, and they require large amounts of calcium and phosphate solutions, which also contain aluminum.

Patients with renal impairment, including neonates and preterm infants, who receive greater than 4 to 5 mcg/kg/day of parenteral aluminum can accumulate aluminum to levels associated with central nervous system and bone toxicity. Tissue loading may occur at even lower rates of administration.

Exposure to aluminum from NOURESS is not more than 0.25 mcg/kg/day when preterm and term neonates are administered the recommended maximum dosage of NOURESS (22 mg cysteine hydrochloride/g of amino acids and 4 g of amino acids/kg/day) [see Dosage and Administration (2.5)]. When prescribing NOURESS for use in parenteral nutrition containing other small volume parenteral products, the total daily patient exposure to aluminum from the admixture should be considered and maintained at no more than 5 mcg/kg/day [see Use in Specific Populations (8.4)].