The prevalence of obesity is steadily rising and has huge health and financial implications for society. Weight gain is due to an imbalance between dietary intake and energy expenditure and ...

Background Medical management of GERD mainly uses proton pump inhibitors. Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon ...

Objective: Spalt-Liqua® is a newsoft gelatin capsule containing 200mg of totally dissolved ibuprofen as the active ingredient. The primary objective of the study was to assess bioequivalence ...

Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) refers to the use of pacing stimulation techniques for termination of tachyarrhythmias. Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infectious problem among older adults both in the community and institutional settings. With the expected increase in this population, UTI ...

Simply defined, a cystocele is a protrusion of the bladder into the vagina due to defects in pelvic support (Fig. 1). The radiographic definition of a cystocele is descent of the bladder base ...

Contamination that might occur from a common MDI canister protocol would seem to come from the surface of the canister, not the medication itself. This risk could be mitigated by good hand washing ...

Evidence from epidemiologic studies indicates that the same factors that are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in middle-aged people are relevant in older adults (i.e ...

Influences on Knowledge and Attitudes About Prescription Drugs Among Teens Increasing accurate knowledge about the risks of prescription drug misuse is likely to decrease misuse. In fact, there is ...

Mental retardation was once considered a core symptom of tuberous sclerosis complex. [7] The erroneous belief that mental retardation was ubiquitous in tuberous sclerosis complex probably ...

Blanca I. Ortiz, PharmD, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Ponce, Puerto Rico Kelly M. Shields, PharmD ...

Background: Based on case reports in infants, the safety of concomitant use of ceftriaxone and intravenous calcium in all ages has recently come under challenge. Systematic population-based data ...