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Research Background and Rationale At the end of December 2019, pneumonia of unknown origin was detected in the hospitals of Wuhan city, China, and reported to the WHO country office for the first time [1-3]. After a few days, the Chinese government has confirmed the human-to-human transmission of
Between 30 and 50% of patients who contract COVID 19 will be asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic. This fact will not give rise to the consult, and will directly affect a notorious sub-registration of the cases.
The second, even more disturbing, premise is that these patients are as contagious as the
Design This is a prospective observational study of cohorts with patients diagnosed with major depression or psoriasis and subjected to different treatments with systemic or biological drugs in the case of psoriasis, and with antidepressants in the case of major depression.
Subjects of study The
Chronic headache is a disabling neurologic condition that affects 2-3 % of the general population. According to Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society, the chronic headache is defined as of at least one headache episode for 15 days a month, with at least eight days a
A prospective 1:1 randomised placebo-controlled study was conducted in our department during the study period January 2017-January 2019. All patients were included after obtaining written, signed informed consent before participating. All of the procedures were performed by the same surgery team who
Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent chronic arrhythmia with an increasing prevalence in developed and developing countries. Estimated number of individuals living with chronic atrial fibrillation is 33 million globally. In developed and developing countries, the number of elderly individuals
The investigators know from previous studies that the level of inflammation in the blood is high after haemorrhagic stroke and want to investigate whether blocking this inflammation can improve outcomes. The only current treatments for haemorrhagic stroke are aimed at significantly reducing the
RESEARCH QUESTION Does intravenous Tranexamic Acid (TXA) 10mg/kg plus Oxytocin 5 International Units (IU) result in a lower incidence of primary postpartum haemorrhage compared to Oxytocin alone after elective caesarean section.
RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major
PARTICIPANTS
Participants will be recruited from local communities, including but not limited to Texas Woman's University (TWU) via flyers. The flyers will be posted at the TWU - Dallas campus, and Texas Physical Therapy Specialist - Dallas where one of the principal investigators, Zach Couch,
This Phase I/II trial will carefully examine the safety of low-dose IL-2 in cardiovascular patients where it is currently contraindicated. The planned doses will be given to the trial patients once a day, over five days as subcutaneous injections [ i) Part A : Repeated doses will be given in the
1.0 INTRODUCTION The association between parathyroidectomy and cardiovascular status improvement is still inconclusive. There is evidence to suggest that primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is associated with hypertension, whereas few studies show that hypertension does not reverse after surgical
Headline Goal.
Evaluate the effectiveness of true acupuncture (AV) compared to placebo-acupuncture or sham acupuncture (AS) in improving symptoms of patients diagnosed with CFS.
Specific objectives:
- To assess whether, in patients diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, AV treatment, compared to
Study Area: A maternity clinic in Mirpur with substantial numbers of pregnant women enrolling each month (about 300-400/month) will be selected for recruitment of local pregnant women. The community in Mirpur has a low out-migration rate. Pregnant women attending the clinic at 11-14 weeks of
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND: In recent years, the need to achieve increasingly ambitious therapeutic goals for dyslipidemias has prompted the search for more potent pharmacological agents to lower circulating atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and enhance reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). While