antviral/obesity

Background Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are known to be at risk for thrombo-embolic events. Virchow's triad describes the major risk factors in three categories: venous stasis, vessel injury and activation of blood coagulation. A prolonged mechanical ventilation together with

1. Aims/Objectives The effectiveness of blockade of IL-6R in treating patients with COVID-19 disease of moderate severity will be tested in a pragmatic and adaptive randomized trial. The primary outcome is intubation or death within 14 days of enrollment OR administration of a rescue dose of IL-6

Scenario Multicenter study of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 in different institutions in Latin America and directed by the Coronavirus and Liver interest group of the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH), coordinated by Dr. Marcelo Silva. This project has been

Since March 2020, Europe has been facing the spread of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an emerging infectious disease of viral zoonosis type, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-21. This virus is responsible for an epidemic in Wuhan in November 2019 and a pandemic in March 2020. The mode of

Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are known to be at risk for thrombo-embolic events. Virchow's triad describes the major risk factors in three categories: venous stasis, vessel injury and activation of blood coagulation. A prolonged mechanical ventilation together with the

Over the last decades, the use of combined antiretroviral therapy has led to profound suppression of HIV-1 replication and increased the survival of persons living with HIV (PLWH) to close to that of the general population. As a consequence, the spectrum of diseases related to HIV has shifted from

It has been reported that nearly half of the patients who are hospitalized for Covid-19 pneumonia have on admission old age or comorbidities. In particular, hypertension was present in 30% of the cases, diabetes in 19%, coronary heart disease in 8% and chronic obstructive lung disease in 3% of the

HCC is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in 2018. The alarming incidence of HCC is explained by genetic and epigenetic alterations, as well as by the presence of risk factors: hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, alcohol consumption, smoking, diabetes, dietary

The "strong pulse disease" was treated by acupuncture, phlebotomy and leeches from 2600 to c. Modern history began when in 1628 William Harvey described the circulatory system and in 1733 stephen hales made the first blood pressure measurement. In 1896 was recognized as a clinical entity, thanks to

Bell's palsy is defined as a facial nerve paralysis without any other known diagnosis or cause .Its' estimated occurrence is in 20 to 30 people per 100,000 people per year. The occurence is greater in patients older than 65 years old and lower in children younger than 13 years old. There are many

Despite successful control of many infectious diseases since the 19th century, viral diseases remain an important and significant health burden in the 21st century. In fact, the turn of the 21st century saw the emergence of not only new but also re-emergent pathogens such as SARS, MERS, West Nile,

The French public healthcare system perspective developed a unique SNIIR-AM (interregimens National Information Health Insurance system.) data base that contains up to 18 TeraOctet of medical consumption data (consultations, exams and drug prescriptions and hospitalization, yes/no). Its main

Study design Investigators will conduct a vaccination campaign amongst pregnant women in different areas of South Africa and monitor the effectiveness of the programme. Investigators will then use an unmatched case-control study design. Vaccination campaigns will be conducted in clinics with active