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Effects of intervention with the SAFE strategy on trachoma across Ethiopia.

, 2011
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The impact of the SAFE strategy (surgery, antibiotics, face washing, environmental hygiene), recommended to eliminate blinding trachoma, is not well explored.
Patel, D, Roba, AA, Wondimu, A, Zondervan, M   +3 more
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The phytocannabinoid, Δ(9) -tetrahydrocannabivarin, can act through 5-HT1 A receptors to produce antipsychotic effects [PDF]

, 2015
Funded by: •GW Pharmaceuticals Acknowledgements: The authors wish to thank Mrs Lesley Stevenson for technical support and Dr John Raymond, Dr Keith Parker and Dr Ethan Russo for providing human 5-HT1A CHO cells.
Cascio, Maria Grazia, Marini, Pietro, Parolaro, Daniela, Pertwee, Roger G., Zamberletti, Erica   +4 more
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In Elderly Patients With Antipsychotic-Induced Hyperprolactinemia, Could Switching to a Prolactin-Sparing Antipsychotic or Adding a Dopamine Agonist, Rather Than Maintaining the Current Regimen, Normalize the Prolactin Levels Without Triggering Psychotic Relapse or Increasing the Risk of Life-Threatening Adverse Events? A Systematic Review

BJPsych Open
Aims: Elevated prolactin levels due to antipsychotic drugs are prevalent in elderly patients and may cause multiple complications. Hence, the purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of changing existing antipsychotic treatments with ...
Gaurav Uppal, Sathyan Soundara Rajan, Akhila Bhandarkar, Sneh Babhulkar, Asha Devi Dhandapani   +4 more
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Cost-Offsets of New Medications for Treatment of Schizophrenia [PDF]

Broad claims are frequently made that new medications will offset all or part of their costs by reducing other areas of Medicaid spending. In this paper we examine the net impact on spending for new drugs used to treat schizophrenia.
Richard G. Frank, Sharon-Lise Normand, Thomas G. McGuire   +2 more
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Incidence and drug treatment of emotional distress after cancer diagnosis : a matched primary care case-control study [PDF]

, 2012
Notes This work is published under the standard license to publish agreement. After 12 months the work will become freely available and the license terms will switch to a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.Peer ...
A J Lee, C Bond, C Burton, C Burton, DR Cox, E Martin-Merino, F Desplenter, F Hansen, G Laekeman, G Rait, J Madden, JC Holland, JL Roffman, K Lefevre, KC Yung, L Hodges, M Miovic, M Sharpe, M Vahdaninia, M Watson, MB First, MJ Massie, NF Khan, P Lockhart, P Murchie, PP Roy-Byrne, R Morris, R Munoz-Arroyo, RA Lewis, S Simoens, S Wein, SB Patten, TL Deshields, V Strong   +33 more
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Mortality after broad‐ versus narrow‐spectrum antibiotic treatment for patients with nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia: A nationwide retrospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia (NHCAP) is defined as pneumonia occurring in individuals with frequent healthcare contact, such as residents of care facilities or patients with impaired activities of daily living. The effectiveness of broad‐spectrum antibiotics in treating NHCAP remains unclear.
Jumpei Taniguchi, Shotaro Aso, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased All-Cause Mortality by Antipsychotic Drugs: Updated Review and Meta-Analysis in Dementia and General Mental Health Care

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 2018
It is almost ten years since the Banerjee 2009 report established that inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics in the elderly was occurring in the UK and such patients had an 85% increased risk of adverse events and greater mortality. This report was
Stephen J. Ralph, Anthony J. Espinet
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Medication used in intentional drug overdose in Flanders 2008-2013 [PDF]

, 2019
Background : Intentional drug overdose is the most common method of self-harm. As psychiatric disorders are very common in self-harm patients, the medication used to treat these disorders can become the means for the self-harm act.
Portzky, Gwendolyn, Rotsaert, Ine, Van Heeringen, Cornelis, Vancayseele, Nikita   +3 more
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The association of periodontal inflammation and inflammatory markers with cognitive dysfunction: A case–control study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study investigated the association of inflammatory markers in saliva, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with cognitive decline and periodontitis. Methods Patients with Alzheimer disease (AD, n = 52), mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 51), subjective cognitive decline (SCD, n = 51), and controls (n = 76) between 50 and 80 ...
Kåre Buhlin, Maria Eriksdotter, Leif Jansson, Pirkko J. Pussinen, Marianne Schultzberg, Ronaldo Lira‐Junior   +5 more
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A Case of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated with Risperidone Treatment

Endocrinology Research and Practice, 2008
The association between schizophrenia and diabetes has been previously documented. Case reports have also demonstrated that initiation of atypical antipsychotic agents may induce or exacerbate diabetes mellitus. A 26-year-old man without a family history
Abdullah Taşlıpınar, Mahmut Yazıcı, Levent Kebapçılar, Deniz Engin Gök, Mustafa Şahin, Sinan Yetkin, Erol Bolu, Zeynel Beyhan, Mustafa Kutlu   +8 more
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