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Public spending for illegal drug and alcohol treatment in hospitals: an EU cross-country comparison [PDF]

, 2014
Background: In view of the current economic crisis and the resulting austerity measures being implemented by governments across Europe, public expenditure for substance abuse treatment has increasingly become a subject of discussion.
Christiaens, Johan, Lievens, Delfine, Vander Laenen, Freya   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment [PDF]

, 2014
Two Kato-Katz thick smears (Kato-Katzs) from a single stool are currently recommended for diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni infections to map areas for intervention. This ‘gold standard’ has low sensitivity at low infection intensities.
A Koukounari, A Koukounari, Alan Fenwick, AP Plaisier, B Erko, BJ Vennervald, CD Criscione, CJ Standley, CM Gower, D De Clercq, D Engels, D Rollinson, David W. Oguttu, DD Lin, DG Colley, HL Shane, IM Cesari, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, Joanne P. Webster, JP Webster, JR Landis, JR Stothard, JR Stothard, JS Kim, JT Coulibaly, JT Coulibaly, K Stete, L van Lieshout, L van Lieshout, LA Tchuem Tchuenté, LI Gomes, LM Siqueira, M Adriko, M Albonico, M Booth, MD French, MJ Enk, N Katz, Narcis B. Kabatereine, NB Kabatereine, PHL Lamberton, PJ Hotez, Poppy H. L. Lamberton, R Bergquist, R Grenfell, RA Ashton, RF Grenfell, RF Grenfell, S Brooker, S Knopp, S Knopp, S Knopp, SM da Frota, Stefanie Knopp, Y Zhang   +56 more
core   +5 more sources

Electrochemical Aptamer-based Sensors for Improved Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and High-Precision, Feedback-controlled Drug Delivery.

ACS Sensors, 2019
The Electrochemical Aptamer-Based (E-AB) sensing platform appears a convenient (rapid, single-step, calibration-free), modular approach to measure concentrations of specific molecules (irrespective of their chemical reactivity) directly in blood and even
Philippe Dauphin-Ducharme, Kyungae Yang, N. Arroyo‐Currás, Kyle L Ploense, Yameng Zhang, Julian Gerson, M. Kurnik, T. Kippin, M. Stojanović, K. Plaxco   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mass Fragmentation Characteristics of t-Boc Substituted Drug Precursors

Zhipu Xuebao
To circumvent the supervision of law, illicit manufacturers turn to produce drug related precursors. Among them, tert-butoxycarbonyl (t-Boc) substituted drug precursors are the most common type recently.
Cui-mei LIU, Xue-yan LIU, Zhen-dong HUA, Hao TANG, Yu DU, Wei JIA   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synthetic Drug Production in Belgium – Environmental Harms as Collateral Damage?

Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2021
The production of illicit drugs contributes to important environmental harms. In the European context, the production of synthetic drugs, particularly MDMA and amphetamine (and more recently methamphetamine), increasingly poses environmental challenges ...
Mafalda Pardal, Charlotte Colman, Tim Surmont   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicare Part D: How Do Vulnerable Beneficiaries Fare? [PDF]

, 2008
Based on a survey of counselors, program managers, and health workers, outlines the need to provide user-friendly information, facilitate enrollment and plan choice, and improve monitoring and counseling for the prescription drug benefit's ...
Jeanne Finberg, Laura Summer, Patricia Nemore   +2 more
core  

Indicators of prescribing quality in drug utilisation research: report of a European meeting (DURQUIM, 13-15 May 2004) [PDF]

, 2005
An invitational expert meeting on indicators of prescribing quality was held on 13-15 May 2004, bringing together-from 19 European countries, the US, Canada, and Australia-40 researchers specialized in the development and application of indicators.
Haaijer-Ruskamp, F.M., Hoven, J.L., Vander Stichele, R.H.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Drug Interactions and Antiretroviral Drug Monitoring [PDF]

Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2014
Owing to the improved longevity afforded by combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), HIV-infected individuals are developing several non-AIDS-related comorbid conditions. Consequently, medical management of the HIV-infected population is increasingly complex, with a growing list of potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs). This article reviews some of
Matthew, Foy, C John, Sperati, Gregory M, Lucas, Michelle M, Estrella   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources