Androgenic alopecia; the risk–benefit ratio of Finasteride [PDF]
, 2018 Finasteride is currently approved and largely used as a therapeutic option for androgenetic alopecia. Apparently a safe drug and effective at the onset of its application, several concerns have since appeared over the years regarding the frequency and ...
Banu, Petrișor +6 more
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Development of strategies for effective communication of food risks and benefits across Europe: Design and conceptual framework of the FoodRisC project [PDF]
, 2011 The FoodRisC project is funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (CORDIS FP7) of the European Commission; Grant agreement no.: 245124. Copyright @ 2011 Barnett et al.BACKGROUND: European consumers are faced with a myriad of food related risk and ...
A Colley +35 more
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Radiation in medicine: Origins, risks and aspirations. [PDF]
, 2014 The use of radiation in medicine is now pervasive and routine. From their crude beginnings 100 years ago, diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy have all evolved into advanced techniques, and are regarded as essential tools across ...
Donya, M +4 more
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Review: ‘Gimme five’: future challenges in multiple sclerosis. ECTRIMS Lecture 2009 [PDF]
, 2010 This article is based on the ECTRIMS lecture given at the 25th ECTRIMS meeting which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 9 to 12 September 2009. Five challenges have been identified: (1) safeguarding the principles of medical ethics; (2) optimizing the
Bartholomaus I. +44 more
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Small and Medium sized Enterprises’ Collaborative Buyer-Supplier Relationships: Boundary Spanning Individual Perspectives [PDF]
, 2018 Boundary-spanning individuals (BSIs) play a critical role in supply chain management, especially in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) where interactions with buyers and suppliers can depend heavily on just a few individuals. This study, utilizing
Ha, B., Lee, T., Son, B.G.
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Quantitative Risk-Benefit Analysis of Probiotic Use for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease [PDF]
, 2016 Probiotics have seen widespread use for a variety of gastrointestinal problems, especially in two common disorders: irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Since a wide variety of probiotic preparations has been used, and despite a large
Bennett, William E., Jr.
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Bronchial thermoplasty : a new therapeutic option for the treatment of severe, uncontrolled asthma in adults [PDF]
, 2014 Bronchial thermoplasty is a young yet promising treatment for severe asthma whose benefit for long-term asthma control outweighs the short-term risk of deterioration and hospitalisation in the days following the treatment.
Alagha, Khuder +10 more
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Data science of stroke imaging and enlightenment of the penumbra. [PDF]
, 2015 Imaging protocols of acute ischemic stroke continue to hold significant uncertainties regarding patient selection for reperfusion therapy with thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.
Liebeskind, David S +2 more
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The potential for dietary factors to prevent or treat osteoarthritis [PDF]
, 2014 Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease for which there are no disease-modifying drugs. It is a leading cause of disability in the UK. Increasing age and obesity are both major risk factors for OA and the health and economic burden of this ...
Bao, Yongping +8 more
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Functional foods : a conceptual model for assessing their safety and effectiveness [PDF]
, 2002 This report shows that the product-diet dilemma can be solved by developing a predictive model. The model integrates food intake data, dynamic consumption patterns and the production chain model and combines them with a risk-benefit ...
Dekker, M., Jongen, W.M.F., Plaami, S.P.
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