Adjunctive therapy in anaemia management

Self identity through Ho'oponopono as adjunctive therapy for hypertension management.

OBJECTIVE Self Identity through Ho'oponopono is a step-by-step problem-solving approach to identify and relieve stress. The objective of this study was to determine if Self Identity through Ho'oponopono along with standard medical therapy might better control hypertension than standard therapy alone. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS Twenty-three Asian, Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islanders from ...

Management of Anaemia in Pregnancy

Individualizing anaemia therapy

Individualized strategies for managing renal anaemia with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) need to be advanced. Recent outcomes from clinical studies prompted a narrowing of the guideline-recommended haemoglobin target (11-12 g/dL) due to increased mortality and morbidity when targeting higher haemoglobin concentrations. Maintaining a narrow target is a clinical challenge, as haemoglobi...

Diabetic atherothrombosis: helpful adjunctive therapy.

About 90% of type 2 diabetes is attributed to excess weight, which is present in 1.1 billion adults worldwide, and in westernized urban populations the prevalence of diabetes ranges from 14 to 20%. Diabetic patients have more cardiovascular events, which are more severe, with increased morbidity and mortality. Diabetes mellitus and the adequacy of glycaemic control by lifestyle and medical ther...

In the erythropoietin era, can we forget alternative or adjunctive therapies for renal anaemia management? The androgen example.

Anaemia is an almost-universal complication of renal insufficiency with significant consequences such as fatigue, reduced stamina, decreased cognition, sexual dysfunction, impaired immunity and diminished quality of life. It also plays a critical role in the development of the structural and functional alterations of the cardiovascular system that are associated with uraemia, and contributes to...