Seborrheic Dermatitis is a common dermatological problem that affects the seborrheic areas of body. Dandruff restricted to scalp, and involves itchy, flaking skin without visible inflammation. scalp as well face, retro-auricular area, upper chest, causing flaking, scaling, inflammation pruritus, can have marked erythema. Flaking in usually white-to-yellowish, greasy. It may cause discomfort emo...

A recent trend in cancer treatment has been termed individualized or targeted therapy and has the goal of matching cancer treatment to the characteristics of the patient and the biologic features of his or her tumor (1, 2). As cancer treatment moves toward more targeted and individualized therapy, there is an increasing need for tools to guide therapy selection and to evaluate response. In part...

BACKGROUND Cost-effectiveness analysis traditionally focuses on identifying when treatments are cost-effective based on their average benefits and costs in the population. However, there may be considerable value in identifying when treatments are cost-effective for individual patients given their preferences or other personal attributes. OBJECTIVES To present a theoretical framework to asses...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a largely preventable and treatable disease characterized by airflow limitation. The airflow limitation is usually progressive and associated with a chronic inflammatory response of the airways and lungs to noxious particles or gases [1]. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is heterogeneous and assumes different phenotypes. COPD patients with di...

BACKGROUND Bone metastases occur frequently in patients with advanced cancer and are a serious complication of cancer. The decision to treat is often individualized, based on each patient's clinical presentation, life expectancy, and quality of life. METHODS We reviewed the current literature pertaining to management of metastatic disease to bone, and the medical, radiotherapeutic, and surgic...

Introduction: Bilateral vestibular dysfunction (BVD) is an uncommon finding in vestibular assessment, and the combination of BVD and orthopedic problems represents a rare and challenging case for treatment.   Case Report: The patient had several previous back surgeries and received gentamycin after surgery. After 6 months, she experienced continuous dizziness, unsteadiness and oscillopsia. ...

We aimed to compare the effectiveness of standardized and individualized acupuncture treatment in patients with chronic low back pain. A single-center randomized controlled single-blind trial was performed in a general medical practice in Germany run by a Chinese-born medical doctor trained in western and Chinese medicine. One hundred and fifty outpatients with chronic low back pain were random...

BACKGROUND Acupuncture is an effective yet complex therapy, integrating syndrome differentiation, selection of appropriate acupoints and skillful needling techniques. Clinicians carefully tailor acupuncture treatment to each patient. However, most clinical trials of acupuncture have been based on a standardized formula of points for every patient without properly accounting for individualdiffer...