one hundred and eight male (108) cases, which have been using lippes loops (i.u.d.) for contraception, were followed for five (+5) years, and unwanted pregnancies and side effects were analyzed. our over all impression is that because of the frequency of uterine bleeding which they cause, lippes loops are not an ideal contraceptive method for iranian women.

methamphetamine is available with different names such as glass or crystal and its action mechanism is by releasing monoamines such as dopamine, serotonin and nor epinephrine. methamphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine with stimulating, euphoric and hallucinating effects. it has been made in 1983 for the first time in order to treat asthma and nasal congestion. it is the second highly abused su...

Hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors or statins are well tolerated, but associated with various statin-associated symptoms (SAS), including statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS), diabetes mellitus (DM), and central nervous system complaints. These are "statin-associated symptoms" because they are rare in clinical trials, making their causative relationship to sta...

New trends in medicine which are much more oriented towards pharmacoeconomy, are ever so common these days. There's an aim within the focus of the health system which is cutting down treatment expenses, and that relates to psychiatry practice too. Prescription drugs issued by specialist doctors are allowed to be switched with cheaper ones of the same group of drugs by GP doctors, with an aim of...

Thanks for the heads up! PCP is a drug that goes by many names: angel dust, peace pill, rocket fuel, horse tranq, and hog. Georg, you ask whether your experience with the drug is common. Different people experience the drug?s effects differently (e.g., one person?s euphoria might be another person?s nightmare), not to mention the effects based on dosage or whether you are using the drug alone o...

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