We report the experience of radical treatment by photodynamic therapy patients with squamous cell carcinoma oral cavity serious side diseases. Completed two diseases (HIV infection associated pulmonary hypertension high degree and cardiac pathology) suffered from cancer cavity. Extensive surgical and/or aggressive course chemoradiation were not indicated to them due concomitant pathology. Both ...

Fundamental progresses have been made in pain research with a comprehensive understanding of the neuronal pathways which convey painful sensations from periphery and viscera to central nervous system descending modulating pathways. Nevertheless, many patients still suffer various conditions, are often associated other primary pathologies, get no or poor relief available painkillers. Thus, inter...

OBJECTIVE To explore (a). if analgesia taken before an intrauterine device (IUD) fitting actually lessens the discomfort of the fitting and (b). whether there is a relationship between anxiety and choosing to take pain relief before an IUD fitting. POPULATION Women having an IUD fitted in participating clinics in Leeds between 1 April and 31 July 2001. METHOD Advice was given to women who w...

AIM The purpose of this study was to examine the association of Internet overuse with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). METHODS A total of 2336 high school students in South Korea (boys, 57.5%; girls, 42.5%) completed the structured questionnaire. The severity of Internet addiction was evaluated using Young's Internet addiction test. RESULTS The proportions of boys who were classified as ...

Introduction. – The styryl lactones have become a hot topic of phytochemistry and oncopharmacology after taxol. The genus Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) comprises a broad spectrum of styryl lactones, and its species were widely used as traditional medicines in China as antalgic and pesticide agents [1]. The extract of the seeds of Goniothalamus amuyon has been employed for the treatment of edema an...

Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disorder of the joint and represents one of the most common diseases worldwide. Its prevalence and severity are increasing owing to aging of the population, but treatment options remain largely limited to painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, which only provide symptomatic relief. In the late stages of the disease, surgical interventions are often nec...