the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional regulation training group therapy, based on dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt) and cognitive therapy, on improving emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills and relapse prevention in addicts.in a quasiexperimental study, 39 patients with the diagnosis of opioid dependence based on dsm-iv criteria were randoml...

background :dysfunction in the kinetic chain caused by poor scapula stabilization can contribute to shoulder injuries and shoulder impingement syndrome (sis). the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two treatment approaches scapular stabilization based exercise therapy and physical therapy in patients with sis.   methods : the study is a randomized clinical trial in which ...

The aim of this general article is to present an overview of the current knowledge about composition and structural changes and also about specific biomechanical alterations related to vitality loss or endodontic therapy. For a long time, these issues have been controversially approached from a clinical standpoint and are therefore still confusing for many practitioners. Vitality loss or endodo...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To discuss recent advances in the medical management of glaucoma and to highlight future medical therapies currently in development. RECENT FINDINGS In 1996, latanoprost (Xalatan) was approved in the United States as a new chemical entity and new class (prostaglandin analogs) for the topical treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma. In the period from the late 1990s-201...

Aim. To study serum concentrations of trace and macro elements their correlations in children adolescents after antitumor therapy, depending on the presence or absence caries. Materials methods. The included 98 patients aged 4 to 17 years who were remission an therapy performed for acute leukemia lymphomas. Patients with carious tooth lesions group 1 ( n = 34) without caries – 2 64). We used in...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is common worldwide and frequently fatal. Despite the availability of potentially curative therapies for localized HCC, most patients have unresectable tumor, either at presentation or recurrence. We reviewed 18 randomized trials investigating hepatic arterial embolization-based therapies. Therapy for unresectable HCC is difficult, both because of advanced stage a...

Viral vectors have been extensively studied due to their great transduction efficiency compared to non-viral vectors. These vectors have been used extensively in gene therapy, enabling the comprehension of, not only the advantages of these vectors, but also the limitations, such as the activation of the immune system after vector administration. Moreover, the need to control the target of the v...