The Prevention of Events with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition (PEACE) trial is an 8,100 patient, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial designed to determine the usefulness of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in treating coronary patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. The hypothesis being tested in this trial is that patients with coronary...

Cancer has recently been known to originate from stem cell-like cells, called cancer stem cells (CSCs). Their unique properties of self-duplication, multiplication, as well as migration give the CSC resistance over conventional cancer therapies. Newer therapies are in developmental stage to target these stem cell-like populations and become the vanguard of future treatments. Several complementa...

Neurodynamic mobilization is a set of techniques designed to restore the plasticity of the nervous system and the ability of neural tissue to stretch and tension along with pain alleviation and functional improvement.The study aimed to determine the effect of neurodynamic mobilization on pain and function in subjects with lumbo-sacral radiculopathy.24 males and females between 25-50 years of ag...

BACKGROUND High prevalence rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) among dentists have been reported. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies can be helpful in managing and preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine if dental professionals are using CAM for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Who have greater ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the clinical and economic impact of vedolizumab compared with conventional therapy in the treatment of moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) in the UK based on results of the GEMINI I trial. METHODS A decision-analytic model in Microsoft Excel was used to compare vedolizumab with conventional therapy (aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunomodulators) fo...

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the term used to describe many kinds of products, practices, and systems that are not part of conventional medicine. Cancer patients usually do everything they can to combat the disease, manage its symptoms, and cope with the side effects of treatment. Unfortunately, patients who use CAM underestimate the risk of interaction with cancer therapy or...

OBJECTIVE To summarise the effectiveness of adding supervised exercises to conventional treatment compared with conventional treatment alone in patients with acute lateral ankle sprains. DESIGN Systematic review. Data sources Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cinahl, and reference screening. STUDY SELECTION Included studies were randomised controlled trials, q...

BACKGROUND Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) can be fatal, and abnormalities in the coagulation system of patients with AE-IPF have been reported. Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM) forms a complex with thrombin to inactivate coagulation. It also inhibits high-mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB-1), which results in the suppression of inflammation. OBJEC...

BACKGROUND We aimed to establish a payer-perspective cost-effectiveness and budget impact (BI) model of adjustable gastric banding (AGB) and gastric bypass (GBP) vs conventional treatment (CT) in patients with BMI > or =35 kg/m(2) and type-2 diabetes T2DM, in Germany, UK and France. METHODS Clinical evidence was obtained from literature and patient-reported EQ-5D scores given BMI and T2DM sta...

BACKGROUND Thymectomy can effectively cure most thymoma patients; however, patients with advanced thymoma typically require chemotherapy, which is associated with limited efficacy in this context. Here we provide the first report of a patient with recurrent thymoma who achieved complete remission (CR) using cyclosporine therapy. CASE PRESENTATION A 63-year-old woman who had undergone resectio...