They evaluated insomniac individuals only (none with dementia) and observed significant impairment of short-term memory and verbal learning by assessments done in days 1 and 7 after onset of drug administration. It should be considered that short-term studies may not result in full development of the therapeutic effects of a drug with the inconvenience of revealing first-hand, usually transient...

PURPOSE To provide guidelines on antimicrobial prophylaxis for adult neutropenic oncology outpatients and on selection and treatment as outpatients of those with fever and neutropenia. METHODS A literature search identified relevant studies published in English. Primary outcomes included: development of fever and/or infections in afebrile neutropenic outpatients and recovery without complicat...

BACKGROUND The safety and efficacy of live-attenuated varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccines in preventing varicella and reducing associated morbidity and mortality in real-world have been previously shown. In Poland, VZV vaccination is only mandatory for certain high-risk individuals. Here, we have conducted an evaluation of the clinical and economic burden of varicella in Poland. METHODS Mul...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the epidemiology of suicide attempts among psychiatric outpatients in Mexico. This study was aimed to determine the socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics associated with suicide attempts in psychiatric outpatients in two public hospitals in Durango, Mexico. METHODS Two hundred seventy six psychiatric outpatients (154 suicide attempters and...

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes is a pandemic of public health importance, and prediabetes has also emerged as major concern. Unfortunately, one-third individuals with diabetes are identified only after developing complications, nearly three-fourths unaware their raised blood sugar status. Opportunistic screening at an earlier stage good prognosis. The study aimed opportunistic plasma glucose levels out...

The emergence of antimicrobial resistance and increase in side effects antibiotic therapy is actual problem pediatrics. Bacteriophages are one the most promising alternatives to antibiotics for clinical use. aim work was define effect phages administered per os children with diarrheal diseases. An open observation controlled trial performed. 52 aged from 3 15 years diseases bacterial etiology w...

conclusions providing brief written information about the gynecological examination procedure and the clinic’s working discipline is not sufficient to lower the anxiety of women applying for a gynecological examination. materials and methods in this randomized prospective study, the women applying for a gynecological examination were randomly allocated into control, intervention 1, and interven...

BACKGROUND Lifestyle factors, such as an unbalanced diet and lack of physical activity, may affect the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in schizophrenic patients. The aim of this study was to compare the MetS prevalence between inpatients and outpatients among schizophrenic population in Japan. METHODS We recruited inpatients (n = 759) and outpatients (n = 427) with a Diagnostic and St...