Intestinal amebiasis has a worldwide distribution and is common in tropical and subtropical areas. [n this prospective 7-month study, we studied the main clinical findings in patients with acute amebic proctocolitis and the efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii (SB) treatment of these patients.Initially, 57 cases with acute amebic proctocolitis were selected. The maximum occurrence of infecti...

visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is usually treated with pentavalent antimonial drugs given alone or in combination with other drugs. the efficacy of these treatments is diminishing, however, and development of alternative treatments has been recommended.we studied 13 patients with leishmaniasis who were unresponsive to meglumine antimonate, at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight/per day given for 30 day...

In the present study, we examined the appropriate schedule of S-1 medication in the combination with radiation by investigating the safety, the clinical efficacy, and antitumor effects on tumors in nude mice. In the patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), S-1 was given orally according to a 4-week application followed by 2-week rest regimen (4-week regimen), or a 2-week application f...

The events of the civil-military dictatorship in Brazil carry disputed narratives concerning episodes aforementioned regimen, precluding, above all, those whose lives were marked by violence, torture and exile promoted Brazilian State, actions armed forces civil support US endorsement. Based on this socio-historical context, following study addresses adults who had their childhood teenagerhood ...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receive chemotherapy of suboptimal intensity and duration, mainly due to fears of poor compliance and/or excessive toxicity. METHODS We carried out a retrospective analysis in a series of 94 mCRC patients. Using the cut-off of 70 years, we compared elderly patients with their younger counterparts in terms of...