The aim of the present study is to assess the clinical efficacy of a phytocompound with antimicotic properties (K-712, with the following 100 mg composition: 10 mg of oleoresin from Pseudowintera colorata at 30 percent concentration in Polygodial together with trace amounts of Olea europea) in recurrent vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (RVVC) as compared to an azole drug during a 12-month period: 6 mo...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of adding sustained-release (SR) bupropion to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on smoking behavior and stability of psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. We conducted a 3-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of bupropion SR, 150 mg/day, added to a concurrent CBT program with 3-month follow-up in 19 stable outpatie...

Births According to provisional reports, an estimated 339,000 births occurred in the United States during August 1997. This was a 6-percent decrease from the provisional number of births reported for August 1996 (360,000). The birth rate, 14.9 live births per 1,000 population, was 7 percent lower than August 1996 (16.0). The fertility rate, 66.9 live births per 1,000 women 15–44 years, was 6 pe...

OBJECTIVE To determine the comparative efficacy and cost benefit of prophylactic monthly (perimenstrual) clotrimazole, versus empiric self-treatment with the same agent at the onset of symptoms in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. DESIGN Prospective, randomised, open cross-over study of women with proven recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. Clinical and microbiological assessments were done ...

BACKGROUND Suboxone (Buprenorphine/naloxone) is a novel drug used in opiate substitution therapy. In Hungary, it was introduced in November 2007. Suboxone is a product for sublingual administration containing the partial mu-receptor agonist buprenorphine and antagonist naloxone in a 4:1 ratio. OBJECTIVE Objectives of our study were to monitor and evaluate the effects of Suboxone treatment. ...

This article summarizes the results of the Ohio University Sexual Assault Risk Reduction Project, which is a program designed to reduce college women's risk for sexual assault. The program was evaluated at 2 separate universities with 762 women. Participants were randomly assigned either to the program or to the no-treatment comparison group, and they completed measures that assessed sexual vic...

Many chemo prophylactic approaches to manage or prevent opportunistic infections using many drugs have been reported. Based on the reported cases of chemo prophylactic approaches to manage opportunistic infections, the effect of Cotrimoxazole on HIV patients was studied. Seventy two patients with CD4+ cell counts ≤ 350cells/μl were recruited for the study. Each patient received cotrimoxazole tw...

BACKGROUND The intragastric balloon (IGB) procedure is an obesity treatment. METHODS A BioEnteric IGB was used in 33 patients between February 2006 and February 2009. RESULTS Of the 31 patients, 19 were female (61.3%). Mean age was 35.48 +/- 9.31 years. Following intravenous sedation, the balloon was inserted and inflated under direct vision by using saline (600 ml) and methylene blue (10 m...

purpose: to determine anterior chamber depth (ac depth) changes during a 6 month period after phacoemulsification cataract surgery and foldable intraocular lens (iol) implantation. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 85 eyes of 85 patients were evaluated for ac depth and capsulo-rrhexis size one and six months after the procedure. results: patients included 44 male and 41 female subjects with ...