Abstract Objective Fever and neutropenia are a common complication of chemotherapy in cancer. It is usually managed by hospitalization and empiric administration of antibiotics. Use of Fluroquinolones is limited because of joint/cartilage toxicity. This study attempted to compare the efficacy of oral ciprofloxacin with intravenous ceftazidim in low risk febrile neutropenic lymphocytic leukemi...

CORRESPONDENCE Fluoxetine oral administration increases intraocular pressure EDITOR,-Fluoxetine is a widely prescribed antidepressant which acts as a selective inhibi-tor of neuronal serotonin uptake.' Recently, Ahmad2 reported on a case of acute narrow angle glaucoma due to fluoxetine administration. For this purpose, we verified the intraocular pressure (IOP) variations in 20 consecutive depr...

background and aims. diabetic patients display an increased risk of oral disorders, and oral health related quality of life (ohrql) might affect their management and treatment modalities. the aim of the present study was to determine ohrql and associated parameters in patients with diabetes. materials and methods. in this study two hundred patients were recruited from the diabetes clinic in mus...

1. Hypertension affects 30% of adults and low intakes of antioxidants have been associated with increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. To investigate the effect of short-term high-dose antioxidant supplementation on blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive outpatients, we undertook a randomized, double-blind, crossover design placebo-controlled study. 2. Forty subject...

We studied the effects of oral propranolol administered in 2 low dose schedules (5 or 20 mg 8 hourly) and for a short term (30 to 36 hours) on heart rate, plasma renin activity, and arterial pressure, both at rest and after an isoprenaline challenge (8 mg i.v. over 2 min) in 6 normal subjects. Resting heart rate, plasma renin activity, and systolic pressure all fell significantly after the 5 mg...