Antiviral medications with activity against influenza viruses are important in controlling influenza. We compared intravenous peramivir, a potent neuraminidase inhibitor, with oseltamivir in patients with seasonal influenza virus infection. In a multinational, multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy randomized controlled study, patients aged ≥ 20 years with influenza A or B virus infection were...

CBA/Ca male mice have been exposed to benzene in air at 10, 25, 100, 300, 400, and 3000 ppm for variable intervals 6 hr/day, 5 days/week for up to 16 weeks. Two weeks of inhaling 10 ppm produced no hematologic effects; 25 ppm induced a significant lymphopenia. Inhalation of 100, 300, and 400 ppm produced dose-dependent decreases in blood lymphocytes, bone marrow cellularity, marrow content of s...

We report results of a comprehensive study of the soft gamma-ray (30 keV to 1.7 MeV) emission of GROJ0422+32 during its first known outburst in 1992. These results were derived from the BATSE earth-occultation database with the JPL data analysis package, EBOP (Enhanced BATSE Occultation Package). Results presented here focus primarily on the long-term temporal and spectral variability of the so...

The Restless Leg Syndrome(RLS) induced by aripiprazole is very unique albeit rare adverse effect. The patient is a 55-year-old female who presented to our outpatient clinic with the diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to DSM-IV. Patient who has been receiving venlafaxine and quetiapine with doses of 75 mg/day and 300 mg/day respectively one year, was not being followed-up regularly...

CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that treatment with radical scavengers has the potential to become an effective new therapy for age-related hearing loss. OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of treatment with radical scavengers for age-related hearing loss. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Rebamipide (300 mg/day), alpha-lipoic acid (60 mg/day), and vitamin C (600 mg/day) were given orally for ...

A capillary electrophoretic method (CE) with ultraviolet absorption detection for baclofen in human plasma was developed. The separation was obtained by CE with 50 mM borate buffer at pH 9, followed by detection with an ultraviolet detector at 225 nm. The plasma samples were deproteinized with acetonitrile to remove proteins and to induce sample stacking. With stacking, the limit of detection (...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a neuropathy due to the compression of the median nerve. It is shown that gabapentin in high doses is effective in treatment of CTS patients. In this study we evaluated the efficacy of low doses of gabapentin in treatment of CTS patients. Ninety patients with CTS were randomly assigned to groups A, B and C. Gabapentin was administered to group A with dose of 100 ...

We examined the meaning of living with HIV/AIDS among women in Lebanon. Ten women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) described their experiences via semistructured in-depth interviews. They navigated a process of HIV diagnosis acceptance that incorporated six overlapping elements: receiving the news, accessing care, starting treatment, navigating disclosure decisions, negotiating stigma, and maintain...

Biological effects of piroxicam, metamizol, and S-adenosylmethionine (S-AMET) have been tested in NMRI mice infected intraperitoneally with Trichomonas vaginalis. An intraperitoneal treatment during ten preinfection days with piroxicam (10 mg/Kg/day), or metamizol (275 mg/Kg/day), but not with S-AMET (117 mg/Kg/day) induced a significant decrease of abdominal lesions and mortality, assessed by ...