conclusions the evidence that btx-a decreases ntg-induced cgrp-li and sp-li levels in trigeminovascular system suggests that btx-a attenuates migraine by suppression of neuropeptide release. btx-a injections for migraine at acupoint-sites and fixed-sites are effective. acupoint-sites btx-a administration shows more efficacy for migraine than fixed-sites application. results local btx-a injectio...

background: tocotrienols have been shown to improve glycemic control and redox balance in an animal study, but their effects on patients with diabetes are unknown. the study aimed to investigate whether tocotrienols improves glycemic control, insulin sensitivity,and oxidative stress in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm). materials and methods: this study was a double-blinded,place...

Background:  The primary aim of this study was to determine predictors of missed research appointments in a prospective  andomized placebo injection-controlled trial with evaluations 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 months after enrollment.   Methods:  This study represents a secondary use of data from 104 patients that were enrolled in a prospective randomized  ontrolled trial of dexamethasone versus lidocai...

conclusions this method is recommended for the treatment of dermal warts, owing to the effectiveness, short duration of treatment, and low cost of topical treatment for dermal warts using hd tablets. background warts are common dermatological lesion caused by skin epithelial cells’ infection with human papillomavirus (hpv). objectives this study aimed to assess the efficacy of a new method for ...

conclusions the study demonstrated that 1000 iu vitamin d supplementation for 3 months can decrease the insulin resistance in individuals with prediabetes; however, it has no significant effect on body fat mass percentage. background low serum levels of vitamin d are supposed to contribute to the incidence of diabetes; therefore, vitamin d supplementation may reduce the incidence of diabetes in...

Background: Microdermabrasion has recently become a popular procedure among physicians and patients, whereas few studies have assessed the efficacy of different microdermabrasion protocols nowadays applied.The objective of this study was to assess the effects of microdermabrasion, as well as to compare the effects of weekly and biweekly intervals of microdermabrasion sessions on skin biophysica...

Citation: Goltz JS and Rice TR (2017) Commentary: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Metformin Treatment of Weight Gain Associated with Initiation of Atypical Antipsychotic Therapy in Children and Adolescents. Front. Psychiatry 8:59. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00059 Commentary: a randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled trial of metformin treatment of Weight Gain associate...