Gulf War illness (GWI) refers to the complex of symptoms that affects veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War at significantly excess rates. It is characterized by multiple diverse symptoms not explained by established medical diagnoses or standard laboratory tests, symptoms that typically include a
This is a randomized, controlled study based on prospective collection of data during the study subjects' hospital stays, questioning at 30 minutes and 1, 6, and 24 hours after administration, and a post-study questionnaire at 24 hours. Subjects who agree to participate in the study will have
Despite 40 years of epidural analgesia, a consensus still does not exist regarding the best local anesthetic or the best technique for the provision of pain relief in early labour. Two new local anesthetics, levobupivacaine and ropivacaine, have recently been introduced into clinical practice
IV ibuprofen (trade name Caldolor) is a novel therapeutic modality approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2009 for the treatment of mild to moderate pain, as an adjunct to opioid analgesics, and for the reduction of fever. Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is extremely important for patient comfort and satisfaction after surgery.1 There has been a recent change in emphasis from inpatient to day care surgery and anaesthesia with attendant increased interest in the problem of PONV. The incidence of
This is a randomized (study drug assigned by chance), multicenter, double-blind (neither the patient nor the physician know the study drug administered) study to determine the efficacy and safety of tapentadol immediate release (IR) as compared with placebo and oxycodone IR in approximately 625
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Medical abortions induced with either mifepristone or methotrexate and then followed by misoprostol are becoming more common. Although mifepristone is the preferred drug used to initiate the abortion in Europe, parts of Asia and in the US, it is not available in many parts of
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